John Gill Commentary 1 Chronicles 4:3

"And these were [the sons of] the father of Etam: Jezreel, and Ishma, and Idbash; and the name of their sister was Hazzelelponi;" — 1 Chronicles 4:3 (ASV)

And these were of the father of Etam
Or of the prince of Etam: or, as the Targum, these are princes that dwelt in Etam, a place not far from Zorah, (Judges 15:8) and is mentioned with Bethlehem and Tekoa in the tribe of Judah, (2 Chronicles 11:6) , namely, which follow:

Jezreel, and Ishma, and Idbash ;
these were the sons of the governor of Etam:

and the name of their sister was Hazelelponi ;
who, perhaps, was a person of great note in those days, though now unknown; indeed, a Jewish chronologer ^F23 tells us, that the mother of Samson was Hazalelponith, of the tribe of Judah.

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FOOTNOTES:

• F23: Juchasin, fol. 10. 2.