John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Chronicles 2:9
The sons also of Hezron, that were born unto him ,.... The Targum adds, in Timnath; but most likely in Egypt: Jerahmeel, and Ram, and Chelubai ; afterwards called Caleb. read more
1 Chronicles 2:9-17 Nasb
John Gill
John Gill
John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Chronicles 2:10-12
And Ram begat Amminadab ,.... Ram is the same with Aram, Matthew 1:3 the genealogy is carried down from him to Jesse in the same order as there, and in 4:19 only here Nahshon the son of Amminadab is called the prince of the children of Judah ; which Kimchi and Jarchi say is written for the honour of David, who descended from him; and Salmon his son is here called Salma. read more
John Gill
John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Chronicles 2:13-15
And Jesse begat his firstborn Eliab, and Abinadab the second, and Shimma the third, Nathanael the fourth, Raddai the fifth, Ozem the sixth, David the seventh. But Jesse had eight sons, 1 Samuel 16:10 , one of them therefore is not reckoned, either because he was by another woman, and the writer only mentions those that were of the same mother with David; this is the opinion of Aben Ezra and Kimchi; some say he was dead before David came to the kingdom; Kimchi mentions a Midrash, or... read more
John Gill
John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Chronicles 2:16
Whose sisters were Zeruiah and Abigail ..... That is, sisters of David: and the sons of Zeruiah; Abishai, and Joab, and Asahel, three ; all valiant men and captains in David's army; their father's name is nowhere mentioned. read more
John Gill
John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Chronicles 2:17
And Abigail bare Amasa ,.... Who was Absalom's general, afterwards reconciled to David, and designed to be made general of his army, but was slain by Joab, see 2 Samuel 17:25 , and the father of Amasa was Jether the Ishmaelite ; he is called an Israelite, 2 Samuel 17:25 , and so in the Targum here, he being either a proselyte, or else he was an Israelite by birth, but called an Ishmaelite, because he had dwelt among the Ishmaelites some time, as Obededom is called the Gittite for the... read more
Adam Clarke
Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Chronicles 2:17
Jether the Ishmeelite - "They called him Jether, because he girded himself with his sword, that he might assist David with the Arabians, when Abner was endeavoring to destroy David and the whole race of Jesse, as being unfit to enter into the congregation of the Lord, on account of Ruth the Moabitess." - T. read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Chronicles 2:3-9
2. THE LINE OF JUDAH , TO HIS THREE GREAT - GRANDSONS . The line of Judah is, with a well-known object, the first to be taken up, although Judah stands fourth of Israel's sons. Judah has five sons: three, Er, Onan, Shelah , by a Canaanitess, the daughter of Shad ; and two, Pharez and Zerah , by Tamar , his own daughter-in-law, under the circumstances described ( Genesis 38:6-30 ). There all these names are found in exact accord in the Authorized Version, in the... read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Chronicles 2:9
3. THE LINE OF JUDAH PURSUED THROUGH THE THREE BRANCHES OF HEZRON 'S SONS . The track of genealogy then returns upon Pharez, and to the name of Hezron , the most important by far of the seven grandsons. His three sons are announced, and, as beginning with the firstborn, so presumably in order of seniority. They are: (A), Jerahmeel; (B), Ram; (C), Chelubai. read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Chronicles 2:10-15
(B) Ram is taken first in order, at once to push on the lineage of Judah to the great landmark DAVID , who is reached at the seventh generation from Ram ( Ruth 4:19-22 ; Matthew 1:3-5 ; Luke 3:31-33 ), his name being ranked last of seven brothers only, sons of Jesse. read more
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Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 1 Chronicles 2:1-17
Here is, I. The family of Jacob. His twelve sons are here named, that illustrious number so often celebrated almost throughout the whole Bible, from the first to the last book of it. At every turn we meet with the twelve tribes that descended from these twelve patriarchs. The personal character of several of them was none of the best (the first four were much blemished), and yet the covenant was entailed on their seed; for it was of grace, free grace, that it was said, Jacob have I loved?not... read more