## Rashi on I Chronicles Chapter 2

###### Rashi on I Chronicles 2:3:1
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**רַע בְּעֵינֵי ה׳.** מְפֹרָשׁ בִּבְרֵאשִׁית רַבָּה (בראשית רבה פה,ד), שֶׁהָיָה חוֹרֵשׁ בַּגַּנּוֹת (וּמְעָרֶה לְאַשְׁפּוֹת); בָּא עָלֶיהָ שֶׁלֹּא כְּדַרְכָּהּ:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**was evil in the eyes of the Lord** It is explained (*Gen. Rab.* (85:4) that he would “plow in the gardens,” meaning he was intimate with her in an unnatural way.


###### Rashi on I Chronicles 2:4:1
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**וְתָמָר כַּלָּתוֹ.** תָּמֵיהַּ אֲנִי: הֵיאַךְ מַזְכִּיר גְּנוּת זְקֵנָתוֹ שֶׁל דָּוִד?!

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**And Tamar, his daughter in law** I am amazed that he mentions the shame of David’s grandmother.


###### Rashi on I Chronicles 2:6:1
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**וְאֵיתָן וְהֵימָן וְכַלְכֹּל וָדָרַע.** כֻּלָּם בִּימֵי דָוִד וּבִימֵי שְׁלֹמֹה הָיוּ, וְהָיוּ חֲכָמִים בְּיוֹתֵר, וְעַל זֶה נֶאֱמַר ״וַיֶּחְכַּם מִכָּל הָאָדָם מֵאֵיתָן הָאֶזְרָחִי וְהֵימָן וְכַלְכֹּל וְדַרְדַּע בְּנֵי מָחוֹל״ (מלכים א ה:יא); לְהַלָּן לְעִנְיַן חָכְמַת שְׁלֹמֹה נוֹפֵל לָשׁוֹן זֶה ״דַּרְדַּע״, אַף עַל פִּי שֶׁנִּקְרָא דּוֹר דֵּיעָה – בִּשְׁבִיל חָכְמָתוֹ נִתְחַכֵּם שְׁלֹמֹה מִכֻּלָּם. וּמַה שֶּׁאָמַר ״הָאֶזְרָחִי״ – אָלֶ״ף יְתֵיר, כְּמוֹ ״הַזַּרְחִי״ (במדבר כו:יג), מִזֶּרַח יָצָא; וּבְהַרְבֵּה מְקוֹמוֹת נִכְנֶסֶת הָאָלֶ״ף בַּתֵּיבָה וְאֵינָהּ נִקְרֵאת, וְדֻגְמָתוֹ ״וְאַחֲוָתִי״ (איוב יג:יז), ״וְהֶאֶזְנִיחוּ״ (ישעיה יט:ו) וְכֵן ״וְהָאסַפְסֻף״ (במדבר יא:ד); וּפְעָמִים נֶחְסֶרֶת, כְּמוֹ ״וְתַמְרוּ״ (שמואל ב יט:יד); ״וַיַּכּוּ הָרַמִּים״ (דברי הימים ב כב:ה) – כְּמוֹ הָאֲרַמִּים. וּפְסִיקְתָּא דּוֹרֵשׁ (פסיקתא רבתי יד) ״מִכָּל אָדָם״ – זֶה אָדָם הָרִאשׁוֹן; ״אֵיתָן״ – זֶה אַבְרָהָם; ״הֵימָן״ – זֶה מֹשֶׁה; ״וְכַלְכֹּל״ – זֶה יוֹסֵף; ״וְדַרְדַּע״ – זֶה דּוֹר הַמִּדְבָּר; ״מָחוֹל״ – שֶׁמָּחַל לָהֶם מַעֲשֵׂה עֵגֶל:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**and Ethan, and Heman, and Calcol, and Dara** They all lived at the time of David and at the time of Solomon, and they were exceedingly wise. Concerning this it says (I Kings 5:11): “And he was wiser than all men, than Ethan the Ezrahite, and Heman, and Calcol, and Darda, the sons of Mahol.” Further on, regarding Solomon’s wisdom, the expression is “Darda,” for even though it was called the generation of knowledge (דֵּעָה דּוּר) because of its wisdom, Solomon was wiser than all of them. Now when Scripture says הָאֶזְרָחִי, the “aleph” is superfluous, like הַזַּרְחִי (Num. 26:20), [because] he was descended from Zerah, and in many places, the “aleph” is inserted into the word, and is not pronounced, e.g. (Job. 13:17): “and my speech (וְאַחְוָתִי)” (Isa. 19:6): “And they shall abandon (וְהֶאֶזְנִיחוּ).” And likewise, (Num. 11:4): “וְְהָאסַפְסוּף, and the rabble.” Now sometimes it is completely missing, as (II Sam. 19:14): “תֹמְרוּ, you shall say,” and likewise, (II Chron. 22:5): “... and the Arameans (הָרַמִּים) smote.” [The verse in Kings] is expounded by *Pesikta* (*Peskikta d’Rav Kahana* p. 34, *Pesikta Rabbathi* 14:9): “... than all men this refers to Adam. Ethan is Abraham. Heman is Moses. Calcol is Joseph. Darda is the generation of the desert. Mahol means that He forgave them for making the Calf.”


###### Rashi on I Chronicles 2:7:1
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**וּבְנֵי כַרְמִי עָכָר.** וְלָמָּה אֲנִי קוֹרֵהוּ עָכָר, וַהֲלֹא עָכָן שְׁמוֹ? (וּמְפֹרָָשׁ) לְפִי שֶׁהוּא עָכַר אֶת **יִשְׂרָאֵל** שֶׁעָבַר עַל הַ**חֵרֶם** וְנָפְלוּ עַל יָדוֹ שְׁלֹשִׁים וְשִׁשָּׁה (אֶלֶף) אִישׁ. וְהוּא מַה שֶּׁפֵּרַשְׁתִּי (דברי הימים א א:א), שֶׁכָּל מַה שֶּׁיָּכוֹל לְסַפֵּר בִּגְנוּת מְסַפֵּר, (וְאַף עַל פִּי כֵּן) (ס״א וְעַל כֵּן לֹא) יָצָא מַלְכוּת מֵהֶם:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**And the sons of Carmi: Achar** Now why do I call him Achar? Was his name not Achan? (It is explained) that [he was called thus] since he troubled Israel by transgressing the devoted thing, and because of him thirty-six thousand (sic) men fell. This is what I explained that whatever derogatory information he can tell, he tells, (but nevertheless) the kingship emanated from them.


