1 Chronicles 2:50

“These were the sons of Caleb the son of Hur, the firstborn of Ephratah, etc.] This is another Caleb, the grandson of Caleb the son of Hezron, called after his name; he was the son of Hur, the firstborn of his wife Ephratah, (<130219>1 Chronicles 2:19). Shobal the father of Kirjathjearim: of the inhabitants of that place; they sprung from him; or, as the Targum, he was prince of Kirjathjearim, a city in the tribe of Judah, (<061560>Joshua 15:60).”

“Caleb the son of Hur - Hur was the son, not the father, of Caleb 1 Chronicles 2:19. The text should perhaps be read: “These (the list in 1 Chronicles 2:42-49) were the sons of Caleb. The sons of Hur, the first-born of Ephratah, were Shobal, etc.” return to 'Top of Page'”

“Caleb: This Caleb was the grandson of the preceding, and brother to Uri, the father of Bezaleel. Ephratah: Ch1 2:19, Ch1 2:20, Ephrath Kirjathjearim: Ch1 2:53, Ch1 13:5, Ch1 13:6; Jos 15:9, Jos 15:60; Sa1 7:1 1 Chronicles 2:51”

“The families descended from Caleb through his son Hur. - Ch1 2:50. The superscription, "These are the sons (descendants) of Caleb," is more accurately defined by the addition, "the son of Hur, the first-born of Ephratah;" and by this definition the following lists of Caleb's descendants are limited to the families descended from his son Hur. That the words וגו בּן־חוּר are to be so understood, and not as apposition to כּלב, "Caleb the son of Hur," is shown by Ch1 2:19, according to which Hur is a son of Caleb and Ephrath. On that account, too, the relationship of Hur to Caleb is not given here; it is presupposed as known from Ch1 2:19. A famous descendant of Hur has already been mentioned in…”