Chronicles I 2:7

7 And the sons of Charmi; Achar the troubler of Israel, who was disobedient in the accursed thing.

Chronicles I 2:7 Meaning and Commentary

1 Chronicles 2:7

And the sons of Carmi
The Targum adds, this is Zimri; but in ( Joshua 7:1 ) Carmi is said to be the son of Zabdi, who seems to be the same with Zimri; and some supply the word here, and read ^F15 the sons of Zimri, Carmi, Achar, who was the grandson of Zimri; his proper name was Achan, ( Joshua 7:1 ) , but called Achar here by way of reproach, as Jarchi and others observe; being, as it follows,

the troubler of Israel,
as Achar signifies: "who transgressed in the thing accursed"; devoted to the Lord, by taking it away for his own use, see ( Joshua 6:17 ) ( 7:21 ) , hence the valley in which he was put to death was called Achor, ( Joshua 6:26 ) .

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FOOTNOTES:

F15 So Junius & Tremellius, & Piscator.

Chronicles I 2:7 In-Context

5 The sons of Phares, Esrom, and Jemuel.

6 And the sons of Zara, Zambri, and Aetham, and Aemuan, and Calchal, and Darad, all five.

7 And the sons of Charmi; Achar the troubler of Israel, who was disobedient in the accursed thing.

8 And the sons of Aetham; Azarias,

9 and the sons of Esrom who were born to him; Jerameel, and Aram, and Chaleb.