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Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 1 Chronicles 2:18-55

The persons mentioned in the former paragraph are most of them such as we read of, and most of them such as we read much of, in other scriptures; but very few of those to whom this paragraph relates are mentioned any where else. It should seem, the tribe of Judah were more full and exact in their genealogies than any other of the tribes, in which we must acknowledge a special providence, for the clearing of the genealogy of Christ. 1. Here we find Bezaleel, who was head-workman in building the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Chronicles 2:42

Now the sons of Caleb the brother of Jerahmeel ,.... Called Chelubai, 1 Chronicles 2:9 and is the same Caleb spoken of in 1 Chronicles 2:18 and his sons next reckoned were by a third wife, Azubah, Ephrath being dead, 1 Chronicles 2:19 and these sons were Mesha his firstborn, which was the father of Ziph ; who gave name to the city of Ziph; there were two of this name in the tribe of Judah, Joshua 15:24 or this is the title of Mesha, governor of the city of Ziph; so the Targum... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Chronicles 2:43

And the sons of Hebron: Korah, and Tappuah, and Rekem, and Shema. One of these, Tappuah, is the name of a city in the tribe of Judah, Joshua 15:34 and there is also Bethtappuah in the same tribe, 1 Chronicles 2:53 which one, or both, might have their name from this man; and Shema also, 1 Chronicles 2:26 . read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Chronicles 2:44

And Shema begat Raham, the father of Jorkoam ,.... Which Hillerus F19 Onomast. Sacr. p. 329. takes to be the name of a city in the tribe of Judah; and Jarchi's note is, that wherever the word "father" is here used, it is to be understood of the prince of a city that follows: and Rekem begat Shammai ; there is a descendant of Jerahmeel, the brother of Caleb, of this name, 1 Chronicles 2:28 . read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Chronicles 2:45

And the son of Shammai was Maon ,.... Who gave name to a city in the tribe of Judah, Joshua 15:55 see 1 Samuel 23:24 . and Maon was the father of Bethzur ; prince of a very strong fortified city of this name in the same tribe, Joshua 15:58 , unless this was a son of Maon's, from whom the city had its name. read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Chronicles 2:46

And Ephah Caleb's concubine bare Haran, and Moza, and Gazez ,.... An half-wife, or secondary wife; for though this man seems not to have had more wives than one at a time, yet he had concubines with them; we read of another after this, if not a third: and Haran begat Gazez ; whom he so named after his brother. read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Chronicles 2:47

And the sons of Jahdai ,.... Who is not mentioned by this name before; perhaps the same with Moza, who might have two names, though, according to Hillerus F20 Onomast. Sacr. p. 841. , he was the son of Moza; some take it to be the name of another of Caleb's concubines, by whom he had the six following sons: Regem, and Jotham, and Geshan, and Pelet, and Ephah, and Shaaph ; one of these, Pelet perhaps, gave name to Bethpalet in the tribe of Judah, Joshua 15:27 . read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Chronicles 2:48

Maachah, Caleb's concubine ,.... Another concubine of his: bare Sheber, and Tirhanah ; or of whom Caleb begot those two; for the verb is masculine; so Kimchi. read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Chronicles 2:49

She bare also Shaaph the father of Madmannah ,.... Prince of a place so called, in the tribe of Judah, Joshua 15:31 . Sheva the father of Machbenah, and the father of Gibeah ; prince of two cities of those names in the same tribe; of the latter see Joshua 15:57 , and the daughter of Caleb was Achsah ; Caleb, the son of Jephunneh, had a daughter of this name, but neither he nor she are here meant, Joshua 15:16 but by whom Caleb, the son of Hezron, had this daughter, is not said;... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Chronicles 2:42

Now the sons of Caleb - This was not Caleb the son of Jephunneh, but Caleb the son of Hezron, 1 Chronicles 2:18 , 1 Chronicles 2:50 . But some think that Caleb the son of Hezron was the grandson of Caleb, son of Jephunneh; but this is probably fanciful. The father of Ziph - "The prince of the Ziphites." - T. read more

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