###### Rashi on I Chronicles 2:8:1
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**וּבְנֵי אֵיתָן עֲזַרְיָה.** כְּמוֹ ״וּבְנֵי דָן חוּשִׁים״ (בראשית מו:כג):

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**And the sons of Ethan: Azariah** Like (Gen. 46:23): “And the sons of Dan: Hushim.”


###### Rashi on I Chronicles 2:9:1
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**וְאֶת כְּלוּבָי.** זֶהוּ כָּלֵב, כְּמוֹ שֶׁמּוֹכִיחַ לְמַטָּה **וְכָלֵב בֶּן חֶצְרוֹן**; וּבְסֵפֶר שְׁמוּאֵל כְּתִיב ״וְהוּא כָלְבִּי״ (שמואל א כה:ג) – וְתַרְגּוּם: ״מִדְּבֵית כָּלֵב״ (תרגום יונתן). וְכָךְ תַּרְגּוּם ״כָּלְבִּי״ – מַחֲזִיק הָיָה וּמִתְפָּאֵר בְּעַצְמוֹ שֶׁאֵין מְיֻחָס בְּכָל שֵׁבֶט כָּמוֹהוּ; כְּלוֹמַר: אִם שְׁמוּאֵל נָתַן לוֹ מְלוּכָה, (לִי תָּבוֹא הַמְּלוּכָה); וְעַל כֵּן נֶאֱמַר ״מִי דָוִד וּמִי בֶן יִשָׁי הַיּוֹם רַבּוּ עֲבָדִים״ (שמואל א כה:י) – שֶׁהֲרֵי יָצָא מֵרוּת הַמּוֹאֲבִיָּה; וִירַחְמְאֵל אָחִיו נָשָׂא נָכְרִית, כְּמוֹ שֶׁכָּתוּב לְמַטָּה (דברי הימים א ב:כו). וְזֶה כְּלוּבָי – מִתְנַשֵּׂא וּמִתְגָּאֶה (בְּכָל) אֲשֶׁר נְשָׂאוֹ לִבּוֹ:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**and Celubai** This is Caleb as is indicated below (v. 18): “And Caleb the son of Hezron,” and in I Sam. (25:3), it says: “... and he was a Calebite,” (כָלְבִּי), which the Targum renders: “of the house of Caleb,” and so he explains the word: כָלְבִּי, that he (Nabal) held himself [superior] and boasted that there was no one of such high lineage as he in the entire tribe; i.e, if Samuel gave him (David) the throne, the throne will come to me. Therefore, he said, (ibid. v. 10): “Who is David, and who is the son of Jesse? Nowadays, there are many slaves,” for he is descended from Ruth the Moabitess, and Jerahmeel his brother married a gentile woman, as is written below, and that is the meaning of “Celubai,” he was haughty and proud (with everythng); his heart exalted him.


###### Rashi on I Chronicles 2:10:1
[Rashi on I Chronicles 2:10:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20I%20Chronicles/r/2:10:1)

**נַחְשׁוֹן נְשִׂיא בְּנֵי יְהוּדָה.** לֹא בָּא לְפָרֵשׁ אֶלָּא מִפְּנֵי כְבוֹדוֹ שֶׁל דָּוִד:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**Nahshon, the prince of the children of Judah** He explains this only because of David’s honor.


###### Rashi on I Chronicles 2:11:1
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**וְשַׂלְמָא הוֹלִיד אֶת בֹּעַז.** רַבּוֹתֵינוּ אָמְרוּ ״אַבְצָן״ (שופטים יב:ח) זֶה בֹּעַז. וְתֵימַהּ יֵשׁ, הֵיאַךְ יָכוֹל לִהְיוֹת, וַהֲלֹא נַחְשׁוֹן בְּשָׁנָה שְׁנִיָּה לִיצִיאַת מִצְרַיִם מֵת, וְשַׂלְמוֹן בְּנוֹ מֵת כְּבָר, וְהוּא הָיָה מִבָּאֵי הָאָרֶץ, וּבֹעַז בְּנוֹ, שֶׁהוּא אַבְצָן, בִּכְנִיסָתוֹ לָאָרֶץ נוֹלַד, וּמִיצִיאַת מִצְרַיִם עַד יִפְתָּח הָיוּ שְׁלֹשׁ מֵאוֹת שָׁנָה? וַחֲכָמִים אָמְרוּ: בְּשָׁעָה שֶׁבָּא בֹּעַז עַל רוּת וְהָרְתָה מִיָּד מֵת בֹּעַז, וְאַבְצָן הָיָה שׁוֹפֵט לְאַחַר מוֹת יִפְתָּח, דִּכְתִיב (שופטים יב:ח): ״וַיִּשְׁפֹּט אַחֲרָיו אֶת יִשְׂרָאֵל אַבְצָן מִבֵּית לָחֶם״. וְעַל זֶה אֲנִי תָּמֵיהַּ, שֶׁהֲרֵי מָצִינוּ בְּאַבְרָם שֶׁהוּא אָמַר לְאַחַר שֶׁנִּצְרַר דָּמוֹ וְכוּ׳, וְאָמַר: ״הַלְּבֶן מֵאָה שָׁנָה יִוָּלֵד״ (בראשית יז:יז), וְאֵיךְ הוֹלִיד בֹּעַז בֶּן שְׁלוֹשׁ מֵאוֹת שָׁנָה: וְיֶשׁ לוֹמַר: עַל כֵּן אָמַר (רות ד:יג): ״וַיִּתֵּן ה׳ לָהּ הֵרָיוֹן״, דּוּגְמָתוֹ: ״וַיַּרְאֵהוּ ה׳״ (דברים לב:מו). ״אַבְצָן״ -אַב לְכָל הַצְּנוּנִים, שֶׁהֲרֵי אִשָּׁה בְּחוּרָה שָׁכְבָה אֶצְלוֹ וְנִצְטַנֵּן וְלֹא נָגַע בָּהּ (סא״א):

