1 Chronicles 2:45-55
Beth-Zur <01049> [Beth-zur.]
Beth-zur was situated in the tribe of Judah, twenty miles south from Jerusalem, towards Hebron, according to Eusebius. It was fortified by Rehoboam, (2 Ch 11:7) and was a fortress of great consequence, principally in the time of the Maccabees. 1 Mac 4:28; 6:7, etc.
Caleb's <03612> [Caleb's.]
concubine <06370> [concubine.]
father ... Madmannah ..... father <01 04089> [the father of Madmannah.]
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.
[Gibeah.]
Caleb <03612> [Caleb.]
This Caleb was the grandson of the preceding, and brother to Uri, the father of Bezaleel.
Ephrath <0672> [Ephratah.]
[Ephrath. Kirjath-jearim.]
Salma <08007> [Salma.]
Bethlehem <01035> [Beth-lehem.]
Haroeh <07204> [Haroeh. or, Reaiah.]
As Haroeh and Reaiah have nearly the same signification, it is probable they were deemed perfectly interchangeable, and indifferently applied.
half .... Manahathites <02679 02677> [half of the Manahethites. or, half of the Menuchites, or,]
Hatsihammenuchoth.
Ithrites <03505> [Ithrites.]
Zorathites <06882> [the Zareathites.]
Bethlehem <01035> [Beth-lehem.]
Netophathites <05200> [Netophathites.]
<05852> [Ataroth. or, Atarites, or crowns of the house of Joab.]
scribes <05608> [the scribes.]
Jabez <03258> [Jabez.]
Kenites <07017> [Kenites.]
Beth-Rechab <07394> [Rechab.]
