1 Chronicles 2:50

50 These were the sons of Caleb the son of Hur, the firstborn of Ephratah; Shobal the father of Kirjathjearim,

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 Maachah, Caleb's concubine, bare Sheber, and Tirhanah.

49 She bare also 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 sons of Caleb the son of Hur, the firstborn of Ephratah; Shobal the father of Kirjathjearim,

51 Salma the father of Bethlehem, Hareph the father of Bethgader.

52 And Shobal the father of Kirjathjearim had sons; Haroeh, and half of the Manahethites.

Footnotes

• [a]. Ephratah: also called, Ephreth