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**and Salma begot Boaz** Our Sages stated (*Baba Bathra* 91a): “Ibzan is Boaz,” but it is amazing because how can this be? Did not Nahshon die in the second year following the Exodus from Egypt? Now Salmon, his son, had already been born, and he was one of those who entered the land, and Boaz, his son, who was Ibzan, was born when he entered the land. Now from the Exodus from Egypt until Jephthah were three hundred years, and the Sages said that when Boaz was intimate with Ruth and she conceived, Boaz died immediately, and Ibzan was a judge after the death of Jephthah, as it is written (Judg. 12:8): “And after him, Ibzan of Bethlehem judged Israel.” About this I am amazed, for we find concerning Abram, that he said, “After his blood had become clotted, etc.,” and he said, (Gen. 17: 17): “Shall a child be born to [a man who is] a hundred years old?” So how did Boaz beget [a child] at the age of three hundred? It is possible to say that for this reason Scripture says (Ruth 4:13): “... and the Lord gave her conception,” on the pattern of “... and the Lord blessed him.” (Ibzan - The father of all the cold ones, for a young woman lay beside him, and he became cold and did not touch her. Not appearing in some editions.)


###### Rashi on I Chronicles 2:13:1
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**וְאִישַׁי הוֹלִיד אֶת בְּכֹרוֹ.** מָלֵא אָלֶ״ף, כְּלוֹמַר: אִישׁ גִּבּוֹר חַיִל (רות ב:א):

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**And Ishai begot his firstborn** This is written with the plene spelling, with an “aleph,” meaning that he was a man (אִישׁ), a mighty warrior.


###### Rashi on I Chronicles 2:15:1
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**דָּוִיד הַשְּׁבִעִי.** מָלֵא יוֹ״ד, מִפְּנֵי כְּבוֹדוֹ שֶׁל דָּוִד. וְעַתָּה מָצָא הַמַּרְגָּלִית, לְפִיכָךְ לֹא מָנָה הַשְּׁמִינִי: ״אֱלִיהוּ״ (דה״א כז:יח):

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**David the seventh** This is written with the plene spelling, with a “yud,” because of David’s honor, and now he found the pearl; therefore, he did not count the eighth [son], Elijah.


###### Rashi on I Chronicles 2:16:1
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**וְאַחְיוֹתֵיהֶם צְרוּיָה וַאֲבִיגַיִל.** מִפְּנֵי כְבוֹדוֹ שֶׁל דָּוִד, שֶׁהָיוּ בְּנֵי אֲחוֹתוֹ גִּבּוֹרִים וְאַנְשֵׁי חַיִל וְשָׂרִים; כָּךְ מְפֹרָשׁ:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**And their sisters: Zeruiah and Abigail** [They are mentioned] because of David’s honor, i.e., they [Joab, Abishai, and Asael] were his sister’s sons, mighty men and princes. So it is explained further.


###### Rashi on I Chronicles 2:17:1
[Rashi on I Chronicles 2:17:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20I%20Chronicles/r/2:17:1)

**יֶתֶר הַיִּשְׁמְעֵאלִי.** וּבִשְׁמוּאֵל (שמואל ב יז:כה) כָּתוּב ״הַיִּשְׂרְאֵלִי״! בְּאֶרֶץ יִשְׁמָעֵאל הָיָה דָּר, דּוּגְמַת ״בֵּית עוֹבֵד אֱדוֹם הַגִּתִּי״ (שמואל ב ו:י), וְכֵן ״וַיִּשְׁלַח הַמֶּלֶךְ וַיִּקַּח אֶת חִירָם מִצּוֹר בֶּן אִשָּׁה אַלְמָנָה וְאָבִיו אִישׁ צוֹרִי״ (מלכים א ז:יג-יד):

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**Jether the Ishmaelite** And in II Sam. (17:25) it says, “the Israelite.” He lived in the land of Ishmael, on the pattern of (ibid. 6:11): “the house of Obed Edom the Gittite,” and so, (I Ki. 7: 13f.): “And King Solomon sent and fetched Hiram out of Tyre. He (was) a widow’s son... and his father was a man of Tyre.”


###### Rashi on I Chronicles 2:18:1
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**וְכָלֵב בֶּן חֶצְרוֹן הוֹלִיד אֶת עֲזוּבָה אִשָּׁה.** לְפִי שֶׁהָיְתָה לוֹ אִשָּׁה שֶׁשְּׁמָהּ עֲזוּבָה, לְכָךְ כִּנָּה אֶת שֵׁם בִּתּוֹ עֲזוּבָה אִשָּׁה; כְּדִכְתִיב ״וַתָּמָת עֲזוּבָה וַיִּקַּח לוֹ כָלֵב אֶת אֶפְרָת״ (דברי הימים א ב:יט) – מִכָּאן שֶׁהָיְתָה לוֹ אִשָּׁה שֶׁשְּׁמָהּ עֲזוּבָה:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**And Caleb the son of Hezron begot Azubah Ishah** Because he had a wife named Azubah, he named his daughter Azubah Ishah, as it is written (v. 19): “... and Azubah died, and Caleb took to himself Ephrath.” From here is deduced that he had a wife named Azubah.


###### Rashi on I Chronicles 2:19:1
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**וַתֵּלֶד לוֹ אֶת חוּר**:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**and she bore him Hur**


