Joseph Benson’s Bible Commentary
1 Chronicles 2:24
The father of Tekoa A known place, of which he is termed the father, because he was either the progenitor of the people who inhabited it, or their prince and ruler, or the builder of the city.
The father of Tekoa A known place, of which he is termed the father, because he was either the progenitor of the people who inhabited it, or their prince and ruler, or the builder of the city.
2. THE SONS OF ISRAEL AND THE DESCENDANTS OF JUDAH (2:1-4:23) CHAPTER 2 From Israel to Caleb _ 1. The sons of Israel (1 Chronicles 2:1)_ 2. The sons of Judah (1 Chronicles 2:3) 3. The offspring of...
PART I (1 Chronicles 1-9). GENEALOGICAL LISTS, TOGETHER WITH GEOGRAPHICAL AND HISTORICAL NOTES. These Chapter s form a general introduction to the whole work. They contain the following genealogies, o...
DEAD IN CALEB-EPHRATAH. Some wrongly affirm that this grandson of Judah must have died in Egypt. True, Hezron _lived_ in Egypt, but did no one ever leave Egypt? Had he not heard of Abraham's sepulchre...
_And after that Hezron was dead in Caleb-ephratah_(R.V. EPHRATHAH)] The text of this passage is probably corrupt, for (1) "Caleb-ephrathah" is a very strange combination to signify the name of a plac...
Other Descendants of Hezron 22. _Jair_ He was one of the Judges (Judges 10:3-4 where thirty cities, not twenty-three, are assigned him). _the land of Gilead_ This name is sometimes restricted to tha...
AND AFTER THAT HEZRON WAS DEAD, &C.— _And after that Hezron was dead, Caleb came into Ephratah; but the wife of Hezron was Abiah, who bare unto him,_ &c. Houbigant....
LESSON TWO 4-6 I. GENEALOGIES FROM ADAM TO DAVID (1 Chronicles 1:1 to 1 Chronicles 9:44) 3. THE DESCENDANTS OF THE TRIBE OF JUDAH (1 Chronicles 2:1-55,...
_AND AFTER THAT HEZRON WAS DEAD IN CALEB-EPHRATAH, THEN ABIAH HEZRON'S WIFE BARE HIM ASHUR THE FATHER OF TEKOA._ Caleb-ephratah - so called from uniting the names of husband and wife (1 Chronicles 2:...
2:24 Caleb-Ephratah, (g-8) Some read 'Caleb came to Ephratah. And Abijah.' Ashhur, (h-14) Or 'afterwards Hezron died in Caleb-Ephratah; (another) wife of Hezron was Abijah, and she bore him Ashhur.'...
GENEALOGIES (CONTINUED) The genealogies in this chapter comprise the descendants of Isaac through Israel (Jacob), and the descendants of Judah....
IN CALEB-EPHRATAH] The LXX suggests that the true reading is 'Caleb went in unto Ephrath, the wife of his father Hezron' (see 1 Chronicles 2:19), 'who bare him Ashur,' etc. The union here implied was...
THE BOOK OF 1 CHRONICLES GOD RULES HISTORY 1 CHRONICLES _Ian Mackervoy_ CHAPTER 2 The *tribes of *Israel –...
(21-24) This short section, concerning other Hezronites than those of the house of Caleb, is a parenthesis relating to a Hezronite element in Manassite Gilead....
AND AFTER THAT HEZRON WAS DEAD ... — Or, “And after the death of Hezron in Caleb-ephratah — and the wife of Hezron was Abiah — and she bare him Ashur...” The text is evidently corrupt. The best sugges...
(9-41) The Hezronites, who were sons of Pharez (1 Chronicles 2:5), and their three lines of descent, Jerahmeel, Ram, and Chelubai....
וְ אַחַ֥ר מֹות ־חֶצְרֹ֖ון בְּ כָלֵ֣ב אֶפְרָ֑ת
NAMES 1 Chronicles 1:1; 1 Chronicles 2:1; 1 Chronicles 3:1; 1 Chronicles 4:1;...
