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.
• 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.
• New Living Translation (NLT)Soon after Hezron died in the town of Caleb-ephrathah, his wife Abijah gave birth to a son named Ashhur (the father of Tekoa).

Context of 1 Chronicles 2:24

22Segub was the father of Jair, who controlled twenty-three towns in Gilead. 23(But Geshur and Aram captured Havvoth Jair, as well as Kenath with its surrounding settlements—sixty towns.) All these were descendants of Makir the father of Gilead. After Hezron died in Caleb Ephrathah, Abijah the wife of Hezron bore him Ashhur the father of Tekoa. 25The sons of Jerahmeel the firstborn of Hezron: Ram his firstborn, Bunah, Oren, Ozem and Ahijah. 26Jerahmeel had another wife, whose name was Atarah; she 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 2:9The sons born to Hezron were: Jerahmeel, Ram and Caleb.
• 1 Samuel 30:14We raided the Negev of the Kerethites, some territory belonging to Judah and the Negev of Caleb. And we burned Ziklag.”
• 1 Chronicles 4:5Ashhur the father of Tekoa had two wives, Helah and Naarah.
• 2 Samuel 14:2So Joab sent someone to Tekoa and had a wise woman brought from there. He said to her, “Pretend you are in mourning. Dress in mourning clothes, and don’t use any cosmetic lotions. Act like a woman who has spent many days grieving for the dead.
• Amos 1:1The words of Amos, one of the shepherds of Tekoa—the vision he saw concerning Israel two years before the earthquake, when Uzziah was king of Judah and Jeroboam son of Jehoash was king of Israel.

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

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