###### Rashi on I Chronicles 2:20:1
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**וְחוּר הוֹלִיד אֶת אוּרִי וְאוּרִי הוֹלִיד אֶת בְּצַלְאֵל.** צֵא וַחֲשׁוֹב, שֶׁכָּל אֶחָד מֵהֶם הָיָה פָּחוֹת מִן שְׁמוֹנֶה שָׁנִים כְּשֶׁהוֹלִידוּ, שֶׁהֲרֵי כָּלֵב הָיָה בֶּן אַרְבָּעִים שָׁנִים בַּמְרַגְּלִים, דִּכְתִיב ״בֶּן אַרְבָּעִים שָׁנָה אָנֹכִי בִּשְׁלוֹחַ וְגוֹ׳״ (יהושע יד:ז), וְאוֹתָהּ שָׁעָה כְּבָר נוֹלְדוּ כֻּלָּם, שֶׁהֲרֵי הוּקַם הַמִּשְׁכָּן שֶׁעָשָׂה בְּצַלְאֵל. כָּלֵב הָיָה בֶּן שְׁמוֹנֶה כְּשֶׁהוֹלִיד עֲזוּבָה אִשָּׁה, וּבֶן תֵּשַׁע כְּשֶׁהוֹלִיד יְרִיעוֹת, וְאַחַר מִיתַת עֲזוּבָה אִשְׁתּוֹ לָקַח אֶת אֶפְרָת וְהוֹלִידָה אֶת חוּר בְּשָׁנָה אַחֶרֶת, הֲרֵי בֶּן עֶשֶׂר שָׁנִים. וְחוּר בֶּן שְׁמוֹנֶה כְּשֶׁהוֹלִיד אֶת אוּרִי, וְאוּרִי בֶּן שְׁמוֹנֶה כְּשֶׁהוֹלִיד בְּצַלְאֵל, הֲרֵי עֶשְׂרִים וָשֵׁשׁ שָׁנִים; וּכְתִיב ״וְאֶל כָּל אִישׁ חֲכַם לֵב״ (שמות לו:א) – וְאֵין ״אִישׁ״ פָּחוֹת מִשְּׁלוֹשׁ עֶשְׂרֵה שָׁנָה, הֲרֵי בְּצַלְאֵל בְּשָׁעָה שֶׁעָשָׂה הַמִּשְׁכָּן בֶּן שְׁמוֹנֶה עֶשְׂרֵה שָׁנָה; הֲרֵי אַרְבָּעִים שָׁנָה חָסֵר אַחַת. נִמְצָא שֶׁכָּל אֶחָד מֵהֶם הָיָה פָּחוֹת מִן שְׁמֹנֶה כְּשֶׁהוֹלִידוּ; וְכֵן מְפֹרָשׁ בְּפֶרֶק בֶּן סוֹרֵר וּמוֹרֶה (סנהדרין סט:); וּמִדְרָשׁ: בֶּן שֵׁשׁ וָשֵׁשׁ הוֹלִידוּ:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**And Hur begot Uri, and Uri begot Bezalel** Figure that each of them was less than eight years old when they begot, for Caleb was forty years old during the episode of the spies, as it is written (Jos. 14: 7): “I was forty years old when [Moses, the servant of the Lord] sent, etc.,” and at that time they all were already born, for the Tabernacle that Bezalel made had been erected. Caleb was eight years old when he begot Azuba Ishah, nine years old when he begot Jerioth, and after the death of Azubah, his wife, he took Ephrath, and she bore him Hur in the following year, making him ten years old, and Hur was eight years old when he begot Uri, and Uri was eight years old when he begot Bezalel, thus making 26 years, and it is written (Exod. 36:1): “and every wise hearted man,” and a man is not less than thirteen years old. So Bezalel was thirteen years old when he made the Tabernacle. Thus, we have forty years less one. We find that each one of them was less than eight years old when they begot children, and so it is explained in Chapter “*Ben sorer umoreh*“ (*Sanh.* 69a). According to the Midrash, they begot at the age of six.


###### Rashi on I Chronicles 2:21:1
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**וְאַחַר בָּא חֶצְרוֹן אֶל בַּת מָכִיר.** כָּל זֶה מִשּׁוּם כְּבוֹדוֹ שֶׁל דָּוִד, שֶׁהֲרֵי חֶצְרוֹן בָּא אֶל בַּת מָכִיר, לְקָחָהּ לְפִילֶגֶשׁ, שֶׁלֹּא לְשׁוּם אִישׁוּת, דּוּגְמָא ״כַּאֲשֶׁר בָּא אֶל בַּת שֶׁבַע״ (תהלים נא:ב), **וְהוּא** הָיָה **בֶּן שִׁשִּׁים**; הֲרֵי שְׁנֵי דְבָרִים לְבַת מָכִיר לִגְרִיעוּתָא: אַחַת – שֶׁלֹּא לְקָחָהּ לְשׁוּם אִישׁוּת, וְאַחַת – שֶׁחֶצְרוֹן הָיָה זָקֵן; מִפְּנֵי כְּבוֹד מִשְׁפְּחוֹת יְהוּדָה נְתָנוּהָ לוֹ, וּכְשֶׁהוֹלִיד יָאִיר, נָתְנוּ לוֹ בְּנֵי מָכִיר עֶשְׂרִים וְשָׁלֹשׁ עָרִים לִיקַח אִשָּׁה אַחַת מִבְּנוֹתָיו:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**And afterwards Hezron came to the daughter of Machir** This was because of David’s honor, because Hezron came to the daughter of Machir, taking her as a concubine, not for matrimony, similar to (Ps. 51:2): “... when he came to Bathsheba,” and he was sixty years old, thus making two uncomplimentary qualities for Machir’s daughter: one, that he did not take her for the purpose of matrimony, and one, that he was old, but because of the esteem of the families of Judah, they gave her to him, and when Jair begot [children], Machir’s sons gave him twenty-three cities to take one of his daughters as a wife.


###### Rashi on I Chronicles 2:23:1
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**וַיִּקַּח גְּשׁוּר וַאֲרָם.** גְּשׁוּר הוּא ״גְּשׁוּרִי וְהַמַּעֲכָתִי״ (דברים ג:יד). לְפִי שֶׁהָיוּ קְרוֹבִים לָאֲרַמִּים שֶׁהָיוּ יוֹשְׁבִים בְּמִזְרָחָהּ שֶׁל אֶרֶץ יִשְׂרָאֵל, וַאֲרָם הָיוּ יוֹשְׁבִים בַּמִּזְרָח, דִּכְתִיב ״אֲרָם מִקֶּדֶם וּפְלִשְׁתִּים מֵאָחוֹר״ (ישעיה ט:יא). וּבִימֵי הַשּׁוֹפְטִים כְּשֶׁחָטְאוּ יִשְׂרָאֵל מְסָרָם בְּיַד אוֹיֵב, בְּיַד אֲרָם (שופטים ג:ח), וְאָז הָלְכוּ וְלָקְחוּם מֵהֶם. וּכְשֶׁבָּא דָּוִד הֶחֱזִירָן, וּלְפִי שֶׁהֶחֱזִירָן כְּתָבָן כָּאן:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**And Geshur and Aram took** Geshur represents the Geshurites and the Maacathites because they were near the Arameans, who dwelt in the east of the land of Israel, and Aram dwelt in the east, as it is written (Isa. 9:11): “Aram from the east and the Philistines from the west.” During the period of the Judges (Jud. 3:8), when Israel sinned, He (God) delivered them into the hands of the enemy, into the hands of Aram, and then (these) went and took them from them, and when David came, he restored them, and because he restored them, Scripture mentioned them here.


