1 Chronicles 2:6

6 The sons of Zerah were Zimri, Ethan, Heman, Calcol, and Darda —five in all.

1 Chronicles 2:6 Meaning and Commentary

1 Chronicles 2:6

And 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 ^F14 they are said to prophesy in Egypt; and the four last are supposed to be the same with those in ( 1 Kings 4:31 ) . (See Gill on 1 Kings 4:31).

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FOOTNOTES:

F14 Seder Olam Rabba, c. 20. p. 52.

1 Chronicles 2:6 In-Context

4 Later Judah had twin sons from Tamar, his widowed daughter-in-law. Their names were Perez and Zerah. So Judah had five sons in all.

5 The sons of Perez were Hezron and Hamul.

6 The sons of Zerah were Zimri, Ethan, Heman, Calcol, and Darda —five in all.

7 The son of Carmi (a descendant of Zimri) was Achan, who brought disaster on Israel by taking plunder that had been set apart for the LORD .

8 The son of Ethan was Azariah.

Footnotes

• [a]. As in many Hebrew manuscripts, some Greek manuscripts, and Syriac version (see also 1 Kgs 4:31 ); Hebrew reads Dara.