--- title: "Bullinger" description: "sons = descendants. Hur, and Shobal. These were sons of Caleb, the son of Hezron (1 Chronicles 2:18 , 1Ch 2:20 , 1 Chronicles 2:50 , 1 Chronicles 2:52 )" image: "/images/missing.jpg" url: "https://realbiblebelievers.com/commentaries/bullingers-companion-bible-notes/1-chronicles/4" --- **sons** = descendants. **Hur, and Shobal.** These were sons of Caleb, the son of Hezron ([1 Chronicles 2:18](../../../kjv/1-chronicles/2/18) , 1Ch 2:20 , [1 Chronicles 2:50](../../../kjv/1-chronicles/2/50) , [1 Chronicles 2:52](../../../kjv/1-chronicles/2/52) ). **Zorathites.** See [1 Chronicles 2:53](../../../kjv/1-chronicles/2/53) . **these were of.** Some codices, with Septuagint, read "these were the sons of". **father:** or lord, or prince. See note on [1 Chronicles 2:42](../../../kjv/1-chronicles/2/42) . **Ashur.** A son of Hezron. Compare [1 Chronicles 2:24](../../../kjv/1-chronicles/2/24) . **Ethnan.** Supply Figure of speech *Ellipsis* thus: "Eth-nan, and Coz, [and Coz] begat Annb". Compare [1 Chronicles 4:13](../../../kjv/1-chronicles/4/13) . **more honourable.** Perhaps his going up with Caleb and Othniel against the Canaanites is referred to. See [Judges 1:2](../../../kjv/judges/1/2) , [Judges 1:4](../../../kjv/judges/1/4) , [Judges 1:9-15](../../../kjv/judges/1/9-15) .[Joshua 15:13-19](../../../kjv/joshua/15/13-19) . **Jabez.** The transposition of letters in Hebrew may intimate a change of experiences, and mean "may he have pain or grief reversed. " **with sorrow.** Compare [Genesis 3:16](../../../kjv/genesis/3/16) (same word). **the God of Israel** (Hebrew. *Elohim.* App-4 ). A suitable title and prayer before going on the expedition. **Israel.** The nation as descended from him for whom God orders all. See notes on [Genesis 32:28](../../../kjv/genesis/32/28) ; [Genesis 43:6](../../../kjv/genesis/43/6) ; [Genesis 45:26](../../../kjv/genesis/45/26) , [Genesis 45:28](../../../kjv/genesis/45/28) . **coast** = border or boundary. **grieve** = pa *i* n. Note Figure of speech *Aposiopesis.* App-6 . No conclusion to his prayer. **Hathath.** Supply Figure of speech *Ellipsis* ( App-6 ) thus: "Hathath and Meonothai [and Meonothai] begat Ophrah". **valley of Charashim** = Ge-harashim, the name of the place. **Caleb the son of Jephunneh.** Not the son of Hezron ([1 Chronicles 2:18](../../../kjv/1-chronicles/2/18) ). **Jehudijah** = the Jewess. **Bithiah** , the daughter of Pharaoh. Is Bithiah the same as Jehudijah, and did she turn a Jewess? Mered was evidently a man of position. **Hodiah.** The Jehudijah of [1 Chronicles 4:18](../../../kjv/1-chronicles/4/18) . **fine linen:** or *byssus,* a fine white Egyptian linen. **had the dominion:** or became lords to Moab. **Jashubi-lehem.** The Vulgate renders it "and returned to Beth-lehem", like Naomi and Ruth ([1 Chronicles 1:1-4](../../../kjv/1-chronicles/1/1-4) , [1 Chronicles 1:19](../../../kjv/1-chronicles/1/19) ). **things:** or records. **those that dwelt, &c.** The inhabitants of Netaim and Gedera. **children** = sons. **Beer-sheba.** Compare [Joshua 19:2-5](../../../kjv/joshua/19/2-5) . **Ziklag.** Given later to David by the Philistines ([1 Samuel 27:6](../../../kjv/1-samuel/27/6) ). **unto the reign of David.** The Codex *Hilleli,* with one early printed edition, Septuagint, Syriac, and Vulgate read "unto king David". **Baal.** Another name for Baalath-beer in [Joshua 19:8](../../../kjv/joshua/19/8) . **their genealogy:** or, "and they had their own genealogical register. " **written by name:** i.e. in the foregoing list. **the habitations** = Maonites, or Mehumims ([2 Chronicles 26:7](../../../kjv/2-chronicles/26/7) ). Compare [1 Chronicles 20:1](../../../kjv/1-chronicles/20/1) and [Judges 10:12](../../../kjv/judges/10/12) . **five hundred.** If these could accomplish such things, what could not the whole of Israel have done? Compare [1 Chronicles 4:10](../../../kjv/1-chronicles/4/10) with [1 Chronicles 5:20](../../../kjv/1-chronicles/5/20) . **the rest of the Amalekites.** Not all destroyed in [1 Samuel 15:8](../../../kjv/1-samuel/15/8) . A number survived. Compare [1 Samuel 27:8](../../../kjv/1-samuel/27/8) ; 1Sa 30:1 . [2 Samuel 8:12](../../../kjv/2-samuel/8/12) .[Esther 3:1](../../../kjv/esther/3/1) . See note on [Exodus 17:16](../../../kjv/exodus/17/16) . **unto this day.** Evidently not disturbed by the king of Babylon in the deportation of Israel. ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/#website","url":"https://realbiblebelievers.com","name":"Real Bible Believers","description":"RBB","publisher":{"@id":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/#/schema/person/e966585dde703268e7f6ae890ea98509"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/search?q={search_term_string}","query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/commentaries/bullingers-companion-bible-notes/1-chronicles/4#primaryimage","inLanguage":"en-US","url":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/images/missing.jpg","contentUrl":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/images/missing.jpg","width":640,"height":370,"caption":"Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 1 Chronicles 4"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/commentaries/bullingers-companion-bible-notes/1-chronicles/4#webpage","url":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/commentaries/bullingers-companion-bible-notes/1-chronicles/4","name":"Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 1 Chronicles 4","isPartOf":{"@id":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/commentaries/bullingers-companion-bible-notes/1-chronicles/4#primaryimage"},"datePublished":null,"dateModified":null,"author":{"@id":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/#/schema/person/e966585dde703268e7f6ae890ea98509"},"description":"sons = descendants. 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