1 Chronicles 4:8

Old Testament Historical ASV (1901)

What does 1 Chronicles 4:8 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “And Hakkoz begat Anub, and Zobebah, and the families of Aharhel the son of Harum.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

And Hakkoz begat Anub, and Zobebah, and the families of Aharhel the son of Harum.
1 Chronicles 4:8 — American Standard Version

Context — 1 Chronicles 4

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
8And Hakkoz begat Anub, and Zobebah, and the families of Aharhel the son of Harum.

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 Coz, etc.] Another son of Helah, and brother of the before mentioned: begat Anub, and Zobebah; of whom we nowhere else read: and the families of Aharhel, the son of Harum; these were of the posterity of Coz; the Targum is, “and the family of Aharhel, this is Hur, the firstborn of Miriam;” which is not at all probable.”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“Probably Jabez should be mentioned here; as otherwise he is as a consequent without an antecedent. 1 Chronicles 4:9”
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Keil & Delitzsch
C. F. Keil & F. Delitzsch · Commentary on the Old Testament · 19th-century historical commentary
“Ch1 4:8-10 contain a fragment, the connection of which with the sons of Judah mentioned in 1 Chron 2 is not clear. Coz begat Anub, etc. The name קוץ occurs only here; elsewhere only הקּוץ is found, of a Levite, Ch1 24:10, cf. Ezr 2:61 and Neh 3:4 \- in the latter passage without any statement as to the tribe to which the sons of Hakkoz belonged. The names of the sons begotten by Coz, Ch1 4:8, do not occur elsewhere. The same is to be said of Jabez, of whom we know nothing beyond what is communicated in Ch1 4:9 and Ch1 4:10. The word יעבּץ denotes in Ch1 2:55 a town or village which is quite unknown to us; but whether our Jabez were father (lord) of this town cannot be determined. If there be…”
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