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1 Chronicles 4:7

Old Testament Historical ASV (1901)

What does 1 Chronicles 4:7 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “And the sons of Helah were Zereth, Izhar, and Ethnan.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

And the sons of Helah were Zereth, Izhar, and Ethnan.
1 Chronicles 4:7 — American Standard Version

Context — 1 Chronicles 4

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
4and Penuel the father of Gedor, and Ezer the father of Hushah. These are the sons of Hur, the first-born of Ephrathah, the father of Beth-lehem.
5And Ashhur the father of Tekoa had two wives, Helah and Naarah.
6And Naarah bare him Ahuzzam, and Hepher, and Temeni, and Haahashtari. These were the sons of Naarah.
7And the sons of Helah were Zereth, Izhar, and Ethnan.
8And Hakkoz begat Anub, and Zobebah, and the families of Aharhel the son of Harum.
9And Jabez was more honorable than his brethren: and his mother called his name Jabez, saying, Because I bare him with sorrow.
10And Jabez called on the God of Israel, saying, Oh that thou wouldest bless me indeed, and enlarge my border, and that thy hand might be with me, and that thou wouldest keep me from evil, that it be not to my sorrow! And God granted him that which he requested.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“And the sons of Helah, etc.]] The other wife: were Zereth, and Zoar, and Ethnan: nowhere else mentioned.”
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Keil & Delitzsch
C. F. Keil & F. Delitzsch · Commentary on the Old Testament · 19th-century historical commentary
“The first wife, Helah, bore three sons, Zereth, Jezoar, and Ethnan, who are not elsewhere met with. For the Kethibh יצחר there is in the Keri וצחר, the name of a son of Simeon ( Gen 46:10), and of a Hittite chief in the time of the patriarchs ( Gen 23:8), with whom the son of Helah has nothing to do. 1 Chronicles 4:8”
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