Commentary for I Chronicles 4:22
וְיוֹקִ֞ים וְאַנְשֵׁ֣י כֹזֵבָ֗א וְיוֹאָ֧שׁ וְשָׂרָ֛ף אֲשֶׁר־בָּעֲל֥וּ לְמוֹאָ֖ב וְיָשֻׁ֣בִי לָ֑חֶם וְהַדְּבָרִ֖ים עַתִּיקִֽים׃
and Jokim, and the men of Cozeba, and Joash, and Saraph, who had dominion in Moab, and Jashubi-lehem. And the records are ancient.
Rashi on I Chronicles
And Jokim and the people of Kozeba until “and Jashubi Lehem.” All these were the sons of Shelah the son of Judah.
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Rashi on I Chronicles
and Joash and Saraph Our Sages say that these were Mahlon and Chilion.
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Rashi on I Chronicles
and the matters are ancient The meaning is: Do not say that since I began to trace the lineage of the people of our generation that they all came afterwards. All the people mentioned in this verse (were ancient) were early, [i.e.], they lived in earlier days.
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who married in Moab who married Moabite women.
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