After Hezron died in Caleb Ephrathah, Hezron’s wife Abijah bore him Ashhur the father of Tekoa.
Parallel translations
- WEB After Hezron died in Caleb Ephrathah, Abijah Hezron’s wife bore him Ashhur the father of Tekoa.
- KJV And after that Hezron was dead in Calebephratah, then Abiah Hezron’s wife bare him Ashur the father of Tekoa.
- BSB After Hezron died in Caleb-ephrathah, his wife Abijah bore to him Ashhur the father of Tekoa.
- NASB After the death of Hezron in Caleb-ephrathah, Abijah, Hezron’s wife, bore to him Ashhur the father of Tekoa.
- NLT Soon after Hezron died in the town of Caleb-ephrathah, his wife Abijah gave birth to a son named Ashhur (the father of Tekoa).
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Quick answer
After Hezron died at Caleb Ephrathah, his wife Abijah bore him Ashhur, father of Tekoa. It links the family to the town of Tekoa.
Overview
Tekoa later became known as the home of the prophet Amos (Amos 1:1) and of the wise woman in David's reign (2 Samuel 14). The verse ties Hezron's descendants to specific places in Judah, grounding the genealogy in real geography. The Chronicler's attention to founders of towns shows how God established His people throughout the promised land.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 6
- 1 Chr 4:5Ashhur the father of Tekoa had two wives, Helah and Naarah.
- 2 Sam 14:2Joab sent to Tekoa, and brought a wise woman from there, and said to her, “Please act like a mourner, and put on mourning clothing, please, and don’t anoint yourself with oil, but be as a woman who has mourned a long time for the dead.
- 1 Chr 2:9The sons also of Hezron, who were born to him: Jerahmeel, Ram, and Chelubai.
- 1 Chr 2:18–19Caleb the son of Hezron became the father of children of Azubah his wife, and of Jerioth; and these were her sons: Jesher, Shobab, and Ardon.
- 1 Sam 30:14We made a raid on the South of the Cherethites, and on that which belongs to Judah, and on the South of Caleb; and we burned Ziklag with fire.”
- Amos 1:1The words of Amos, who was among the herdsmen of Tekoa, which he saw concerning Israel in the days of Uzziah king of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash king of Israel, two years before the earthquake.
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