New Living Translation
1 Chronicles 4:3
3The descendants of Etam were Jezreel, Ishma, Idbash, their sister Hazzelelponi,
1 Chronicles 4:3 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And these were of the father of Etam; Jezreel, and Ishma, and Idbash: and the name of their sister was Hazelelponi:
- New International Version (NIV)These were the sons of Etam: Jezreel, Ishma and Idbash. Their sister was named Hazzelelponi.
- English Standard Version (ESV)These were the sons of Etam: Jezreel, Ishma, and Idbash; and the name of their sister was Hazzelelponi,
- New King James Version (NKJV)These were the sons of the father of Etam: Jezreel, Ishma, and Idbash; and the name of their sister was Hazelelponi;
Context of 1 Chronicles 4:3
1The descendants of Judah were Perez, Hezron, Carmi, Hur, and Shobal. 2Shobal’s son Reaiah was the father of Jahath. Jahath was the father of Ahumai and Lahad. These were the families of the Zorathites. The descendants of Etam were Jezreel, Ishma, Idbash, their sister Hazzelelponi, 4Penuel (the father of Gedor), and Ezer (the father of Hushah). These were the descendants of Hur (the firstborn of Ephrathah), the ancestor of Bethlehem. 5Ashhur (the father of Tekoa) had two wives, named Helah and Naarah.
Read all of 1 Chronicles 41 Chronicles 4:3 word by word
וְאֵ֙לֶּה֙ אֲבִ֣י עֵיטָ֔ם יִזְרְעֶ֥אל וְיִשְׁמָ֖א וְיִדְבָּ֑שׁ וְשֵׁ֥ם אֲחוֹתָ֖ם הַצְלֶלְפּֽוֹנִי׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- the fatherאָב'âb · fatherH1
- of Etamעֵיטָם‛êyţâm · EtamH5862
- Jezreelיִזְרְעֶאלyizre‛ê'l · JezreelH3157
- and Ishmaיִשְׁמָאyishmâ' · IshmaH3457
- and Idbashיִדְבָּשׁyidbâsh · IdbashH3031
- and the nameשֵׁםshêm · nameH8034
- of their sisterאָחוֹת'âchôth · sisterH269
- Hazelelponiהַצְּלֶלְפּוֹנִיtselelpônîy · HazzelelponiH6753
Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 4:3
- Judges 15:11So 3,000 men of Judah went down to get Samson at the cave in the rock of Etam. They said to Samson, “Don’t you realize the Philistines rule over us? What are you doing to us?” But Samson replied, “I only did to them what they did to me.”
- 2 Chronicles 11:6He built up Bethlehem, Etam, Tekoa,
Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 4:3
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3These were of the father of Etam - "And these are the rabbins (doctors) living at Etam, Jezreel, Ishma, and Idbash." - T.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3Read, “These are the sons of the father (i. e. chief) of Etam” 2 Chronicles 11:6, a city of Judah, not far from Bethlehem.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-7The genealogy of Judah continues, linking back to 1 Chronicles 2:1–55. It immediately connects to Hur, the ancestor of Bethlehem (1 Chronicles 4:1–4; see 2:19–20, 51–55).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-81Ch 4:1-8. Posterity of Judah by Caleb the Son of Hur. 1. the sons of Judah--that is, "the descendants," for with the exception of Pharez, none of those here mentioned were his immediate sons. Indeed, the others are mentioned solely to introduce the name of Shobal, whose genealogy the historian intended to trace (1Ch 2:52). 1Ch 4:9-20. Of Jabez, and His Prayer.Read the comment
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Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 4
- 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
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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