1 Chronicles 1:47

1 Chronicles 1:47 in other versions

• New International Version (NIV)When Hadad died, Samlah from Masrekah succeeded him as king.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Hadad died, and Samlah of Masrekah reigned in his place.
• New King James Version (NKJV)When Hadad died, Samlah of Masrekah reigned in his place.
• New Living Translation (NLT)When Hadad died, Samlah from the city of Masrekah became king in his place.

Context of 1 Chronicles 1:47

45And when Jobab was dead, Husham of the land of the Temanites reigned in his stead. 46And when Husham was dead, Hadad the son of Bedad, which smote Midian in the field of Moab, reigned in his stead: and the name of his city was Avith. And when Hadad was dead, Samlah of Masrekah reigned in his stead. 48And when Samlah was dead, Shaul of Rehoboth by the river reigned in his stead. 49And when Shaul was dead, Baal–hanan the son of Achbor reigned in his stead.

1 Chronicles 1:47 word by word

וַיָּ֖מָת הֲדָ֑ד וַיִּמְלֹ֣ךְ תַּחְתָּ֔יו שַׂמְלָ֖ה מִמַּשְׂרֵקָֽה׃Read the interlinear

• And when Hadadהֲדַדhădad · HadadH1908
• was deadמוּתmûth · to dieH4191
• Samlahשַׂמְלָהώamlâh · SamlahH8072
• of Masrekahמַשְׂרֵקָהmaώrêqâh · MasrekahH4957
• reignedמָלַךְmâlak · to reignH4427

Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 1:47

• Genesis 36:36And Hadad died, and Samlah of Masrekah reigned in his stead.

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 1:47

• 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

Topics related to 1 Chronicles 1:47

• Edomites
• Genealogy
• King
• Masrekah
• Samlah
• Shem

In the dictionaries

• Masrekah
• Chronicles, Books of
• Genealogy
• Hadad
• Samlah
• Semites, Semitic Religion
• Massrekah

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