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son of Nethaniah, the grandson of the secretary of state under King Jehoiakim, Jer. 36, 12. 20, the son of Elishama, of the seed royal, a descendant of the royal house, by virtue of which fact he thought he had a claim to the position of governor, came, and ten men with him, and smote Gedaliah that he died, and the Jews and the Chaldees that were with him at Mizpah. This was possible because Gedaliah refused to heed the vong which he received, and because Ishmael was further incited to this murder

by Baalis, king of the Ammonites. The story is told in greater detail by Jeremiah, Jer. 41. V. 26. And all the people, both small and great, whether powerful and influential or not, and the captains of the armies arose, and, after stopping for a while near Bethlehem, came to Egypt; for they were afraid of the Chaldees. Cp. Jer. 42 and 43. V. 27. And it came to pass in the seven and thirtieth year of the captivity of Jehoiachin, king of Judah, in the twelfth month, on the seven and twentieth day of the month, the date being noted with great accuracy on account of the significance of the event, that Evil-merodach, son of Nebuchadnezzar, king

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of Babylon, in the year that he began to reign, when he came to be king, did lift up the head of Jehoiachin, king of Judah, out of prison, releasing him from his captivity with its despair and misery, Gen. 40, 13. 20; v. 28. and he spake kindly to him, and set his throne above the throne of the kings that were with him in Babylon, holding him in higher estimation, giving him the preference and a higher rank than the others; v. 29. and changed his prison garments, Jehoiachin appeared in the royal garments befitting his rank; and he did eat bread continually before him all the days of his life, he partook of the king's bounty, receiving an allowance enabling him to have attendants. V. 30. And his allowance was a continual allowance given him of the king, a regular income upon which he could depend, a daily rate for every day, all the days of his life. This incident was a favorable sign to the captive Jews, reminding them of the fact that the Lord intended to terminate their captivity, if they would but acknowledge their sins and turn to Him in true repentance. It looked forward to the still more glorious day when the Lord would send the promised Messiah.

Like the Books of Samuel and the Books of the Kings, the Books of the Chronicles were originally written as one volume, bearing a name in the Hebrew which signifies "Words of Days," a name which may be freely translated as "History." The English title is taken from the name suggested by Jerome, who prepared the first Latin translation of the Bible which came into general use in the Church.

The Books of the Chronicles contain a section of Jewish history, selected for a certain purpose and written from a definite point of view. By choosing certain phases and emphasizing certain traits in the general history and in particular biographies, especially all such factors as pertained to the establishment and maintenance of the true worship, the author intended to inspire the Jews who had just returned from the Babylonian exile with zeal for the will of Jehovah. He pictures the blessings which followed a loyal adherence to the covenant and the punishment of its rejection. This purpose explains the choice of material, the rhetorical form, which is observable in various sections, and the continual emphasis upon the religious side in the life of the kings. The Books of the Chronicles may be divided into the following parts: 1. Genealogical tables from the earliest times to the end of the exile,

together with historical notes and geographical lists, 1 Chron. 1-10; 2. the history of David, 1 Chron. 11-30; 3. the history of Solomon, 2 Chron. 1-9; 4. the history of the kingdom of Judah down to the Babylonian captivity, 2 Chron. 10-36.

The Second Book of the Chronicles closes with the statement that King Cyrus of Persia issued a written proclamation throughout all his kingdom, permitting the Jews to return to Jerusalem, 2 Chron. 36, 22. 23. He made this proclamation in the first year of his reign, which was about 536 B. C. Accordingly, these books must have been written after this date, after the return of the Jews. On the other hand, the work must not be dated much later, for the author speaks of darics, Persian gold coins bearing on one side the image of Darius, and the Jews used these Persian coins only while under Persian rule. From the similarity of the last two verses in Chronicles and of the first two in Ezra, it has been concluded that the pious and learned scribe Ezra himself, who was endowed with the spirit of prophecy, is the author, and this must be assumed as having every show of probability.1)

1) Cp. Fuerbringer, Einleitung in das Alte Testament, 35-38; Concordia Bible Class, March, 1919, 45-47.

