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Joseph Benson’s Bible Commentary

1 Chronicles 2:45

The father of Beth-zur A place in Judah, (Joshua 15:58,) of which this Maon was the founder. The same is the meaning of the word father in several of the following verses. Madmannah, Machbenah, Gibea, &c, being the names not of persons, but of places.

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See also 1 Chronicles 2:45 in other biblical comments:

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

    2. THE SONS OF ISRAEL AND THE DESCENDANTS OF JUDAH (2:1-4:23) CHAPTER 2 From Israel to Caleb _ 1. The sons of Israel (1 Chronicles 2:1)_ 2. The sons of Judah (1 Chronicles 2:3) 3. The offspring of...

  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

    PART I (1 Chronicles 1-9). GENEALOGICAL LISTS, TOGETHER WITH GEOGRAPHICAL AND HISTORICAL NOTES. These Chapter s form a general introduction to the whole work. They contain the following genealogies, o...

  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

    MAORI. Also the name of. city (Joshua 15:55). Mentioned in connection with David (1 Samuel 23:24)....

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    _Maon_ Nabal who was a Calebite lived at the town of Maon (1 Samuel 25:2-3). It is improbable that _Maon_was ever used as the name of a person; cp. Buchanan Gray, _Hebrew Proper Names_, pp. 127, 8. Se...

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    The Descendants of Caleb 42. _Caleb the brother of Jerahmeel_ Called _Chelubai_(1 Chronicles 2:9) and _Caleb the son of Hezron_(1 Chronicles 2:18). There is nothing to shew what relationship existed b...

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    LESSON TWO 4-6 I. GENEALOGIES FROM ADAM TO DAVID (1 Chronicles 1:1 to 1 Chronicles 9:44) 3. THE DESCENDANTS OF THE TRIBE OF JUDAH (1 Chronicles 2:1-55,...

  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

    _AND THE SONS OF HEBRON; KORAH, AND TAPPUAH, AND REKEM, AND SHEMA._ No JFB commentary on these verses....

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    GENEALOGIES (CONTINUED) The genealogies in this chapter comprise the descendants of Isaac through Israel (Jacob), and the descendants of Judah....

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

    THE BOOK OF 1 CHRONICLES GOD RULES HISTORY 1 CHRONICLES _Ian Mackervoy_ CHAPTER 2 The *tribes of *Israel –...

  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

    I. — 1 Chronicles 2:42 : Caleb brother of Jerahmeel = Caleb son of Hezron (1 Chronicles 2:18) = Chelubai (1 Chronicles 2:9). (42) MESHA. — The name of a king of Moab ...

  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

    (42-55) These verses revert to the Calebite stocks. Interpreted as merely bearing upon the extraction of individuals about whom, for the most part, nothing whatever is known beyond what these brief no...

  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    וּ בֶן ־שַׁמַּ֖י מָעֹ֑ון וּ מָעֹ֖ון אֲבִ֥י

  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

    NAMES 1 Chronicles 1:1; 1 Chronicles 2:1; 1 Chronicles 3:1; 1 Chronicles 4:1;...

  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

    Still the same method is manifest. The twelve sons of Israel are mentioned. All of them are subsequently referred to, with the exception of Dan and Zebulun, of whose descendants this chronicler gives...

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    If the Reader be desirous to attend to the history of some of the persons here registered, he will find an account of them elsewhere in the Bible. But many of them are only mentioned in this record, a...

  • John Darby's Synopsis

    At length, in the second chapter, we find Israel, all of whose sons were more or less under the care of God who had loved Jacob. Judah is then introduced to lead us to the royal race of David, the obj...

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    AND THE SON OF SHAMMAI WAS MAON,.... Who gave name to a city in the tribe of Judah, Joshua 15:55 see 1 Samuel 23:24 AND MAON WAS THE FATHER OF BETHZUR; prince of a very strong fortified city of this...

  • KJV Original Language Details

    1 The sonnes of Israel. 3 The posteritie of Iudah by Tamar. 13 The children of Iesse. 18 The posteritie of Caleb the sonne of Hesron. 21 Hesrons posteritie by the daughter of Machir. 25 Ierahmeel...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    And the son of Shammai was Maon; and Maon was the father of Beth-zur. Maon founded a city named after him, and then founded the colony of Beth-zur....

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    THE GENEALOGY OF CALEB...

  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    A place in Judah, JOSHUA 15:58, SEE POOLE ON "1 CHRONICLES 2:23"....

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    1 Chronicles 2:45 son H1121 Shammai H8060 Maon H4584 Maon H4584 father H1 Zur H1049 Bethzur -...

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    CONTENTS: Genealogy, sons of Judah. CHARACTERS: Jacob, Judah, Boaz, Jesse, David. CONCLUSION: The best and most honorable families may have those belonging to them who are black sheep. KEY WORD: Ge...

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    1 CHRONICLES—NOTE ON 1 CHRONICLES 2:42 An addition to vv. 1 Chronicles 2:18, made up of early lists of the descendants of Caleb (vv....

  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    CRITICAL NOTES.] The sons of Israel. Names more numerous than Genesis, without regard to order. Greater interest by filling up former accounts. _1 Chronicles 2:3_.—_Posterity of Judah_. 1 Chronicles 2...

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

    EXPOSITION The interest of this chapter owes something to the several unsatisfied questions which it suggests, to difficult and knotty points which nevertheless do not altogether counsel despair, and...

  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

    Now these are the sons of Israel (1 Chronicles 2:1); And the twelve sons of Jacob. And then we follow for a little bit the sons of Judah, and then we are now zeroing in. As I tell you, we keep coming...

  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    Joshua 15:58...

  • Wesley's Explanatory Notes

    Beth — zur — A place in Judah....

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