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.
• English Standard Version (ESV)The sons of Caleb the brother of Jerahmeel: Mareshah his firstborn, who fathered Ziph. The son of Mareshah: 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 begot Sismai, and Sismai begot Shallum; 41Shallum begot Jekamiah, and Jekamiah begot Elishama. 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. 43The sons of Hebron were Korah, Tappuah, Rekem, and Shema. 44Shema begot Raham the father of Jorkoam, and Rekem begot 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 2:9Also the sons of Hezron who were born to him were Jerahmeel, Ram, and Chelubai.
• 1 Chronicles 2:18Caleb the son of Hezron had children by Azubah, his wife, and by Jerioth. Now these were her sons: Jesher, Shobab, and Ardon.
• Genesis 49:3“Reuben, you are my firstborn, My might and the beginning of my strength, The excellency of dignity and the excellency of power.
• Exodus 4:22Then you shall say to Pharaoh, ‘Thus says the Lord: “Israel is My son, My firstborn.
• Romans 8:29For whom He foreknew, He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, that He might be the firstborn among many brethren.
• Hebrews 12:23to the general assembly and church of the firstborn who are registered in heaven, to God the Judge of all, to the spirits of just men made perfect,
• Joshua 15:24Ziph, Telem, Bealoth,
• 1 Samuel 23:19Then the Ziphites came up to Saul at Gibeah, saying, “Is David not hiding with us in strongholds in the woods, in the hill of Hachilah, which is on the south of Jeshimon?
• 1 Samuel 26:1Now the Ziphites came to Saul at Gibeah, saying, “Is David not hiding in the hill of Hachilah, opposite Jeshimon?”
• 1 Chronicles 2:23(Geshur and Syria took from them the towns of Jair, with Kenath and its towns—sixty towns.) All these belonged to the sons of Machir the father of Gilead.
• 1 Chronicles 8:29Now the father of Gibeon, whose wife’s name was Maacah, dwelt at Gibeon.
• Ezra 2:21the people of Bethlehem, one hundred and twenty-three;
• Nehemiah 7:25the sons of Gibeon, ninety-five;

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
• Mesha
• Aaron
• Chelubai
• Chronicles, Books of
• Chronology of the Old Testament
• Genealogy
• Hebron (2)
• Jerahmeel; Jerahmeelites

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