Genealogical Table from Adam to Edom. FROM ADAM TO THE SONS OF KETURAH. V. 1. Adam, Sheth, Enosh, the members of the families in the direct order of succession only being mentioned, v. 2. Kenan, Mahalaleel, Jered, v. 3. Henoch, who was taken up into heaven by the Lord, Methuselah, the man who reached the highest age recorded in history, Lamech, v. 4. Noah, with whom the list of the antediluvian patriarchs is brought to an end, Shem, Ham, and Japheth, all three sons of Noah being mentioned as the founders of the world after the Flood. V. 5. The sons of Japheth: Gomer, and Magog, and Madai, and Javan, and Tubal, and Meshech, and Tiras. V. 6. And the sons of Gomer: Ashchenaz, and Riphath, and Togarmah. V. 7. And the sons of Javan: Elishah, and Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim. The seven sons and seven grandsons of Japheth were the founders of strong nations. Cp. Gen. 10, 2-5. V. 8. The sons of Ham: Cush, and Mizraim, Put, and Canaan. V. 9. And the sons of Cush: Sevah, and Havilah, and Sabta, and Raamah, and Sabtecha. And the sons of Raamah: Sheba and Dedan. V. 10. And Cush begat Nimrod; he began to be mighty upon the earth, the first ruler of a world empire. V. 11. And Mizraim begat Ludim, and Anamim, and Lehabim, and Naphtuhim, v. 12. and Pathrusim, and Casluhim, (of whom came the Philistines,) and Caphthorim. These two were brother nations. V. 13. And Canaan begat Zidon, his firstborn, and Heth, v. 14. the Jebusite also, and the Amorite, and the Girgashite, v. 15. and the Hivite, and the Arkite, and the Sinite, v. 16. and the Arvadite, and the Zemarite, and the Hamathite, all these nations being established afterwards to the southeast and east of the Mediterranean Sea. Cp. Gen. 10, 6-20. V. 17. The sons of Shem: Elam, and Asshur, and Arphaxad, and Lud, and Aram, and Uz, and Hul, and Gether, and Meshech (or Mash), the last four being sons of Aram and grandsons of Shem. These nations were found principally on the Arabian Peninsula and in the valley of the Euphrates and Tigris. V. 18. And Arphaxad begat Shelah, and Shelah begat Eber. V. 19. And unto Eber were born two sons; the name of the one was Peleg (division), because in his days the earth was divided; and his brother's name was Joktan.

V. 20. And Joktan begat Almodad, and Sheleph, and Hazar-maveth, and Jerah, v. 21. Hadoram also, and Uzal, and Diklah, v. 22. and Ebal (or Obal), and Abimael, and Sheba, v. 23. and Ophir, and Havilah, and Jobab. All these were the sons of Joktan. The nations were found from Asia Minor eastward to India. Cp. Gen. 10,

21-31. V. 24. Here follows Shem's line to Abraham: Shem, Arphaxad, Shelah, v. 25. Eber, Peleg, Reu, v. 26. Serug, Nahor, Terah, v. 27. Abram; the same is Abraham, the Lord Himself having changed his name, Gen. 17, 5. V. 28. The sons of Abraham: Isaac, the son of promise and bearer of the Messianic prophecy, and Ishmael. V. 29. These are their generations: The firstborn of Ishmael, Nebaioth; then Kedar, and Adbeel, and Mibsam, v. 30. Mishma, and Dumah, Massa, Hadad, and Tema, v. 31. Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah. These are the sons of Ishmael, Gen. 25, 12-16. These names are perpetuated in the clans and tribes of the Arabs to the present day, a witness of the fulfilment of God's promises. He is true and faithful and will not let His words fall to the ground.

