Topic
Mahol
2 passages cited, from 4 classic reference works.
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The verses
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- 1 Kings 4:31Easton · Smith · ISBE · Nave Father of Heman, Chalcol, and Darda
For he was wiser than all men; than Ethan the Ezrahite, and Heman, and Chalcol, and Darda, the sons of Mahol: and his fame was in all nations round about.
- 1 Chronicles 2:6Smith
And the sons of Zerah; Zimri, and Ethan, and Heman, and Calcol, and Dara: five of them in all.
In the reference works
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · 1 references
Dance, the father of four sons (1 Kings 4:31) who were inferior in wisdom only to Solomon.
Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884) · 2 references
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · 1 references
ma'-hol (machol, "dance"; compare bene-machol, "sons of dance"): The father of the 4 sages reputed next in wisdom to Solomon (1Ki 4:31). Their names were Ethan, Heman, Chalcol, Darda.
In the topical indexes
Nave's Topical Bible (1896) · 1 references, grouped by sub-topic
- → Father of Heman, Chalcol, and Darda 1Ki 4:31
Texts: Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897); Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884); International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915); Nave's Topical Bible (1896), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.