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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 Chronicles 1:43-54

The slight differences favor the view, that the writer of Chronicles has here, as elsewhere, abridged from Genesis (see the marginal references). read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - 1 Chronicles 1:1-54

1:1-9:34 GENEALOGIES OF THE TRIBES OF ISRAELThe long lists of names that characterize Chronicles may not make interesting reading for us today, but they were important to the original readers. First, these genealogies proved to those who returned that they were a true continuation of the former kingdom. Second, they indicated who among the people had to carry out various religious duties and who among them were of the royal family of David. The lists recorded the origin and development of each... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 1 Chronicles 1:43

before any king. See note on Genesis 36:31 , which must have been before the writer's eyes. children = sons. read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 1 Chronicles 1:46

Avith. Hebrew text reads "Ayuth". But some codices, with two early printed editions, read "Avith", which Authorized Version follows. read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 1 Chronicles 1:50

Baal-hanan. Some codices, with one early printed edition, add "son of Achbor". Compare Genesis 36:39 . Hadad. Some codices, with four early printed editions, read "Hadar". See note on Amram, 1 Chronicles 1:41 . Pai. Some codices read "Pau". See note on Zep 1:36 . read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - 1 Chronicles 1:43

"And these are the kings that reigned in the land of Edom, before there reigned any king over the children of Israel: Bela the son of Beor; and the name of his city was Dinhabah. And Belah died, and Jobab the son of Zerah of Bozrah reigned in his stead. And Jobab died, and Husham of the land of the Temanites reigned in his stead. And Husham died, and Hadad the son of Bedad, who smote Midian in the field of Moab reigned in his stead; and the name of his city was Avith. And Hadad died, and Samlah... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Chronicles 1:1-54

GenealogiesThe writer begins his history with a series of genealogies, without introduction or heading, which embraces the descendants of Adam to Noah, the descendants of Noah through Japheth, Ham and Shem, the descendants of Abraham through Ishmael and the sons of Keturah, the descendants of Isaac through Esau and the rulers of Edom. These genealogies, which occupy the first nine chapters of this book, and occur frequently throughout the remaining chapters, relate to (a) peoples, (b)... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - 1 Chronicles 1:43

(43) Before any king reigned over the children of Israel.—Comp. Numbers 20:14-21, the message of Moses to the king of Edom, asking for a free passage for Israel through his domains. As the older people, and as having been earlier established in its permanent home, Edom was naturally a stage beyond Israel in political development. Unhappily brief as it is, this notice is very appropriately inserted here in an introduction to the history of the kings of the house of David.Bela the son of... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - 1 Chronicles 1:43-54

(43-54) The ancient kings and chiliarchs of Edom, a transcript of Genesis 36:31-43, with only such differences as are incidental to transcribing. read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - 1 Chronicles 1:44-45

(44, 45) Bozrah.—“Portress” (the Byrsa of Carthage); was one of the capitals of Edom, perhaps identical with Mibzar (fortress, 1 Chronicles 1:53). Eusebius mentions Mabsara as a large town in Gebalene. It is now represented by the ruins of Al-Bussireh in Jebal. See Amos 1:12, “I will send a fire upon Teman, which shall devour the palaces of Bozrah;” and Isaiah 34:6. read more

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