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1 Chronicles 2:48

Old Testament Historical ASV (1901)

What does 1 Chronicles 2:48 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “Maacah, Caleb`s concubine, bare Sheber and Tirhanah.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

Maacah, Caleb`s concubine, bare Sheber and Tirhanah.
1 Chronicles 2:48 — American Standard Version

Context — 1 Chronicles 2

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
45And the son of Shammai was Maon; and Maon was the father of Beth-zur.
46And Ephah, Caleb`s concubine, bare Haran, and Moza, and Gazez; and Haran begat Gazez.
47And the sons of Jahdai: Regem, and Jothan, and Geshan, and Pelet, and Ephah, and Shaaph.
48Maacah, Caleb`s concubine, bare Sheber and Tirhanah.
49She bare also Shaaph the father of Madmannah, Sheva the father of Machbena, and the father of Gibea; and the daughter of Caleb was Achsah.
50These were the sons of Caleb, the son of Hur, the first-born of Ephrathah: Shobal the father of Kiriath-jearim,
51Salma the father of Beth-lehem, Hareph the father of Beth-gader.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“Maachah, Caleb’s concubine, etc.] Another concubine of his: bare Sheber, and Tirhanah; or of whom Caleb begot those two; for the verb is masculine; so Kimchi.”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“concubine: Ch1 2:46; Gen 25:5, Gen 25:6 1 Chronicles 2:49”
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