1 Chronicles 2:55
“And the families of the scribes which dwelt at Jabez; the Tirathites, the Shimeathites, and Suchathites. These are the Kenites that came of Hemath, the father of the house of Rechab.”
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Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Kenites - It is remarkable that Kenites - people of a race quite distinct from the Israelites Gen 15:19 - should be…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
The families - "The families of the Rechabites, the sons of Eliezer the son of Misco, the disciple of Jabez; he was…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–17141 Chronicles 2:18-55
The persons mentioned in the former paragraph are most of them such as we read of, and most of them such as we read much…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
at Jabez Jabezoccurs as the name of a man of the tribe of Judah in 1Ch 4:9.
the Kenites that came Render, the Kenites…
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