John Gill's Exposition on 1 Chronicles 4:14

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Exposition of the Old and New Testament
John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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And Meonothai, etc.] Another son of Othniel: begat Ophrah; and Seraiah, the brother of Othniel, begat Joab; not David’s general, but another of the same name, who lived long before him, (see <130254>1 Chronicles 2:54) the father of the valley of Charashim: of the inhabitants of the valley, or the prince of them, called the valley of craftsmen, (<161135>Nehemiah 11:35) the reason of which is here given: for they were craftsmen; that dwelt in it, carpenters and smiths, both which the word signifies, men that wrought in stone, wood, and iron.

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