1 Chronicles 2:51
in 1 Chronicles 2Shobal the father of Kiriath-jearim, Salma the father of Bethlehem, and Hareph the father of Beth-gader.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
Salma the father of Beth-lehem, Hareph the father of Beth-gader.
KJV
Salma the father of Beth–lehem, Hareph the father of Beth–gader.
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This verse in 1 Chronicles 2
Commentary
4 notes on this verseSalma the father of Bethlehem,.... Or prince of Bethlehem, as the Targum; not the same as in 1Ch 2:11 he was the son of Nahshon, this of the younger Caleb: Hareph, the father of Bethgader; prince of a place of that name called Gedor, 1Ch 4:4, and where this man's name is Penuel; Gedor was in the tribe of Judah, Jos 15:58.
This site's exposition
Salma the father of Beth–lehem
on 1 Chronicles 2:51-55
Salma's sons found Bethlehem itself along with Netophah and other towns, closing Judah's genealogy where the royal line already led earlier in the chapter. The last verse names the scribes of Jabez as Kenites of the house of Rechab, the same clan Jeremiah 35 later holds up as an example of obedience, a people not of Israelite blood so bound to Judah by loyalty that Chronicles counts them within the tribe's own record.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
), which was afterwards David's city, because these places fell to their lot in the division of the land. Here are some that are said to be families of scribes (
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At every turn we meet with the twelve tribes that descended from these twelve patriarchs. The personal character of several of them was none of the best (the first four were much blemished), and yet the covenant was entailed on their seed; for it was of grace, free grace, that it was said, Jacob have I loved--not of works, lest any man should boast.
The words behind it
8 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| שַׂלְמָא֙ | salma' | Salma | H8007 → | 4 times |
| אֲבִ֣י | ʾavi | [the] father of | H1 → | 1212 times |
| בֵֽית־ | veit- | Beth- | H1035 → | 82 times |
| לָ֔חֶם | lachem | -lehem | H1035 → | 82 times |
| חָרֵ֖ף | charef | Hareph | H2780 → | |
| אֲבִ֥י | ʾavi | [the] father of | H1 → | 1212 times |
| בֵית־ | veit- | Beth- | H1013 → | |
| גָּדֵֽר׃ | gader | Gader | H1013 → |
שַׂלְמָא֙Salma
salma'H8007 →4 times
אֲבִ֣י[the] father of
ʾaviH1 →1212 times
בֵֽית־Beth-
veit-H1035 →82 times
לָ֔חֶם-lehem
lachemH1035 →82 times
חָרֵ֖ףHareph
charefH2780 →
אֲבִ֥י[the] father of
ʾaviH1 →1212 times
בֵית־Beth-
veit-H1013 →
גָּדֵֽר׃Gader
gaderH1013 →
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Matthew 2:6‘But you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, are by no means least among the rulers of Judah, for out of you will come a ruler who will be the shepherd of My people…
it leads to
- Micah 5:2
But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, who are small among the clans of Judah, out of you will come forth for Me One to be ruler over Israel—One whose origins are of old, from the days…
Reached by 4 separate paths from here.
- Ezekiel 34:23–25
I will appoint over them one shepherd, My servant David, and he will feed them. He will feed them and be their shepherd.
- John 7:42
Doesn’t the Scripture say that the Christ will come from the line of David and from Bethlehem, the village where David lived?”
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Isaiah 9:6–7
For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given, and the government will be upon His shoulders. And He will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of…
- Genesis 49:10
The scepter will not depart from Judah, nor the staff from between his feet, until Shiloh comes and the allegiance of the nations is his.
- Micah 5:2
Through
Matthew 2:1After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of King Herod, Magi from the east arrived in Jerusalem,
it leads to
- Luke 2:11
Today in the city of David a Savior has been born to you. He is Christ the Lord!
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Luke 2:4–7
So Joseph also went up from Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to the city of David called Bethlehem, since he was from the house and line of David.
- Psalms 72:9–12
May the nomads bow before him, and his enemies lick the dust.
- Luke 2:11
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This page draws on Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.
