Christian Standard Bible
1 Chronicles 1:7
7Javan’s sons: Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim, and Rodanim.
1 Chronicles 1:7 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And the sons of Javan; Elishah, and Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim.
- New International Version (NIV)The sons of Javan: Elishah, Tarshish, the Kittites and the Rodanites.
- English Standard Version (ESV)The sons of Javan: Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim, and Rodanim.
- New King James Version (NKJV)The sons of Javan were Elishah, Tarshishah, Kittim, and Rodanim.
Context of 1 Chronicles 1:7
5Japheth’s sons: Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras. 6Gomer’s sons: Ashkenaz, Riphath, and Togarmah. Javan’s sons: Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim, and Rodanim. 8Ham’s sons: Cush, Mizraim, Put, and Canaan. 9Cush’s sons: Seba, Havilah, Sabta, Raama, and Sabteca. Raama’s sons: Sheba and Dedan.
Read all of 1 Chronicles 11 Chronicles 1:7 word by word
וּבְנֵ֥י יָוָ֖ן אֱלִישָׁ֣ה וְתַרְשִׁ֑ישָׁה כִּתִּ֖ים וְרוֹדָנִֽים׃ סRead the interlinear
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Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 1:7
- Psalms 72:10May the kings of Tarshish and the coasts and islands bring tribute, the kings of Sheba and Seba offer gifts.
- Isaiah 66:19I will establish a sign among them, and I will send survivors from them to the nations — to Tarshish, Put, Lud (who are archers), Tubal, Javan, and the coasts and islands far away — who have not heard about me or seen my glory. And they will proclaim my glory among the nations.
- Numbers 24:24Ships will come from the coast of Kittim; they will carry out raids against Asshur and Eber, but they too will come to destruction.
- Isaiah 23:1A pronouncement concerning Tyre: Wail, ships of Tarshish, for your haven has been destroyed. Word has reached them from the land of Cyprus.
- Jeremiah 2:10Cross over to the coasts of Cyprus and take a look. Send someone to Kedar and consider carefully; see if there has ever been anything like this:
- Ezekiel 27:6They made your oars of oaks from Bashan. They made your deck of cypress wood from the coasts of Cyprus, inlaid with ivory.
- Daniel 11:30Ships of Kittim will come against him, and being intimidated, he will withdraw. Then he will rage against the holy covenant and take action. On his return, he will favor those who abandon the holy covenant.
Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 1:7
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7The sons of Javan - "But the sons of Macedon, Alsu, and Tarsus, Ilation, and Dardania, or, according to others, Elisha, Alam, Titsas, Achzavia, and Dardania, Ridom, and Chamen, and Antioch." So says this Targum, which I shall henceforth designate by the letter T.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7Dodanim - See the Genesis 10:4 note.Read the comment
- 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
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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
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