THE DESCENDANTS OF ESAU AND THE DUKES OF EDOM.-V. 32. Now, the sons of Keturah, Abraham's concubine, the half-brothers of Ishmael; she bare Zimran, and Jokshan, and Medan, and Midian, and Ishbak, and Shuah, these being the founders of nomadic tribes in the northern part of Arabia and in Syria. Cp. Gen. 25, 1. 2; Gen. 36, 35; Job 2, 11. And the sons of Jokshan: Sheba and Dedan. V. 33. And the sons of Midian: Ephah, and Epher, and Henoch, and Abida, and Eldaah. All these are the sons, the descendants, of Keturah. V. 34. And Abraham begat Isaac, this verse continuing the enumeration of verse 28. The sons of Isaac: Esau and Israel. V. 35. The sons of Esau, who forfeited his birthright and was not the bearer of the Messianic promise: Eliphaz, Reuel, and Jeush, and Jaalam, and Korah. Cp. Gen. 36, 9-14. V. 36. The sons of Eliphaz: Teman, and Omar, Zephi, and Gatam, Kenaz, and Timna, and Amalek. V. 37. The sons of Reuel: Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah. V. 38. And the sons of Seir: Lotan, and Shobal, and Zibeon, and Anah, and Dishon, and Ezar, and Dishan. V. 39. And the sons of Lotan: Hori, and Homan (or Heman); and Timna was Lotan's sister. V. 40. The sons of Shobal: Alian (or Alvan), and Manahath, and Ebal, Shephi, and Onam. And the sons of Zibeon: Aiah and Anah. V. 41. The sons of Anah: Dishon. And the sons of Dishon: Amram (or Hemdan), and Eshban, and Ithran, and Cheran. V. 42. The sons of Ezer: Bilhan, and Zavan, and Jakan (or Akan). The sons of Dishan: Uz and Aran. Cp. Gen. 36, 20-28. These men were founders of nomadic tribes occupying the country between the Red Sea and the Euphrates, some of the mightiest ones being found near the boundary of Chaldea. V. 43. Now, these are the kings that reigned in the land of Edom before any king reigned over the children of Israel: Bela, the son of Beor;

and the name of his city was Dinhabah. This has been identified with O'Daeb, a wellknown town in the center of Al Dahna, a great northern desert in the direction of Chaldea and the Euphrates. V. 44. And when Bela was dead, Jobab, the son of Zerah, of Bozrah reigned in his stead. V. 45. And when Jobab was dead, Husham of the land of the Temanites reigned in his stead. V. 46. And when Husham was dead, Hadad, the son of Bedad, which smote Midian in the field of Moab, reigned in his stead; and the name of his city was Avith. V. 47. And when Hadad was dead, Samlah of Masrekah reigned in his stead. V. 48. And when Samlah was dead, Shaul of Rehoboth by the river reigned in his stead. V. 49. And when Shaul was dead, Baal-hanan, the son of Achbor, reigned in his stead. V. 50. And when Baal-hanan was dead, Hadad (or Hadar) reigned in his stead; and the name

of his city was Pai; and his wife's name was Mehetabel, the daughter of Matred, the daughter of Mezahab. It appears from this that the country had no definite capital at this time, and that the royal power was not hereditary. Probably the ruler was elected from the total number of princes or most influential sheiks. V. 51. Hadad died also, and after his death the office of king seems to have been abolished. And the dukes of Edom were: Duke Timnah, Duke Aliah, Duke Jetheth, v. 52. Duke Aholibamah, Duke Elah, Duke Pinon, v. 53. Duke Kenaz, Duke Teman, Duke Mibzar, v. 54. Duke Magdiel, Duke Iram. These are the dukes of Edom. For the entire passage compare Gen. 36, 31-39. 51-54. This list has only geographical importance, as naming the chief Edomite principalities. It has been preserved to show how completely the Lord fulfilled His promise concerning Esau.

The Generations from Israel to David. FROM ISRAEL TO JESSE. - V. 1. These are the sons of Israel, that is, of Jacob, the son of Isaac, the bearer of the Messianic promise: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun, the six sons of Leah, v. 2. Dan, the older son of Rachel's maid, Joseph and Benjamin, the two sons of Rachel, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher, the remaining sons of the handmaids. V. 3. The sons of Judah, who became the bearer of the Messianic promise, Gen. 49, 10; Er, and Onan, and Shelah, which three were born unto him of the daughter of Shua, the Canaanitess. And Er, the first-born of Judah, was evil in the sight of the Lord; and He slew him, Gen. 38, 7. V. 4. And Tamar, his daughterin-law, bare him Pharez and Zerah, Gen. 38, 29. 30. All the sons of Judah were five. V. 5. The sons of Pharez: Hezron and Hamul. V. 6. And the sons of Zerah, also known as Ezra, 1 Kings 4, 31: Zimri (or Zabdi), and Ethan, and Heman, and Calcol, and Dara (or Darda, five of them in all. The entire family was known for the wisdom of its members, and for their skill in poetry and music, whence they were even called the sons of Mahol, that is, of musical lore. V. 7. And the sons of Carmi: Achar (or Achan), the troubler of Israel, who transgressed in the thing accursed, Josh. 6, 18; 7, 1. V. 8. And the sons of Ethan: Azariah. V. 9. The sons also of Hezron that were born unto him: Jerahmeel, and Ram (or Aram), and Chelubai (or Caleb). V. 10. And Ram begat Amminadab; and Amminadab begat Nahshon, prince of the children of Judah, Num. 1, 7; v. 11. and Nahshon begat Salma (or Salmon), and Salma begat

