1 Chronicles 2:24

1 Chronicles 2:24 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And after that Hezron was dead in Caleb–ephratah, then Abiah Hezron’s wife bare him Ashur the father of Tekoa.
• New International Version (NIV)After Hezron died in Caleb Ephrathah, Abijah the wife of Hezron bore him Ashhur the father of Tekoa.
• English Standard Version (ESV)After the death of Hezron, Caleb went in to Ephrathah, the wife of Hezron his father, and she bore him Ashhur, the father of Tekoa.
• New King James Version (NKJV)After Hezron died in Caleb Ephrathah, Hezron’s wife Abijah bore him Ashhur the father of Tekoa.

Context of 1 Chronicles 2:24

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. After Hezron’s death in Caleb-ephrathah, his wife Abijah bore Ashhur to him. He was the father of Tekoa. 25The sons of Jerahmeel, Hezron’s firstborn: Ram, his firstborn, Bunah, Oren, Ozem, and Ahijah. 26Jerahmeel had another wife named Atarah, who was the mother of Onam.

1 Chronicles 2:24 word by word

וְאַחַ֥ר מוֹת־חֶצְר֖וֹן בְּכָלֵ֣ב אֶפְרָ֑תָה וְאֵ֤שֶׁת חֶצְרוֹן֙ אֲבִיָּ֔ה וַתֵּ֣לֶד ל֔וֹ אֶת־אַשְׁח֖וּר אֲבִ֥י תְקֽוֹעַ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And afterאַחַר'achar · afterH310
• that Hezronחֶצְרוֹןchetsrôn · HezronH2696
• was deadמָ֫וֶתmâveth · deathH4194
• in Caleb–ephratahכָּלֵב אֶפְרָתָהkâlêb 'ephrâthâh · CalebH3613
• then Abiahאֲבִיָּה'ăbîyâh 'ăbîyâhû · `his father`H29
• wifeאִשָּׁה'ishshâh nâshîym · woman: wifeH802
• bareיָלַדyâlad · to begetH3205
• him Ashurאַשְׁחוּר'ashchûr · AshhurH806
• the fatherאָב'âb · fatherH1
• of Tekoaתְּקוֹעַteqôa‛ · TekoaH8620

Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 2:24

• 1 Chronicles 2:9Hezron’s sons, who were born to him: Jerahmeel, Ram, and Chelubai.
• 1 Samuel 30:14We raided the south country of the Cherethites, the territory of Judah, and the south country of Caleb, and we burned Ziklag.”
• 1 Chronicles 4:5Ashhur fathered Tekoa and had two wives, Helah and Naarah.
• 2 Samuel 14:2So Joab sent someone to Tekoa to bring a wise woman from there. He told her, “Pretend to be in mourning: dress in mourning clothes and don’t put on any oil. Act like a woman who has been mourning for the dead for a long time.
• Amos 1:1The words of Amos, who was one of the sheep breeders from Tekoa — what he saw regarding Israel in the days of King Uzziah of Judah and Jeroboam son of Jehoash, king of Israel, two years before the earthquake.

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 2:24

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 24Tekoa was a small village in Judea, located southeast of Bethlehem (see also 1 Chronicles 4:5–8).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2424. Caleb-ephratah--so called from uniting the names of husband and wife (1Ch 2:19), and supposed to be the same as was afterwards called Beth-lehem-ephratah. Ashur, the father of Tekoa--(2Sa 14:2-4). He is called the father, either from his being the first founder, or perhaps the ruler, of the city.Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Chronicles 2:24

• Abiah
• Ashur
• Caleb-Ephratah
• Hezron
• Tekoa

In the dictionaries

• Caleb
• Ashur
• Syria, Ashur
• Abijah
• Aaron
• Ashhur
• Caleb-Ephrathah
• Chronicles, Books of
• Chronology of the Old Testament
• Ephrath; Ephrathah

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