1 Chronicles 2:24 NIV

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 2:24

And after that Hezron was dead in Calebephratah ,.... Supposed to be the same with Bethlehem; and was so called, both from Caleb the son of Hezron, and Ephrath his wife, 1 Chronicles 2:19 , then Abiah, Hezron's wife, bare him Ashur the father of Tekoa ; being left with child by him at his death; the whole verse is paraphrased thus in the Targum,"and after Hezron died in the house of Caleb his son in Ephrath, the wife of Hezron the daughter of Machir was left with child, and she bare to... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Chronicles 2:21-24

The first interruption to the record of Caleb's posterity is now occasioned by a resumed reference to Hezron , who at the age of threescore took to wife (as it seems from 1 Chronicles 2:24 ) Abiah , sister to Gilead, daughter of the eminent man Machir , who was Manasseh's oldest son by an Aramitess concubine ( 1 Chronicles 7:14 ). Two sons of Hezron by Abiah are given (the latter of them a posthumous child), but the elder having a son called Jair tracked, no doubt as one who became... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Chronicles 2:21-35

The Authorized Version is not justified in substituting children for the Hebrew "sons;" the object evidently being to make this statement reconcilable with 1 Chronicles 2:34 , which says that Sheshan had only daughters. The difficulty can be removed, possibly, by supposing that Ahlai died (yet see 1 Chronicles 11:41 ), or that, at the time to which 1 Chronicles 2:34 refers, only daughters were in question. Wall's conjecture, that Ahlai of 1 Chronicles 2:31 is the same with Attai ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Chronicles 2:24

The remaining verse of this section brings another point of difficulty unsolved yet. No place Caleb-ephratah is known, and no sort of accounting for Hezron dying anywhere but in Egypt, whither he went with Jacob ( Genesis 46:12 ), is producible. The Vulgate has Ingressus est Caleb ad Ephratam , but our Hebrew text cannot be made to justify it, if for nothing else, for want of a preposition אֶל before "Ephrata." This reading of the Vulgate has suggested to others that by a slight... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 1 Chronicles 2:24

1 Chronicles 2:24. The father of Tekoa A known place, of which he is termed the father, because he was either the progenitor of the people who inhabited it, or their prince and ruler, or the builder of the city. read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - 1 Chronicles 2:1-55

Descendants of Judah and Simeon (2:1-4:43)Having listed the children of Jacob (Israel) starting with the eldest son Reuben, the writer immediately turns his attention to the tribe of Judah, the tribe that produced the dynasty of David (2:1-17). He traces the line of David first, then goes back to deal with a number of other important people in Judah and lists their descendants (18-55). On completing this, he returns to list the family of David (3:1-9), the descendants of David who reigned after... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 1 Chronicles 2:24

dead in Caleb-ephratah. Some wrongly affirm that this grandson of Judah must have died in Egypt. True, Hezron lived in Egypt, but did no one ever leave Egypt? Had he not heard of Abraham's sepulchre and Jacob's funeral? Had he no faith and no thoughts of God's promises? The difficulty is created gratuitously. His death there gave the name to the place, afterward called Beth-lehem. read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - 1 Chronicles 2:24

1 Chronicles 2:24. And after that Hezron was dead, &c.— And after that Hezron was dead, Caleb came into Ephratah; but the wife of Hezron was Abiah, who bare unto him, &c. Houbigant. read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - 1 Chronicles 2:24

24. Caleb-ephratah—so called from uniting the names of husband and wife ( :-), and supposed to be the same as was afterwards called Beth-lehem-ephratah. Ashur, the father of Tekoa— (2 Samuel 14:2-4). He is called the father, either from his being the first founder, or perhaps the ruler, of the city. read more

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

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Chronicles 2:24

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Chronicles 2:21-24

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Chronicles 2:21-35

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Chronicles 2:24

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 1 Chronicles 2:24

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - 1 Chronicles 2:1-55

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 1 Chronicles 2:24

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - 1 Chronicles 2:24

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - 1 Chronicles 2:24

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