John Gill's Exposition on 1 Chronicles 2:42

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Exposition of the Old and New Testament
John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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Now the sons of Caleb the brother of Jerahmeel, etc.] Called Chelubai, (<130209>1 Chronicles 2:9) and is the same Caleb spoken of in (<130218>1 Chronicles 2:18) and his sons next reckoned were by a third wife, Azubah, Ephrath being dead, (<130219>1 Chronicles 2:19) and these sons were Mesha his firstborn, which was the father of Ziph; who gave name to the city of Ziph; there were two of this name in the tribe of Judah, (<061524>Joshua 15:24,55) or this is the title of Mesha, governor of the city of Ziph; so the Targum calls him, prince of the Ziphites: and the sons of Mareshah the father of Hebron; according to Kimchi and Ben Melech, the words are to be supplied thus, “and the sons of Ziph were Mareshah the father of Hebron”; which, though sometimes the name of a city in the tribe of Judah, is here the name of a man, from whom, perhaps, the city had its name, since Hebron is said to have sons in the next verse; Jarchi makes Mesha to be the prince of Ziph, and prince of the children of Mareshah, and prince of Hebron.

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