New King James Version
1 Chronicles 7:12
12Shuppim and Huppim were the sons of Ir, and Hushim was the son 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 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 was Bilhan, and the sons of Bilhan were Jeush, Benjamin, Ehud, Chenaanah, Zethan, Tharshish, and Ahishahar. 11All these sons of Jediael were heads of their fathers’ houses; there were seventeen thousand two hundred mighty men of valor fit to go out for war and battle. Shuppim and Huppim were the sons of Ir, and Hushim was the son of Aher. 13The sons of Naphtali were Jahziel, Guni, Jezer, and Shallum, the sons of Bilhah. 14The descendants of Manasseh: his Syrian concubine bore him Machir the father of Gilead, the father of Asriel.
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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 7:15Machir took as his wife the sister of Huppim and Shuppim, whose name was Maachah. The name of Gilead’s grandson was Zelophehad, but Zelophehad begot only daughters.
- Genesis 46:21The sons of Benjamin were Belah, Becher, Ashbel, Gera, Naaman, Ehi, Rosh, Muppim, Huppim, and Ard.
- Numbers 26:39of Shupham, the family of the Shuphamites; of Hupham, the family of the Huphamites.
- 1 Chronicles 7:7The sons of Bela were Ezbon, Uzzi, Uzziel, Jerimoth, and Iri—five in all. They were heads of their fathers’ houses, and they were listed by their genealogies, twenty-two thousand and thirty-four mighty men of valor.
- Genesis 46:23The son of Dan was Hushim.
- Numbers 26:38The sons of Benjamin according to their families were: of Bela, the family of the Belaites; of Ashbel, the family of the Ashbelites; of 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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