###### Rashi on I Chronicles 2:24:1
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**בְּכָלֵב אֶפְרָתָה.** עַל שֵׁם (כָָָָּלֵב) אִשְׁתּוֹ קָרְאוּ אֶת הָעִיר (כָָּלֵב) אֶפְרָתָה:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**In Caleb Ephrathah** He called the city Caleb Ephrathah after his wife.


###### Rashi on I Chronicles 2:24:2
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**וַתֵּלֶד לוֹ אֶת אַשְׁחוּר אֲבִי תְקוֹעַ.** לְאַחַר מִיתַת חֶצְרוֹן:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**and she bore him Ashhur** after Hezron’s death.


###### Rashi on I Chronicles 2:24:3
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**אֲבִי תְקוֹעַ.** שַׂר שֶׁל עִיר תְּקוֹעַ, שֶׁהוּא שֶׁל שֵׁבֶט יְהוּדָה:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**the father of Tekoa** the ruler of the city Tekoa, which belonged to the tribe of Judah.


###### Rashi on I Chronicles 2:25:1
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**וַיִּהְיוּ בְנֵי יְרַחְמְאֵל בְּכוֹר חֶצְרוֹן.** לְפִי שֶׁהִפְסִיק בְּמִשְׁפַּחְתּוֹ שֶׁל כָּלֵב, עַל כֵּן הֻצְרַךְ לוֹמַר: בְּכוֹר חֶצְרוֹן, **בְּכוֹר יְרַחְמְאֵל** – בְּכוֹר שֶׁל יְרַחְמְאֵל:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**And the sons of Jerahmeel, the firstborn of Hezron were** Since he interrupted with the family of Caleb, he had to say, “the first born Hezron,” the firstborn of Jerahmeel.


###### Rashi on I Chronicles 2:26:1
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**וַתְּהִי אִשָּׁה אַחֶרֶת לִירַחְמְאֵל וּשְׁמָהּ עֲטָרָה.** לְפִי פְּשׁוּטוֹ: יִשְׂרְאֵלִית הָיְתָה, וּבִיבָמוֹת יְרוּשַׁלְמִי כָּתַב (ירושלמי סנהדרין ב:ג) שֶׁלָּקַח נָכְרִית לְהִתְעַטֵּר בָּהּ יָפֶה, וְשָׂרִית הָיְתָה:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**Now Jerahmeel had another wife whose name was Atarah** According to the simple meaning of the verse, she was an Israelitess, but in *Yebamoth* of the Palestinian Talmud (this is not found in our editions of *Yebamoth*, but in *Yer. Sanh.* 2:3) it is written that he took a gentile woman with whom to crown himself (עֲטָרָה). She was a beautiful princess.


###### Rashi on I Chronicles 2:26:2
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**הִיא אֵם אוֹנָם.** (שָׁמַעְתִּי) אֵם כְּמוֹ ״שַׁקַּמְתִּי אֵם בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל״ (שופטים ה:ז) (וְהִיא הָיְתָה סא״א). אוֹנָם שָׁפָל וְחַלָּשׁ הָיָה, לְשׁוֹן אוֹנֵן, וּכְמוֹ ״לֹא אָכַלְתִּי בְאֹנִי מִמֶּנּוּ״ (דברים כו:יד), וּכְמוֹ ״כְּמִתְאֹנְנִים״ (במדבר יא:א); וְיָצָא מִמֶּנּוּ שֵׁשָׁן, שֶׁנָּתַן בִּתּוֹ לְיַרְחָע הַמִּצְרִי עַבְדּוֹ. וּמְסַפֵּר בִּגְנוּתָן, כְּלוֹמַר: לֹא הָיוּ רְאוּיִין לַמַּלְכוּת, וְיָצָא מִמֶּנּוּ יִשְׁמָעֵאל בֶּן נְתַנְיָה בֶּן אֱלִישָׁמָע, שֶׁהָרַג גְּדַלְיָה בֶּן אֲחִיקָם (ירמיהו מא:א):

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**she was the mother of Onam** (I heard) that “mother” is like (Judg. 5:7): “I arose as a mother in Israel.” And she was the mother of Onam, and Onam is an expression meaning that he was humble and weak, an expression of mourning (אוֹנֵן), and like (Deut. 26:14): “I have not eaten of it in my mourning (בְאֹנִי),” and like (Num. 11:1): “... were as if in mourning over themselves (כְּמִתְאוֹנְנִים)” Sheshan, who gave his daughter to his Egyptian slave, Jarha, was descended from him, and [the Chronicler] tells of their disgrace; that is to say, they were not deserving of the kingship, and Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, the son of Elishama, who assassinated Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, was descended from him (Jer. 41:1).


###### Rashi on I Chronicles 2:34:1
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**וְלֹא הָיָה לְשֵׁשָׁן בָּנִים כִּי אִם בָּנוֹת.** וּמַה שֶּׁאָמַר לְמַעְלָה ״וּבְנֵי שֵׁשָׁן אַחְלָי״ (דברי הימים א ב:לא) – חוֹלֶה שָׁפָל הָיָה, וּמֵת בְּלֹא בָנִים:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**And Sheshan had no sons but daughters** And that which he says above (verse 31): “... and the sons of Sheshan were Ahlai,” means that he [Ahlai] was ill and humble and died without children.


