And the sons of Carmi; Achar, the troubler of Israel, who transgressed in the thing accursed.
The twelve sons of Jacob descended through all Scripture, yet several of them were much blemished in character. But the covenant was entailed on their seed by free grace alone, not works, else any man might boast. The tribe of Judah, most praised and increased, produced both the vile and the virtuous in one line; Christ Himself, the top branch of that tree, grew from roots that held Achan the troubler and Tamar the woman wronged.
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Commenting on 1 Chronicles 2:1-17
Ram and Amminadab appear here just as they do in Matthew and Ruth, though the Chronicler names Nahshon as prince of Judah, a detail written, I judge, to honor David his descendant, and calls Salmon what others call Salma.
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the sons of Carmi--He was the son of Zimri, or Zabdi, as he is called (Jos 7:1). Achar--or Achan (Jos 7:1). This variety in the form of the name is with great propriety used here, since Achar means "troubler."