1 Chronicles 1:18

1 Chronicles 1:18 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And Arphaxad begat Shelah, and Shelah begat Eber.
• New International Version (NIV)Arphaxad was the father of Shelah, and Shelah the father of Eber.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Arpachshad fathered Shelah, and Shelah fathered Eber.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Arphaxad begot Shelah, and Shelah begot Eber.

Context of 1 Chronicles 1:18

16Arvadites, Zemarites, and Hamathites. 17Shem’s sons: Elam, Asshur, Arpachshad, Lud, Aram, Uz, Hul, Gether, and Meshech. Arpachshad fathered Shelah, and Shelah fathered Eber. 19Two sons were born to Eber. One of them was named Peleg because the earth was divided during his lifetime, and the name of his brother was Joktan. 20Joktan fathered Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah,

1 Chronicles 1:18 word by word

וְאַרְפַּכְשַׁ֖ד יָלַ֣ד אֶת־שָׁ֑לַח וְשֶׁ֖לַח יָלַ֥ד אֶת־עֵֽבֶר׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And Arphaxadאַרְפַּכְשַׁד'arpakshad · ArpachshadH775
• begatיָלַדyâlad · to begetH3205
• Shelahשֶׁ֫לַחshelach · ShelahH7974
• Eberעֵ֫בֶר‛êber · EberH5677

Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 1:18

• Genesis 10:24Arpachshad fathered Shelah, and Shelah fathered Eber.
• Genesis 11:12Arpachshad lived 35 years and fathered Shelah.

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 1:18

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5-23The record of Noah’s descendants shows Abraham’s place in history. The ethnic background of the seventy nations gives context to Israel’s history (compare Genesis 10).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 4-234-23. Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth--The three sons of this patriarch are enumerated, partly because they were the founders of the new world, and partly because the fulfilment of Noah's prophecy (Ge 9:25-27) could not otherwise appear to have been verified.Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Chronicles 1:18

• Arphaxad
• Genealogy
• Salah
• Shem

In the dictionaries

• Arphaxad
• Sala
• Shelah
• Chronicles, Books of
• Genealogy
• Sala, Salah
• Semites, Semitic Religion
• Aram, Aramean, Aramaic, Aram of Damascus
• Elam, Elamites

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary