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Verse	Translation	Text
1Ch 4:3	Strong Concordance	And these were of the father [01] of Etam [05862]; Jezreel [03157], and Ishma [03457], and Idbash [03031]: and the name [08034] of their sister [0269] was Hazelelponi [06753]:
	King James	And these were of the father of Etam; Jezreel, and Ishma, and Idbash: and the name of their sister was Hazelelponi:

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Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834]
Read, "These are the sons of the father (i. e. chief) of Etam" Ch2 11:6, a city of Judah, not far from Bethlehem.

Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834]

Read, "These are the sons of the father (i. e. chief) of Etam" Ch2 11:6, a city of Judah, not far from Bethlehem.

Commentary on the Old Testament, by Carl Friedrich Keil and Franz Delitzsch [1857-78]
Ch1 4:3 and Ch1 4:4 contain notices of the descendants of Hur. The first words of the third verse, "these, father of Etam, Jezreel," have no meaning; but the last sentence of the second verse suggests that משׁפּחות should be supplied, when we read, "and these are the families of (from) Abi-Etam." The lxx and Vulgate have עיטם בני אלה, which is also to be found in several codices, while other codices read בני אלה אבי עיטם. Both readings are probably only conjectures. Whether עיטם אבי is to be taken as the name of a person, or appellatively, father = lord of Etam, cannot be decided. עיטם is in Ch1 4:32, and probably also in Jdg 15:8, Jdg 15:11, the name of a town of the Simeonites; and in Ch2 11:6, the name of a little town in the highlands of Judah, south of Jerusalem. If עיטם be the name of a place, only the lest named can be here meant. The names Jezreel, Ishma, and Idbash denote persons as progenitors and head of families or branches of families. For יזרעאל as the name of a person, cf. Hos 1:4. That these names should be those of persons is required by the succeeding remark, "and their sister Hazelel-poni." The formation of this name, with the derivative termination i, seems to express a relationship of race; but the word may also be an adjective, and as such may be a proper name: cf. Ew. 273, e. Ch1 4:4 Penuel, in Gen 32:31., Jdg 8:8, name of a place in the East-Jordan land, as here, and in Jdg 8:25 the name of a man. Gedor is, we may suppose, the town of that name in the mountains of Judah, which is still to be found in the ruin Jedur (see on Jos 15:58). Penuel is here called father of Bedor, while in Ch1 4:18 one Jered is so called, whence we must conclude that the inhabitants of Gedor were descended from both. Ezer (Help) occurs in Ch1 7:21; Ch1 12:9; Neh 3:19, of other men; father of Hushah, i.e., according to the analogy of Abi-Gedor, also the name of a place not elsewhere mentioned, where the hero Sibbecai had his birth, Ch1 11:29; Sa2 23:27. Those thus named in Ch1 4:3 and Ch1 4:4 are sons of Hur, the first-born of Ephratah (Ch1 2:19), the father of Bethlehem. The inhabitants of Bethlehem then, according to this, were descended from Hur through his son Salma, who is called in Ch1 2:51 father of Bethlehem. The circumstance, too, that in our Ch1 4:3, Ch1 4:4 other names of persons are enumerated as descendants of Hur than those given in Ch1 2:50-55 gives rise to no discrepancy, for there is no ground for the supposition that in Ch1 2:50-55 all the descendants of Hur have been mentioned.

Commentary on the Old Testament, by Carl Friedrich Keil and Franz Delitzsch [1857-78]

Ch1 4:3 and Ch1 4:4 contain notices of the descendants of Hur. The first words of the third verse, "these, father of Etam, Jezreel," have no meaning; but the last sentence of the second verse suggests that משׁפּחות should be supplied, when we read, "and these are the families of (from) Abi-Etam." The lxx and Vulgate have עיטם בני אלה, which is also to be found in several codices, while other codices read בני אלה אבי עיטם. Both readings are probably only conjectures. Whether עיטם אבי is to be taken as the name of a person, or appellatively, father = lord of Etam, cannot be decided. עיטם is in Ch1 4:32, and probably also in Jdg 15:8, Jdg 15:11, the name of a town of the Simeonites; and in Ch2 11:6, the name of a little town in the highlands of Judah, south of Jerusalem. If עיטם be the name of a place, only the lest named can be here meant. The names Jezreel, Ishma, and Idbash denote persons as progenitors and head of families or branches of families. For יזרעאל as the name of a person, cf. Hos 1:4. That these names should be those of persons is required by the succeeding remark, "and their sister Hazelel-poni." The formation of this name, with the derivative termination i, seems to express a relationship of race; but the word may also be an adjective, and as such may be a proper name: cf. Ew. 273, e.

Ch1 4:4

Penuel, in Gen 32:31., Jdg 8:8, name of a place in the East-Jordan land, as here, and in Jdg 8:25 the name of a man. Gedor is, we may suppose, the town of that name in the mountains of Judah, which is still to be found in the ruin Jedur (see on Jos 15:58). Penuel is here called father of Bedor, while in Ch1 4:18 one Jered is so called, whence we must conclude that the inhabitants of Gedor were descended from both. Ezer (Help) occurs in Ch1 7:21; Ch1 12:9; Neh 3:19, of other men; father of Hushah, i.e., according to the analogy of Abi-Gedor, also the name of a place not elsewhere mentioned, where the hero Sibbecai had his birth, Ch1 11:29; Sa2 23:27. Those thus named in Ch1 4:3 and Ch1 4:4 are sons of Hur, the first-born of Ephratah (Ch1 2:19), the father of Bethlehem. The inhabitants of Bethlehem then, according to this, were descended from Hur through his son Salma, who is called in Ch1 2:51 father of Bethlehem. The circumstance, too, that in our Ch1 4:3, Ch1 4:4 other names of persons are enumerated as descendants of Hur than those given in Ch1 2:50-55 gives rise to no discrepancy, for there is no ground for the supposition that in Ch1 2:50-55 all the descendants of Hur have been mentioned.

Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826
These were of the father of Etam - "And these are the rabbins (doctors) living at Etam, Jezreel, Ishma, and Idbash." - T.

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⁶ He built [01129] even Bethlehem [01035], and Etam [05862], and Tekoa [08620],

⁵⁰ These were the sons [01121] of Caleb [03612] the son [01121] of Hur [02354], the firstborn [01060] of Ephratah [0672]; Shobal [07732] the father [01] of Kirjathjearim [07157],
⁵¹ Salma [08007] the father [01] of Bethlehem [01035], Hareph [02780] the father [01] of Bethgader [01013].
⁵² And Shobal [07732] the father [01] of Kirjathjearim [07157] had sons [01121]; Haroeh [07204], and half [02677] of the Manahethites [02679].
⁵³ And the families [04940] of Kirjathjearim [07157]; the Ithrites [03505], and the Puhites [06336], and the Shumathites [08126], and the Mishraites [04954]; of them came [03318] the Zareathites [06882], and the Eshtaulites [0848].
⁵⁴ The sons [01121] of Salma [08007]; Bethlehem [01035], and the Netophathites [05200], Ataroth [05852], the house of Joab [05854], and half [02677] of the Manahethites [02680], the Zorites [06882].
⁵⁵ And the families [04940] of the scribes [05608] which dwelt [03427] [03427] at Jabez [03258]; the Tirathites [08654], the Shimeathites [08101], and Suchathites [07756]. These [01992] are the Kenites [07017] that came [0935] of Hemath [02574], the father [01] of the house [01004] of Rechab [07394].

⁴ And Penuel [06439] the father [01] of Gedor [01446], and Ezer [05829] the father [01] of Hushah [02364]. These are the sons [01121] of Hur [02354], the firstborn [01060] of Ephratah [0672], the father [01] of Bethlehem [01035].

