1 Chronicles 1

1 Chronicles · Chapter 1

1 Chronicles 1:43

1Adam, Sheth, Enosh,2Kenan, Mahalaleel, Jered,3Henoch, Methuselah, Lamech,4Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth.5The sons of Japheth; Gomer, and Magog, and Madai, and Javan, and Tubal, and Meshech, and Tiras.6And the sons of Gomer; Ashchenaz, and Riphath, and Togarmah.7And the sons of Javan; Elishah, and Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim.8The sons of Ham; Cush, and Mizraim, Put, and Canaan.9And the sons of Cush; Seba, and Havilah, and Sabta, and Raamah, and Sabtecha. And the sons of Raamah; Sheba, and Dedan.10And Cush begat Nimrod: he began to be mighty upon the earth.11And Mizraim begat Ludim, and Anamim, and Lehabim, and Naphtuhim,12And Pathrusim, and Casluhim, (of whom came the Philistines,) and Caphthorim.13And Canaan begat Zidon his firstborn, and Heth,14The Jebusite also, and the Amorite, and the Girgashite,15And the Hivite, and the Arkite, and the Sinite,16And the Arvadite, and the Zemarite, and the Hamathite.17The sons of Shem; Elam, and Asshur, and Arphaxad, and Lud, and Aram, and Uz, and Hul, and Gether, and Meshech.18And Arphaxad begat Shelah, and Shelah begat Eber.19And unto Eber were born two sons: the name of the one was Peleg; because in his days the earth was divided: and his brother’s name was Joktan.20And Joktan begat Almodad, and Sheleph, and Hazarmaveth, and Jerah,21Hadoram also, and Uzal, and Diklah,22And Ebal, and Abimael, and Sheba,23And Ophir, and Havilah, and Jobab. All these were the sons of Joktan.24Shem, Arphaxad, Shelah,25Eber, Peleg, Reu,26Serug, Nahor, Terah,27Abram; the same is Abraham.28The sons of Abraham; Isaac, and Ishmael.29These are their generations: The firstborn of Ishmael, Nebaioth; then Kedar, and Adbeel, and Mibsam,30Mishma, and Dumah, Massa, Hadad, and Tema,31Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah. These are the sons of Ishmael.32Now the sons of Keturah, Abraham’s concubine: she bare Zimran, and Jokshan, and Medan, and Midian, and Ishbak, and Shuah. And the sons of Jokshan; Sheba, and Dedan.33And the sons of Midian; Ephah, and Epher, and Henoch, and Abida, and Eldaah. All these are the sons of Keturah.34And Abraham begat Isaac. The sons of Isaac; Esau and Israel.35The sons of Esau; Eliphaz, Reuel, and Jeush, and Jaalam, and Korah.36The sons of Eliphaz; Teman, and Omar, Zephi, and Gatam, Kenaz, and Timna, and Amalek.37The sons of Reuel; Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah.38And the sons of Seir; Lotan, and Shobal, and Zibeon, and Anah, and Dishon, and Ezar, and Dishan.39And the sons of Lotan; Hori, and Homam: and Timna was Lotan’s sister.40The sons of Shobal; Alian, and Manahath, and Ebal, Shephi, and Onam. And the sons of Zibeon; Aiah, and Anah.41The sons of Anah; Dishon. And the sons of Dishon; Amram, and Eshban, and Ithran, and Cheran.42The sons of Ezer; Bilhan, and Zavan, and Jakan. The sons of Dishan; Uz, and Aran.43Now these are the kings that reigned in the land of Edom before any king reigned over the children of Israel; Bela the son of Beor: and the name of his city was Dinhabah.44And when Bela was dead, Jobab the son of Zerah of Bozrah reigned in his stead.45And when Jobab was dead, Husham of the land of the Temanites reigned in his stead.46And when Husham was dead, Hadad the son of Bedad, which smote Midian in the field of Moab, reigned in his stead: and the name of his city was Avith.47And when Hadad was dead, Samlah of Masrekah reigned in his stead.48And when Samlah was dead, Shaul of Rehoboth by the river reigned in his stead.49And when Shaul was dead, Baalhanan the son of Achbor reigned in his stead.50And when Baalhanan was dead, Hadad reigned in his stead: and the name of his city was Pai; and his wife’s name was Mehetabel, the daughter of Matred, the daughter of Mezahab.51Hadad died also. And the dukes of Edom were; duke Timnah, duke Aliah, duke Jetheth,52Duke Aholibamah, duke Elah, duke Pinon,53Duke Kenaz, duke Teman, duke Mibzar,54Duke Magdiel, duke Iram. These are the dukes of Edom.

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43Now these are the kings that reigned in the land of Edom before any king reigned over the children of Israel; Bela the son of Beor: and the name of his city was Dinhabah.These are the kings who reigned in the land of Edom before any king reigned over the Israelites: Bela son of Beor. His city was named Dinhabah.Now these are the kings that reigned in the land of Edom, before there reigned any king over the children of Israel: Bela the son of Beor; and the name of his city was Dinhabah.

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Original Hebrew words

EnglishHebrewSay itStrong'sMeaning
and theseוְאֵ֣לֶּהve-'E-lehH0428
these

אֵ֫לֶּה (el.leh) 1) these 1a) used before antecedent 1b) used following antecedent Aramaic equivalent: el.leh (אֵלֶּה "these" H0429)

[were] the kingsהַמְּלָכִ֗יםha-me-la-KHIMH4428G
king

מֶ֫לֶךְ (me.lekh) 1) king Aramaic equivalent: me.lekh (מֶ֫לֶךְ "king" H4430)

whoאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a-SHERH0834A
which

אֲשֶׁר (a.sher) A: 1) (relative part.) 1a) which, who 1b) that which 2) (conj) 2a) that (in obj clause) 2b) when 2c) since 2d) as 2e) conditional if B: Beth+ 1) in (that) which 2) (adv) 2a) where 3) (conj) 3a) in that, inasmuch as 3b) on account of C: Mem+ 1) from (or than) that which 2) from (the place) where 3) from (the fact) that, since D: Kaph+ 1) (conj.), according as, as, when 1a) according to that which, according as, as 1b) with a causal force: in so far as, since 1c) with a temporal force: when

they reignedמָלְכוּ֙ma-le-KHUH4427A
to reign

מָלַךְ (ma.lakh) 1) to be or become king or queen, reign 1a) (Qal) to be or become king or queen, reign 1b) (Hiphil) to make one king or queen, cause to reign 1c) (Hophal) to be made king or queen

in [the] land ofבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe-'E-retzH0776G
land: country/planet

אֶ֫רֶץ (e.rets) : country/field 1) land, earth 1a) earth 1a1) whole earth (as opposed to a part) 1a2) earth (as opposed to heaven) 1a3) earth (inhabitants) 1b) land 1b1) country, territory 1b2) district, region 1b3) tribal territory 1b4) piece of ground 1b5) land of Canaan, Israel 1b6) inhabitants of land 1b7) Sheol, land without return, (under) world 1b8) city (-state) 1c) ground, surface of the earth 1c1) ground 1c2) soil 1d) (in phrases) 1d1) people of the land 1d2) space or distance of country (in measurements of distance) 1d3) level or plain country 1d4) land of the living 1d5) end(s) of the earth …

Edomאֱד֔וֹם'e-DOMH0123G
Edom

אֱדוֹם (e.dom) Edom = "red" land of Edom, Idumea-land south and south east of Palestine

to beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif-NEIH6440G
face: before

פָּנֶה (pa.neh) : before/to/front 1) face 1a) face, faces 1b) presence, person 1c) face (of seraphim or cherubim) 1d) face (of animals) 1e) face, surface (of ground) 1f) as adv of loc/temp 1f1) before and behind, toward, in front of, forward, formerly, from beforetime, before 1g) with prep 1g1) in front of, before, to the front of, in the presence of, in the face of, at the face or front of, from the presence of, from before, from before the face of

reignedמְלָךְ־me-lokh-H4427A
to reign

מָלַךְ (ma.lakh) 1) to be or become king or queen, reign 1a) (Qal) to be or become king or queen, reign 1b) (Hiphil) to make one king or queen, cause to reign 1c) (Hophal) to be made king or queen

a kingמֶ֖לֶךְME-lekhH4428G
king

מֶ֫לֶךְ (me.lekh) 1) king Aramaic equivalent: me.lekh (מֶ֫לֶךְ "king" H4430)

of [the] people ofלִבְנֵ֣יliv-NEIH1121GNo entry
Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYIS-ra-'ELH3478
Jacob

יַעֲקֹב (ya.a.qov) A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.25.26; son of: Isaac (H3327) and Rebekah (H7259); brother of: Esau (H6215); married to Rachel (H7354), Leah (H3812), Zilpah (H2153) and Bilhah (H1090A); father of: Reuben (H7205), Simeon (H8095), Levi (H3878), Judah (H3063), Dan (H1835H), Naphtali (H5321), Gad (H1410), Asher (H0836), Issachar (H3485), Zebulun (H2074), Dinah (H1783), Joseph (H3130) and Benjamin (H1144); also called Jacob frequently Another name of yis.ra.el (יִשְׂרָאֵל "Israel" H3478) § Jacob = "heel holder" or "supplanter" …

Belaבֶּ֚לַעBE-la'H1106G
Bela

בֶּ֫לַע (be.la) A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.36.32; son of: Beor (H1160) § Bela = "destruction" one of the five cities of the plain which was spared at the intercession of Lot, and received the name of Zoar

[the] son ofבֶּן־ben-H1121A
son: child

בֵּן (ben) : child/son

Beorבְּע֔וֹרbe-'orH1160G
Beor

בְּעוֹר (be.or) A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.36.32; father of: Bela (H1106) § Beor = "burning" 1) father of Balaam 2) father of Bela, king of Edom

and [the] name ofוְשֵׁ֥םve-SHEMH8034
name

שֵׁם (shem) 1) name 1a) name 1b) reputation, fame, glory 1c) the Name (as designation of God) 1d) memorial, monument Aramaic equivalent: shum (שֻׁם "name" H8036)

city hisעִיר֖וֹi-ROH5892B
city

עִיר (ir) 1) city, town (a place of waking, guarded) 1a) city, town (a place of waking, guarded) 1a) city, town

[was] Dinhabahדִּנְהָֽבָה׃din-HA-vahH1838
Dinhabah

דִּנְהָ֑בָה (din.ha.vah) § Dinhabah = "give thou judgement" capital city of Bela, king of Edom

Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.