2:1 The sons of Israel;
2:3 The posterity of Judah by Tamar;
2:13 The children of Jesse;
2:18 The posterity of Caleb the son of Hezron;
2:21 Hezron's posterity by the daughter of Machir;
2:25 Jerahmeel's posterity;
2:34 Sheshan's posterity;
2:42 Another branch of Caleb's posterity;
2:50 The posterity of Caleb the son of Hur. Verse 1am 2252, etc. bc 1752, etcIsraelor, Jacob, Genesis 32:28, 49:2 Reuben29:32-35, 30:5-24, 35:18, 35:22-26, 46:8-27, 49:4-28; Exodus 1:2-4; Numbers 1:5-15, 13:4-15, 26:5-65; Revelation 7:5-8ReciprocalGenesis 42:13 - Thy servants; 46:10 - Simeon; 46:11 - Levi; 46:12 - Judah; 46:13 - Issachar; 46:14 - Zebulun; 46:15 - Leah; 49:3 - my firstborn; Exodus 1:1 - General; 1 Chronicles 5:1 - he was; Matthew 1:2 - Jacob begat; Acts 7:8 - and Jacob Verse 2DanGenesis 30:6 Joseph30:24 Benjamin35:18 Naphtali30:8 Gad30:11 Asher30:13, 35:26, 46:17, 49:20; Numbers 1:40, 1:41; Deuteronomy 33:24; Joshua 19:24-31ReciprocalGenesis 35:22 - Now the sons; 46:16 - sons of; 46:19 - Rachel; 46:23 - Dan; 46:24 - Naphtali; Exodus 1:1 - General; 1:4 - Dan; Acts 7:8 - and Jacob Verse 3and1 Chronicles 9:5; Genesis 38:2-10, 46:12; Numbers 26:19ReciprocalGenesis 38:7 - and the; Numbers 26:20 - Pharez; 2 Samuel 19:42 - Because; 1 Chronicles 4:21 - Shelah; 29:24 - all the sons; Matthew 1:3 - Judas Verse 4TamarGenesis 38:13-30; Ruth 4:12; Matthew 1:3, ThamarPharez1 Chronicles 9:4; Numbers 26:21; Ruth 4:18; Nehemiah 11:4, Perez, Matthew 1:3; Luke 3:33, PharesZerah1 Chronicles 9:6; Numbers 26:13, 26:20; Nehemiah 11:24; Matthew 1:3, ZaraReciprocalGenesis 38:29 - his name; Joshua 7:17 - General; 1 Chronicles 2:6 - General Verse 5HezronGenesis 46:12; Numbers 26:21; Ruth 4:18; Matthew 1:3; Luke 3:33, EsromReciprocal1 Chronicles 4:1 - Pharez; 9:4 - Pharez; Acts 7:14 - threescore Verse 6Zimrii.e. snug; my song; my field, [H2174]. 1 Chronicles 2:6, 8:36, 9:42; Numbers 25:14; 1 Kings 16:9, 16:10, 16:12, 16:15, 16:16, 16:18, 16:20; 2 Kings 9:31; Jeremiah 25:25 Zimri1. Captain of Elah king of Israel, whom he slew and succeeded, bc 930 1 Kings 16:9, 16:10
2. Captain of the Simeonites Numbers 25:14
3. Descendant of Judah by Tamar 1 Chronicles 2:4
4. Of the stock of Saul 8:36, 9:42
5. A son of Zerah, the son of Judah, called Zabdi, which is apparently here called [H2174], Zimri, in consequence of a י yood and ו wav; in the former instance being עלוה [H5933], Alvah, and here, עליה [H5933], Aliah, though the Keri also reads עלוה. 2:6, Joshua 7:1, 7:17, 7:18
6. A name applied to a tribe and supposed to refer to people in Eastern Arabia Jeremiah 25:25 Ethani.e. perennial, constant; ancient, [H387] 1 Chronicles 2:6, 2:8, 6:42, 6:44, 15:17, 15:19; 1 Kings 4:31; Psalm 89:1 *title Ethan1. An Israelite known for his wisdom, an Ezrahite, to whom Psalm 89 is attributed in its title 1 Kings 4:31
2. A son of Zerah, the son of Judah 1 Chronicles 2:6, 2:8
3. A descendant of Gershon, the son of Levi 6:42
4. A descendant of Merari, the son of Levi 6:44, 15:19Hemani.e. faithful, [H1968], 2:6, 6:33, 15:17, 15:19, 16:41, 16:42, 25:1, 25:4, 25:5, 25:6; 1 Kings 4:31; 2 Chronicles 5:12, 29:14; 35:15; Psalm 88:1 *title Heman
1. A wise man who flourished before Solomon 1 Chronicles 2:6; 1 Kings 4:31
2. A Levite of the Kohathites, a leader of David's choir 1 Chronicles 15:17, 16:41, 16:42; Psalm 88:1. See also Homam, 1 Chronicles 1:39 Calcoli.e. sustenance; comprehended, [H3633] 1 Kings 4:31 Darai.e. pearl of wisdom, [H1873], Darda, דרדע [H1862], is here called Dara, דרע [H1873], by the elision of a ד, daleth, DardaReciprocal1 Chronicles 9:6 - Zerah; Acts 7:14 - threescore Verse 7Carmi1 Chronicles 4:1 AcharAchan is probably called Achar, from the trouble he occasioned. Joshua 7:1-5, AchanaccursedDeuteronomy 7:26, 13:17; Joshua 6:18, 7:11-15, 7:25, 22:20ReciprocalGenesis 34:30 - Ye have Verse 8Ethan1 Chronicles 2:6 Azariah6:36