###### Rashi on I Chronicles 2:35:1
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**וַיִּתֵּן שֵׁשָׁן אֶת בִּתּוֹ לְיַרְחָע עַבְדּוֹ לְאִשָּׁה.** מִכָּאן אָמְרוּ: בִּתְּךָ בָּגְרָה, שַׁחְרֵר עַבְדְּךָ וְתְנֵהוּ לָהּ (פסחים קיג.). וּמִכָּאן אָמְרוּ חֲכָמִים בִּיבָמוֹת יְרוּשַׁלְמִי (הוריות ג,ה): אַל תַּאֲמֵן בְּגֵר עַד חֲמִשָָּׁה עָָָָשָׂר דּוֹרוֹת, וַחֲמִשָָּׁה עָָָָשָׂר דּוֹרוֹת הֵם מִן עַתָּי הַמִּצְרִי עַד יִשְׁמָעֵאל, וְיֶשׁ אוֹמְרִים שִׁשָָּׁה עָָָָשָׂר דּוֹרוֹת עִם יַרְחָע. וּמִדְרַשׁ רַבּוֹתֵינוּ (רות רבה ח.): אֶפְשָׁר כֵּן שֶׁהָיָה ״מִזֶּרַע הַמְּלוּכָה״ (מלכים ב כה,כה) וַהֲלֹא יִשְׁמָעֵאל מִזֶּרַע יְרַחְמְאֵל הָיָה וְלֹא מִן רָם! אֶלָּא שֶׁהֶעֱבִיר מִזַּרְעוֹ לַמּוֹלֶךְ:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**And Sheshan gave his daughter to Jarha his slave for a wife** From here they derived that if your daughter has matured, free your slave and give him to her (*Pes.* 113a), and from here the Sages derived in the Palestinian Talmud, Tractate *Yebamoth* (source unknown): “Do not trust a proselyte until fifteen generations, and fifteen generations are from Ittai the Egyptian until Ishmael, and some say sixteen generations, including Jarha.” The midrash states the following: “Is it possible that he was of the royal descent (מִזֶּרַע הַמְלוּכָה) [as in Jeremiah 41:1]? Now was not Ishmael of the seed of Jerahmeel and not from Ram? But rather it means that he passed his seed to the molech.”


###### Rashi on I Chronicles 2:42:1
[Rashi on I Chronicles 2:42:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20I%20Chronicles/r/2:42:1)

**וּבְנֵי כָלֵב אֲחִי יְרַחְמְאֵל.** לְפִי שֶׁיִּחֵס לְמַעְלָה קְצָת מִשְׁפְּחוֹת כָּלֵב וְהִפְסִיק בְּיַחַס יְרַחְמְאֵל, צָרִיךְ לוֹמַר: כָּלֵב אֲחִי יְרַחְמְאֵל, שֶׁלֹּא תֹּאמַר כְּבָר יִחֵס כָּל מִשְׁפְּחוֹת כָּלֵב; לְכָךְ הֻצְרַךְ לוֹמַר כָּלֵב אֲחִי יְרַחְמְאֵל, שֶׁזֶּה לֹא כָּלֵב אַחֵר הָיָה. וְכֵן דֶּרֶךְ כָּל הַיַּחַס: אֵינוֹ מְיַחֵס כְּסֵדֶר, אֶלָּא מְיַחֵס קְצָת מִמִּשְׁפַּחַת פְּלוֹנִי וְתוֹפֵשׂ מִשְׁפָּחָה אַחֶרֶת, וּכְשֶׁיִּחֵס קְצָת מִמִּשְׁפָּחָה זוֹ, מַתְחִיל לְיַחֵס מִשְׁפָּחָה רִאשׁוֹנָה כְּבַתְּחִלָּה, וְשׁוּב הָאַחֶרֶת; וְכֵן מְעֻרְבָּב כָּל סֵפֶר הַיַּחַס הַזֶּה:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**And the sons of Caleb the brother of Jerahmeel** Since he traced the lineage of part of the family of Caleb and interrupted in the lineage of Jerahmeel, it was necessary to say that Caleb was the brother of Jerahmeel, that this was not another Caleb. This is the manner of the entire genealogy: he does not trace lineages in sequence. He traces the lineage of part of such and such a family; he goes on to other families, and when he has completed part of this family, he goes back to tracing the lineage of the first family, and then returns to the other one, and the entire book of genealogy is mixed.


###### Rashi on I Chronicles 2:42:2
[Rashi on I Chronicles 2:42:2](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20I%20Chronicles/r/2:42:2)

**הוּא אֲבִי זִיף.** שַׂר שֶׁל זִיף וְשַׂר כָּל בְּנֵי מָרֵשָׁה וְשַׂר חֶבְרוֹן. וְשֵׁם הָעֲיָירוֹת הָאֵלֶּה כְּתוּבוֹת בְּסֵפֶר יְהוֹשֻׁעַ (יהושע טו), וְכִדְכְתִיב ״זִיף וְטֶלֶם וּבְעָלוֹת״ (יהושע טו:כד), וּכְתִיב ״קְעִילָה וְאַכְזִיב וּמָרֵאשָׁה״ (יהושע טו:מד):

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**he was the father of Ziph** The ruler of Ziph, the ruler of all the inhabitants of Mareshah, and the ruler of Hebron, and the names of these towns are mentioned in the Book of Joshua (15:24, 44, 54), as it is written: “Ziph, and Telem, and Bealoth, etc.” (And it is written there:) “And Keilah, and Achzib, and Mareshah, and Hebron (sic).”


###### Rashi on I Chronicles 2:44:1
[Rashi on I Chronicles 2:44:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20I%20Chronicles/r/2:44:1)

**אֲבִי יָרְקֳעָם.** כָּל אֲבִי שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר כָּאן – שַׂר עַל אוֹתָהּ הָעִיר הַכְּתוּבָה בְּסָמוּךְ:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**the father of Jorkeam** Every “father” stated here means the ruler of that written immediately after.


###### Rashi on I Chronicles 2:47:1
[Rashi on I Chronicles 2:47:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20I%20Chronicles/r/2:47:1)

**וּבְנֵי יָהְדָּי.** אֶחָד מִבָּנִים שֶׁל **עֵיפָה** הָיָה. וּמַה שֶּׁלֹּא הִזְכִּיר מִי הָיָה אָבִיו, לְפִי שֶׁאֵינוֹ צָרִיךְ לְהַזְכִּיר שׁוּם מִבָּנִים שֶׁל עֵיפָה, כִּי אִם זֶה יָהְדָּי:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**And the sons of Jehdai** He was one of the sons of Ephah, and the reason he does not mention who his father was is that he does not have to mention any of the sons of Ephah except this Jehdai.


