Chronicles I 4:3

3 And these the sons of Aetam; Jezrael and Jesman, and Jebdas: and their sister's name Eselebbon.

Chronicles I 4:3 Meaning and Commentary

1 Chronicles 4:3

And these were of the father of Etam
Or of the prince of Etam: or, as the Targum, these are princes that dwelt in Etam, a place not far from Zorah, ( Judges 15:8 ) and is mentioned with Bethlehem and Tekoa in the tribe of Judah, ( 2 Chronicles 11:6 ) , namely, which follow:

Jezreel, and Ishma, and Idbash;
these were the sons of the governor of Etam:

and the name of their sister was Hazelelponi;
who, perhaps, was a person of great note in those days, though now unknown; indeed, a Jewish chronologer ^F23 tells us, that the mother of Samson was Hazalelponith, of the tribe of Judah.

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FOOTNOTES:

F23 Juchasin, fol. 10. 2.

Chronicles I 4:3 In-Context

1 And the sons of Juda; Phares, Esrom, and Charmi, and Or, Subal,

2 and Rada his son; and Subal begot Jeth; and Jeth begot Achimai, and Laad: these the generations of the Arathites.

3 And these the sons of Aetam; Jezrael and Jesman, and Jebdas: and their sister's name Eselebbon.

4 And Phanuel the father of Gedor, and Jazer the father of Osan: these the sons of Or, the first-born of Ephratha, the father of Baethalaen.

5 And Asur the father of Thecoe had two wives, Aoda and Thoada.