King James Version

What Does 1 Chronicles 2:19 Mean?

And when Azubah was dead, Caleb took unto him Ephrath, which bare him Hur.

Context

17

And Abigail bare Amasa: and the father of Amasa was Jether the Ishmeelite.

18

And Caleb the son of Hezron begat children of Azubah his wife, and of Jerioth: her sons are these; Jesher, and Shobab, and Ardon.

19

And when Azubah was dead, Caleb took unto him Ephrath, which bare him Hur.

20

And Hur begat Uri, and Uri begat Bezaleel.

21

And afterward Hezron went in to the daughter of Machir the father of Gilead, whom he married when he was threescore years old; and she bare him Segub. married: Heb. took

Commentary

Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers
(19) **Ephrath.**—In 1Chronicles 2:50 Ephratah; so also 4:4. The town of Bethlehem was so called (Micah 5:1).

Charles John Ellicott (1819–1905). Public Domain.

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