God’s Word Translation
1 Chronicles 7:18
18Bedan’s sister Hammolecheth gave birth to Ishhod, Abiezer, and Mahlah.
1 Chronicles 7:18 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And his sister Hammoleketh bare Ishod, and Abiezer, and Mahalah.
- New International Version (NIV)His sister Hammoleketh gave birth to Ishhod, Abiezer and Mahlah.
- English Standard Version (ESV)And his sister Hammolecheth bore Ishhod, Abiezer, and Mahlah.
- New King James Version (NKJV)His sister Hammoleketh bore Ishhod, Abiezer, and Mahlah.
Context of 1 Chronicles 7:18
16Maacah, Machir’s wife, had a son, and she named him Peresh. His brother’s name was Sheresh, whose sons were Ulam and Rakem. 17Ulam’s son was Bedan. These were the people of Gilead, descendants of Machir (son of Manasseh). Bedan’s sister Hammolecheth gave birth to Ishhod, Abiezer, and Mahlah. 19Shemida’s sons were Ahian, Shechem, Likhi, and Aniam. 20Ephraim’s son was Shuthelah. Shuthelah’s son was Bered. Bered’s son was Tahath. Tahath’s son was Eleadah. Eleadah’s son was Tahath.
Read all of 1 Chronicles 71 Chronicles 7:18 word by word
וַאֲחֹת֖וֹ הַמֹּלֶ֑כֶת יָלְדָה֙ אֶת־אִישְׁה֔וֹד וְאֶת־אֲבִיעֶ֖זֶר וְאֶת־מַחְלָֽה׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 7:18
- Numbers 26:30The descendants of Gilead were the family of Iezer, the family of Helek,
- Judges 6:11The Messenger of the Lord came and sat under the oak tree in Ophrah that belonged to Joash from Abiezer’s family. Joash’s son Gideon was beating out wheat in a winepress to hide it from the Midianites.
- Judges 8:2Gideon replied, “I haven’t done anything compared with what you have done. Aren’t the grapes that Ephraim picked after the harvest better than all the grapes in Abiezer’s entire harvest?
Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 7:18
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 18Abiezer - His descendants formed one of the most important branches of the Manassites. They furnished to Israel the greatest of the Judges, Gideon Judges 6:11, Judges 6:24, Judges 6:34, and were regarded as the leading family among the so-called “sons of Gilead.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 14-19These verses have several issues that suggest the Hebrew text might be damaged: Maacah is listed as both the sister and wife of Makir (1 Chronicles 7:15–16). Huppim and Shuppim were earlier listed with Benjamin (1 Chronicles 7:12), not Manasseh. Those considered Gileadites (1 Chronicles 7:16–17) are vaguely linked to Gilead, whose direct descendants are not listed (compare Numbers 26:30–33). The sons of Shemida are not connected to the genealogy (1…Read the comment
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Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 7
- 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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