1 Chronicles 1:54

1 Chronicles 1:54 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Duke Magdiel, duke Iram. These are the dukes of Edom.
• New International Version (NIV)Magdiel and Iram. These were the chiefs of Edom.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Magdiel, and Iram; these are the chiefs of Edom.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Chief Magdiel, and Chief Iram. These were the chiefs of Edom.

Context of 1 Chronicles 1:54

52Oholibamah, Elah, Pinon, 53Kenaz, Teman, Mibzar, Magdiel, and Iram. These were Edom’s chiefs.

1 Chronicles 1:54 word by word

אַלּ֥וּף מַגְדִּיאֵ֖ל אַלּ֣וּף עִירָ֑ם אֵ֖לֶּה אַלּוּפֵ֥י אֱדֽוֹם׃ פRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Dukeאַלּוּף'alûph 'allûph · chiefH441
• Magdielמַגְדִּיאֵלmagdîy'êl · MagdielH4025
• Iramעִירָם‛îyrâm · IramH5902
• of Edomאֱדוֹם'ĕdôm 'ĕdôm · EdomH123

Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 1:54

• Genesis 36:41chief Oholibamah, chief Elah, chief Pinon,

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 1:54

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 43-54Verses 43-54 The slight differences favor the view, that the writer of Chronicles has here, as elsewhere, abridged from Genesis (see the marginal references).Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 28-54Verses 28-54 The genealogy is from hence confined to the posterity of Abraham. Let us take occasion from reading these lists of names, to think of the multitudes that have gone through this world, have done their parts in it, and then quitted it. As one generation, even of sinful men, passes away, another comes. Ec 1:4; Nu 32:14, and will do so while the earth remains. Short is our passage through time into eternity. May we be distinguished as the Lord's…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 51-54The Chronicler names the clan leaders of Edom based on the sources he had (see Genesis 36:40–43).Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Chronicles 1:54

• Duke
• Edomites
• Genealogy
• Iram
• Shem

In the dictionaries

• Edom
• Edom; Edomites
• Edom, Edomite, Idumea
• Duke
• Chronicles, Books of
• Genealogy
• Iram
• Magdiel
• Semites, Semitic Religion
• Timna, or Timnah

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