Charles Ellicott Commentary


Charles Ellicott Commentary
"And Azel had six sons, whose names are these: Azrikam, Bocheru, and Ishmael, and Sheariah, and Obadiah, and Hanan. All these were the sons of Azel." — 1 Chronicles 8:38 (ASV)
Bocheru. —Some manuscripts read “his firstborn,” with which, with different points, the Septuagint and the Syriac agree. This seems right, as the conjunctive particle is lacking between Azrikam and the doubtful word, and Bocheru would be anomalous as a proper name. (See Note on 1 Chronicles 8:40.)
Azel. —A place near Jerusalem was so called (Zechariah 14:5; Micah 1:11).