New Living Translation
1 Chronicles 1:32
32The sons of Keturah, Abraham’s concubine, were Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah. The sons of Jokshan were Sheba and Dedan.
1 Chronicles 1:32 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Now the sons of Keturah, Abraham’s concubine: she bare Zimran, and Jokshan, and Medan, and Midian, and Ishbak, and Shuah. And the sons of Jokshan; Sheba, and Dedan.
- New International Version (NIV)The sons born to Keturah, Abraham’s concubine: Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak and Shuah. The sons of Jokshan: Sheba and Dedan.
- English Standard Version (ESV)The sons of Keturah, Abraham's concubine: she bore Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah. The sons of Jokshan: Sheba and Dedan.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Now the sons born to Keturah, Abraham’s concubine, were Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah. The sons of Jokshan were Sheba and Dedan.
Context of 1 Chronicles 1:32
30Mishma, Dumah, Massa, Hadad, Tema, 31Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah. These were the sons of Ishmael. The sons of Keturah, Abraham’s concubine, were Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah. The sons of Jokshan were Sheba and Dedan. 33The sons of Midian were Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abida, and Eldaah. All these were descendants of Abraham through his concubine Keturah. 34Abraham was the father of Isaac. The sons of Isaac were Esau and Israel.
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וּבְנֵ֨י קְטוּרָ֜ה פִּילֶ֣גֶשׁ אַבְרָהָ֗ם יָלְדָ֞ה אֶת־זִמְרָ֧ן וְיָקְשָׁ֛ן וּמְדָ֥ן וּמִדְיָ֖ן וְיִשְׁבָּ֣ק וְשׁ֑וּחַ וּבְנֵ֥י יָקְשָׁ֖ן שְׁבָ֥א וּדְדָֽן׃ סRead the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Now the sonsבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
- of Keturahקְטוּרָהqeţûrâh · KeturahH6989
- Abraham’sאַבְרָהָם'abrâhâm · AbrahamH85
- concubineפִּלֶ֫גֶשׁpîylegesh pilegesh · concubineH6370
- she bareיָלַדyâlad · to begetH3205
- Zimranזִמְרָןzimrân · ZimranH2175
- and Jokshanיׇקְשָׁןyoqshân · JokshanH3370
- and Medanמְדָןmedân · MedanH4091
- and Midianמִדְיָןmidyân · MidianH4080
- and Ishbakיִשְׁבָּקyishbâq · IshbakH3435
- and Shuahשׁוּחַshûach · ShuahH7744
- Shebaשְׁבָאshebâ' · ShebaH7614
- and Dedanרֹדָןdedân dedâneh · DedanH1719
Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 1:32
- Genesis 25:1Abraham married another wife, whose name was Keturah.
- Genesis 37:28So when the Ishmaelites, who were Midianite traders, came by, Joseph’s brothers pulled him out of the cistern and sold him to them for twenty pieces of silver. And the traders took him to Egypt.
- Exodus 2:15And sure enough, Pharaoh heard what had happened, and he tried to kill Moses. But Moses fled from Pharaoh and went to live in the land of Midian. When Moses arrived in Midian, he sat down beside a well.
- Numbers 22:4The king of Moab said to the elders of Midian, “This mob will devour everything in sight, like an ox devours grass in the field!” So Balak, king of Moab,
- Numbers 25:6Just then one of the Israelite men brought a Midianite woman into his tent, right before the eyes of Moses and all the people, as everyone was weeping at the entrance of the Tabernacle.
- Numbers 31:2“On behalf of the people of Israel, take revenge on the Midianites for leading them into idolatry. After that, you will die and join your ancestors.”
- Judges 6:1The Israelites did evil in the Lord’s sight. So the Lord handed them over to the Midianites for seven years.
- 1 Kings 10:1When the queen of Sheba heard of Solomon’s fame, which brought honor to the name of the Lord, she came to test him with hard questions.
- Job 6:19The caravans from Tema search for this water; the travelers from Sheba hope to find it.
- Psalms 72:10The western kings of Tarshish and other distant lands will bring him tribute. The eastern kings of Sheba and Seba will bring him gifts.
- Isaiah 60:6Vast caravans of camels will converge on you, the camels of Midian and Ephah. The people of Sheba will bring gold and frankincense and will come worshiping the Lord.
- Isaiah 21:13This message came to me concerning Arabia: O caravans from Dedan, hide in the deserts of Arabia.
- Jeremiah 25:23I gave it to Dedan, Tema, and Buz, and to the people who live in distant places.
- Jeremiah 49:8Turn and flee! Hide in deep caves, you people of Dedan! For when I bring disaster on Edom, I will punish you, too!
- Ezekiel 25:13Therefore, says the Sovereign Lord, I will raise my fist of judgment against Edom. I will wipe out its people and animals with the sword. I will make a wasteland of everything from Teman to Dedan.
- Ezekiel 27:20“Dedan sent merchants to trade their expensive saddle blankets with you.
Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 1:32
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 32Keturah, Abraham's concubine - Abraham's pilegesh, or wife of the second rank; she was neither whore, harlot, nor concubine, in our sense of these words.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 32Keturah, Abraham‘s concubine - This passage, and Genesis 25:6, sufficiently prove that the position of Keturah was not that of the full wife, but of the “secondary” or “concubine wife” Judges 19:1 so common among Orientals.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 28-54Verses 28-54 The genealogy is from hence confined to the posterity of Abraham. Let us take occasion from reading these lists of names, to think of the multitudes that have gone through this world, have done their parts in it, and then quitted it. As one generation, even of sinful men, passes away, another comes. Ec 1:4; Nu 32:14, and will do so while the earth remains. Short is our passage through time into eternity. May we be distinguished as the Lord's…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 28-33The Chronicler, like the author of Genesis, lists Abraham's descendants separately from Isaac. He mentions Ishmael's sons (1 Chronicles 1:29–31; compare Genesis 25:12–15) and Keturah's sons (1 Chronicles 1:32–33; compare Genesis 25:1–3) before focusing on the chosen family line.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3232. sons of Keturah--These became founders of nomadic tribes in the north of Arabia and Syria, as Midian of the Midianites (Ge 36:35; Jud 6:2). and Shuah--from whom Bildad sprang (Job 2:11). 1Ch 1:34-42. Posterity of Abraham by Esau.Read the comment
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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
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