Verse 9Jerahmeel1 Chronicles 2:25-33 RamRuth 4:19; Matthew 1:3; Luke 3:3, AramChelubai1 Chronicles 2:18, 2:19, 2:24, 2:42, CalebReciprocal1 Samuel 27:10 - the Jerahmeelites; 30:29 - Jerahmeelites; 1 Chronicles 4:1 - Carmi; 24:29 - Jerahmeel; Luke 3:33 - Aminadab Verse 10AmminadabRuth 4:19, 4:20; Matthew 1:4; Luke 3:33, AminadabNahshonNumbers 1:7, 2:3, 7:12, 7:17, 10:14; Ruth 4:20; Matthew 1:4; Luke 3:32, NassoonReciprocalExodus 6:23 - Amminadab; Ruth 2:1 - Boaz; 1 Samuel 16:1 - Jesse Verse 11SalmaRuth 4:21; Matthew 1:4, 1:5; Luke 3:32, Salmon, BoozReciprocalGenesis 46:11 - Levi; Numbers 1:7 - Nahshon; Ruth 2:5 - General Verse 12Jesse1 Chronicles 10:14; Ruth 4:22; 1 Samuel 16:1; Isaiah 11:1, 11:10; Matthew 1:5; Luke 3:32; Acts 13:22; Romans 15:12ReciprocalRuth 2:5 - General; 4:21 - and Boaz Verse 13his firstborn1 Samuel 16:6-13, 17:13, 17:28 Eliab1 Chronicles 27:18, ElihuShimma20:7, Shimea, 1 Samuel 16:9, ShammahReciprocal16:8 - Abinadab; 16:10 - seven; 17:12 - eight sons; 2 Samuel 2:32 - buried; 17:25 - Nahash; 21:21 - Shimeah; 2 Chronicles 11:18 - Eliab Verse 15DavidIt appears from the parallel places of Samuel, that Jesse had eight sons, of whom David was the eighth and youngest; but one may have died before David came to the throne. 1 Samuel 16:10, 16:11, 17:12-14ReciprocalJudges 1:16 - the Kenite; Ruth 4:22 - David; 1 Samuel 26:6 - Zeruiah; 2 Samuel 2:18 - three; 3:39 - the sons; Matthew 1:6 - Jesse Verse 16the sons of1 Samuel 26:6; 2 Samuel 2:18-23, 3:39, 16:9-11, 19:22ReciprocalGenesis 46:11 - Levi; 2 Samuel 2:13 - Joab; 14:1 - Joab; 17:25 - Ithra; 19:13 - Amasa; 23:18 - Abishai; 1 Chronicles 11:20 - Abishai; 18:12 - Moreover Verse 17Amasa2 Samuel 17:25, 19:13, 20:4-12; 1 Kings 2:5, 2:32 JetherJether, [H3500], is essentially the same with יתרא [H3501], Ithra, the latter only having the addition of an א aleph; and it is probable, that he was an Ishmaelite by birth but an Israelite by religion. 2 Samuel 17:25, Ithra an IsraeliteIshmeelite[H3459] a descendant of IshmaelReciprocal1 Chronicles 12:18 - came upon Amasai Verse 18am 2534, etc. bc 1470, etcCalebCaleb, כלב, [H3612], is the same as Chelubai, כלובי [H3621], the latter simply having a ו, wav inserted, and a י, yood affixed. This person must have lived some time before Israel left Egypt; for Bezaleel, the principal person employed in constructing the tabernacle, was his grandson. 1 Chronicles 2:9, Chelubai, 2:42Reciprocal2:24 - Calebephratah; 2:46 - Caleb's; 4:1 - Carmi Verse 19Ephrath1 Chronicles 2:24, 2:50; 4:4; Micah 5:2, EphratahReciprocalGenesis 35:16 - Ephrath; Exodus 31:2 - Bezaleel; 2 Samuel 24:11 - Gad; 1 Kings 11:26 - an Ephrathite; 1 Chronicles 2:9 - Chelubai; 2:42 - Caleb; 2:46 - Caleb's; 2 Chronicles 1:5 - Bezaleel Verse 20BezaleelExodus 31:2, 36:1, 36:2, 37:1, 38:22; 2 Chronicles 1:5Reciprocal1 Chronicles 2:50 - Ephratah Verse 21MachirGenesis 50:23; Numbers 26:29, 27:1, 32:39, 32:40; Deuteronomy 3:15 marriedHeb. tookReciprocalNumbers 32:41 - Jair; Deuteronomy 3:14 - Jair; Joshua 13:30 - General; 1 Chronicles 7:14 - Machir Verse 22JairNumbers 32:41; Deuteronomy 3:14; Joshua 13:30

