New American Standard Bible 2020
1 Chronicles 2:6
1 Chronicles 2:6 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And the sons of Zerah; Zimri, and Ethan, and Heman, and Calcol, and Dara: five of them in all.
- New International Version (NIV)The sons of Zerah: Zimri, Ethan, Heman, Kalkol and Darda—five in all.
- English Standard Version (ESV)The sons of Zerah: Zimri, Ethan, Heman, Calcol, and Dara, five in all.
- New King James Version (NKJV)The sons of Zerah were Zimri, Ethan, Heman, Calcol, and Dara—five of them in all.
Context of 1 Chronicles 2:6
4His daughter-in-law Tamar bore him Perez and Zerah. Judah had five sons in all. 5The sons of Perez were Hezron and Hamul. The sons of Zerah were Zimri, Ethan, Heman, Calcol, and Dara; five of them in all. 7The son of Carmi was Achar, the one who brought disaster on Israel by violating the ban. 8The son of Ethan was Azariah.
Read all of 1 Chronicles 21 Chronicles 2:6 word by word
וּבְנֵ֣י זֶ֗רַח זִ֠מְרִי וְאֵיתָ֧ן וְהֵימָ֛ן וְכַלְכֹּ֥ל וָדָ֖רַע כֻּלָּ֥ם חֲמִשָּֽׁה׃ סRead the interlinear
Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 2:6
- Numbers 25:14Now the name of the dead man of Israel who was killed with the Midianite woman, was Zimri the son of Salu, a leader of a father’s household among the Simeonites.
- 1 Kings 16:9And his servant Zimri, commander of half his chariots, conspired against him. Now Elah was in Tirzah drinking himself drunk in the house of Arza, who was in charge of the household in Tirzah.
- 2 Kings 9:31As Jehu entered the gate, she said, “Is your intention peace, Zimri, his master’s murderer?”
- 1 Chronicles 8:36Ahaz fathered Jehoaddah, Jehoaddah fathered Alemeth, Azmaveth, and Zimri; and Zimri fathered Moza.
- 1 Chronicles 9:42Ahaz fathered Jarah, Jarah fathered Alemeth, Azmaveth, and Zimri; and Zimri fathered Moza.
- Jeremiah 25:25and to all the kings of Zimri, all the kings of Elam, and all the kings of Media;
- 1 Kings 16:10Then Zimri came in and struck him and put him to death in the twenty-seventh year of Asa king of Judah, and he became king in his place.
- 1 Chronicles 2:4His daughter-in-law Tamar bore him Perez and Zerah. Judah had five sons in all.
- Joshua 7:1But the sons of Israel acted unfaithfully regarding the things designated for destruction, for Achan, the son of Carmi, the son of Zabdi, the son of Zerah, from the tribe of Judah, took some of the designated things; therefore the anger of the Lord burned against the sons of Israel.
- Joshua 7:17So he brought the family of Judah forward, and he selected the family of the Zerahites; then he brought the family of the Zerahites forward man by man, and Zabdi was selected.
- Joshua 7:18And he brought his household forward man by man; and Achan, son of Carmi, son of Zabdi, son of Zerah, from the tribe of Judah, was selected.
- 1 Chronicles 2:8The son of Ethan was Azariah.
- 1 Chronicles 6:42the son of Ethan, the son of Zimmah, the son of Shimei,
- 1 Chronicles 15:17So the Levites appointed Heman the son of Joel, and from his relatives, Asaph the son of Berechiah; and from the sons of Merari their relatives, Ethan the son of Kushaiah,
- 1 Kings 4:31For he was wiser than all other people, more than Ethan the Ezrahite, Heman, Calcol, and Darda, the sons of Mahol; and his fame was known in all the surrounding nations.
- Psalms 89:1I will sing of the graciousness of the Lord forever; To all generations I will make Your faithfulness known with my mouth.
Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 2:6
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6Five of them in all - "These were all chief men; and on them the spirit of prophecy rested." - T.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6The sons of Zerah - Here, for the first time, the writer of Chronicles draws from sources not otherwise known to us, recording facts not mentioned in the earlier Scriptures. Ethan, Heman, Calcol, and Dara, sons of Zerah, are only known to us from this passage, since there are no sufficient grounds for identifying them with the “sons of Mahol” (marginal reference).Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6-8For the family history of Zerah, compare Joshua 7:1, 17; 1 Kings 4:31 (Mahol might be another name for Zerah).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 66. Zimri, and Ethan, and Heman, and Calcol, and Dara--These five are here stated to be the sons of Zerah, that is, of Ezra, whence they were called Ezrahites (1Ki 4:31). In that passage they are called "the sons of Mahol," which, however, is to be taken not as a proper name, but appellatively for "sons of music, dancing," &c. The traditional fame of their great sagacity and acquirements had descended to the time of Solomon and formed a standard of…Read the comment
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Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 2
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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