Boaz, v. 12. and Boaz begat Obed, and Obed begat Jesse. Cp. Ruth 4, 18-22. V. 13. And Jesse begat his first-born, Eliab; and Abinadab, the second; and Shimma (or Shammah), the third; v. 14. Nethaneel, the fourth; Raddai, the fifth; v. 15. Ozem, the sixth; David, the seventh, only seven sons being mentioned here instead of the eight of 1 Sam. 16, 10; 17, 12, because one of the younger sons seems to have died before reaching maturity and leaving children; v. 16. whose sisters were Zeruiah and Abigail. And the sons of Zeruiah, the nephews of David: Abishai, and Joab, and Asahel, three. V. 17. And Abigail bare Amasa; and the father of Amasa was Jether the

Ishmeelite, 2 Sam. 17, 25. Thus the family of David was shown to go back directly to Judah, a fact which sets forth his importance in the Messianic story.

THE GENEALOGY OF CALEB. - V. 18. And Caleb, the son of Hezron, v. 9, begat children of Azubah, his wife, and of Jerioth, who seems to have been a secondary wife, whose children were reckoned as those of Azubah; her sons are these: Jesher, and Shobab, and Ardon. V. 19. And when Azubah, his rightful spouse, was dead, Caleb took unto him Ephrath, which bare him Hur. V. 20. And Hur begat Uri, and Uri begat Bezaleel. V. 21. And afterward Hezron went in to the daughter of Machir, the father of Gilead, grandson of Joseph and chief of that city east of Jordan, with its adjacent territory, whom he married when he was threescore years old; and she bare him Segub. V. 22. And Segub begat Jair, who had three and twenty cities in the land of Gilead, Num. 32, 41; Deut. 3, 14; Josh. 13, 30;

1 Kings 4, 13. On his father's side Jair belonged to the tribe of Judah, but on the side of his mother he was rightly called a son of Manasseh. V. 23. And he took Geshur and Aram, with the towns of Jair, from them, from the heathen inhabitants, Num. 32, 39-41, with Kenath and the towns thereof, even threescore cities. All these belonged to the sons of Machir, the father of Gilead, Deut. 3, 14; Josh. 13, 30. V. 24. And after that Hezron was dead in Caleb-ephratah, probably the same as was afterward called Bethlehem-ephratah, then Abiah, Hezron's wife, bare him Ashur, the father of Tekoa, a posthumous son, chief of this little town south of Bethlehem, later the home of Amos, the prophet. V. 25. And the sons of Jerahmeel, the first-born of Hezron, were Ram, the first-born, and Bunah, and Oren, and Ozem, and Ahijah. V. 26. Jerahmeel had also another wife, whose name was Atarah; she was the mother of Onam. V. 27. And the sons of Ram, the first-born of Jerahmeel, were Maaz, and Jamin, and Eker. V. 28. And the sons of Onam were Shammai, and Jada. And the sons of Shammai: Nadab and Abishur. V. 29. And the name of the wife of Abishur was Abihail, and she bare him Ahban and Molid. V. 30. And the sons of Nadab: Seled and Appaim; but Seled died without children. V. 31. And the sons of Appaim: Ishi. And the sons of Ishi: Sheshan. And the children of Sheshan, the name of only one daughter being mentioned, since his sons were evidently not living at his death and had no issue: Ahlai. V. 32. And the sons of Jada, the brother of Shammai: Jether and Jonathan; and Jether died without children. V. 33. And the sons of Jonathan: Peleth and Zaza. These were the sons of Jerahmeel. This traces the genealogy in one branch of the family. V. 34. Now Sheshan, the son of Ishi, v. 31. had no sons, but daughters. And Sheshan nad a servant, an Egyptian, whose name was Jarha. V. 35. And Sheshan gave his daughter, very likely the Ahlai named in v. 31. to Jarha, his servant, who doubtless had embraced the Jewish faith and was now adopted into the tribe of Judah, to wife; and she bare him Attai. V. 36. And Attai begat Nathan, and Nathan begat Zabad, v. 37. and Zabad begat Ephlal, and Ephlal begat Obed, v. 38. and Obed begat Jehu, and Jehu begat Azariah, v. 39. and Azariah begat Helez, and Helez begat Eleasah, v. 40. and Eleasah begat Sisamai, and Sisamai begat Shallum, v. 41. and Shallum begat Jekamiah, and Jekamiah begat Elishama. V. 42. Now the sons of Caleb, the brother of Jerahmeel, those of his third wife, were Mesha, his first-born, which was the father of Ziph, and the sons of Mareshah, the father of Hebron.

