1 Chronicles 1:17

1 Chronicles 1:17 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)The sons of Shem; Elam, and Asshur, and Arphaxad, and Lud, and Aram, and Uz, and Hul, and Gether, and Meshech.
• New International Version (NIV)The sons of Shem: Elam, Ashur, Arphaxad, Lud and Aram. The sons of Aram: Uz, Hul, Gether and Meshek.
• English Standard Version (ESV)The sons of Shem: Elam, Asshur, Arpachshad, Lud, and Aram. And the sons of Aram: Uz, Hul, Gether, and Meshech.
• New Living Translation (NLT)The descendants of Shem were Elam, Asshur, Arphaxad, Lud, and Aram. The descendants of Aram were Uz, Hul, Gether, and Mash.

Context of 1 Chronicles 1:17

15the Hivite, the Arkite, and the Sinite; 16the Arvadite, the Zemarite, and the Hamathite. The sons of Shem were Elam, Asshur, Arphaxad, Lud, Aram, Uz, Hul, Gether, and Meshech. 18Arphaxad begot Shelah, and Shelah begot Eber. 19To Eber were born two sons: the name of one was Peleg, for in his days the earth was divided; and his brother’s name was Joktan.

1 Chronicles 1:17 word by word

בְּנֵ֣י שֵׁ֔ם עֵילָ֣ם וְאַשּׁ֔וּר וְאַרְפַּכְשַׁ֖ד וְל֣וּד וַאֲרָ֑ם וְע֥וּץ וְח֖וּל וְגֶ֥תֶר וָמֶֽשֶׁךְ׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• The sonsבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• of Shemשֵׁםshêm · ShemH8035
• Elamעֵילָם‛êylâm ‛ôlâm · ElamH5867
• and Asshurאַשּׁוּר'ashshûr 'ashshûr · AsshurH804
• and Arphaxadאַרְפַּכְשַׁד'arpakshad · ArpachshadH775
• and Ludלוּדlûd · LudH3865
• and Aramאֲרָם'ărâm · AramH758
• and Uzעוּץ‛ûts · UzH5780
• and Hulחוּלchûl · HulH2343
• and Getherגֶּ֫תֶרgether · GetherH1666
• and Meshechמֶ֫שֶׁךְmeshek · MeshechH4902

Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 1:17

• Genesis 10:22The sons of Shem were Elam, Asshur, Arphaxad, Lud, and Aram.
• Genesis 11:10This is the genealogy of Shem: Shem was one hundred years old, and begot Arphaxad two years after the flood.
• Genesis 14:1And it came to pass in the days of Amraphel king of Shinar, Arioch king of Ellasar, Chedorlaomer king of Elam, and Tidal king of nations,
• Isaiah 11:11It shall come to pass in that day That the Lord shall set His hand again the second time To recover the remnant of His people who are left, From Assyria and Egypt, From Pathros and Cush, From Elam and Shinar, From Hamath and the islands of the sea.
• Isaiah 21:2A distressing vision is declared to me; The treacherous dealer deals treacherously, And the plunderer plunders. Go up, O Elam! Besiege, O Media! All its sighing I have made to cease.
• Isaiah 22:6Elam bore the quiver With chariots of men and horsemen, And Kir uncovered the shield.
• Jeremiah 25:25all the kings of Zimri, all the kings of Elam, and all the kings of the Medes;
• Ezekiel 32:24“There is Elam and all her multitude, All around her grave, All of them slain, fallen by the sword, Who have gone down uncircumcised to the lower parts of the earth, Who caused their terror in the land of the living; Now they bear their shame with those who go down to the Pit.
• Daniel 8:2I saw in the vision, and it so happened while I was looking, that I was in Shushan, the citadel, which is in the province of Elam; and I saw in the vision that I was by the River Ulai.
• Numbers 24:22Nevertheless Kain shall be burned. How long until Asshur carries you away captive?”
• Ezra 4:2they came to Zerubbabel and the heads of the fathers’ houses, and said to them, “Let us build with you, for we seek your God as you do; and we have sacrificed to Him since the days of Esarhaddon king of Assyria, who brought us here.”
• Psalms 83:8Assyria also has joined with them; They have helped the children of Lot. Selah
• Ezekiel 27:23Haran, Canneh, Eden, the merchants of Sheba, Assyria, and Chilmad were your merchants.
• Ezekiel 32:22“Assyria is there, and all her company, With their graves all around her, All of them slain, fallen by the sword.
• Hosea 14:3Assyria shall not save us, We will not ride on horses, Nor will we say anymore to the work of our hands, ‘You are our gods.’ For in You the fatherless finds mercy.”
• Isaiah 66:19I will set a sign among them; and those among them who escape I will send to the nations: to Tarshish and Pul and Lud, who draw the bow, and Tubal and Javan, to the coastlands afar off who have not heard My fame nor seen My glory. And they shall declare My glory among the Gentiles.

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 1:17

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 17The sons of Shem - i. e., descendants. Uz, Hul, Gether, and Meshech (or Mash), are stated to have been “sons of Aram” Genesis 10:23. Meshech is the reading of all the MSS., and is supported by the Septuagint here and in Genesis 10:23. It seems preferable to “Mash,” which admits of no very probable explanation. Just as Hamites and Semites were intermingled in Arabia (Genesis 10:7, note; Genesis 10:29, note), so Semites and Japhethites may have been…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5-23The record of Noah’s descendants shows Abraham’s place in history. The ethnic background of the seventy nations gives context to Israel’s history (compare Genesis 10).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 4-234-23. Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth--The three sons of this patriarch are enumerated, partly because they were the founders of the new world, and partly because the fulfilment of Noah's prophecy (Ge 9:25-27) could not otherwise appear to have been verified.Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Chronicles 1:17

• Aram
• Arphaxad
• Asshur
• Genealogy
• Hul
• Lud
• Meshech
• Shem
• Syria
• Uz

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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