1 Chronicles 1:17

1 Chronicles 1:17 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)The sons of Shem; Elam, and Asshur, and Arphaxad, and Lud, and Aram, and Uz, and Hul, and Gether, and Meshech.
• New International Version (NIV)The sons of Shem: Elam, Ashur, Arphaxad, Lud and Aram. The sons of Aram: Uz, Hul, Gether and Meshek.
• English Standard Version (ESV)The sons of Shem: Elam, Asshur, Arpachshad, Lud, and Aram. And the sons of Aram: Uz, Hul, Gether, and Meshech.
• New King James Version (NKJV)The sons of Shem were Elam, Asshur, Arphaxad, Lud, Aram, Uz, Hul, Gether, and Meshech.

Context of 1 Chronicles 1:17

15Hivites, Arkites, Sinites, 16Arvadites, Zemarites and Hamathites. Shem's sons were: Elam, Asshur, Arphaxad, Lud and Aram. Aram's sons were: Uz, Hul, Gether and Meshech. 18Arpachshad was the father of Shelah, and Shelah was the father of Eber. 19Eber had two sons. The name of one son was Peleg. When he was alive, people began to live in different places on the earth. That is why his name was Peleg. Peleg's brother's name was Joktan.

1 Chronicles 1:17 word by word

בְּנֵ֣י שֵׁ֔ם עֵילָ֣ם וְאַשּׁ֔וּר וְאַרְפַּכְשַׁ֖ד וְל֣וּד וַאֲרָ֑ם וְע֥וּץ וְח֖וּל וְגֶ֥תֶר וָמֶֽשֶׁךְ׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• The sonsבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• of Shemשֵׁםshêm · ShemH8035
• Elamעֵילָם‛êylâm ‛ôlâm · ElamH5867
• and Asshurאַשּׁוּר'ashshûr 'ashshûr · AsshurH804
• and Arphaxadאַרְפַּכְשַׁד'arpakshad · ArpachshadH775
• and Ludלוּדlûd · LudH3865
• and Aramאֲרָם'ărâm · AramH758
• and Uzעוּץ‛ûts · UzH5780
• and Hulחוּלchûl · HulH2343
• and Getherגֶּ֫תֶרgether · GetherH1666
• and Meshechמֶ֫שֶׁךְmeshek · MeshechH4902

Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 1:17

• Genesis 10:22These are the sons of Shem: Elam, Asshur, Arphaxad, Lud and Aram.
• Genesis 11:10This is the report about Shem and his family. Two years after the deep water went away from the earth, Shem was 100 years old. He became the father of Arphaxad.
• Genesis 14:1Now there were many kings living in that land, at that time. They fought against each other. One fight was when Kedorlaomer had ruled over the other kings for 12 years. And in the next year, five kings made one group like that and fought against him. Kedorlaomer joined with three other kings. So it was four kings against five other kings. The four kings were Amraphel king of Shinar, Arioch king of Ellasar, Kedorlaomer king of Elam and Tidal king of Goiim. Those kings fought a war against Bera king of Sodom, Birsha king of Gomorrah, Shinab king of Admah, Shemeber king of Zeboiim and the king of Bela. (Bela is another name for the town of Zoar.) They fought in the Valley of Siddim. (That is the Salt Sea.)
• Isaiah 11:11And on that day, the Lord God will bring his people back once again. He will lift up his powerful hand to rescue his people who are still alive. He will bring them back from Assyria, Egypt, Pathros, Cush, Elam, Babylonia, Hamath and from countries near the sea.
• Isaiah 21:2The Lord showed me a vision of terrible things. ‘People are deceiving one another! People are destroying one another! Elam, go to attack Babylon! People from Media, attack all round the city! I will stop all the tears that Babylon's armies have caused.’
• Isaiah 22:6Elam's soldiers came with bows and arrows. They came with chariots and riders on horses. Kir's soldiers prepared their shields to fight.
• Jeremiah 25:25all the kings of Zimri, Elam and Media;
• Ezekiel 32:24The people of Elam and its whole army are also there! All of them died in battle too. They were cruel to many people when they were alive. Now they have gone down deep below the ground, as people who do not belong to God. They are ashamed to join with other people in the deep hole of death.
• Daniel 8:2In this vision, I saw that I was in the strong city of Susa, in Elam region. I was standing near the Ulai river.
• Numbers 24:22But Assyria's army will attack you. They will take you away as prisoners.’
• Ezra 4:2They went to speak to Zerubbabel and to the leaders of the Israelite families. They said, ‘Let us help you to build the temple. We also want to worship your God. We have lived in this country since Esarhaddon, king of Assyria, brought us here. All this time we have made sacrifices to your God.’
• Psalms 83:8Even the Assyrian army has joined with them. They have given strength to Lot's descendants, the Moabites and the Ammonites. Selah.
• Ezekiel 27:23Traders came to you from Haran, Canneh and Eden, as well as from Sheba, Asshur and Kilmad.
• Ezekiel 32:22The people of Assyria and its whole army are there in their graves! All of them died in battle.
• Hosea 14:3Assyria cannot save us. The horses that we ride into war will not keep us safe. We will never again say to the idols that we have made, “You are our gods.” You are kind to children who have no family. So please be kind to us.’
• Isaiah 66:19I will do a great thing among them, to show them my power. I will send some of the people who are still alive to other nations. They will go to: Tarshish, Libya, Lydia (where their soldiers shoot arrows very well), Tubal, Greece, and lands far away, where people have never heard about me and they do not know how great I am. Those people will tell other nations about my great glory.’

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 1:17

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 17The sons of Shem - i. e., descendants. Uz, Hul, Gether, and Meshech (or Mash), are stated to have been “sons of Aram” Genesis 10:23. Meshech is the reading of all the MSS., and is supported by the Septuagint here and in Genesis 10:23. It seems preferable to “Mash,” which admits of no very probable explanation. Just as Hamites and Semites were intermingled in Arabia (Genesis 10:7, note; Genesis 10:29, note), so Semites and Japhethites may have been…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

Topics related to 1 Chronicles 1:17

• Aram
• Arphaxad
• Asshur
• Genealogy
• Hul
• Lud
• Meshech
• Shem
• Syria
• Uz

In the dictionaries

• Aram
• Elam
• Meshech
• Shem
• Elam; Elamites
• Meshech; Mesech
• Aram, Aramean, Aramaic, Aram of Damascus
• Arphaxad
• Asshur
• Lud

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