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The books of Chronicles : $b With maps, notes and introduction

Name: The books of Chronicles : $b With maps, notes and introduction
Author: Elmslie, W. A. L. (William Alexander Leslie)

Elmslie, W. A. L. (William Alexander Leslie)

Bible. Chronicles -- Commentaries

=6.= _the sons of Zerah_] This genealogy appears only in Chronicles.

_Zimri_] LXX. (B) Ζαμβρεί (β being merely euphonic) here and also
Joshua vii. 1 where Hebrew has “Zabdi.” LXX. is probably right in
identifying the two. Either form might arise from the other by easy
textual corruption.

_Ethan ... Dara_] Read, =Darda= with Vulgate, Targum, Peshitṭa The
same four names in the same order occur 1 Kings iv. 31 as the names
of wise men whom Solomon surpassed in wisdom. They are there called
sons of “Mahol” who may have been either a nearer or remoter ancestor
than Zerah. Ethan however is there called the Ezrahite (= probably
“son of Zerah”). [Psalms lxxxviii., lxxxix. bear respectively the names
“Heman the Ezrahite,” “Ethan the Ezrahite,” but these (it seems) were
_Levites_ (compare xv. 17, 19, where see note).]

  ⁷And the sons of Carmi; Achar¹, the troubler of Israel, who
  committed a trespass in the devoted thing. ⁸And the sons of
  Ethan; Azariah.

    ¹ In Joshua vii. 1, _Achan_.

=7.= _the sons of Carmi_] Carmi is probably to be taken as the son of
Zimri (= Zabdi, Joshua vii. 1). Targum however has “Carmi who is Zimri.”
See note on _Zimri_, verse 6.

_Achar_] This form of the name (instead of “Achan,” Joshua vii. 1) is
used by the Chronicler to bring out better the play on the Hebrew word
for “troubler.” The Hebrew runs, “Achar ocher Israel.”

  ⁹The sons also of Hezron, that were born unto him; Jerahmeel,
  and Ram, and Chelubai.

=9.= _Jerahmeel_] For his descendants see verses 25‒41. The descendants
of his younger brother Ram are given first. They purport to be the
ancestry of David and his family.

_Chelubai_] Another form of “Caleb”; see note on verse 42.

  ¹⁰And Ram begat Amminadab; and Amminadab begat Nahshon, prince
  of the children of Judah; ¹¹and Nahshon begat Salma, and Salma
  begat Boaz; ¹²and Boaz begat Obed, and Obed begat Jesse;

=10.= _Ram_] The descent of David from Judah is given also in Ruth iv.
18‒22 and Matthew i. 3‒6. _Ram_ as a clan parallel with the great clans
of Caleb and Jerahmeel is strange; for it is not known otherwise in
the Old Testament Further, as the descendants of Ram given in verses
10‒12 are the family tree of David (contrast the clans and cities in
the lines of Caleb and Jerahmeel) it may be supposed that Ram owes his
position here simply to the Chronicler’s desire to incorporate Ruth iv.
19, where also this pedigree of David is given. Note also that in verse
25 a _Ram_ is mentioned as a son of Jerahmeel and grandson of Hezron.

_Nahshon, prince_, etc.] See Numbers i. 4, 7, ii. 3.

  ¹³and Jesse begat his firstborn Eliab, and Abinadab the second,
  and Shimea the third;

=13.= _Shimea_] so also xx. 7; but “Shammah” 1 Samuel xvi. 9.

  ¹⁴Nethanel the fourth, Raddai the fifth;

=14.= _Nethanel_] the same name as Nathanael (John i. 45). The fourth,
fifth and sixth brothers are not elsewhere named.

  ¹⁵Ozem the sixth, David the seventh:

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The books of Chronicles : $b With maps, notes and introductionElmslie, W. A. L. (William Alexander Leslie)

History

The books of Chronicles : $b With maps, notes and introduction

Elmslie, W. A. L. (William Alexander Leslie)

Bible. Chronicles -- Commentaries

=6.= _the sons of Zerah_] This genealogy appears only in Chronicles.

_Zimri_] LXX. (B) Ζαμβρεί (β being merely euphonic) here and also
Joshua vii. 1 where Hebrew has “Zabdi.” LXX. is probably right in
identifying the two. Either form might arise from the other by easy
textual corruption.

_Ethan ... Dara_] Read, =Darda= with Vulgate, Targum, Peshitṭa The
same four names in the same order occur 1 Kings iv. 31 as the names
of wise men whom Solomon surpassed in wisdom. They are there called
sons of “Mahol” who may have been either a nearer or remoter ancestor
than Zerah. Ethan however is there called the Ezrahite (= probably
“son of Zerah”). [Psalms lxxxviii., lxxxix. bear respectively the names
“Heman the Ezrahite,” “Ethan the Ezrahite,” but these (it seems) were
_Levites_ (compare xv. 17, 19, where see note).]

  ⁷And the sons of Carmi; Achar¹, the troubler of Israel, who
  committed a trespass in the devoted thing. ⁸And the sons of
  Ethan; Azariah.

    ¹ In Joshua vii. 1, _Achan_.

=7.= _the sons of Carmi_] Carmi is probably to be taken as the son of
Zimri (= Zabdi, Joshua vii. 1). Targum however has “Carmi who is Zimri.”
See note on _Zimri_, verse 6.

_Achar_] This form of the name (instead of “Achan,” Joshua vii. 1) is
used by the Chronicler to bring out better the play on the Hebrew word
for “troubler.” The Hebrew runs, “Achar ocher Israel.”

  ⁹The sons also of Hezron, that were born unto him; Jerahmeel,
  and Ram, and Chelubai.

=9.= _Jerahmeel_] For his descendants see verses 25‒41. The descendants
of his younger brother Ram are given first. They purport to be the
ancestry of David and his family.

_Chelubai_] Another form of “Caleb”; see note on verse 42.

  ¹⁰And Ram begat Amminadab; and Amminadab begat Nahshon, prince
  of the children of Judah; ¹¹and Nahshon begat Salma, and Salma
  begat Boaz; ¹²and Boaz begat Obed, and Obed begat Jesse;

=10.= _Ram_] The descent of David from Judah is given also in Ruth iv.
18‒22 and Matthew i. 3‒6. _Ram_ as a clan parallel with the great clans
of Caleb and Jerahmeel is strange; for it is not known otherwise in
the Old Testament Further, as the descendants of Ram given in verses
10‒12 are the family tree of David (contrast the clans and cities in
the lines of Caleb and Jerahmeel) it may be supposed that Ram owes his
position here simply to the Chronicler’s desire to incorporate Ruth iv.
19, where also this pedigree of David is given. Note also that in verse
25 a _Ram_ is mentioned as a son of Jerahmeel and grandson of Hezron.

_Nahshon, prince_, etc.] See Numbers i. 4, 7, ii. 3.

  ¹³and Jesse begat his firstborn Eliab, and Abinadab the second,
  and Shimea the third;

=13.= _Shimea_] so also xx. 7; but “Shammah” 1 Samuel xvi. 9.

  ¹⁴Nethanel the fourth, Raddai the fifth;

=14.= _Nethanel_] the same name as Nathanael (John i. 45). The fourth,
fifth and sixth brothers are not elsewhere named.

  ¹⁵Ozem the sixth, David the seventh:

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