1 Chronicles 2:7
in 1 Chronicles 2The son of Carmi: Achar, who brought trouble upon Israel by violating the ban on devoted things.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And the sons of Carmi: Achar, the troubler of Israel, who committed a trespass in the devoted thing.
KJV
And the sons of Carmi; Achar, the troubler of Israel, who transgressed in the thing accursed.
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This verse in 1 Chronicles 2
Commentary
6 notes on this verseA commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
“Achan” Jos 7:1 seems to have become “Achar,” in order to assimilate the word more closely to the Hebrew term for “troubler,” which was from the time of Achan’s sin regarded as the true meaning of his name Jos 7:25-26.
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 Awakening3 voices
Carmi - Who is here mentioned, because he was the son of Zimri, who is also called Zabdi, Josh. vii, 1. Achar - Called Achan, Josh. vii, 1, and here Achar, with a little variation for greater significancy: for Achar signifies a troubler.
And the sons of Carmi,....
That four brothers should be eminent for wisdom and grace was a rare thing. With some that were very great, as Nahshon, who was prince of the tribe of Judah when the camp of Israel was formed in the wilderness, and so led the van in that glorious march, and Salman, or Salmon, who was in that post of honour when they entered into Canaan,
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
the sons of Carmi--He was the son of Zimri, or Zabdi, as he is called (Jos 7:1). Achar--or Achan (Jos 7:1). This variety in the form of the name is with great propriety used here, since Achar means "troubler." 1Ch 2:13-17.
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The words behind it
8 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 |
| כַּרְמִ֑י | karmi | Carmi | H3756 → | 8 times |
| עָכָר֙ | ʾakhar | Achar | H5917 → | |
| עוֹכֵ֣ר | okher | [who] troubled | H5916 → | |
| יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל | yisrael | Israel | H3478 → | 2507 times |
| אֲשֶׁ֥ר | ʾasher | who | H834 → | 5497 times |
| מָעַ֖ל | maal | he acted unfaithfully | H4603 → | 36 times |
| בַּחֵֽרֶם׃ ס | bacherem | in the devoted thing[s] | H2764 → |
וּבְנֵ֖יand [the] sons of
uveneiH1121 →4930 times
כַּרְמִ֑יCarmi
karmiH3756 →8 times
עָכָר֙Achar
ʾakharH5917 →
עוֹכֵ֣ר[who] troubled
okherH5916 →
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לIsrael
yisraelH3478 →2507 times
אֲשֶׁ֥רwho
ʾasherH834 →5497 times
מָעַ֖לhe acted unfaithfully
maalH4603 →36 times
בַּחֵֽרֶם׃ סin the devoted thing[s]
bacheremH2764 →
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 6:18But keep away from the things devoted to destruction, lest you yourself be set apart for destruction. If you take any of these, you will set apart the camp of Israel for destruction and…
it leads to
- Joshua 7:1
The 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…
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- 1 John 5:21
Little children, keep yourselves from idols.
- Ephesians 5:11
Have no fellowship with the fruitless deeds of darkness, but rather expose them.
- Joshua 7:11–12
Israel has sinned; they have transgressed My covenant that I commanded them, and they have taken some of what was devoted to destruction. Indeed, they have stolen and lied, and they have put these…
- Joshua 7:25
“Why have you brought this trouble upon us?” said Joshua. “Today the LORD will bring trouble upon you!” And all Israel stoned him to death. Then they stoned the others and burned their bodies.
- Joshua 7:1
Through
Joshua 7:25“Why have you brought this trouble upon us?” said Joshua. “Today the LORD will bring trouble upon you!” And all Israel stoned him to death. Then they stoned the others and burned their bodies.
it leads to
- Joshua 6:18
But keep away from the things devoted to destruction, lest you yourself be set apart for destruction. If you take any of these, you will set apart the camp of Israel for destruction and…
- Joshua 6:18
Through
Deuteronomy 7:26And you must not bring any detestable thing into your house, or you, like it, will be set apart for destruction. You are to utterly detest and abhor it, because it is set apart…
it leads to
- Deuteronomy 13:17
Nothing devoted to destruction shall cling to your hands, so that the LORD will turn from His fierce anger, grant you mercy, show you compassion, and multiply you as He swore to your fathers,
- Hosea 14:8
O Ephraim, what have I to do anymore with idols? It is I who answer and watch over him. I am like a flourishing cypress; your fruit comes from Me.
- Deuteronomy 13:17
About 1 Chronicles
This page draws on 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); John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.