These were the sons of Caleb the son of Hur, the firstborn of Ephratah; Shobal the father of Kirjathjearim,
Parallel translations
- WEB These were the sons of Caleb, the son of Hur, the firstborn of Ephrathah: Shobal the father of Kiriath Jearim,
- BSB These were the descendants of Caleb. The sons of Hur the firstborn of Ephrathah: Shobal the father of Kiriath-jearim,
- NKJV These were the descendants of Caleb: The sons of Hur, the firstborn of Ephrathah, were Shobal the father of Kirjath Jearim,
- NASB These were the sons of Caleb. The sons of Hur, the firstborn of Ephrathah, were Shobal the father of Kiriath-jearim,
- NLT These were all descendants of Caleb. The sons of Hur, the oldest son of Caleb’s wife Ephrathah, were Shobal (the founder of Kiriath-jearim),
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Quick answer
These were Caleb's descendants through Hur, firstborn of Ephrathah, including Shobal the father of Kiriath Jearim. It introduces the line of Hur and key Judean towns.
Overview
Hur, son of Caleb by Ephrath (2:19), heads a line connected to important towns like Kiriath Jearim, where the ark once rested (1 Samuel 7:1-2). The Chronicler links the family to Bethlehem and its surrounding settlements. This concentration on the Bethlehem region quietly prepares for David and, ultimately, for Christ, born in Bethlehem of Judah.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 7
- 1 Chr 13:5–6So David gathered all Israel together, from Shihor of Egypt even unto the entering of Hemath, to bring the ark of God from Kirjathjearim.
- Josh 15:60Kirjathbaal, which is Kirjathjearim, and Rabbah; two cities with their villages:
- 1 Chr 2:53And the families of Kirjathjearim; the Ithrites, and the Puhites, and the Shumathites, and the Mishraites; of them came the Zareathites, and the Eshtaulites.
- 1 Chr 2:19–20And when Azubah was dead, Caleb took unto him Ephrath, which bare him Hur.
- Josh 15:9And the border was drawn from the top of the hill unto the fountain of the water of Nephtoah, and went out to the cities of mount Ephron; and the border was drawn to Baalah, which is Kirjathjearim:
- 1 Chr 4:4And Penuel the father of Gedor, and Ezer the father of Hushah. These are the sons of Hur, the firstborn of Ephratah, the father of Bethlehem.
- 1 Sam 7:1And the men of Kirjathjearim came, and fetched up the ark of the LORD, and brought it into the house of Abinadab in the hill, and sanctified Eleazar his son to keep the ark of the LORD.
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