2
Kenan, Mahalalel, Jared, +
3
Enoch, Methuselah, Lamech, +
4
Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth. +
5
The sons of Japheth: Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras. +
6
The sons of Gomer: Ashkenaz, Diphath, and Togarmah. +
7
The sons of Javan: Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim, and Rodanim. +
8
The sons of Ham: Cush, Mizraim, Put, and Canaan. +
9
The sons of Cush: Seba, Havilah, Sabta, Raama, Sabteca. The sons of Raamah:
Sheba and Dedan.
+10
Cush became the
father of Nimrod. He began to be a mighty one in the earth.
+11
Mizraim became the father of Ludim, Anamim, Lehabim, Naphtuhim,
+ 13
Canaan became the father of
Sidon his firstborn, Heth,
+ 14
the Jebusite, and the Amorite, the Girgashite, +
15
the Hivite, the Arkite, the Sinite, +
16
the Arvadite, the Zemarite, and the Hamathite. +
17
The sons of Shem: Elam, Asshur, Arpachshad, Lud, Aram, Uz, Hul, Gether, and Meshech. +
18
Arpachshad became the father of Shelah, and
Shelah became the father of Eber.
+19
To Eber were born two sons: the name of the one was Peleg, for in his days the
earth was divided; and his brother's name was Joktan.
+20
Joktan became the father of Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah,
+ 21
Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah, +
22
Ebal, Abimael, Sheba, +
23
Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab. All these were the sons of Joktan. +
24
Shem, Arpachshad, Shelah, +
26
Serug, Nahor, Terah, +
27
Abram (also called Abraham).
+ 28
The sons of Abraham:
Isaac and Ishmael.
+29
These are their generations: the firstborn of Ishmael, Nebaioth; then Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam, +
30
Mishma, Dumah, Massa, Hadad, Tema, +
31
Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah. These are the sons of Ishmael. +
32
The sons of Keturah, Abraham's concubine: she bore Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah. The sons of Jokshan: Sheba and Dedan. +
33
The sons of Midian: Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abida, and Eldaah. All these were the sons of Keturah. +
34
Abraham became the father of Isaac. The sons of Isaac: Esau and Israel.
+ 35
The sons of Esau: Eliphaz, Reuel, Jeush, Jalam, and Korah. +
36
The sons of Eliphaz: Teman, Omar, Zephi, Gatam, Kenaz, Timna, and Amalek. +
37
The sons of Reuel: Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah. +
38
The sons of Seir: Lotan, Shobal, Zibeon, Anah, Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan. +
39
The sons of Lotan: Hori and Homam; and Timna was Lotan's sister. +
40
The sons of Shobal: Alian, Manahath, Ebal, Shephi, and Onam. The sons of Zibeon: Aiah and Anah. +
41
The son of Anah: Dishon. The sons of Dishon: Hamran, Eshban, Ithran, and Cheran. +
42
The sons of Ezer: Bilhan, Zaavan, and Jaakan. The sons of Dishan: Uz and Aran. +
43
Now these are the kings who 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. +
45
Jobab died, and Husham of the land of the Temanites reigned in his place. +
46
Husham died, and
Hadad the son of Bedad, who struck
Midian in the
field of Moab, reigned in his place; and the name of his city was Avith.
+47
Hadad died, and Samlah of
Masrekah reigned in his place.
+48
Samlah died, and Shaul of
Rehoboth by the
River reigned in his place.
+49
Shaul died, and Baal
Hanan the son of
Achbor reigned in his place.
+50
Baal Hanan died, and Hadad reigned in his place; and the name of his city was Pai: and his wife's name was Mehetabel, the
daughter of Matred, the daughter of Mezahab.
+51
Then Hadad died. The chiefs of Edom were: chief Timna, chief Aliah, chief Jetheth, +
52
chief Oholibamah, chief Elah, chief Pinon, +
53
chief Kenaz, chief Teman, chief Mibzar, +
54
chief Magdiel, and chief Iram. These are the chiefs of Edom. +
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Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
THE
FIRST BOOK OF THE CHRONICLES.
Commentary by ROBERT JAMIESON
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