1 Chronicles 2:18

Study note

Setting — This genealogical entry appears in a chronological record of Judah’s descendants, positioned between the mention of Abigail’s son Amasa and the note of Azubah’s death. It records Caleb’s immediate family during a period of tribal lineage documentation.

The words — The text uses הוֹלִיד (ho.Lid), translated as “he fathered,” to describe Caleb’s paternity, and עֲזוּבָה אִשּׁׁה ('a.zu.Vah 'i.Shah), literally “Azubah a wife,” to identify his first recorded spouse. These terms ground the genealogy in specific familial relationships rather than abstract lineage.

The thread — The same familial structure appears in the surrounding genealogical entries of 1 Chronicles 2:17 and 2:19, which frame Azubah’s role between the birth of Amasa and the later marriage to Ephrath. This placement anchors Caleb’s lineage within a continuous tribal record.

Why it lands — It requires the reader to track how names and marital alliances map onto tribal continuity without embellishment. The verse demands attention to how specific women and sons are listed to preserve historical and genealogical accuracy.

Drafted by a language model from the text, its original words and its cross-references, then checked against them. It can still be wrong: open the verse in the app to report it.