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Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary
CALCOL.A, Judahite, adescendant of Zerah (1Ch_2:6), otherwise described in 1Ki_4:31 (where AV [Note: Authorized Version.] has Chalcol) as a son of Mahol, famous for wisdom, but surpassed by Solomon.
Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible
Edited by James Hastings, D.D. Published in 1909
A man of Judah, descended from Zerah (1Ch_2:6). Probably identical with Chalcol or Calcol, the same in the Hebrew, one of the four wise men whom Solomon exceeded (1Ki_4:31). He and Darda or Dara are called "the sons of Mahol," i.e. of the choir; they were the famous musicians, two of whom are named in the titles of Psalm 88 and Psalm 89. However, if Mahol is a proper name, he is their immediate father, Zerah their ancestor, of the great family of Pharez of Judah.
Fausset's Bible Dictionary
By Andrew Robert Fausset, co-Author of Jamieson, Fausset and Brown's 1888.
Cal'col. (sustenance). A man of Judah, son or descendant of Zerah. 1Ch_2:6. Probably identical with Chalcol.
Smith's Bible Dictionary
By Dr. William Smith.Published in 1863
Calcol
(1Ch_2:6). SEE CHALCOL.
CYCLOPEDIA OF BIBLICAL, THEOLOGICAL AND ECCLESIASTICAL
press 1895.