“ And the sons of Helah were, Zereth, and Jezoar, and Ethnan. ”
PART I (1 Chronicles 1-9). Genealogical Lists, together with Geographical and Historical Notes. These Chapter s form a general introduction to the whole work. They contain the following genealogi...
Ethnan. Supply Figure of speech Ellipsis thus: "Eth-nan, and Coz, [and Coz] begat Annb". Compare 1 Chronicles 4:13 .
And the sons of Helah were , Zereth, and Jezoar, and Ethnan. And Ethnan - After this word we should, with the Targum, read Coz, whose posterity is mentioned in the next verse. Coz was probably the s...
And Ashur the father of Tekoa had two wives, Helah and Naarah. No JFB commentary on these verses.
Genealogies (continued) This chapter enumerates further descendants of Judah, and the descendants of Simeon.
FAMILIES THAT CAME OF ASH-HUR ( 1 Chronicles 4:5-7 ). (5) And Ashur the father of Tekoa. — See 1 Chronicles 2:24 , and Notes. If Ashur means the Hurites, the two wives, Helah and Naarah, may de...
NAMES 1 Chronicles 1:1-54 ; 1 Chronicles 2:1-55 ; 1 Chronicles 3:1-24 ; 1 Chronicles 4:1-43 ; 1 Chronicles 5:1-26 ; 1 Chronicles 6:1-81 ; 1 Chronicles 7:1-40 ; 1 Chronicles 8:1-40 ; 1 Chr...
Here another line from Judah is traced, and must be viewed in the light of the royalty manifest in David. It is the story of the multiplication and settlement of the people who became workers in the...
The tribe of Judah was, on several accounts, the most illustrious in Israel. It formed a separate kingdom, including Levi, Simeon and Benjamin. And when the other tribes appeared to have been scatter...
And the sons of Helah ,....] The other wife: were Zereth, and Zoar, and Ethnan : nowhere else mentioned.
The Sons of Judah; The Prayer of Jabez. B. C. 1720. 1 The sons of Judah; Pharez, Hezron,...
Understand here, and Coz , out of the beginning of the following verse. The like ellipses we have in the end of 2 Chronicles 4:13 , and of 2 Chronicles 7:18 .
CRITICAL NOTES.] Obscurity often arising from brevity conspicuous in this passage. Yet we discern an order in it, indicated in first verse. It contains descendants of Shobal, Hur, Carmi, Hezron, and...
1 Chronicles 4:9 . Jabez, dolour, grief, anguish. He was honourable; the same with Othniel, according to the Targumists. 1 Chronicles 4:22 . Jokim, &c. These four probably resided in Moab,...
The sons of Judah. Survey of the genealogy I. How great the obscurity of most men! II. What folly to seek place and power only here! III. How needful to secure renown hereafter! “Rejoice...
EXPOSITION 1 Chronicles 4:1-13 After the large space given to the "sons of David," of the tribe of Judah, in the previous chapter, this chapter returns for twenty-three verses to group toge...
The Posterity of Judah
1 Chronicles 4:7 ; 1 Chronicles 4:8