1 Chronicles 1:16

1 Chronicles 1:16 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the Arvadite, and the Zemarite, and the Hamathite.
• New International Version (NIV)Arvadites, Zemarites and Hamathites.
• English Standard Version (ESV)the Arvadites, the Zemarites, and the Hamathites.
• New King James Version (NKJV)the Arvadite, the Zemarite, and the Hamathite.

Context of 1 Chronicles 1:16

14Jebusites, Amorites, Girgashites, 15Hivites, Arkites, Sinites, Arvadites, Zemarites, and Hamathites. 17The descendants of Shem were Elam, Asshur, Arphaxad, Lud, and Aram. The descendants of Aram were Uz, Hul, Gether, and Mash. 18Arphaxad was the father of Shelah. Shelah was the father of Eber.

1 Chronicles 1:16 word by word

וְאֶת־הָאַרְוָדִ֥י וְאֶת־הַצְּמָרִ֖י וְאֶת־הַֽחֲמָתִֽי׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And the Arvaditeאַרְוָדִי'arvâdîy · ArvaditeH721
• and the Zemariteצְמָרִיtsemârîy · ZemariteH6786
• and the Hamathiteחֲמָתִיchămâthîy · HamathiteH2577

Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 1:16

• Numbers 34:8then to Lebo-hamath, and on through Zedad
• 1 Kings 8:65Then Solomon and all Israel celebrated the Festival of Shelters in the presence of the Lord our God. A large congregation had gathered from as far away as Lebo-hamath in the north and the Brook of Egypt in the south. The celebration went on for fourteen days in all—seven days for the dedication of the altar and seven days for the Festival of Shelters.

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 1:16

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 16The Zemarite - See Genesis 10:18 note. The inscriptions of the Assyrian monarch, Sargon, (720 B.C.) mention Zimira, which is joined with Arpad (Arvad); and there can be little doubt that it is the city indicated by the term “Zemarite.”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 1:16

• Arvadites
• Canaanites
• Genealogy
• Ham
• Zemarites

In the dictionaries

• Chronicles, Books of
• Genealogy
• Island; Isle
• Semites, Semitic Religion
• Zemarite
• Arkite, the
• Arvad
• Hamathite, the
• Zemarite, the

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