1 Chronicles 1:19 FAMILY TRADITIONS 1 Chronicles 1:10; 1 Chronicles 1:19; 1 Chronicles 2:3;...
Still the same method is manifest. The twelve sons of Israel are mentioned. All of them are subsequently referred to, with the exception of Dan and Zebulun, of whose descendants this chronicler gives...
And after that Hezron was dead in (h) Calebephratah, then Abiah Hezron's wife bare him Ashur the (i) father of Tekoa. (h) Which was a town named for the husband and wife, also called Bethlehem Ephrat...
Hesron. Perhaps it ought to be Azuba, ver. 19. Hebrew, "and after Hesron was dead, in Caleb-ephrata, then Abia, the wife of Hesron, bore him a (posthumous) son, Ashur, the father of those who dwelt at...
If the Reader be desirous to attend to the history of some of the persons here registered, he will find an account of them elsewhere in the Bible. But many of them are only mentioned in this record, a...
At length, in the second chapter, we find Israel, all of whose sons were more or less under the care of God who had loved Jacob. Judah is then introduced to lead us to the royal race of David, the obj...
AND AFTER THAT HEZRON WAS DEAD IN CALEBEPHRATAH,.... Supposed to be the same with Bethlehem; and was so called, both from Caleb the son of Hezron, and Ephrath his wife, 1 Chronicles 2:19, THEN ABIAH,...
And after that Hezron was dead in Calebephratah, then Abiah Hezron's wife bare him Ashur the father of Tekoa. Ver. 24. _The father of Tekoa,_] _i.e., _ The prince of Tekoa. Augustus would not be call...
1 The sonnes of Israel. 3 The posteritie of Iudah by Tamar. 13 The children of Iesse. 18 The posteritie of Caleb the sonne of Hesron. 21 Hesrons posteritie by the daughter of Machir. 25 Ierahmeel...
And after that Hezron was dead in Caleb-ephratah, probably the same as was afterward called Bethlehem-ephratah, THEN ABIAH, HEZRON'S WIFE, BARE HIM ASHUR, THE FATHER OF TEKOA, a posthumous son, chief...
THE GENEALOGY OF CALEB...
CALEB-EPHRATAH; a place then so called by a conjunction of the names of the man and his wife; afterwards supposed to be called _Beth-lehem Ephratah_. Others translate the words thus, _When Caleb took...
1 Chronicles 2:24 After H310 Hezron H2696 died H4194 Ephrathah H3613 Hezrons H2696 wife H802 Abijah H29 bore H3205
CONTENTS: Genealogy, sons of Judah. CHARACTERS: Jacob, Judah, Boaz, Jesse, David. CONCLUSION: The best and most honorable families may have those belonging to them who are black sheep. KEY WORD: Ge...
1 CHRONICLES—NOTE ON 1 CHRONICLES 2:18 CALEB THE SON OF HEZRON is not the later contemporary of Joshua (see 1 Chronicles 4:15). He was an ancesto
CRITICAL NOTES.] The sons of Israel. Names more numerous than Genesis, without regard to order. Greater interest by filling up former accounts. _1 Chronicles 2:3_.—_Posterity of Judah_. 1 Chronicles 2...
EXPOSITION The interest of this chapter owes something to the several unsatisfied questions which it suggests, to difficult and knotty points which nevertheless do not altogether counsel despair, and...
Now these are the sons of Israel (1 Chronicles 2:1); And the twelve sons of Jacob. And then we follow for a little bit the sons of Judah, and then we are now zeroing in. As I tell you, we keep coming...
1 Chronicles 2:18; 1 Chronicles 2:19; 1 Chronicles 2:9; 1 Chronicles 4:5;...
Tekoa — A known place whose father he is called, because he was either the progenitor of the people inhabiting there: or, their prince and ruler: or, the builder of the city....