1Ch 1:42-54 - Commentary

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Text -- 1 Chronicles 1:42-54 (NET)

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1:42 The sons of Ezer: Bilhan, Zaavan, Jaakan. The sons of Dishan: Uz and Aran.

Kings of Edom

1:43 These were the kings who reigned in the land of Edom before any king ruled over the Israelites: Bela son of Beor; the name of his city was Dinhabah. 1:44 When Bela died, Jobab son of Zerah from Bozrah, succeeded him. 1:45 When Jobab died, Husham from the land of the Temanites succeeded him. 1:46 When Husham died, Hadad son of Bedad succeeded him. He struck down the Midianites in the plains of Moab; the name of his city was Avith. 1:47 When Hadad died, Samlah from Masrekah succeeded him. 1:48 When Samlah died, Shaul from Rehoboth on the river succeeded him. 1:49 When Shaul died, Baal-Hanan son of Achbor succeeded him. 1:50 When Baal-Hanan died, Hadad succeeded him; the name of his city was Pai. His wife was Mehetabel, daughter of Matred, daughter of Me-Zahab.

Tribal Chiefs of Edom

1:51 Hadad died. The tribal chiefs of Edom were: Timna, Alvah, Jetheth, 1:52 Oholibamah, Elah, Pinon, 1:53 Kenaz, Teman, Mibzar, 1:54 Magdiel, Iram. These were the tribal chiefs of Edom.

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Names, People and Places:

· Achbor the father of Baal Hanan, King of Edom,son of Micaiah/Micah of Josiah's time

· Aran son of Dishan of Seir

· Avith a town; capital of Hadad, king of Edom (OS)

· Baal a pagan god,a title of a pagan god,a town in the Negeb on the border of Simeon and Judah,son of Reaiah son of Micah; a descendant of Reuben,the forth son of Jeiel, the Benjamite

· Bedad father of Hadad, an Edomite king,

· Bela a town near the south end of the Dead Sea,son of Beor; first king of Edom,son of Benjamin son of Israel,son of Azaz; a leader in the tribe of Reuben

· Beor the father of the prophet Balaam.,father of Bela king of Edom,father of Balaam the prophet

· Bilhan son of Ezer of Seir,son of Jediael son of Benjamin

· Bozrah a town of Edom,a town of Moab

· Dinhabah a town of Bela, king of Edom

· Dishan son of Seir

· Edom resident(s) of the region of Edom

· Elah a chief of Edom,the valley where David killed Goliath,son and successor of Baasha, king of Israel (about 900 BC),father of Hoshea, the last king of Israel about 700 BC,son of Caleb the son of Jephunneh of Judah,son of Uzzi (Michri Benjamin) who led his clan back from exile

· Euphrates a large river which joins the Tigris river before flowing into the Persian Gulf,a river flowing from eastern Turkey to the Persian Gulf

· Ezer son of Seir; the father of Bilhan, Zaavan and Akan,father of Hushah; a descendant of Hur of Judah;,son of Ephraim son of Joseph,chief of the Gadites who joined David in the wilderness,son of Jeshua; ruler of Mizpah; wall rebuilder,a priest who helped celebrate the completion of the wall

· Hadad eighth and last king of Edom

· Husham third king of Edom

· Iram a chief of Edom

· Israelite a citizen of Israel.,a member of the nation of Israel

· Jaakan son of Ezer son of Seir

· Jetheth a chief of Edom

· Jobab son of Joktan of Shem,son of Zerah; second king of Edom,King of Madon; an enemy of Joshua,a man of Benjamin; son of Shaharaim and Hodesh,son of Elpaal of Benjamin

· Kenaz son of Eliphaz son of Esau,a chief of Edom,a descendant of Jephunneh of Judah; brother to Caleb the friend of Joshua; father of Othniel,son of Elah of Jephunneh of Judah

· Magdiel a chief of Edom

· Masrekah a town and royal city of Edom

· Matred daughter of Mezahab; mother of Mehetabel the queen of Edom

· Mehetabel wife of King Hadar of Edom; daughter of Matred,grandfather of Shemaiah, who tried to distract Nehemiah

· Mezahab a man who was a patriarch of a royal clan of Edom

· Mibzar a chief of Edom

· Midian resident(s) of the region of Midian

· Moab resident(s) of the country of Moab

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Commentary -- Verse Notes / Footnotes

NET Notes: 1Ch 1:42 The MT reads “Dishon” here, but this should be emended to “Dishan.” See the list in v. 38 and Gen 36:28.

NET Notes: 1Ch 1:44 Heb “ruled in his place,” here and in vv. 45-50.

NET Notes: 1Ch 1:48 The river may refer to the Euphrates River (cf. NRSV, CEV, NLT).

NET Notes: 1Ch 1:50 Many medieval Hebrew mss, along with some LXX mss, the Syriac, and Vulgate, read “Pau.” See also Gen 36:39.

NET Notes: 1Ch 1:53 The parallel genealogy in Gen 36:42 has the variant spelling “Temam.”

NET Notes: 1Ch 1:54 Each of the names in this list is preceded by the word “chief” in the Hebrew text. This has not been included in the translation because i...

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