Dictionary entry

Calcol; Chalkol

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

kal'-kol, kal'-kol (kalkol): Mentioned in1Ki 4:31as one of the wise men with whom Solomon was compared. The better orthography is Calcol which the King James Version gives for the same name in1Ch 2:6. In the former passage, Calcol is the son of Mahol, while in the latter he is called the son of Zerah of the tribe of Judah, and a brother of Heman and Ethan.