1 Chronicles 4:7
in 1 Chronicles 4The sons of Helah were Zereth, Zohar, Ethnan,
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And the sons of Helah were Zereth, Izhar, and Ethnan.
KJV
And the sons of Helah were, Zereth, and Jezoar, and Ethnan.
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This verse in 1 Chronicles 4
Commentary
4 notes on this verseThis site's exposition
Ashhur the father of Tekoa had two wives
on 1 Chronicles 4:5-8
Ashhur the father of Tekoa had two wives, Helah and Naarah. The list traces both households. Koz, a son of Helah, is named in verse 8, just before the account of Jabez in verse 9.
This site's exposition
The sons of Helah were Zereth
Helah's sons complete Ashhur's household in verses 7 and 8. The pattern of two wives with their sons listed apart repeats what the Chronicler did with Caleb in 2:18 to 19 and Jerahmeel in 2:26. These sons are known only here.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
And the sons of Helah,.... The other wife: were Zereth, and Zoar, and Ethnan: nowhere else mentioned.
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
And Ethnan - After this word we should, with the Targum, read Coz, whose posterity is mentioned in the next verse. Coz was probably the same as Kenaz.
The words behind it
5 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וּבְנֵ֖י | uvenei | and [the] sons of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| חֶלְאָ֑ה | chelah | Helah | H2458 → | |
| צֶ֥רֶת | tzeret | Zereth | H6889 → | |
| וְצֹ֖חַר | veyitzchar | and Zohar | H6714 → | |
| וְאֶתְנָֽן׃ | veetnan | and Ethnan | H869 → |
וּבְנֵ֖יand [the] sons of
uveneiH1121 →4930 times
חֶלְאָ֑הHelah
chelahH2458 →
צֶ֥רֶתZereth
tzeretH6889 →
וְצֹ֖חַרand Zohar
veyitzcharH6714 →
וְאֶתְנָֽן׃and Ethnan
veetnanH869 →
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
Where this verse is studied
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About 1 Chronicles
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Berean Standard Bible, 1 Chronicles 2:18 to 19; Berean Standard Bible, 1 Chronicles 2:26; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament and John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763).