³ And these were of the father [01] of Etam [05862]; Jezreel [03157], and Ishma [03457], and Idbash [03031]: and the name [08034] of their sister [0269] was Hazelelponi [06753]:

⁵¹ Salma [08007] the father [01] of Bethlehem [01035], Hareph [02780] the father [01] of Bethgader [01013].

¹⁹ And when Azubah [05806] was dead [04191], Caleb [03612] took [03947] unto him Ephrath [0672], which bare [03205] him Hur [02354].

³ And these were of the father [01] of Etam [05862]; Jezreel [03157], and Ishma [03457], and Idbash [03031]: and the name [08034] of their sister [0269] was Hazelelponi [06753]:

²⁷ Abiezer [044] the Anethothite [06069], Mebunnai [04012] the Hushathite [02843],

²⁹ Sibbecai [05444] the Hushathite [02843], Ilai [05866] the Ahohite [0266],

¹⁹ And next to him [03027] repaired [02388] Ezer [05829] the son [01121] of Jeshua [03442], the ruler [08269] of Mizpah [04709], another [08145] piece [04060] over against the going up [05927] to the armoury [05402] at the turning [04740] of the wall.

⁹ Ezer [05829] the first [07218], Obadiah [05662] the second [08145], Eliab [0446] the third [07992],

²¹ And Zabad [02066] his son [01121], and Shuthelah [07803] his son [01121], and Ezer [05827], and Elead [0496], whom the men [0582] of Gath [01661] that were born [03205] in that land [0776] slew [02026], because they came down [03381] to take away [03947] their cattle [04735].

¹⁸ And his wife [0802] Jehudijah [03057] bare [03205] Jered [03382] the father [01] of Gedor [01446], and Heber [02268] the father [01] of Socho [07755], and Jekuthiel [03354] the father [01] of Zanoah [02182]. And these are the sons [01121] of Bithiah [01332] the daughter [01323] of Pharaoh [06547], which Mered [04778] took [03947].

⁵⁸ Halhul [02478], Bethzur [01049], and Gedor [01446],

²⁵ And they answered [0559], We will willingly [05414] give [05414] them. And they spread [06566] a garment [08071], and did cast [07993] therein every man [0376] the earrings [05141] of his prey [07998].

⁸ And he went up [05927] thence to Penuel [06439], and spake [01696] unto them likewise [02063]: and the men [0582] of Penuel [06439] answered [06030] him as the men [0582] of Succoth [05523] had answered [06030] him.

³¹ And as he passed over [05674] Penuel [06439] the sun [08121] rose [02224] upon him, and he halted [06760] upon his thigh [03409].

⁴ And the LORD [03068] said [0559] unto him, Call [07121] his name [08034] Jezreel [03157]; for yet a little [04592] while, and I will avenge [06485] the blood [01818] of Jezreel [03157] upon the house [01004] of Jehu [03058], and will cause to cease [07673] the kingdom [04468] of the house [01004] of Israel [03478].

⁶ He built [01129] even Bethlehem [01035], and Etam [05862], and Tekoa [08620],

¹¹ Then three [07969] thousand [0505] men [0376] of Judah [03063] went [03381] to the top [05585] of the rock [05553] Etam [05862], and said [0559] to Samson [08123], Knowest [03045] thou not that the Philistines [06430] are rulers [04910] over us? what is this that thou hast done [06213] unto us? And he said [0559] unto them, As they did [06213] unto me, so have I done [06213] unto them.

⁸ And he smote [05221] them hip [07785] and [05921] thigh [03409] with a great [01419] slaughter [04347]: and he went down [03381] and dwelt [03427] in the top [05585] of the rock [05553] Etam [05862].

³² And their villages [02691] were, Etam [05862], and Ain [05871], Rimmon [07417], and Tochen [08507], and Ashan [06228], five [02568] cities [05892]:

³ And these were of the father [01] of Etam [05862]; Jezreel [03157], and Ishma [03457], and Idbash [03031]: and the name [08034] of their sister [0269] was Hazelelponi [06753]: