1 Chronicles 1:29

1:29 These were their descendants:

Ishmael’s Descendants

Ishmael’s firstborn son was Nebaioth; the others were ¹  Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam,

1 Chronicles 8:30

8:30 His firstborn son was Abdon, followed by Zur, Kish, Baal, ²  Nadab,

1 Chronicles 9:36

9:36 His firstborn son was Abdon, followed by Zur, Kish, Baal, Ner, Nadab,

1 Chronicles 16:26

16:26 For all the gods of the nations are worthless, ³ 

but the Lord made the heavens. ⁴ 

¹ tn The words “the others were” are supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons.

² tc Some LXX mss add “Ner” here (cf. 1 Chr 9:36 and v. 33 below, where Ner is mentioned as the father of Kish). The form וְנֵר (vÿner) could have been accidentally omitted by homoioarcton since each name in the list has the conjunction prefixed to it. Some English versions follow the LXX here and add “Ner” (e.g., NAB, NIV, NLT).

³ tn The Hebrew word אֱלִילִים (’elilim, “worthless”) sounds like אֱלֹהִים (’elohim, “gods”). The sound play draws attention to the statement. Many modern English translations render this term as “idols” here.

⁴ tn Or “the sky” (also in v. 31). The Hebrew term שָׁמַיִם (shamayim) may be translated “heaven(s)” or “sky” depending on the context.