Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Chronicles 4:4
And Penuel the father of Gedor, and Ezer the father of Hushah. These [are] the sons of Hur, the firstborn of Ephratah, the father of Bethlehem.
4. Hur ] the first-born of Ephratah (R.V. Ephrathah = Ephrath) one of the wives of Caleb (1Ch 2:19). Hur was father of Bethlehem through his son Salma (1Ch 2:50-51, LXX.). For the name of the city cp. Gen 35:19 ( Ephrath the same is Bethlehem) and Mic 5:2 (R.V. Thou, Bethlehem Ephrathah).
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
Either they are other sons besides those mentioned 1Ch 2, or there is some variation in their names, which is most frequent among the Hebrews, as hath been oft proved.
The father of Beth-lehem: this title is here given to the father, and 1Ch 2:51, to Salma, his son, who had it either with or after his father. See Poole “1Ch 2:51“, See Poole “1Ch 2:52“.
Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole
And Penuel the father of Gedor,…. The prince of that place, according to some, and the same with Hareph, 1Ch 2:51,
and Ezer the father of Hushah: thought to be the same with Shuah, 1Ch 4:11,
these are the sons of Hur, the firstborn of Ephratah: Caleb’s wife, 1Ch 2:19 the Targum adds, the same with Miriam; and so other Jewish writers x say, Miriam had two names, and one was Ephratah; though Josephus makes y Hur to be her husband, and not her son, as here:
who was the father of Bethlehem; of the inhabitants of that city, at least part of them, or prince of that place, as his grandson Salma also was, 1Ch 2:51.
x Shemot Rabba, sect. 1. fol. 90. 4. Yalkut in 1 Chron. ii. 19. y Antiqu. l. 3. c. 2.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
(4) And Penuel the father of Gedor.Penuel occurs as a trans-Jordan town in Jdg. 8:8, and elsewhere. Here a Judean town or clan is meant.
Gedor.See 1Ch. 2:51, and Note; Jos. 15:58. Now the ruin called Jedur.
Ezer the father of Hushah.Ezer occurs as a name of clans and localities, as well as of persons. (Comp. Jdg. 7:24, Abi-ezri; 1Ch. 8:2, Abi-ezer; and 1Sa. 4:1, Eben-ezer.) In 1Ch. 12:9 and Neh. 3:19 it is a mans name.
Hushah.The place is unknown, but several celebrated persons are called Hushathitese.g., Sibbechai, one of Davids heroes, 1Ch. 11:29.
These are the sons of Hur.A subscription to the short list of 1Ch. 4:2-4. Both the Shobalite clans of Zorah (1Ch. 4:2) and those enumerated in 1Ch. 4:3-4 were sons of Hur.
The firstborn of Ephratah.See 1Ch. 2:19; 1Ch. 2:50.
The father of Beth-lehem.At 1Ch. 2:51, Salma, son of Hur, is called father of Bethlehem.
Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)
father: or lord, or prince. See note on 1Ch 2:42.
Fuente: Companion Bible Notes, Appendices and Graphics
Gedor: 1Ch 4:18, 1Ch 4:39, Jos 15:36
Hur: 1Ch 2:19, 1Ch 2:50
Reciprocal: Gen 4:20 – the 1Ch 2:51 – Salma 1Ch 8:13 – the fathers Mic 5:2 – Ephratah
Fuente: The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
1Ch 4:4. Penuel the father of Gedor In 1Ch 4:18, Jered is said to be the father, that is, the founder or lord of Gedor. It is probable they were both concerned in building or governing it. The sons of Hur By some other wife than her by whom he had the children, mentioned 1Ch 2:20. The father of Beth-lehem In 1Ch 2:51, Salma is said to be the father of Beth-lehem. But this may be understood as in the foregoing clause of this verse.
Fuente: Joseph Bensons Commentary on the Old and New Testaments
4:4 And Penuel the father of Gedor, and Ezer the father of Hushah. These [are] the sons of Hur, the {b} firstborn of Ephratah, the father of Bethlehem.
(b) The first born of his mother, and not the eldest of his father.