1 Chronicles 2 · Verse 42

1 Chronicles 2:42

Now the sons of Caleb the brother of Jerahmeel were, Mesha his firstborn, which was the father of Ziph; and the sons of Mareshah the father of Hebron.
1 Chronicles 2:42, King James Version

1 Chronicles 2:42 in other translations

BSBThe sons of Caleb the brother of Jerahmeel: Mesha his firstborn, who was the father of Ziph, and Mareshah his second son, who was the father of Hebron.
WEBThe sons of Caleb the brother of Jerahmeel were Mesha his firstborn, who was the father of Ziph, and the sons of Mareshah the father of Hebron.
ASVAnd the sons of Caleb the brother of Jerahmeel were Mesha his first-born, who was the father of Ziph; and the sons of Mareshah the father of Hebron.
YLTAnd sons of Caleb brother of Jerahmeel: Mesha his first-born, he is father of Ziph; and sons of Mareshah: Abi-Hebron.
DARBYAnd the sons of Caleb the brother of Jerahmeel were Mesha his firstborn, who was the father of Ziph; and the sons of Mareshah the father of Hebron.
BBEAnd the sons of Caleb, the brother of Jerahmeel, were Mareshah, his oldest son, who was the father of Ziph and Hebron.
WebsterNow the sons of Caleb the brother of Jerahmeel were, Mesha his first-born, who was the father of Ziph; and the sons of Mareshah the father of Hebron.

What does 1 Chronicles 2:42 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
42. the sons of Caleb--(compare 1Ch 2:18, 25). The sons here noticed were the fruit of his union with a third wife.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 42 Now the sons of Caleb - This was not Caleb the son of Jephunneh, but Caleb the son of Hezron, 1Chr 2:18, 1Chr 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.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

1 Chronicles 2:42 in the original Hebrew

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וּבְנֵ֤יu.ve.Neiand [the] sons ofH1121
כָלֵב֙kha.LevCalebH3612
אֲחִ֣י'a.Chi[the] brother ofH251
יְרַחְמְאֵ֔לye.rach.me.'ElJerahmeelH3396
מֵישָׁ֥עmei.Sha'MeshaH4337
בְּכֹר֖וֹbe.kho.Rofirstborn hisH1060
ה֣וּאhu'heH1931
אֲבִי\־'a.vi-[was] [the] father ofH1
זִ֑יףZifZiphH2128
וּבְנֵ֥יu.ve.Neiand [the] sons ofH1121
מָרֵשָׁ֖הma.re.ShahMareshahH4337
אֲבִ֥י'a.Vi[the] father ofH1
חֶבְרֽוֹן\׃chev.RonHebronH2275

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Cross references for 1 Chronicles 2:42

  • Hebrews 12:23

    To the general assembly and church of the firstborn, which are written in heaven, and to God the Judge of all, and to the spirits of just men made perfect,

  • 1 Chronicles 2:49

    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.

  • Genesis 49:3

    Reuben, thou art my firstborn, my might, and the beginning of my strength, the excellency of dignity, and the excellency of power:

  • Nehemiah 7:25-38

    The children of Gibeon, ninety and five. The men of Beth–lehem and Netophah, an hundred fourscore and eight. The men of Anathoth, an hundred twenty and eight. The men of Beth–azmaveth, forty and two. …

  • 1 Chronicles 2:52

    And Shobal the father of Kirjath–jearim had sons; Haroeh, and half of the Manahethites.

  • 1 Chronicles 2:23-24

    And he took Geshur, and Aram, with the towns of Jair, from them, with Kenath, and the towns thereof, even threescore cities. All these belonged to the sons of Machir the father of Gilead. And after that Hezron was dead in Caleb–ephratah, then Abiah Hezron’s wife bare him Ashur the father of Tekoa.

  • Exodus 4:22-23

    And thou shalt say unto Pharaoh, Thus saith the Lord, Israel is my son, even my firstborn: And I say unto thee, Let my son go, that he may serve me: and if thou refuse to let him go, behold, I will slay thy son, even thy firstborn.

  • Joshua 15:24

    Ziph, and Telem, and Bealoth,

  • 1 Samuel 23:19

    Then came up the Ziphites to Saul to Gibeah, saying, Doth not David hide himself with us in strong holds in the wood, in the hill of Hachilah, which is on the south of Jeshimon?

  • 1 Samuel 26:1

    And the Ziphites came unto Saul to Gibeah, saying, Doth not David hide himself in the hill of Hachilah, which is before Jeshimon?

  • Ezra 2:21-35

    The children of Beth–lehem, an hundred twenty and three. The men of Netophah, fifty and six. The men of Anathoth, an hundred twenty and eight. The children of Azmaveth, forty and two. …

  • 1 Chronicles 2:45

    And the son of Shammai was Maon: and Maon was the father of Beth–zur.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Caleb.This was not Caleb the son of Jephunneh, but Caleb the son of Hezron, and therefore called the brother of Jerahmeel: See the parallel texts:
9
Chelubai.
18,19,24
his first-born.
Ge 49:3; Ex 4:22,23; Ro 8:29; Heb 12:23
the father. i.e, the founder.Or, as the Targum renders, "the prince of the Ziphites;" for it was usual to call both the founder and the prince of a city its father.
Ziph.
Jos 15:24; 1Sa 23:19; 26:1
the father of Hebron.
23,24,45,49,52; 8:29; Ezr 2:21-35; Ne 7:25-38

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • 1 Chronicles 2:41

    And Shallum begat Jekamiah, and Jekamiah begat Elishama.

  • 1 Chronicles 2:42

    Now the sons of Caleb the brother of Jerahmeel were, Mesha his firstborn, which was the father of Ziph; and the sons of Mareshah the father of Hebron.

  • 1 Chronicles 2:43

    And the sons of Hebron; Korah, and Tappuah, and Rekem, and Shema.

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1 Chronicles 2:42 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Los hijos de Caleb hermano de Jerameel fueron Mesa su primogénito, que fué el padre de Ziph; y los hijos de Maresa padre de Hebrón.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et les fils de Caleb, frère de Jerakhmeël: Mésha, son premier-né (lui est le père de Ziph), et les fils de Marésha, père de Hébron.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und die Söhne Kalebs, des Bruders Jerachmeels: Mescha, sein Erstgeborener, und die Söhne Mareschas, des Vaters Hebrons.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Filii autem Caleb fratris Jerameel: Mesa primogenitus ejus; ipse est pater Ziph: et filii Maresa patris Hebron.