Bible Strands
1 Chronicles 2:24
After Hezron died in Caleb-ephrathah, his wife Abijah bore to him Ashhur the father of Tekoa.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The Chronicler records a genealogical entry for Judah, placing Hezron’s lineage between accounts of territorial conquests and adjacent clan lists.
The words — בְּכָלֵב אֶפְרָתָה (be./kha.Lev 'ef.Ra.tah) translates literally as “in Caleb-Ephrathah,” denoting the specific locality of Hezron’s death.
The thread — The entry names Ashhur the father of Tekoa, who is later identified with two wives in 1 Chronicles 4:5, while the Caleb and Tekoa geographic markers recur in 1 Samuel 30:14 and 2 Samuel 14:2.
Why it lands — The text demands recognition of tribal land designations and family continuity within Judah’s recorded ancestry, establishing geographical and genealogical anchors for later historical events.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And after that Hezron was dead in Caleb–ephratah, then Abiah Hezron’s wife bare him Ashur the father of Tekoa.
Cross-references
- 1 Chronicles 4:5 Ashhur the father of Tekoa had two wives, Helah and Naarah.
- 1 Samuel 30:14 We raided the Negev of the Cherethites, the territory of Judah, and the Negev of Caleb, and we burned down Ziklag.”
- 2 Samuel 14:2 So Joab sent to Tekoa to bring a wise woman from there. He told her, “Please pretend to be a mourner; put on clothes for mourning and do not anoint yourself with oil. Act like a woman who has mourned for the dead a long time.
- 1 Chronicles 2:9 The sons who were born to Hezron: Jerahmeel, Ram, and Caleb.
- 1 Chronicles 2:18 Caleb son of Hezron had children by his wife Azubah and by Jerioth. These were the sons of Azubah: Jesher, Shobab, and Ardon.
- Amos 1:1 These are the words of Amos, who was among the sheepherders of Tekoa—what he saw concerning Israel two years before the earthquake, in the days when Uzziah was king of Judah and Jeroboam son of Jehoash was king of Israel.