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1 Chronicles 7:12
12The Shuppites and Huppites were the descendants of Ir, and the Hushites the 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.
- 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.
- New Living Translation (NLT)The sons of Ir were Shuppim and Huppim. 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 sons of Jediael were heads of families. There were 17,200 fighting men ready to go out to war. The Shuppites and Huppites were the descendants of Ir, and the Hushites the descendants of Aher. 13The sons of Naphtali: Jahziel, Guni, Jezer and Shillem—the descendants of Bilhah. 14The descendants of Manasseh: Asriel was his descendant through his Aramean concubine. She 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 7:15Makir took a wife from among the Huppites and Shuppites. His sister’s name was Maakah. Another descendant was named Zelophehad, who had only daughters.
- Genesis 46:21The sons of Benjamin: Bela, Beker, Ashbel, Gera, Naaman, Ehi, Rosh, Muppim, Huppim and Ard.
- Numbers 26:39through Shupham, the Shuphamite clan; through Hupham, the Huphamite clan.
- 1 Chronicles 7:7The sons of Bela: Ezbon, Uzzi, Uzziel, Jerimoth and Iri, heads of families—five in all. Their genealogical record listed 22,034 fighting men.
- Genesis 46:23The son of Dan: Hushim.
- Numbers 26:38The descendants of Benjamin by their clans were: through Bela, the Belaite clan; through Ashbel, the Ashbelite clan; through Ahiram, the Ahiramite clan;
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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- 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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