1 Chronicles 2:49

Old Testament Historical ASV (1901)

What does 1 Chronicles 2:49 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “She bare also Shaaph the father of Madmannah, Sheva the father of Machbena, and the father of Gibea; and the daughter of Caleb was Achsah.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

She bare also Shaaph the father of Madmannah, Sheva the father of Machbena, and the father of Gibea; and the daughter of Caleb was Achsah.
1 Chronicles 2:49 — American Standard Version

Context — 1 Chronicles 2

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
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.

What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“She bare also Shaaph the father of Madmannah, etc.] Prince of a place so called, in the tribe of Judah, (<061531>Joshua 15:31) Sheva the father of Machbenah, and the father of Gibeah; prince of two cities of those names in the same tribe; of the latter (see <061557>Joshua 15:57), and the daughter of Caleb was Achsah; Caleb, the son of Jephunneh, had a daughter of this name, but neither he nor she are here meant, (<061516>Joshua 15:16,17) but by whom Caleb, the son of Hezron, had this daughter, is not said; perhaps by Maachah his concubine last mentioned.”
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Wesley's Explanatory Notes
John Wesley (1703–1791) · Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament and Old Testament notes · 18th-century historical commentary
“Madmannah - This, and divers other following names are the names of places in Judah. 1 Chronicles 2:51”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“the father of Madmannah: Ch1 2:42; Madmannah was a city situated in the southern part of Judah, and towards Gaza, according to Eusebius. Jos 15:31; Isa 10:31, Madmenah Gibea: It 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. Jos 15:57; Sa2 21:6, Gibeah 1 Chronicles 2:50”
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