Charles Ellicott Commentary 1 Chronicles 4:17

"And the sons of Ezrah: Jether, and Mered, and Epher, and Jalon; and she bare Miriam, and Shammai, and Ishbah the father of Eshtemoa." — 1 Chronicles 4:17 (ASV)

And the sons of Ezra. —Hebrew, son, but some manuscripts have sons (see Note on 1 Chronicles 3:19; 1 Chronicles 3:21). Ezra means help = Ezer, 1 Chronicles 4:4.

Jether occurred 1 Chronicles 2:32, as a Jerahmeelite.

Epher recurs 1 Chronicles 5:24, as a Manassite name.

Jalon and Mered occur nowhere else.

And she bore. —Literally, conceived. Who bore the three sons, whose names follow, is not clear from the preceding statement, which includes none but male appellations. The Septuagint reads, “And Jether bore Maron (Miriam),” etc., and the Syriac and Arabic omit 1 Chronicles 4:17–18. This confirms our suspicion that the text is faulty.