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 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.

Context of 1 Chronicles 2:42

40And Eleasah begat Sisamai, and Sisamai begat Shallum, 41And Shallum begat Jekamiah, and Jekamiah begat Elishama. 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. 43And the sons of Hebron; Korah, and Tappuah, and Rekem, and Shema. 44And Shema begat Raham, the father of Jorkoam: and Rekem begat Shammai.

1 Chronicles 2:42 word by word

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

• Now the sonsבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• of Calebכָּלֵבkâlêb · CalebH3612
• the brotherאָח'âch · brother: male-siblingH251
• of Jerahmeelיְרַחְמְאֵלyerachme'êl · JerahmeelH3396
• Meshaמֵישָׁעmêyshâ‛ · MareshahH4337
• his firstbornבְּכוֹרbekôr · firstbornH1060
• which was 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 also of Hezron, that were born unto him; Jerahmeel, and Ram, and Chelubai.
• 1 Chronicles 2:18And Caleb the son of Hezron begat children of Azubah his wife, and of Jerioth: her sons are these; Jesher, and Shobab, and Ardon.
• Genesis 49:3Reuben, thou art my firstborn, my might, and the beginning of my strength, the excellency of dignity, and the excellency of power:
• Exodus 4:22And thou shalt say unto Pharaoh, Thus saith Yhwh, Israel is my son, even my firstborn:
• Romans 8:29For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren.
• Hebrews 12:23To the sacred convocation and assembly of the firstborn, which are written in heaven, and to God the Judge of all, and to the spirits of just men made perfect,
• Joshua 15:24Ziph, and Telem, and Bealoth,
• 1 Samuel 23:19Then came up the Ziphites to Saul to Gibeah, saying, Doth not David hide himself with us in strong holds in the wood, in the hill of Hachilah, which is on the south of Jeshimon?
• 1 Samuel 26:1And the Ziphites came unto Saul to Gibeah, saying, Doth not David hide himself in the hill of Hachilah, which is before Jeshimon?
• 1 Chronicles 2:23And he took Geshur, and Aram, with the towns of Jair, from them, with Kenath, and the towns thereof, even threescore cities. All these belonged to the sons of Machir the father of Gilead.
• 1 Chronicles 8:29And at Gibeon dwelt the father of Gibeon; whose wife’s name was Maachah:
• Ezra 2:21The children of Beth–lehem, an hundred twenty and three.
• Nehemiah 7:25The children of Gibeon, ninety and 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
• 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