1 Chronicles 1:10 KJV — MannaFest

1 Chronicles 1:10

And Cush begat Nimrod: he began to be mighty upon the earth.

KJV

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ASV

And Cush begat Nimrod; he began to be a mighty one in the earth.

WEB

Cush was the father of Nimrod, who began to be a mighty one on the earth.

YLT

And Cush begat Nimrod: he began to be a mighty one in the land.

DBT

And Cush begot Nimrod: he began to be mighty on the earth.

About this book

Old Testament

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1 Chronicles — A post-exilic retelling of Israel's story through the Davidic line — genealogies from Adam to Saul, then David's reign reframed around temple preparation. The priestly history that answers the exile's question: what does it mean to return?

Author: The Chronicler (traditional — Ezra, per rabbinic tradition)
Date: Post-exilic, c. 450–400 BC

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Genesis 10:8–12
And Cush begat Nimrod: he began to be a mighty one in the earth.
Micah 5:6
And they shall waste the land of Assyria with the sword, and the land of Nimrod in the entrances thereof: thus shall he deliver us from the Assyrian, when he cometh into our land, and when he treadeth within our borders.

Cross-references: OpenBible.info (CC-BY), based on the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

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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.

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown· Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, 1871reformed

), contain the sacred line of Christ from Adam to Abraham, and are inserted in his pedigree, Luke iii. 34-38 , the order ascending as here it descends. This genealogy proves the falsehood of that reproach, As for this man, we know not whence he is.

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

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