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1 Chronicles 2:18-41
18Caleb son of Hezron had children by his wife Azubah and by Jerioth. These were the sons of Azubah: Jesher, Shobab, and Ardon.
19When Azubah died, Caleb married Ephrath,1 who bore to him Hur.
20Hur was the father of Uri, and Uri was the father of Bezalel.
21Later, Hezron slept with the daughter of Machir the father of Gilead. He had married her when he was sixty years old, and she bore to him Segub.
22Segub was the father of Jair, who had twenty-three cities in the land of Gilead.
23But Geshur and Aram captured Havvoth-jair,2 along with Kenath and its sixty surrounding villages. All these were descendants of Machir the father of Gilead.
24After Hezron died in Caleb-ephrathah, his wife Abijah bore3 to him Ashhur the father4 of Tekoa.
25The sons of Jerahmeel the firstborn of Hezron:
26Ram his firstborn, Bunah, Oren, Ozem, and Ahijah. Jerahmeel had another wife named Atarah, who was the mother of Onam.
27The sons of Ram the firstborn of Jerahmeel: Maaz, Jamin, and Eker.
28The sons of Onam: Shammai and Jada. The sons of Shammai:
29Nadab and Abishur. Abishur’s wife was named Abihail, and she bore to him Ahban and Molid.
30The sons of Nadab: Seled and Appaim. Seled died without children.
31The son5 of Appaim: Ishi. The son of Ishi: Sheshan. The son of Sheshan: Ahlai.
32The sons of Jada the brother of Shammai: Jether and Jonathan. Jether died without children.
33The sons of Jonathan: Peleth and Zaza. These were the descendants of Jerahmeel.
34Sheshan had no sons, but only daughters. He also had an Egyptian servant named Jarha.
35Sheshan gave his daughter in marriage to his servant Jarha, and she bore to him Attai.
36Attai was the father of Nathan, Nathan was the father of Zabad,
37Zabad was the father of Ephlal, Ephlal was the father of Obed,
38Obed was the father of Jehu, Jehu was the father of Azariah,
39Azariah was the father of Helez, Helez was the father of Elasah,
40Elasah was the father of Sismai, Sismai was the father of Shallum,
41Shallum was the father of Jekamiah, and Jekamiah was the father of Elishama.
Notes
- 1. 1 Chronicles 2:19 Ephrath is a variant of Ephrathah; see verse 50. ↩
- 2. 1 Chronicles 2:23 Or the villages of Jair ↩
- 3. 1 Chronicles 2:24 Or After Hezron died, Caleb had relations with Ephrathah, the wife of Hezron his father, and she bore; see also LXX. ↩
- 4. 1 Chronicles 2:24 Or the founder; also in verses 42, 45, 49, and possibly elsewhere ↩
- 5. 1 Chronicles 2:31 Hebrew sons; three times in this verse ↩
Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 2
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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