###### Rashi on I Chronicles 2:49:1
[Rashi on I Chronicles 2:49:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20I%20Chronicles/r/2:49:1)

**וַתֵּלֶד שַׁעַף אֲבִי מַדְמַנָּה אֶת שְׁוָא אֲבִי מַכְבֵּנָה וַאֲבִי גִבְעָא.** שְׁתֵּי עֲיָירוֹת הַלָּלוּ שֶׁלּוֹ הָיוּ:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**And she bore Shaaph, the father of Madmannah, Sheva, the father of Machbenah and the father of Gibea** These two towns were his.


###### Rashi on I Chronicles 2:49:2
[Rashi on I Chronicles 2:49:2](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20I%20Chronicles/r/2:49:2)

**וּבַת כָּלֵב עַכְסָה.** עַתָּה מַתְחִיל לָרֹאשׁ, וּמַקְדִּים בְּעַכְסָה מִשּׁוּם שֶׁהָיְתָה אֵשֶׁת עָתְנִיאֵל, כְּדִכְתִיב שָׁם ״וַיֹּאמֶר כָּלֵב אֲשֶׁר יַכֶּה קִרְיַת סֵפֶר וְגוֹ׳״ (יהושע טו:טז):

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**and Caleb’s daughter was Achsah** Now he starts at the beginning, and begins with Achsah because she was Othniel’s wife, as is written there (Jos. 15:16, Jud. 1:12): “And Caleb said: ‘He that shall smite Kirjath Sepher, etc.’”


###### Rashi on I Chronicles 2:50:1
[Rashi on I Chronicles 2:50:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20I%20Chronicles/r/2:50:1)

**אֵלֶּה הָיוּ בְנֵי כָלֵב בֶּן חוּר בְּכוֹר אֶפְרָתָה.** פִּתְרוֹן: אֵלֶּה הָיוּ בְּנֵי כָלֵב בֶּן חוּר, כְּמוֹ בְּנוֹ חוּר; וְהוּא, חוּר, הָיָה בְּנוֹ הַבְּכוֹר לְאֶפְרָת אִשְׁתּוֹ, וְלֹא בְּכוֹר לְכָלֵב, וְכֵן מְפֹרָשׁ לְמַעְלָה: **וַיִּקַּח לוֹ כָלֵב אֶת אֶפְרָת וַתֵּלֶד לוֹ אֶת חוּר**. עִנְיָן אַחֵר: **אֵלֶּה הָיוּ וְגוֹ׳** – חוּר הָיָה בֵּן לְכָלֵב וְהוֹלִיד בֵּן וַיִּקְרָא שְׁמוֹ כָּלֵב, לְכָךְ פֵּרוּשׁוֹ: וְאֵלֶּה הָיוּ בָּנָיו שֶׁל כָּלֵב בְּנוֹ שֶׁל חוּר: **שׁוֹבָל וְגוֹ׳**:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**These were the sons of Caleb, the son of Hur, the firstborn of Ephrathah** The interpretation is: These were the sons of Caleb. בֶּן חוּר is like בְּנוֹ חוּר, his son was Hur, and that Hur was the firstborn of Ephrath, his wife, not the firstborn of Caleb, and so it is explained above (verse 19): “And Caleb took to himself Ephrath, and she bore him Hur.” Another explanation [is that] “for these were the sons of, etc.” Hur was Caleb’s son, and he begot a son whom he named Caleb, and this is its explanation: And these were the sons of Caleb the son of Hur: Shobal, etc.


###### Rashi on I Chronicles 2:50:2
[Rashi on I Chronicles 2:50:2](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20I%20Chronicles/r/2:50:2)

**בְּכוֹר אֶפְרָתָה.** וְלֹא בְּכוֹר לְ**כָלֵב**; עַל חוּר הוּא אוֹמֵר, כֵּן נִרְאֶה לָנוּ:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**the firstborn of Ephrathah** but not the firstborn of Caleb. This refers to Hur. So it appears to us.


###### Rashi on I Chronicles 2:52:1
[Rashi on I Chronicles 2:52:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20I%20Chronicles/r/2:52:1)

**הָרוֹאֶה חֲצִי הַמְּנֻחוֹת.** מְדִינָה אַחַת הָיְתָה בָּאָרֶץ וּמְנוּחוֹת שְׁמָהּ, דִּכְתִיב ״וַיַּגְלֵם אֶל מָנַחַת״ (דברי הימים א ח:ו); וְהוּא הַמּוֹשֵׁל עַל חֲצִי מְדִינָה, וּלְקַמָּן נֶאֱמַר מִי מָשַׁל עַל חֲצִי מְדִינָה הָאַחֶרֶת. **הָרוֹאֶה** פּוֹרְמַדְרִיפִי״וּ בְּלַעַ״ז:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**who ruled over half the Menuhoth** There was a province in the land named Menuhoth, as it is written (8:6): “... and they exiled them to Manahath,” and he ruled over half the province. Further it is stated, who ruled over the other half of the province. who ruled הָרֹאֶה, pour maire du pays in French, as ruler over the land.


###### Rashi on I Chronicles 2:53:1
[Rashi on I Chronicles 2:53:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20I%20Chronicles/r/2:53:1)

**וּמִשְׁפְּחוֹת קִרְיַת יְעָרִים.** יוֹשְׁבֵי קִרְיַת יְעָרִים:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**And the families of Kirjath Jearim** The inhabitants of Kirjath Jearim.


