KJV King James Version
These were the sons of Caleb the son of Hur, the firstborn of Ephratah; Shobal the father of Kirjathjearim,
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1 Chronicles 2:50
These were the sons of Caleb the son of Hur, the firstborn of Ephratah; Shobal the father of Kirjathjearim,
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
These were the descendants of Caleb. The sons of Hur the firstborn of Ephrathah: Shobal the father of Kiriath-jearim,
WEB World English Bible
These were the sons of Caleb, the son of Hur, the firstborn of Ephrathah: Shobal the father of Kiriath Jearim,
ASV American Standard Version
These were the sons of Caleb, the son of Hur, the first-born of Ephrathah: Shobal the father of Kiriath-jearim,
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
These were sons of Caleb son of Hur, first-born of Ephrathah: Shobal father of Kirjath-Jearim,
Surrounding context — 1 Chronicles 2
47 And the sons of Jahdai; Regem, and Jotham, and Geshan, and Pelet, and Ephah, and Shaaph.
48 Maachah, Caleb’s concubine, bare Sheber, and Tirhanah.
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.
50 These were the sons of Caleb the son of Hur, the firstborn of Ephratah; Shobal the father of Kirjathjearim,
51 Salma the father of Bethlehem, Hareph the father of Bethgader.
52 And Shobal the father of Kirjathjearim had sons; Haroeh, [and] half of the Manahethites.
53 And the families of Kirjathjearim; the Ithrites, and the Puhites, and the Shumathites, and the Mishraites; of them came the Zareathites, and the Eshtaulites.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
אֵ֤לֶּהH428 · el.lehtheseהָיוּ֙H1961 · ha.yahto beבְּנֵ֣יH1121 · benson: childכָלֵ֔בH3612 · ka.levCalebבֶּן־H1121 · benson: childח֖וּרH2354 · churHurבְּכ֣וֹרH1060 · be.khorfirstbornאֶפְרָ֑תָהH672 · eph.ra.tahEphrathahשׁוֹבָ֕לH7732 · sho.valShobalאֲבִ֖יH1 · avfatherקִרְיַ֥תH7157 · qir.yat ye.a.rimKiriath-jearimיְעָרִֽים׃H7157 · qir.yat ye.a.rimKiriath-jearim
Cross-references
1 Chronicles 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.1 Samuel 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.1 Chronicles 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 Chronicles 2:19-20And when Azubah was dead, Caleb took unto him Ephrath, which bare him Hur.Joshua 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:Joshua 15:60Kirjathbaal, which [is] Kirjathjearim, and Rabbah; two cities with their villages:1 Chronicles 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.
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