1 Chronicles 2:50

50 These were the descendants of Caleb. The sons^[a] of Hur the firstborn of ¹Ephrathah: Shobal the father of Kiriath-jearim,

1 Chronicles 2:50 Meaning and Commentary

1 Chronicles 2:50

These were the sons of Caleb the son of Hur, the firstborn of
Ephratah
This is another Caleb, the grandson of Caleb the son of Hezron, called after his name; he was the son of Hur, the firstborn of his wife Ephratah, ( 1 Chronicles 2:19 ) .

Shobal the father of Kirjathjearim:
of the inhabitants of that place; they sprung from him; or, as the Targum, he was prince of Kirjathjearim, a city in the tribe of Judah, ( Joshua 15:60 ) .

1 Chronicles 2:50 In-Context

48 Maacah, Caleb’s concubine, bore Sheber and Tirhanah.

49 She also bore Shaaph the father of Madmannah, Sheva the father of Machbenah and the father of Gibea; and the daughter of Caleb was Achsah.

50 These were the descendants of Caleb. The sons of Hur the firstborn of Ephrathah: Shobal the father of Kiriath-jearim,

51 Salma, the father of Bethlehem, and Hareph the father of Beth-gader.

52 Shobal the father of Kiriath-jearim had other sons: Haroeh, half of the Menuhoth.

Cross References

• 1. 2:50 ch. 4:4; [ver. 19]

Footnotes

• [a] 2:50 Septuagint, Vulgate; Hebrew 'son'