God’s Word Translation
1 Chronicles 1:45
45After Jobab died, Husham from the land of the Temanites succeeded him as king.
1 Chronicles 1:45 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And when Jobab was dead, Husham of the land of the Temanites reigned in his stead.
- New International Version (NIV)When Jobab died, Husham from the land of the Temanites succeeded him as king.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Jobab died, and Husham of the land of the Temanites reigned in his place.
- New King James Version (NKJV)When Jobab died, Husham of the land of the Temanites reigned in his place.
Context of 1 Chronicles 1:45
43These were the kings who ruled Edom before any king ruled the people of Israel: Bela, son of Beor, and the name of his ⌞capital⌟ city was Dinhabah. 44After Bela died, Jobab, son of Zerah from Bozrah, succeeded him as king. After Jobab died, Husham from the land of the Temanites succeeded him as king. 46After Husham died, Hadad, son of Bedad, who defeated the Midianites in the country of Moab, succeeded him as king, and the name of his ⌞capital⌟ city was Avith. 47After Hadad died, Samlah from Masrekah succeeded him as king.
Read all of 1 Chronicles 11 Chronicles 1:45 word by word
וַיָּ֖מָת יוֹבָ֑ב וַיִּמְלֹ֣ךְ תַּחְתָּ֔יו חוּשָׁ֖ם מֵאֶ֥רֶץ הַתֵּימָנִֽי׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 1:45
- Genesis 10:29Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab. These were Joktan’s sons.
- Genesis 36:34After Jobab died, Husham from the land of the Temanites succeeded him as king.
- 1 Chronicles 1:36Eliphaz’s sons were Teman and Omar, Zephi and Gatam, Kenaz and Amalek, son of Timna.
- Job 2:11When Job’s three friends heard about all the terrible things that had happened to him, each of them came from his home—Eliphaz of Teman, Bildad of Shuah, Zophar of Naama. They had agreed they would go together to sympathize with Job and comfort him.
- Jeremiah 49:7This is what the Lord of Armies says about Edom: Is there no longer any wisdom in Teman? Has wisdom disappeared from your people? Has their wisdom vanished?
- Ezekiel 25:13So this is what the Almighty Lord says: I will use my power against Edom. I will wipe out people and animals. I will turn the land into ruins from Teman to Dedan. People will die in battle.
- Amos 1:12I will send a fire on Teman and burn down the palaces of Bozrah.
- Obadiah 1:9“Teman, your warriors will be terrified. Everyone on Esau’s mountain will be slaughtered.
- Habakkuk 3:3God comes from Teman. The Holy One comes from Mount Paran. Selah His splendor covers the heavens. His praise fills the earth.
Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 1:45
- 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. 34-54Isaac’s genealogy first lists Esau's descendants (1 Chronicles 1:35–54) and then continues with Israel. The history of Edom is divided into three parts: Esau's sons (1 Chronicles 1:35–37) Seir's descendants (1 Chronicles 1:38–42) The kings who ruled Edom (1 Chronicles 1:43–54) This arrangement follows Genesis 36.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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