1 Chronicles 2:6
4 Tamar, Judah’s daughter-in-law, bore to him Perez and Zerah. Judah had five sons in all.
5 The sons of Perez: Hezron and Hamul.
The sons of Zerah: Zimri, Ethan, Heman, Calcol, and Dara —five in all.
7 The son of Carmi: Achar, who brought trouble upon Israel by violating the ban on devoted things.
8 The son of Ethan: Azariah.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- The sons of Zerah: Zimri, Ethan, Heman, Calcol, and Dara —five in all.
- KJV
- And the sons of Zerah; Zimri, and Ethan, and Heman, and Calcol, and Dara: five of them in all.
- WEB
- The sons of Zerah: Zimri, Ethan, Heman, Calcol, and Dara—five of them in all.
- ASV
- And the sons of Zerah: Zimri, and Ethan, and Heman, and Calcol, and Dara; five of them in all.
- DARBY
- And the sons of Zerah: Zimri, and Ethan, and Heman, and Calcol, and Dara: five of them in all.
- BLB
- And the sons of Zerah: Zimri, and Ethan, and Heman, and Calcol, and Dara; five of them in all.
- ÅB
- Og Serahs sønner var Simri[^1] og Etan og Heman og Kalkol og Dara, tilsammen fem.
- OTB
- Serahs sønner var:
Simri, Etan, Heman, Kalkol og Dara—fem i alt. - B1930
- Og Serahs sønner var Simri og Etan og Heman og Kalkol og Dara, tilsammen fem. / < kalles Sabdi, JOS 7, 1.>
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Original text and word study
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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.
Read in contextJoshua 7:17–18
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.
Read in contextJoshua 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.
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