1 Chronicles 1:23

1 Chronicles 1:23 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And Ophir, and Havilah, and Jobab. All these were the sons of Joktan.
• New International Version (NIV)Ophir, Havilah and Jobab. All these were sons of Joktan.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab; all these were the sons of Joktan.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab. All these were the sons of Joktan.

Context of 1 Chronicles 1:23

21Hadoram, Uzal, Diklah, 22Obal, Abimael, Sheba, Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab. All these were descendants of Joktan. 24So this is the family line descended from Shem: Arphaxad, Shelah, 25Eber, Peleg, Reu,

1 Chronicles 1:23 word by word

וְאֶת־אוֹפִ֥יר וְאֶת־חֲוִילָ֖ה וְאֶת־יוֹבָ֑ב כָּל־אֵ֖לֶּה בְּנֵ֥י יָקְטָֽן׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And Ophirאוֹפִיר'ôphîyr 'ôphîyr 'ôphir · OphirH211
• and Havilahחֲוִילָהchăvîylâh · HavilahH2341
• and Jobabיוֹבָבyôbâb · JobabH3103
• the sonsבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• of Joktanיׇקְטָןyoqţân · JoktanH3355

Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 1:23

• Genesis 10:29Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab. All these were descendants of Joktan.
• 1 Kings 9:28They sailed to Ophir and brought back to Solomon some sixteen tons of gold.
• 1 Kings 10:11(In addition, Hiram’s ships brought gold from Ophir, and they also brought rich cargoes of red sandalwood and precious jewels.
• 1 Chronicles 29:4I am donating more than 112 tons of gold from Ophir and 262 tons of refined silver to be used for overlaying the walls of the buildings
• Job 22:24If you give up your lust for money and throw your precious gold into the river,
• Isaiah 13:12I will make people scarcer than gold— more rare than the fine gold of Ophir.
• Genesis 2:11The first branch, called the Pishon, flowed around the entire land of Havilah, where gold is found.
• Genesis 25:18Ishmael’s descendants occupied the region from Havilah to Shur, which is east of Egypt in the direction of Asshur. There they lived in open hostility toward all their relatives.
• 1 Samuel 15:7Then Saul slaughtered the Amalekites from Havilah all the way to Shur, east of Egypt.

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 1:23

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 23And Ophir - "Whence gold is brought." And Havilah; "whence pearls are brought." - T.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 1:23

• Genealogy
• Havilah
• Jobab
• Joktan
• Ophir
• Shem

In the dictionaries

• Havilah
• Abimael
• Almodad
• Chronicles, Books of
• Genealogy
• Jobab
• Joktan
• Ophir
• Semites, Semitic Religion

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