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.
• New King James Version (NKJV)The sons of Shem were Elam, Asshur, Arphaxad, Lud, Aram, Uz, Hul, Gether, and Meshech.
• New Living Translation (NLT)The descendants of Shem were Elam, Asshur, Arphaxad, Lud, and Aram. The descendants of Aram were Uz, Hul, Gether, and Mash.

Context of 1 Chronicles 1:17

15the Hivites, the Arkites, the Sinites, 16the Arvadites, the Zemarites, and the Hamathites. The sons of Shem: Elam, Asshur, Arpachshad, Lud, and Aram. And the sons of Aram: Uz, Hul, Gether, and Meshech. 18Arpachshad fathered Shelah, and Shelah fathered Eber. 19To 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.

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 10:22The sons of Shem: Elam, Asshur, Arpachshad, Lud, and Aram.
• Genesis 11:10These are the generations of Shem. When Shem was 100 years old, he fathered Arpachshad two years after the flood.
• Genesis 14:1In the days of Amraphel king of Shinar, Arioch king of Ellasar, Chedorlaomer king of Elam, and Tidal king of Goiim,
• Isaiah 11:11In that day the Lord will extend his hand yet a second time to recover the remnant that remains of his people, from Assyria, from Egypt, from Pathros, from Cush, from Elam, from Shinar, from Hamath, and from the coastlands of the sea.
• Isaiah 21:2A stern vision is told to me; the traitor betrays, and the destroyer destroys. Go up, O Elam; lay siege, O Media; all the sighing she has caused I bring to an end.
• Isaiah 22:6And Elam bore the quiver with chariots and horsemen, and Kir uncovered the shield.
• Jeremiah 25:25all the kings of Zimri, all the kings of Elam, and all the kings of Media;
• Ezekiel 32:24"Elam is there, and all her multitude around her grave; all of them slain, fallen by the sword, who went down uncircumcised into the world below, who spread their terror in the land of the living; and they bear their shame with those who go down to the pit.
• Daniel 8:2And I saw in the vision; and when I saw, I was in Susa the citadel, which is in the province of Elam. And I saw in the vision, and I was at the Ulai canal.
• Numbers 24:22Nevertheless, Kain shall be burned when Asshur takes you away captive."
• Ezra 4:2they approached Zerubbabel and the heads of fathers' houses and said to them, "Let us build with you, for we worship your God as you do, and we have been sacrificing to him ever since the days of Esarhaddon king of Assyria who brought us here."
• Psalms 83:8Asshur also has joined them; they are the strong arm of the children of Lot. Selah
• Ezekiel 27:23Haran, Canneh, Eden, traders of Sheba, Asshur, and Chilmad traded with you.
• Ezekiel 32:22"Assyria is there, and all her company, its graves all around it, all of them slain, fallen by the sword,
• Hosea 14:3Assyria shall not save us; we will not ride on horses; and we will say no more, 'Our God,' to the work of our hands. In you the orphan finds mercy."
• Isaiah 66:19and I will set a sign among them. And from them I will send survivors to the nations, to Tarshish, Pul, and Lud, who draw the bow, to Tubal and Javan, to the coastlands far away, that have not heard my fame or seen my glory. And they shall declare my glory among the nations.

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

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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