1 Chronicles 2:6

6 The sons of Zerah: Zimri, ^[a] Ethan, Heman, Calcol, and Dara ^[b]—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 Tamar, Judah’s daughter-in-law, bore to him Perez and Zerah. Judah had five sons in all.

5 The sons of Perez: Hezron and Hamul.

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

7 The son of Carmi: Achar, who brought trouble upon Israel by violating the ban on devoted things.

8 The son of Ethan: Azariah.

Footnotes

• [a]. Zimri is a variant of Zabdi; see Joshua 7:1.
• [b]. Most Hebrew manuscripts; many Hebrew manuscripts, some LXX manuscripts, and Syriac (see also 1 Kings 4:31) Darda