1 Chronicles 1:18

1 Chronicles 1:18 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And Arphaxad begat Shelah, and Shelah begat Eber.
• New International Version (NIV)Arphaxad was the father of Shelah, and Shelah the father of Eber.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Arpachshad fathered Shelah, and Shelah fathered Eber.
• New Living Translation (NLT)Arphaxad was the father of Shelah. Shelah was the father of Eber.

Context of 1 Chronicles 1:18

16the Arvadite, the Zemarite, and the Hamathite. 17The sons of Shem were Elam, Asshur, Arphaxad, Lud, Aram, Uz, Hul, Gether, and Meshech. Arphaxad 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. 20Joktan begot Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah,

1 Chronicles 1:18 word by word

וְאַרְפַּכְשַׁ֖ד יָלַ֣ד אֶת־שָׁ֑לַח וְשֶׁ֖לַח יָלַ֥ד אֶת־עֵֽבֶר׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And Arphaxadאַרְפַּכְשַׁד'arpakshad · ArpachshadH775
• begatיָלַדyâlad · to begetH3205
• Shelahשֶׁ֫לַחshelach · ShelahH7974
• Eberעֵ֫בֶר‛êber · EberH5677

Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 1:18

• Genesis 10:24Arphaxad begot Salah, and Salah begot Eber.
• Genesis 11:12Arphaxad lived thirty-five years, and begot Salah.

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 1:18

• 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 1:18

• Arphaxad
• Genealogy
• Salah
• Shem

In the dictionaries

• Arphaxad
• Sala
• Shelah
• Chronicles, Books of
• Genealogy
• Sala, Salah
• Semites, Semitic Religion
• Aram, Aramean, Aramaic, Aram of Damascus
• Elam, Elamites

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