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The same name traced across the biblical canon and the Second Temple texts, side by side.
Mahol (Man living at the time of United Monarchy)
Four wise men, Ethan, Heman, Chalcol and Darda, are called his sons in 1 Kings 4:31, and Solomon was wiser than all of them. The same men appear elsewhere as sons of Zerah of Judah, so "sons of Mahol" may be a guild or family name rather than a real father.
Four wise men, Ethan, Heman, Chalcol and Darda, are called his sons in 1 Kings 4:31, and Solomon was wiser than all of them. The same men appear elsewhere as sons of Zerah of Judah, so "sons of Mahol" may be a guild or family name rather than a real father.
Mahol was the father of four men, Ethan, Heman, Chalcol, and Darda, renowned for their wisdom, whom 1 Kings 4:31 says Solomon surpassed. Some read 'sons of Mahol' as a guild or family name rather than a literal father, since these same men appear elsewhere as sons of Zerah of Judah (1 Chronicles 2:6). Either way, the comparison shows how far Solomon's proverbial wisdom was thought to exceed even the most gifted of his contemporaries.
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- 1 Kings 4:31
