1 Chronicles 2:42

1 Chronicles 2:42 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Now the sons of Caleb the brother of Jerahmeel were, Mesha his firstborn, which was the father of Ziph; and the sons of Mareshah the father of Hebron.
• New International Version (NIV)The sons of Caleb the brother of Jerahmeel: Mesha his firstborn, who was the father of Ziph, and his son Mareshah, who was the father of Hebron.
• New King James Version (NKJV)The descendants of Caleb the brother of Jerahmeel were Mesha, his firstborn, who was the father of Ziph, and the sons of Mareshah the father of Hebron.
• New Living Translation (NLT)The descendants of Caleb, the brother of Jerahmeel, included Mesha (the firstborn), who became the father of Ziph. Caleb’s descendants also included the sons of Mareshah, the father of Hebron.

Context of 1 Chronicles 2:42

40Eleasah fathered Sismai, and Sismai fathered Shallum. 41Shallum fathered Jekamiah, and Jekamiah fathered Elishama. The sons of Caleb the brother of Jerahmeel: Mareshah his firstborn, who fathered Ziph. The son of Mareshah: Hebron. 43The sons of Hebron: Korah, Tappuah, Rekem and Shema. 44Shema fathered Raham, the father of Jorkeam; and Rekem fathered Shammai.

1 Chronicles 2:42 word by word

וּבְנֵ֤י כָלֵב֙ אֲחִ֣י יְרַחְמְאֵ֔ל מֵישָׁ֥ע בְּכֹר֖וֹ ה֣וּא אֲבִי־זִ֑יף וּבְנֵ֥י מָרֵשָׁ֖ה אֲבִ֥י חֶבְרֽוֹן׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Now the sonsבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• of Calebכָּלֵבkâlêb · CalebH3612
• the brotherאָח'âch · brother: male-siblingH251
• of Jerahmeelיְרַחְמְאֵלyerachme'êl · JerahmeelH3396
• Meshaמֵישָׁעmêyshâ‛ · MareshahH4337
• his firstbornבְּכוֹרbekôr · firstbornH1060
• the fatherאָב'âb · fatherH1
• of Ziphזִיףzîyph · ZiphH2128
• of Mareshahמָרֵשָׁהmar'êshâh marêshâh · MareshahH4762
• of Hebronחֶבְרוֹןchebrôn · HebronH2275

Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 2:42

• 1 Chronicles 2:9The sons of Hezron that were born to him: Jerahmeel, Ram, and Chelubai.
• 1 Chronicles 2:18Caleb the son of Hezron fathered children by his wife Azubah, and by Jerioth; and these were her sons: Jesher, Shobab, and Ardon.
• Genesis 49:3"Reuben, you are my firstborn, my might, and the firstfruits of my strength, preeminent in dignity and preeminent in power.
• Exodus 4:22Then you shall say to Pharaoh, 'Thus says the Lord, Israel is my firstborn son,
• Romans 8:29For those whom he foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, in order that he might be the firstborn among many brothers.
• Hebrews 12:23and to the assembly of the firstborn who are enrolled in heaven, and to God, the judge of all, and to the spirits of the righteous made perfect,
• Joshua 15:24Ziph, Telem, Bealoth,
• 1 Samuel 23:19Then the Ziphites went up to Saul at Gibeah, saying, "Is not David hiding among us in the strongholds at Horesh, on the hill of Hachilah, which is south of Jeshimon?
• 1 Samuel 26:1Then the Ziphites came to Saul at Gibeah, saying, "Is not David hiding himself on the hill of Hachilah, which is on the east of Jeshimon?"
• 1 Chronicles 2:23But Geshur and Aram took from them Havvoth-jair, Kenath, and its villages, sixty towns. All these were descendants of Machir, the father of Gilead.
• 1 Chronicles 8:29Jeiel the father of Gibeon lived in Gibeon, and the name of his wife was Maacah.
• Ezra 2:21The sons of Bethlehem, 123.
• Nehemiah 7:25The sons of Gibeon, 95.

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 2:42

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 42Now the sons of Caleb - This was not Caleb the son of Jephunneh, but Caleb the son of Hezron, 1 Chronicles 2:18, 1 Chronicles 2:50. But some think that Caleb the son of Hezron was the grandson of Caleb, son of Jephunneh; but this is probably fanciful. The father of Ziph - "The prince of the Ziphites." - T.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 42A third line of descent from Caleb, the son of Hezron, the issue probably of a different mother, perhaps Jerioth 1 Chronicles 2:18. The supposed omissions in this verse have been supplied as follows: (1) “Mesha, the father of Ziph; and the sons of Ziph, Mareshah, the father of Hebron;” or (2) “Mareshah, the father of Ziph; and the sons of Mareshah, the father of Ziph, Hebron.” Ziph, like Jorkoam 1 Chronicles 2:44 and Beth-zur 1 Chronicles 2:45, is the…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 9-55The descendants of Hezron are listed up to the time of David in several sections: The direct line from Hezron to David (1 Chronicles 2:9–17; compare Ruth 4:18–22) The other descendants of Hezron (1 Chronicles 2:18–41) The descendants of Hezron’s son Caleb (1 Chronicles 2:42–55)Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 4242. the sons of Caleb--(compare 1Ch 2:18, 25). The sons here noticed were the fruit of his union with a third wife.Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Chronicles 2:42

• Chelubi
• Mareshah
• Mesha
• Ziph

In the dictionaries

• Caleb
• Hebron
• Hebron, Kiriath Arba
• Mesha
• Aaron
• Chelubai
• Chronicles, Books of
• Chronology of the Old Testament
• Genealogy
• Hebron (2)

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