And these were of the father of Etam; Jezreel, and Ishma, and Idbash: and the name of their sister was Hazelelponi:
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Gill's Exposition
And these were of the father of Etam,.... Or of the prince of Etam: or, as the Targum, these are princes that dwelt in Etam, a place not far from Zorah, Jdg 15:8 and is mentioned with Bethlehem and…
Barnes' Notes
Read, “These are the sons of the father (i. e. chief) of Etam” 2Ch 11:6, a city of Judah, not far from Bethlehem.
Adam Clarke
These were of the father of Etam - "And these are the rabbins (doctors) living at Etam, Jezreel, Ishma, and Idbash." - T.
One reason, no doubt, why Ezra is here most particular in the register of the tribe of Judah is because it was that tribe which, with its appendages, Simeon, Benjamin, and Levi, made up the kingdom of…
Cambridge Bible
thesewere of the father of Etam LXX. ("these were the sons of Etam" Αἰτάν) yields better sense. Etam(1Ch 4:32) was a place; the "sons of Etam" would be families which derived their origin from the…