1 Chronicles 2:6
in 1 Chronicles 2The sons of Zerah: Zimri, Ethan, Heman, Calcol, and Dara—five in all.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And the sons of Zerah: Zimri, and Ethan, and Heman, and Calcol, and Dara; five of them in all.
KJV
And the sons of Zerah; Zimri, and Ethan, and Heman, and Calcol, and Dara: five of them in all.
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This verse in 1 Chronicles 2
Commentary
6 notes on this verseAnd the sons of Zerah,.... The other twin of Judah: Zimri, and Ethan, and Heman, and Calcol, and Dara: five of them in all; the Targum calls them governors, and adds, on whom the spirit of prophecy dwelt; and in the Jewish chronology (n) they are said to prophesy in Egypt; and the four last are supposed to be the same with those in 1Ki 4:31. See Gill on 1Ki 4:31. (n) Seder Olam Rabba, c. 20. p. 52.
This site's exposition
The sons of Pharez; Hezron, and Hamul
on 1 Chronicles 2:5-7
Zerah's five sons include Ethan, Heman, Calcol and Dara, the men Solomon's wisdom is measured against in 1 Kings 4:31, though that earlier passage calls them sons of Mahol rather than Zerah; the bench generally reads the two lists as naming the same men from different sides of the family. The list breaks its own rhythm at Carmi's son, spelling him Achar rather than the Achan of Joshua 7 so the name itself preaches: he is called the troubler of Israel, the very charge Ahab later throws at Elijah in 1 Kings 18:17.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
Dara - If these be the same who are mentioned as the sons of Machol, 1 Kings iv, 31, either the same man had two names, Zerah and Machol, as was usual among the Hebrew: or, one of these was their immediate father, and the other their grand-father. These are named, because they were the glory of their father's house.
The Nineteenth Century3 voices
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
The sons of Zerah - Here, for the first time, the writer of Chronicles draws from sources not otherwise known to us, recording facts not mentioned in the earlier Scriptures. Ethan, Heman, Calcol, and Dara, sons of Zerah, are only known to us from this passage, since there are no sufficient grounds for identifying them with the “sons of Mahol” (marginal reference).
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
Zimri, and Ethan, and Heman, and Calcol, and Dara--These five are here stated to be the sons of Zerah, that is, of Ezra, whence they were called Ezrahites (1Ki 4:31). In that passage they are called "the sons of Mahol," which, however, is to be taken not as a proper name, but appellatively for "sons of music, dancing," &c.
Five of them in all - “These were all chief men; and on them the spirit of prophecy rested.” - T.
The words behind it
9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וּבְנֵ֣י | uvenei | and [the] sons of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| זֶ֗רַח | zerach | Zerah | H2226 → | 21 times |
| זִ֠מְרִי | zimri | Zimri | H2174 → | 15 times |
| וְאֵיתָ֧ן | veeitan | and Ethan | H387 → | 7 times |
| וְהֵימָ֛ן | veheiman | and Heman | H1968 → | 16 times |
| וְכַלְכֹּ֥ל | vekhalkol | and Kalkol | H3633 → | |
| וָדָ֖רַע | vadara' | and Dara | H1873 → | |
| כֻּלָּ֥ם | kulam | all of them | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| חֲמִשָּֽׁה׃ ס | chamishah | [were] five | H2568 → | 343 times |
וּבְנֵ֣יand [the] sons of
uveneiH1121 →4930 times
זֶ֗רַחZerah
zerachH2226 →21 times
זִ֠מְרִיZimri
zimriH2174 →15 times
וְאֵיתָ֧ןand Ethan
veeitanH387 →7 times
וְהֵימָ֛ןand Heman
veheimanH1968 →16 times
וְכַלְכֹּ֥לand Kalkol
vekhalkolH3633 →
וָדָ֖רַעand Dara
vadara'H1873 →
כֻּלָּ֥םall of them
kulamH3605 →5413 times
חֲמִשָּֽׁה׃ ס[were] five
chamishahH2568 →343 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Joshua 7:1The Israelites, however, acted unfaithfully regarding the things devoted to destruction. Achan son of Carmi, the son of Zabdi, the son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, took some of what was set…
it leads to
- Joshua 22:20
Was not Achan son of Zerah unfaithful regarding what was set apart for destruction, bringing wrath upon the whole congregation of Israel? Yet it was not only Achan who perished because of his sin!’”
- Ecclesiastes 9:18
Wisdom is better than weapons of war, but one sinner destroys much good.
- 1 Chronicles 2:6–7
The sons of Zerah: Zimri, Ethan, Heman, Calcol, and Dara—five in all.
- Joshua 22:18
And now, would you turn away from the LORD? If you rebel today against the LORD, tomorrow He will be angry with the whole congregation of Israel.
- Joshua 7:20–21
“It is true,” Achan replied, “I have sinned against the LORD, the God of Israel. This is what I did:
- Joshua 22:20
Through
1 Kings 4:31He was wiser than all men—wiser than Ethan the Ezrahite, and wiser than Heman, Calcol, and Darda, the sons of Mahol. And his fame spread throughout the surrounding nations.
it leads to
- 1 Chronicles 15:19
The musicians Heman, Asaph, and Ethan were to sound the bronze cymbals.
- 1 Kings 3:12
behold, I will do what you have asked. I will give you a wise and discerning heart, so that there has never been nor will ever be another like you.
- Luke 11:31
The Queen of the South will rise at the judgment with the men of this generation and condemn them; for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon,…
- 1 Chronicles 15:19
About 1 Chronicles
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Jamieson Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament.