Charles Ellicott Commentary 1 Chronicles 4:4

"and Penuel the father of Gedor, and Ezer the father of Hushah. These are the sons of Hur, the first-born of Ephrathah, the father of Beth-lehem." — 1 Chronicles 4:4 (ASV)

And Penuel the father of Gedor. —Penuel occurs as a trans-Jordan town in Judges 8:8, and elsewhere. Here a Judean town or clan is meant.

Gedor. —See 1 Chronicles 2:51, and Note; Joshua 15:58. Now the ruin called Jedur.

Ezer the father of Hushah. —Ezer occurs as a name of clans and localities, as well as of persons. (Compare to Judges 7:24, Abi-ezri; 1 Chronicles 8:2, Abi-ezer; and 1 Samuel 4:1, Eben-ezer.) In 1 Chronicles 12:9 and Nehemiah 3:19 it is a man’s name.

Hushah. —The place is unknown, but several celebrated persons are called Hushathites— e.g., Sibbechai, one of David’s heroes, 1 Chronicles 11:29.

These are the sons of Hur. —A subscription to the short list of 1 Chronicles 4:2–4. Both the Shobalite clans of Zorah (1 Chronicles 4:2) and those enumerated in 1 Chronicles 4:3–4 were sons of Hur.

The firstborn of Ephratah. —See 1 Chronicles 2:19; 1 Chronicles 2:50.

The father of Beth-lehem. —At 1 Chronicles 2:51, Salma, son of Hur, is called father of Bethlehem.