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 King James Version (NKJV)The sons of Shem were Elam, Asshur, Arphaxad, Lud, Aram, Uz, Hul, Gether, and Meshech.

Context of 1 Chronicles 1:17

15Hivites, Arkites, Sinites, 16Arvadites, Zemarites, and Hamathites. The 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. 19Eber had two sons. The first was named Peleg (which means “division”), for during his lifetime the people of the world were divided into different language groups. 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 descendants of Shem were Elam, Asshur, Arphaxad, Lud, and Aram.
• Genesis 11:10This is the account of Shem’s family. Two years after the great flood, when Shem was 100 years old, he became the father of Arphaxad.
• Genesis 14:1About this time war broke out in the region. King Amraphel of Babylonia, King Arioch of Ellasar, King Kedorlaomer of Elam, and King Tidal of Goiim
• Isaiah 11:11In that day the Lord will reach out his hand a second time to bring back the remnant of his people— those who remain in Assyria and northern Egypt; in southern Egypt, Ethiopia, and Elam; in Babylonia, Hamath, and all the distant coastlands.
• Isaiah 21:2I see a terrifying vision: I see the betrayer betraying, the destroyer destroying. Go ahead, you Elamites and Medes, attack and lay siege. I will make an end to all the groaning Babylon caused.
• Isaiah 22:6Elamites are the archers, with their chariots and charioteers. The men of Kir hold up the shields.
• Jeremiah 25:25and to the kings of Zimri, Elam, and Media.
• Ezekiel 32:24“Elam lies there surrounded by the graves of all its hordes, those who were slaughtered by the sword. They struck terror in the hearts of people everywhere, but now they have descended as outcasts to the world below. Now they lie in the pit and share the shame of those who have gone before them.
• Daniel 8:2In this vision I was at the fortress of Susa, in the province of Elam, standing beside the Ulai River.
• Numbers 24:22But the Kenites will be destroyed when Assyria takes you captive.”
• Ezra 4:2So they approached Zerubbabel and the other leaders and said, “Let us build with you, for we worship your God just as you do. We have sacrificed to him ever since King Esarhaddon of Assyria brought us here.”
• Psalms 83:8Assyria has joined them, too, and is allied with the descendants of Lot. Interlude
• Ezekiel 27:23“Haran, Canneh, Eden, Sheba, Asshur, and Kilmad came with their merchandise, too.
• Ezekiel 32:22“Assyria lies there surrounded by the graves of its army, those who were slaughtered by the sword.
• Hosea 14:3Assyria cannot save us, nor can our warhorses. Never again will we say to the idols we have made, ‘You are our gods.’ No, in you alone do the orphans find mercy.”
• Isaiah 66:19I will perform a sign among them. And I will send those who survive to be messengers to the nations—to Tarshish, to the Libyans and Lydians (who are famous as archers), to Tubal and Greece, and to all the lands beyond the sea that have not heard of my fame or seen my glory. There they will declare my glory to the nations.

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