V. 43. And the sons of Hebron: Korah, and Tappuah, and Rekem, and Shema. V. 44. And Shema begat Raham, the father of Jorkoam; and Rekem begat Shammai. V. 45. And the son of Shammai was Maon; and Maon was the father of Beth-zur. Maon founded a city named after him, and then founded the colony of Beth-zur. V. 46. And Ephah, Caleb's concubine, bare Haran, and Mozah, and Gazez; and Haran begat Gazez. The last sentence is either a fuller explanation of the foregoing words, or indicates that son and grandson bore the same name. V. 47. And the sons of Jahdai: Regem, and Jotham, and Gesham, and Pelet, and Ephah, and Shaaph. V. 48. Maachah, Caleb's concubine, bare Sheber and Tirhanah. V. 49. She bare also Shaaph, the father of Madmannah, Sheva, the father of Machbenah, and the father of Gibea. And the daughter of Caleb was Achsa, Josh. 15, 17. V. 50. These were the sons of Caleb, who himself was a son of Hezron, v. 18, the son of Hur, the first-born of Ephratah: Shobal, the father of Kirjath-jearim; he founded this old Gibeonite town, formerly the heathen Baalah, in the northwest corner of Judah; v. 51. Salma, the father, the founder or chief, of Bethlehem; Hareph, the father of Beth-gader, formerly known as Geder, Josh. 12, 13. V. 52. And Shobal, the father of Kirjath-jearim, had sons: Haroeh (or Reaiah) and half of the Manahethites, his descendants making up half of the inhabitants of the town Manahath, near the border of Judah, toward Dan. V. 53. And the families of Kirjath-jearim: the Ithrites, and the Puhites, and the Shumathites, and the Mishraites, four leading families of that territory; of them came the Zareathites and the Eshtaulites. V. 54. The sons of Salma: Bethlehem, and the Netophathites, the people of Netophah, near Bethlehem, Ataroth, the house of Joab, another town, whose location, however, is unknown, and half of the Manahethites, the other half, cp. v. 52, the Zorites, of the border city of Zorah. V. 55. And the families of the scribes which dwelt at Jabez, either church or state officers belonging to the Kenite clan: the Tirathites, the Shimeathites, and Suchathites, these words describing the functions of the three classes of scribes, all connected with divine worship, chiefly the liturgical part. These are the Kenites that came of Hemath, people settling in Judah and thereby distinguished from the Kenite clan in Manasseh, the father of the house of Rechab, for the Rechabites were well known among the Jews. So wonderfully did the Lord bless the posterity of Caleb on account of his faithful stand for Jehovah in the wilderness, when ten of the spies filled the hearts of the people with fear, Num. 14, 24.

The Descendants of David. FROM DAVID TO THE EXILE. - V. 1. Now, these were the sons of David which were born unto him in Hebron, after his accession to the throne, but before the conquest of Jerusalem: the first-born, Amnon, of Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, who, therefore, aspired to the throne; the second, Daniel (or Chileab, 2 Sam. 3, 3), of Abigail the Carmelitess; v. 2. the third, Absalom, the son of Maachah, the daughter of Talmai, king of Geshur; the fourth, Adonijah, the son of Haggith; v. 3. the fifth, Shephatiah, of Abital; the sixth, Ithream, by Eglah, his wife, whom we have no reason to identify with Michal, as many commentators do, since it is expressly stated that Michal had no child, at least from David, till the day of her death, 2 Sam. 6, 23. For the whole passage compare

