Calcol
갈골
Named at 1 Kings 4:31, where WEB reads “Heman, Calcol, and Darda, the sons of Mahol”, and the Korean Revised Version 마홀의 아들 헤만과 갈골과 다르다. 4:30–31 says, “Solomon’s wisdom excelled the wisdom of all the children of the east and all the wisdom of Egypt. For he was wiser than all men—wiser than Ethan the Ezrahite, Heman, Calcol, and Darda, the sons of Mahol; and his fame was in all the nations all around.”
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- 1KI 4:29–34, engwebp
29God gave Solomon abundant wisdom, understanding, and breadth of mind like the sand that is on the seashore.
30Solomon’s wisdom excelled the wisdom of all the children of the east and all the wisdom of Egypt.
31For he was wiser than all men—wiser than Ethan the Ezrahite, Heman, Calcol, and Darda, the sons of Mahol; and his fame was in all the nations all around.
32He spoke three thousand proverbs, and his songs numbered one thousand five.
33He spoke of trees, from the cedar that is in Lebanon even to the hyssop that grows out of the wall; he also spoke of animals, of birds, of creeping things, and of fish.
34People of all nations came to hear the wisdom of Solomon, sent by all kings of the earth who had heard of his wisdom.
AI-assisted, human review pending, 2026-09-26
Machine comparison on 2026-10-07: the wording raised none of the 3 rules against the passages this entry cites. No person has read it.
Unresolved interpretation: The sons of Zerah at 1 Chronicles 2:6, and Ethan, Heman, Calcol and Darda at 1 Kings 4:31
- 1 Chronicles 2:6 says, “The sons of Zerah: Zimri, Ethan, Heman, Calcol, and Dara—five of them in all,” and 2:8, “The son of Ethan: Azariah.”
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- 1CH 2:5–8, engwebp
5The sons of Perez: Hezron and Hamul.
6The sons of Zerah: Zimri, Ethan, Heman, Calcol, and Dara—five of them in all.
7The son of Carmi: Achar, the troubler of Israel, who committed a trespass in the devoted thing.
8The son of Ethan: Azariah.
- 1CH 2:5–8, engwebp
- 1 Kings 4:30–31 says, “Solomon’s wisdom excelled the wisdom of all the children of the east and all the wisdom of Egypt. For he was wiser than all men—wiser than Ethan the Ezrahite, Heman, Calcol, and Darda, the sons of Mahol; and his fame was in all the nations all around.” The Korean Revised Version reads 예스라 사람 에단과 마홀의 아들 헤만과 갈골과 다르다, where 마홀의 아들 (the son of Mahol) stands before Heman’s name.
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- 1KI 4:29–34, engwebp
29God gave Solomon abundant wisdom, understanding, and breadth of mind like the sand that is on the seashore.
30Solomon’s wisdom excelled the wisdom of all the children of the east and all the wisdom of Egypt.
31For he was wiser than all men—wiser than Ethan the Ezrahite, Heman, Calcol, and Darda, the sons of Mahol; and his fame was in all the nations all around.
32He spoke three thousand proverbs, and his songs numbered one thousand five.
33He spoke of trees, from the cedar that is in Lebanon even to the hyssop that grows out of the wall; he also spoke of animals, of birds, of creeping things, and of fish.
34People of all nations came to hear the wisdom of Solomon, sent by all kings of the earth who had heard of his wisdom.
- 1KI 4:29–34, engwebp
1 Chronicles 2:6 names the sons of Zerah, “Zimri, Ethan, Heman, Calcol, and Dara—five of them in all”, and 2:8 names Azariah the son of Ethan. 1 Kings 4:31 says that Solomon was wiser than “Ethan the Ezrahite, Heman, Calcol, and Darda, the sons of Mahol”, where the Korean Revised Version sets 마홀의 아들 (the son of Mahol) before Heman’s name. Both editions write the name of 1 Chronicles 2:6 and that of 1 Kings 4:31 otherwise (the Korean 다라 and 다르다, WEB Dara and Darda). The text does not say whether the names of 1 Chronicles 2:6 are the men of 1 Kings 4:31. This collection records the five names of 1 Chronicles 2:6 in the list 1ch-2-6-8 without linking them to the entries of 1 Kings 4:31, and does not decide whether they are the same men.
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Mahol — Father of — Calcol
Evidence: 1 Kings 4:29–34
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For he was wiser than all men—wiser than Ethan the Ezrahite, Heman, Calcol, and Darda, the sons of Mahol; and his fame was in all the nations all around.
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Current wording: Named at 1 Kings 4:31, where WEB reads “Heman, Calcol, and Darda, the sons of Mahol”, and the Korean Revised Version 마홀의 아들 헤만과 갈골과 다르다. 4:30–31 says, “Solomon’s wisdom excelled the wisdom of all the children of the east and all the wisdom of Egypt. For he was wiser than all men—wiser than Ethan the Ezrahite, Heman, Calcol, and Darda, the sons of Mahol; and his fame was in all the nations all around.”
Cited evidence: 1KI 4:29–34, engwebp
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