And Meshobab, and Jamlech, and Joshah the son of Amaziah,
And Meshobab, and Jamlech, and Joshah the son of Amaziah,
even Meshobab, and Jamlech, and Joshah son of Amaziah,
And Meshobab, and Jamlech, and Joshah the son of Amaziah,
1 Chronicles — A post-exilic retelling of Israel's story through the Davidic line — genealogies from Adam to Saul, then David's reign reframed around temple preparation. The priestly history that answers the exile's question: what does it mean to return?
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And Meshobab, and Jamlech,.... These, with those that follow to the end of 1Ch 4:37 were famous men in the tribe of Simeon, of rank and dignity, and eminent for courage and valour, as the latter part of the chapter testifies, though they are nowhere else taken notice of. Jamlech, as Fabritius (k) observes, is not very different from Jamblichus, the name of a famous Platonic philosopher. (k) Bibliothec. Gr. l. 4. c. 28. p. 294.
John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)reformed
The most remarkable person in this paragraph is Jabez. It is not said whose son he was, nor does it appear in what age he lived; but, it should seem, he was the founder of one of the families of Aharhel, mentioned
Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan
The verses this one reaches1
These who were noted by name came in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah. They attacked the Hamites and Meunites there in their dwellings, devoting them to destruction even to this day. Then they settled in their place, because there was pasture for their flocks.
Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread — the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.
