John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Chronicles 4:20
And the sons of Shimon ,.... Perhaps another son of Mered by his last wife, or the same with Shammai, 1 Chronicles 4:17 were Amnon, and Rinnah, Benhanan, and Tilon ; nowhere else mentioned: and the sons of Ishi : who it may be was the brother of Shimon or Tilon: were Zoheth, and Benzoheth ; of whom we know no more than their names. read more
Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 1 Chronicles 4:11-23
We may observe in these verses, 1. That here is a whole family of craftsmen, handicraft tradesmen, that applied themselves to all sorts of manufactures, in which they were ingenious and industrious above their neighbours, 1 Chron. 4:14. There was a valley where they lived which was, from them, called the valley of craftsmen. Those that are craftsmen are not therefore to be looked upon as mean men. These craftsmen, though two of a trade often disagree, yet chose to live together, for the... read more