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1 Chronicles 2:50
These were the descendants of Caleb. The sons of Hur the firstborn of Ephrathah: Shobal the father of Kiriath-jearim,
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The Chronicler records a genealogical register for the returned community, continuing Caleb’s family line immediately after noting his daughter Acsah and other relatives.
The words — The text employs ח֖וּר (chur) = Hur and בְּכ֣וֹר (be.Khor) = firstborn to establish Hur as the primary son of Ephrathah and the direct ancestor of Shobal.
The thread — Shobal is named as the father of Kiriath-jearim, which Joshua 15:60 equates with Kiriath-baal and which 1 Samuel 7:1 identifies as the site where the men of Kiriath-jearim placed the ark of the LORD.
Why it lands — The passage requires the reader to verify tribal boundaries and ancestral claims by tracing how specific families secured named cities and their associated religious or territorial functions.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
These were the sons of Caleb the son of Hur, the firstborn of Ephratah; Shobal the father of Kirjath–jearim,
Cross-references
- Joshua 15:9 From the hilltop the border curved to the spring of the Waters of Nephtoah, proceeded to the cities of Mount Ephron, and then bent around toward Baalah (that is, Kiriath-jearim).
- Joshua 15:60 Kiriath-baal (that is, Kiriath-jearim), and Rabbah—two cities, along with their villages.
- 1 Samuel 7:1 Then the men of Kiriath-jearim came for the ark of the LORD and took it into Abinadab’s house on the hill. And they consecrated his son Eleazar to guard the ark of the LORD.
- 1 Chronicles 2:19 When Azubah died, Caleb married Ephrath, who bore to him Hur.
- 1 Chronicles 2:53 and the clans of Kiriath-jearim—the Ithrites, Puthites, Shumathites, and Mishraites. From these descended the Zorathites and Eshtaolites.
- 1 Chronicles 4:4 Penuel was the father of Gedor, and Ezer was the father of Hushah. These were the descendants of Hur, the firstborn of Ephrathah and the father of Bethlehem.
- 1 Chronicles 13:5 So David assembled all Israel, from the River Shihor in Egypt to Lebo-hamath, to bring the ark of God from Kiriath-jearim.