Bible Strands
1 Chronicles 2:6
The sons of Zerah: Zimri, Ethan, Heman, Calcol, and Dara—five in all.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The chronicler lists Judah’s descendants immediately after recording Perez’s line, documenting Zerah’s offspring to preserve tribal genealogy.
The words — זֶ֗רַח (Ze.rach) = Zerah, and כֻּלָּ֥ם (kulam) = all of them, establish the precise enumeration of five sons.
The thread — Ethan, Heman, Calcol, and Darda reappear in 1 Kings 4:31 as noted wise men, while the Zerahite clan is identified in Joshua 7:17 during the inquiry into Achan’s violation.
Why it lands — The verse functions as a structural marker in biblical genealogy, requiring the reader to track named individuals across separate historical and wisdom contexts without importing external theological claims.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And the sons of Zerah; Zimri, and Ethan, and Heman, and Calcol, and Dara: five of them in all.
Cross-references
- 1 Kings 4:31 He was wiser than all men—wiser than Ethan the Ezrahite, and wiser than Heman, Calcol, and Darda, the sons of Mahol. And his fame spread throughout the surrounding nations.
- Joshua 7:1 The Israelites, however, acted unfaithfully regarding the things devoted to destruction. Achan son of Carmi, the son of Zabdi, the son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, took some of what was set apart. So the anger of the LORD burned against the Israelites.
- Joshua 7:17 He had the clans of Judah come forward, and the clan of the Zerahites was selected. He had the clan of the Zerahites come forward, and the family of Zabdi was selected.