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1 Chronicles 1:44
44When Bela died, Jobab son of Zerah from Bozrah succeeded him as king.
1 Chronicles 1:44 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And when Bela was dead, Jobab the son of Zerah of Bozrah reigned in his stead.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Bela died, and Jobab the son of Zerah of Bozrah reigned in his place.
- New King James Version (NKJV)And when Bela died, Jobab the son of Zerah of Bozrah reigned in his place.
- New Living Translation (NLT)When Bela died, Jobab son of Zerah from Bozrah became king in his place.
Context of 1 Chronicles 1:44
42The sons of Ezer: Bilhan, Zaavan and Akan. The sons of Dishan: Uz and Aran. 43These were the kings who reigned in Edom before any Israelite king reigned: Bela son of Beor, whose city was named Dinhabah. When Bela died, Jobab son of Zerah from Bozrah succeeded him as king. 45When Jobab died, Husham from the land of the Temanites succeeded him as king. 46When Husham died, Hadad son of Bedad, who defeated Midian in the country of Moab, succeeded him as king. His city was named Avith.
Read all of 1 Chronicles 11 Chronicles 1:44 word by word
וַיָּ֖מָת בָּ֑לַע וַיִּמְלֹ֣ךְ תַּחְתָּ֔יו יוֹבָ֥ב בֶּן־זֶ֖רַח מִבָּצְרָֽה׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 1:44
- Isaiah 34:6The sword of the Lord is bathed in blood, it is covered with fat— the blood of lambs and goats, fat from the kidneys of rams. For the Lord has a sacrifice in Bozrah and a great slaughter in the land of Edom.
- Isaiah 63:1Who is this coming from Edom, from Bozrah, with his garments stained crimson? Who is this, robed in splendor, striding forward in the greatness of his strength? “It is I, proclaiming victory, mighty to save.”
- Jeremiah 49:13I swear by myself,” declares the Lord, “that Bozrah will become a ruin and a curse, an object of horror and reproach; and all its towns will be in ruins forever.”
- Amos 1:12I will send fire on Teman that will consume the fortresses of Bozrah.”
- Micah 2:12“I will surely gather all of you, Jacob; I will surely bring together the remnant of Israel. I will bring them together like sheep in a pen, like a flock in its pasture; the place will throng with people.
Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 1:44
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 44Bela was dead - "Being killed by Phineas, in the wilderness." - T. Jobab the son of Zerah - Supposed by some to be the same as Job, whose book forms a part of the canon of Scripture. But in their names there is no similarity; Job being written איוב aiyob ; Jobab, יובב yobab . See the notes on Job, and the parallel place in Genesis.Read the comment
- 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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