New English Translation
1 Chronicles 7:12
12The Shuppites and Huppites were descendants of Ir; the Hushites were descendants of Aher.
1 Chronicles 7:12 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Shuppim also, and Huppim, the children of Ir, and Hushim, the sons of Aher.
- New International Version (NIV)The Shuppites and Huppites were the descendants of Ir, and the Hushites the descendants of Aher.
- English Standard Version (ESV)And Shuppim and Huppim were the sons of Ir, Hushim the son of Aher.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Shuppim and Huppim were the sons of Ir, and Hushim was the son of Aher.
Context of 1 Chronicles 7:12
10The son of Jediael: Bilhan. The sons of Bilhan: Jeush, Benjamin, Ehud, Kenaanah, Zethan, Tarshish, and Ahishahar. 11All these were the sons of Jediael. Listed in their genealogical records were 17,200 family leaders and warriors who were capable of marching out to battle. The Shuppites and Huppites were descendants of Ir; the Hushites were descendants of Aher. 13The sons of Naphtali: Jahziel, Guni, Jezer, and Shallum – sons of Bilhah. 14The sons of Manasseh: Asriel, who was born to Manasseh’s Aramean concubine. She also gave birth to Makir the father of Gilead.
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וְשֻׁפִּ֤ם וְחֻפִּם֙ בְּנֵ֣י עִ֔יר חֻשִׁ֖ם בְּנֵ֥י אַחֵֽר׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 7:12
- 1 Chronicles 7:15Now Makir married a wife from the Huppites and Shuppites. (His sister’s name was Maacah.) Zelophehad was Manasseh’s second son; he had only daughters.
- Genesis 46:21The sons of Benjamin: Bela, Beker, Ashbel, Gera, Naaman, Ehi, Rosh, Muppim, Huppim and Ard.
- Numbers 26:39from Shupham, the family of the Shuphamites; from Hupham, the family of the Huphamites.
- 1 Chronicles 7:7The sons of Bela: Ezbon, Uzzi, Uzziel, Jerimoth, and Iri. The five of them were leaders of their families. There were 22,034 warriors listed in their genealogical records.
- Genesis 46:23The son of Dan: Hushim.
- Numbers 26:38The Benjaminites by their families: from Bela, the family of the Belaites; from Ashbel, the family of the Ashbelites; from Ahiram, the family of the Ahiramites;
Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 7:12
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 12The Hebrew text of this verse seems disrupted, likely due to a loss during scribal copying, as there is no introduction for Ir or Hushim. The names Shuppim and Huppim appear in the tribe of Benjamin (1 Chronicles 8:8, 11; Genesis 46:21; Numbers 26:39). If the Hebrew text is indeed damaged, Hushim might be a descendant of Dan (compare Genesis 46:23; Numbers 26:42).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1212. Shuppim also, and Huppim--They are called Muppim and Huppim (Ge 46:21) and Hupham and Shupham (Nu 26:39). They were the children of Ir, or Iri (1Ch 7:7). and Hushim, the sons--"son." of Aher--"Aher" signifies "another," and some eminent critics, taking "Aher" as a common noun, render the passage thus, "and Hushim, another son." Shuppim, Muppim, and Hushim are plural words, and therefore denote not individuals, but the heads of their respective…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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