1 Chronicles 4:34

34 The following men were the heads of their clans: Meshobab, Jamlech, Joshah son of Amaziah, Joel, Jehu (the son of Joshibiah, the son of Seraiah, the son of Asiel), Elioenai, Jaakobah, Jeshohaiah, Asaiah, Adiel, Jesimiel, Benaiah, Ziza (the son of Shiphi, the son of Allon, a descendant of Jedaiah, Shimri, and Shemaiah). Because their families continued to grow,

1 Chronicles 4:34 Meaning and Commentary

Ver. 34-37. And Meshobab, and Jamlech
These, with those that follow to the end of ( 1 Chronicles 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 ^F11 observes, is not very different from Jamblichus, the name of a famous Platonic philosopher.

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FOOTNOTES:

F11 Bibliothec. Gr. l. 4. c. 28. p. 294.

1 Chronicles 4:34 In-Context

32 They also lived in five other places: Etam, Ain, Rimmon, Tochen, and Ashan,

33 and the surrounding villages, as far southwest as the town of Baalath. These are the records which they kept of their families and of the places where they lived.

34 The following men were the heads of their clans: Meshobab, Jamlech, Joshah son of Amaziah, Joel, Jehu (the son of Joshibiah, the son of Seraiah, the son of Asiel), Elioenai, Jaakobah, Jeshohaiah, Asaiah, Adiel, Jesimiel, Benaiah, Ziza (the son of Shiphi, the son of Allon, a descendant of Jedaiah, Shimri, and Shemaiah). Because their families continued to grow,