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18 And Caleb the son of Hezron fathered children by Azubah his wife and by Jerioth. And these were her sons: Jesher, Shobab, and Ardon. 19 And when Azubah died, Caleb married[a] Ephrathah, and she bore Hur to him. 20 And Hur fathered Uri, and Uri fathered Bezalel.

21 And afterward Hezron went in to the daughter of Makir the father of Gilead. And he married[b] her when he was sixty years old. And she bore Segub to him. 22 And Segub fathered Jair, and he had twenty-three cities in the land of Gilead. 23 And Geshur and Aram took Havvoth-Jair from them, Kenath and its villages, sixty cities. All these were the descendants[c] of Makir, the father of Gilead. 24 And after the death of Hezron in Caleb-Ephrathah, Abijah the wife of Hezron bore to him Ashhur, the father of Tekoa.

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  1. 1 Chronicles 2:19 Or “took”
  2. 1 Chronicles 2:21 Or “took”
  3. 1 Chronicles 2:23 Literally “sons”

18 Hezron’s son Caleb had children by his wife Azubah and by Jerioth. These were her sons: Jesher, Shobab, and Ardon. 19 When Azubah died, Caleb married Ephrath, who bore him Hur. 20 Hur fathered Uri, and Uri fathered Bezalel.

21 Later, Hezron married[a] the daughter of Machir, who had fathered Gilead. He married her when he was 60 years old, and she bore him Segub. 22 Segub fathered Jair, who had 23 towns in the land of Gilead. 23 But Geshur and Aram took 60 towns from Gilead,[b] including Havvoth-jair and Kenath, along with their villages. All these were descendants of Machir, who fathered Gilead.

24 After Hezron died in Caleb-ephrathah, Abijah wife of Hezron bore him Ashhur, who fathered Tekoa.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Chronicles 2:21 Lit. Hezron went in to
  2. 1 Chronicles 2:23 Lit. them