Bible Strands
1 Chronicles 4:3
These were the sons of Etam: Jezreel, Ishma, and Idbash. And their sister was named Hazzelelponi.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The Chronicler compiles a genealogical register for the tribe of Judah, concluding the Zorathite clan list after detailing the lineage of Reaiah and Shobal.
The words — The text identifies עֵיטָם ('Etam) as the patriarch and אֲחוֹתָם ('achotam) as their sister, literally translating to "Etam" and "their sister."
The thread — The name Etam appears elsewhere in Scripture as a fortified city in Judah (2 Chronicles 11:6) and as a rocky refuge associated with Samson (Judges 15:11).
Why it lands — The record establishes tribal boundaries and inheritance rights by documenting specific family units, including the named sister Hazzelelponi within a patriarchal genealogy.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And these were of the father of Etam; Jezreel, and Ishma, and Idbash: and the name of their sister was Hazelelponi:
Cross-references
- 2 Chronicles 11:6 He built up Bethlehem, Etam, Tekoa,
- Judges 15:11 In response, three thousand men of Judah went to the cave at the rock of Etam, and they asked Samson, “Do you not realize that the Philistines rule over us? What have you done to us?” “I have done to them what they did to me,” he replied.