Verse 23GeshurJoshua 13:13; 2 Samuel 13:38 KenathKenath was situated in the tribe of Manasseh, east of Jordan. Eusebius says it was called in his time Καναθα, Kanatha; and was a town in the Trachonitis, near Bozra. Josephus places it in Coelo-syria; and Pliny reckons it among the cities of the Decapolis. It was also called Nobah, after Nobah an Israelite, who conquered it - Numbers 32:42
which is placed by Eusebius, eight miles south of Heshbon. see note on Judges 8:11.ReciprocalJoshua 13:11 - General; 17:1 - Machir; 1 Samuel 27:8 - the Geshurites; 1 Chronicles 2:42 - the father of Hebron; 3:2 - Geshur; 9:35 - the father Verse 24Calebephratah1 Chronicles 2:9, 2:18, 2:19; 1 Samuel 30:14 Ashur1 Chronicles 4:5 Tekoa2 Samuel 14:2; Amos 1:1Reciprocal1 Chronicles 2:42 - Caleb; 9:35 - the father Verse 25the sons ofOf the persons mentioned in 1 Chronicles 2:25-33, nothing more is recorded or known.Jerahmeel2:9Reciprocal1 Samuel 27:10 - the Jerahmeelites; 30:29 - Jerahmeelites; 1 Chronicles 2:27 - Ram; 8:6 - Manahath Verse 26Reciprocal1 Chronicles 2:28 - Onam Verse 27Ram1 Chronicles 2:25

Verse 28Onam1 Chronicles 2:26Reciprocal2:30 - Nadab Verse 30Nadab1 Chronicles 2:28Reciprocal2:32 - General Verse 31the children of Sheshan1 Chronicles 2:34, 2:35

Verse 321 Chronicles 2:30

Verse 33PelethNumbers 16:1 Zazai.e. going back; brightness; fulness, [H2117].

Verse 34no sonsNumbers 27:3, 27:4, 27:8 but daughters36:2, 36:10, 36:11 Jarhai.e. increasing moon, [H3398], 1 Chronicles 2:35Reciprocal2:31 - the children of Sheshan Verse 35SheshanWhen the people of the East have no sons, they frequently marry their daughters to their slaves, even when they have much property to bestow upon them. Hassan had been the slave of Kamel, his predecessor; but Kamel, according to the custom of the country, gave him one of his daughters in marriage, and left him at his death one part of his great riches which he had amassed in the course of a long and prosperous life (Maillet, Lett. xi. p. 118).his daughter1 Chronicles 2:31 Attaii.e. opportune, [H6262], 2:36, 12:11; 2 Chronicles 11:20 Attai1. Son of Jarha, father of Nathan 1 Chronicles 2:35, 2:36
2. One who came to David to Ziklan 12:11
3. Son of Rehoboam by Maachah 2 Chronicles 11:20 Reciprocal1 Chronicles 2:34 - Jarha Verse 36Zabad1 Chronicles 11:41Reciprocal2:35 - Attai Verse 37Ephlali.e. intercession, [H654]ObedRuth 4:17

Verse 38Jehu2 Kings 9:2 Azariah1 Chronicles 6:36; 2 Chronicles 23:1

Verse 39Helezi.e. strength, [H2503], 2 Samuel 23:26 Helez1. One of David's valiant men 1 Chronicles 11:27; 2 Samuel 23:26
2. A descendant of Jerahmeel 1 Chronicles 2:39 Eleasahi.e. God has wrought, [H501], 2:39, 2:40, 8:37, 9:43; Ezra 10:22; Jeremiah 29:3 Eleasah1. Descended from Sheshan's daughter 1 Chronicles 2:39
2. One of the stock of Saul 8:37, 9:43
3. Rendered "Elasah, " the bearer of Jeremiah's letter to the captives in Babylon Jeremiah 29:3

