1 Chronicles 2:21

1 Chronicles 2:21 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And afterward Hezron went in to the daughter of Machir the father of Gilead, whom he married when he was threescore years old; and she bare him Segub.
• New International Version (NIV)Later, Hezron, when he was sixty years old, married the daughter of Makir the father of Gilead. He made love to her, and she bore him Segub.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Afterward Hezron went in to the daughter of Machir the father of Gilead, whom he married when he was sixty years old, and she bore him Segub.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Now afterward Hezron went in to the daughter of Machir the father of Gilead, whom he married when he was sixty years old; and she bore him Segub.

Context of 1 Chronicles 2:21

19When Azubah died, Caleb married Ephrath, and she bore Hur to him. 20Hur fathered Uri, and Uri fathered Bezalel. After this, Hezron slept with the daughter of Machir the father of Gilead. Hezron had married her when he was sixty years old, and she bore Segub to him. 22Segub fathered Jair, who possessed twenty-three towns in the land of Gilead. 23But Geshur and Aram captured Jair’s Villages along with Kenath and its surrounding villages — sixty towns. All these were the descendants of Machir father of Gilead.

1 Chronicles 2:21 word by word

וְאַחַ֗ר בָּ֤א חֶצְרוֹן֙ אֶל־בַּת־מָכִיר֙ אֲבִ֣י גִלְעָ֔ד וְה֣וּא לְקָחָ֔הּ וְה֖וּא בֶּן־שִׁשִּׁ֣ים שָׁנָ֑ה וַתֵּ֥לֶד ל֖וֹ אֶת־שְׂגֽוּב׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And afterwardאַחַר'achar · afterH310
• Hezronחֶצְרוֹןchetsrôn · HezronH2696
• went inבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• to the daughterבַּתbath · daughterH1323
• of Machirמָכִירmâkîyr · MachirH4353
• the fatherאָב'âb · fatherH1
• of Gileadגִּלְעָדgil‛âd · GileadH1568
• whom he marriedלָקַחlâqach · to take: marryH3947
• threescoreשִׁשִּׁיםshishshîym · sixtyH8346
• yearsשָׁנָהshâneh shânâh · yearH8141
• oldבֵּןbên · son: agedH1121
• and she bareיָלַדyâlad · to begetH3205
• him Segubשְׂגוּבώegûb · SegubH7687

Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 2:21

• Genesis 50:23He saw Ephraim’s sons to the third generation; the sons of Manasseh’s son Machir were recognized by Joseph.
• Numbers 26:29Manasseh’s descendants: the Machirite clan from Machir. Machir fathered Gilead; the Gileadite clan from Gilead.
• Numbers 27:1The daughters of Zelophehad approached; Zelophehad was the son of Hepher, son of Gilead, son of Machir, son of Manasseh from the clans of Manasseh, the son of Joseph. These were the names of his daughters: Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.
• Numbers 32:39The descendants of Machir son of Manasseh went to Gilead, captured it, and drove out the Amorites who were there.
• Deuteronomy 3:15I gave Gilead to Machir,

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 2:21

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 21-23Some families from Gilead, who are listed as part of the tribe of Manasseh (see Numbers 32:39–42), also had ties to the tribe of Judah.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2121. Hezron ... daughter of Machir the father of Gilead--that is, chief of that town, which with the lands adjacent was no doubt the property of Machir, who was so desirous of a male heir. He was grandson of Joseph. The wife of Machir was of the tribe of Manasseh (Nu 26:29).Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Chronicles 2:21

• Gilead
• Hezron
• Segub

In the dictionaries

• Gilead
• Gilead, Gileadite
• Judah upon Jordan
• Segub
• Aaron
• Caleb
• Chronicles, Books of
• Chronology of the Old Testament
• Genealogy
• Hezron (1)

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