2 Sam. 3, 2-5. V. 4. These six were born unto him in Hebron, and, in the natural order of things, would have been heirs to the throne in that order; and there he reigned seven years and six months; and in Jerusalem he reigned thirty and three years, 2 Sam. 5, 5. V, 5. And these were born unto him in Jerusalem: Shimea (or Shammua), and Shobab, and Nathan, and Solomon, four; of Bathshua (or Bathsheba), the daughter of Ammiel, called Eliam 2 Sam. 11, 3; v. 6. Ibhar also, and Elishama (or Elishua), and Eliphelet, v. 7. and Nogah, and Nepheg, and Japhia, v. 8. and Elishama, and Eliada (or Beeliada), and Eliphelet, nine. Cp. 2 Sam. 5, 14-16. V. 9. These were all the sons of David, beside the sons of the concubines, and Tamar, their sister, the full sister of Absalom, against whom Amnon sinned so grievously, 2 Sam. 13, 1. V. 10. And Solomon's son was Rehoboam (the men named from here on being the princes who succeeded their fathers on the throne of Judah, except toward the end of the seventeen suc cessive reigns in the same dynasty), Abia (or Abijam), his son; Asa, his son; Jehoshaphat, his son; v. 11. Joram, his son; Ahaziah (or Azariah, or Jehoahaz), his son; Joash, his son; v. 12. Amaziah, his son; Azariah (or Uzziah), his son; Jotham, his son; v. 13. Ahaz, his son; Hezekiah, his son; Manasseh, his son; v. 14. Amon, his

son; Josiah, his son. V. 15. And the sons of Josiah, after whose death the disintegration of the kingdom set in in earnest, were: the first-born, Johanan (or Jehoahaz), who reigned only three months; the second, Jehoiakim, invested with the royal power by Pharaoh-nechoh; the third, Zedekiah, whose original name was Mattaniah; the fourth, Shallum. V. 16. And the sons of Jehoiakim: Jeconiah (or Jehoiachin, or Coniah), his son; Zedekiah, his son. Thus the Lord, by virtue of His promise to David and as a reward for his piety, kept his lineal descendants on the throne of Judah during all these years, a token of the fulfilment of the greater promise, the sending of the Messiah.

FROM JECONIAH TO ANANI. - V. 17. And the sons of Jeconiah, whom Evil-merodach elevated from his position of dishonor, 2 Kings 25, 27-30; Assir, the captive, the word modifying Jeconiah, Salathiel (or Sealthiel), his son, v. 18. Malchiram also, and Pedaiah, and Shenazar, Jecamiah, Hoshama, and Nedabiah. V. 19. And the sons of Pedaiah were Zerubbabel and Shimei; and the sons of Zerubbabel: Meshullam, and Hananiah, and Shelomith, their sister; v. 20. and Hashubah, and Ohel, and Berechiah, and Hasadiah, Jushab-hesed, five. V. 21. And the sons of Hananiah: Pelatiah and Jesaiah; the sons of Rephaiah, the sons of Arnan, the sons of Obadiah, the sons of Shechaniah; v. 22. and the sons of Shechaniah: Shemaiah; and the sons of Shemaiah: Hatush, and Igeal, and Bariah, and Neariah, and Shaphat, six. V. 23. And the sons of Neariah: Elioenai, and Hezekiah, and Azrikam, three. V. 24. And the sons of Elioenai were Hodaiah, and Eliashib and Pelaiah, and Akkub, and Johanan, and Delaiah, and Anani, seven. Although this list offers various difficulties, some of which we are not able to solve in the absence of further authentic records, it is clear that the family of David was continued through the exile, and the great number of Zerubbabel's sons at once suggests that one of these was the ancestor of the line from which Mary and therefore Jesus sprang, according to the genealogical lists in Matt. 1 and Luke 3.

The Descendants of Judah and Simeon. THE POSTERITY OF JUDAH.-V. 1. The sons, the principal descendants, of Judah, in a direct descending line: Pharez, Hezron, and Carmi (or Chelubai, or Caleb), and Hur, and Shobal. Cp. chap. 2, 3-5. 18. 20. 50. V. 2. And Reaiah (or Haroeh), the son of Shobal, to

whom the genealogical table had progressed in chap. 2, 52, begat Jahath; and Jahath begat Ahumai and Lahad. These are the families of the Zorathites, those inhabiting the town of Zorah, chap. 2, 50-53. V. 3. And these were of the father of Etam: Jezreel, probably the founder of that mountain city in