Verse 40Sisamaii.e. distinguished one; swallow, [H5581].Shallum2 Kings 15:10Reciprocal1 Chronicles 2:39 - General Verse 41Jekamiahi.e. let Jah arise, [H3359], 1 Chronicles 3:18 ElishamaNumbers 1:10; 2 Kings 25:25

Verse 42CalebThis was not Caleb the son of Jephunneh, but Caleb the son of Hezron, and therefore called the brother of Jerahmeel. See the parallel texts. 1 Chronicles 2:9, Chelubai, 2:18, 2:19, 2:24 his firstbornGenesis 49:3; Exodus 4:22, 4:23; Romans 8:29; Habakkuk 3:1 the fatheri.e. the founder, Or, as the Targum renders, "the prince of the Ziphites;" for it was usual to call both the founder and the prince of a city its father.ZiphJoshua 15:24; 1 Samuel 23:19, 26:1 the father of Hebron1 Chronicles 2:23, 2:24, 2:45, 2:49, 2:52, 8:29; Ezra 2:21-35; Nehemiah 7:25-38Reciprocal1 Chronicles 4:18 - the father of Verse 44Rahami.e. compassionate, [H7357]Jorkoami.e. paleness or spreading of the people, [H3421]. 1 Chronicles 2:44

Verse 45BethzurBeth-zur was situated in the tribe of Judah, twenty miles south from Jerusalem, towards Hebron, according to Eusebius. It was fortified by Rehoboam - 2 Chronicles 11:7 and was a fortress of great consequence, principally in the time of the Maccabees. 1; Mac 1 Chronicles 4:28; 6:7, etc. Joshua 15:58Reciprocal1 Chronicles 2:42 - the father of Hebron; 9:35 - the father; Nehemiah 3:16 - Bethzur Verse 46Caleb's1 Chronicles 2:18, 2:19, 2:48

Verse 48concubine1 Chronicles 2:46; Genesis 25:5, 25:6ReciprocalJeremiah 40:8 - Maachathite Verse 49the father of Madmannah1 Chronicles 2:42
Madmannah was a city situated in the southern part of Judah, and towards Gaza, according to Eusebius. Joshua 15:31; Isaiah 10:31, MadmenahGibeaIt is probable this was not Gibeah of Benjamin, and the royal residence of Saul, but Gibeah in the tribe of Judah, to which all these other cities belonged. Joshua 15:57; 2 Samuel 21:6, GibeahReciprocalJoshua 15:17 - Achsah; 1 Chronicles 8:13 - the fathers Verse 50CalebThis Caleb was the grandson of the preceding, and brother to Uri, the father of Bezaleel.Ephratah1 Chronicles 2:19, 2:20, EphrathKirjathjearim2:53, 13:5, 13:6; Joshua 15:9, 15:60; 1 Samuel 7:1ReciprocalGenesis 4:20 - the; 1 Chronicles 4:4 - Hur; 8:13 - the fathers; 9:35 - the father; Ezra 2:21 - Bethlehem; Micah 5:2 - Ephratah Verse 51Salma1 Chronicles 4:4 BethlehemGenesis 35:19; Ruth 1:19, 2:4, 4:11; Matthew 2:1, 2:6; John 7:42Reciprocal1 Chronicles 2:54 - Bethlehem; Micah 5:2 - Ephratah Verse 52Haroehor, Reaiah, 1 Chronicles 4:2
As Haroeh and Reaiah have nearly the same signification, it is probable they were deemed perfectly interchangeable, and indifferently applied.half of the Manahethitesor, half of the Menuchites, or, Hatsihammenuchoth.Reciprocal2:42 - the father of Hebron; 8:13 - the fathers Verse 53Ithrites1 Chronicles 11:40; 2 Samuel 23:38 the ZareathitesJoshua 15:33, 19:41; Judges 13:2, 13:25, 16:31Reciprocal1 Chronicles 2:50 - Kirjathjearim; 4:2 - Zorathites Verse 54Bethlehem1 Chronicles 2:51 Netophathites11:30; 2 Samuel 23:29; Ezra 2:22; Nehemiah 7:26, 12:28 Atarothor, Atarites, or crowns of the house of Joab, Joshua 16:2Reciprocal1 Chronicles 4:2 - Zorathites; 8:6 - Manahath; 9:16 - Netophathites; Jeremiah 40:8 - Netophathite; Micah 5:2 - Ephratah Verse 55the scribesEzra 7:6; Jeremiah 8:8 Jabez1 Chronicles 4:9, 4:10 KenitesJudges 1:16, 4:11; 1 Samuel 15:6 Rechab2 Kings 10:15; Jeremiah 35:2-8, 35:19Reciprocal35:6 - Jonadab