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1Ch 2:42 (KJV) — Now the sons of Caleb the brother of Jerahmeel were, Mesha his firstborn, which was the father of Ziph; and the sons of Mareshah the father of Hebron.

1Ch 2:42 (NASB) — Now the sons of Caleb, the brother of Jerahmeel, were Mesha his firstborn, who was the father of Ziph; and *his son was Mareshah, the father of Hebron.

Phrase from KJV (Help)		Correlating Verses

Caleb	This was not Caleb the son of Jephunneh, but Caleb the son of Hezron, and therefore called the brother of Jerahmeel: See the parallel texts: 1Ch 2:9, Chelubai, 1Ch 2:18,19,24
his first-born	Gen 49:3; Exd 4:22,23; Rom 8:29; Hbr 12:23
the father	"i.e, the founder. Or, as the Targum renders, ""the prince of the Ziphites;"" for it was usual to call both the founder and the prince of a city its father."
Ziph	Jos 15:24; 1Sa 23:19; 1Sa 26:1
the father of Hebron	1Ch 2:23,24,45,49,52; 1Ch 8:29; Ezr 2:21-35; Neh 7:25-38