###### Rashi on I Chronicles 2:53:2
[Rashi on I Chronicles 2:53:2](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20I%20Chronicles/r/2:53:2)

**מֵאֵלֶּה יָצְאוּ הַצָּרְעָתִי וְהָאֶשְׁתָּאֻלִי.** יוֹשְׁבֵי צָרְעָה. וְאַל תִּתְמַהּ שֶׁכָּתַב ״וַתָּחֶל רוּחַ ה׳ לְפַעֲמוֹ... בֵּין צָרְעָה וּבֵין אֶשְׁתָּאֹל״ (שופטים יג:כה), דְּמַשְׁמַע שֶׁהָיוּ שְׁתֵּי עֲיָרוֹת הַלָּלוּ שֶׁל בְּנֵי דָן, כִּי כָּל אֵלֶּה שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר כָּאן שֶׁל בְּנֵי יְהוּדָה הָיוּ, שֶׁאָנוּ יְכוֹלִין לוֹמַר: הָעֲיָרוֹת וְהַגְּבוּל שֶׁהָיָה בֵּין צָרְעָה וְאֶשְׁתָּאוֹל הָיָה שֶׁל דָּן, אֲבָל צָרְעָה וְאֶשְׁתָּאוֹל עַצְמָן שֶׁל בְּנֵי יְהוּדָה הָיוּ:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**from these came the Zorathites and the Eshtaolites** the inhabitants of Zorah and Eshtaol. Do not wonder that it is written (Judg. 13:25): “And the spirit of the Lord began to come upon him at times [in the camp of Dan] between Zorah and Eshtaol,” which means that these two towns belonged to the Danites, [which presents a difficulty] because all these stated here belonged to the Judahites. We can say [to solve this discrepancy that] the towns and the boundary that were between Zorah and Eshtaol belonged to Dan, but Zorah and Eshtaol themselves belonged to the Judahites.


###### Rashi on I Chronicles 2:54:1
[Rashi on I Chronicles 2:54:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20I%20Chronicles/r/2:54:1)

**בְּנֵי שַׂלְמָא בֵּית לֶחֶם.** בְּנֵי שַׂלְמָא הָיוּ מִיּוֹשְׁבֵי בֵּית לֶחֶם הַ**נְּטוֹפָתִי**:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**The sons of Salma: Bethlehem** The sons of Salma were inhabitants of Bethlehem.


###### Rashi on I Chronicles 2:54:2
[Rashi on I Chronicles 2:54:2](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20I%20Chronicles/r/2:54:2)

**עַטְרוֹת בֵּית יוֹאָב.** וְגַם מִיּוֹשְׁבֵי נְטוֹפַת וְעַטְרוֹת בֵּית יוֹאָב, חֲצִי מְדִינַת הַמָּנַחְתִּי, תָּפְשׂוּ לָהֶם בְּנֵי צָרְעָה, וְהָיוּ יוֹשְׁבִים בָּהֶם. שֵׁם מְקוֹמוֹת הֵן: ״מַהְרַי הַנְּטוֹפָתִי״, ״בַּעֲנָה הַנְּטוֹפָתִי״ (שמואל ב כג:כט) – גִּבּוֹרֵי דָוִד; וּמָנַחַת – ״וַיַּגְלוּם אֶל מָנַחַת״ (דברי הימים א ח:ו):

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**and the Netophathites, Atroth Beth Joab** and also of the inhabitants of Netophoth and Atroth Beth Joab, half the province of the Manahtite the people of Zorah seized for themselves and dwelled in them. They are names of places, (II Sam. 28:29f.): “Maharai the Netophathite... Baanah the Netophathite,” David’s mighty men. And Manahath [is also a name of a place, as below (8:6)]: “... and they exiled them to Manahath.”


###### Rashi on I Chronicles 2:55:1
[Rashi on I Chronicles 2:55:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20I%20Chronicles/r/2:55:1)

**וּמִשְׁפְּחוֹת סוֹפְרִים יֹשְׁבֵי יַעְבֵּץ.** סִיעַת יַעְבֵּץ, שֶׁהָיָה מוֹשֵׁל עֲלֵיהֶם, כְּדִכְתִיב לְמַטָּה ״וַיְהִי יַעְבֵּץ נִכְבָּד מֵאֶחָיו״ (דה״א ד:ט):

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**And the families of scholars, those who dwelt with Jabez** Jabez’s company, over whom he ruled, as is written below (4:9): “And Jabez was more esteemed than his brothers.”


###### Rashi on I Chronicles 2:55:2
[Rashi on I Chronicles 2:55:2](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20I%20Chronicles/r/2:55:2)

**תִּרְעָתִים שִׁמְעָתִים שׂוּכָתִים.** כֻּלָּם שְׁמוֹת בֵּית אֲבִיהֶם:

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**Tirathites, Shimathites, Suchathites** All of these are names of their father’s house.


###### Rashi on I Chronicles 2:55:3
[Rashi on I Chronicles 2:55:3](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Rashi%20on%20I%20Chronicles/r/2:55:3)

**הֵמָּה הַקִּינִים.** וְהֵיכָן מְקוֹמָם שֶׁל אֵלּוּ, וַהֲלֹא הֵם יוֹשְׁבֵי קַיִן?! שָׁם מָקוֹם, דִּכְתִיב ״הַקַּיִן וְגִבְעָה וְתִמְנָה עָרִים עֶשֶׂר״ (יהושע טו:נז);

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**they are the Kinites** And where do they live? They are surely the inhabitants of Cain, a name of a place, as is written (Jos. 15:57): “Cain, Gibeah, and Timnah; ten cities...”


###### Rashi on I Chronicles 2:55:4
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**הַבָּאִים מֵחַמַּת אֲבִי בֵית רֵכָב.** שֶׁיָּצְאוּ מֵחַמַּת שֶׁהָיָה שֶׁל בֵּית רֵכָב וְיָשַׁב בְּקֵין. עִנְיָן אַחֵר: **יַעְבֵּץ** שֵׁם שֶׁל עִיר, וְשֶׁל יִשָּׂשכָר הָיְתָה, כְּדִכְתִיב ״וְהָרַבִּית וְקִשְׁיוֹן וְאָבֶץ״ (יהושע יט:כ):

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**who were descended from Hammath, the father of the house of Rechab** who were descended from Hammath, who was of the house of Rechab, and they settled in Cain. Another interpretation: Jabez is the name of a city which belonged to Issachar, as it is written (Jos. 19:20): “And Rabbith and Kishion, and Ebez.”


###### Rashi on I Chronicles 2:55:5
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**הֵמָּה הַקִּינִים.** צוֹרְפִים, ״וַיִּתְּנֵהוּ לַצּוֹרֵף״ (שופטים יז:ד) – תַּרְגּוּמוֹ: ״לְקִינָאָה״ (תרגום יונתן):

**The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg:**
**they are the Kinites** silversmiths. (Jud. 16:4) “... and she gave it to the silversmith.” The Targum renders צוֹרֵף as קִינָאָה.