Maacah, Caleb’s concubine, gave birth to Sheber and Tirhanah.
Parallel translations
- WEB Maacah, Caleb’s concubine, bore Sheber and Tirhanah.
- KJV Maachah, Caleb’s concubine, bare Sheber, and Tirhanah.
- BSB Caleb’s concubine Maacah was the mother of Sheber and Tirhanah.
- NKJV Maachah, Caleb’s concubine, bore Sheber and Tirhanah.
- NLT Another of Caleb’s concubines, Maacah, gave birth to Sheber and Tirhanah.
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Quick answer
Caleb's concubine Maacah bore Sheber and Tirhanah. It records further descendants of Caleb through another concubine.
Overview
As with Ephah in verse 46, the Chronicler notes children of a concubine, completing the picture of Caleb's house. Maacah is named, again giving a mother her place in the record. The verse continues the comprehensive accounting of Judah's families that the Chronicler intends.
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- 1 Chr 2:46Ephah, Caleb’s concubine, bore Haran, Moza, and Gazez; and Haran became the father of Gazez.
- Gen 25:5–6Abraham gave all that he had to Isaac,
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