And the sons of his wife Hodiah the sister of Naham, the father of Keilah the Garmite, and Eshtemoa the Maachathite.
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Gill's Exposition
And the sons of his wife Hodiah,.... Another wife of Mered. Hillerus (c) takes her to be the same with Jehudijah, Ch1 4:18, though some (d) take Hodiah to be the name of a man, and read the words,…
Barnes' Notes
His wife Hodiah - Not as in the margin, but rather, “the sons of the wife of Hodiah.” Hodiah is elsewhere always a man’s name Neh 8:7; Neh 9:5; Neh 10:10, Neh 10:13, Neh 10:18.
We may observe in these verses, 1. That here is a whole family of craftsmen, handicraft tradesmen, that applied themselves to all sorts of manufactures, in which they were ingenious and industrious…
Cambridge Bible
ofhis wife Hodiah R.V. of the wife of Hodiah.
Keilah a town of the Shephelah (Jos 15:44), the scene of one of David's exploits (1Sa 23:1-5).
Eshtemoa the Maachathite The epithet distinguishes this…