1 Chronicles 1:51
in 1 Chronicles 1Then Hadad died. Now the chiefs of Edom were Timna, Alvah, Jetheth,
BSB
The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And Hadad died. And the chiefs of Edom were: chief Timna, chief Aliah, chief Jetheth,
KJV
Hadad died also. And the dukes of Edom were; duke Timnah, duke Aliah, duke Jetheth,
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This verse in 1 Chronicles 1
Commentary
3 notes on this verseThis site's exposition
before any king reigned
on 1 Chronicles 1:43-54
The chapter's last movement repeats Gen 36:31's pointed note: Edom crowned kings before any king reigned over the children of Israel. To a post-exilic reader with no king at all, the sentence carries weight both ways, for the brother nation ran ahead early and its kings are now a closed list of the dead, while the line this book traces is still alive and still carrying a promise. The dukes of Edom close the chapter, and the sons of Israel open the next.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
Adam was the common father of our flesh, Abraham the common father of the faithful. By the breach which the former made of the covenant of innocency, we were all made miserable; by the covenant of grace made with the latter, we all are, or may be, made happy. We all are, by nature, the seed of Adam, branches of that wild olive.
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
Hadad died - “And his kingdom ended; for his land was subdued by the children of Esau, and the dukes of Edom ruled in the land of Gebala.” - T. For various particulars in this chapter, see Genesis 10 (note) and Genesis 36 (note), and the parallel places.
The words behind it
11 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיָּ֖מָת | vaiyamot | and he died | H4191 → | 839 times |
| הֲדָ֑ד ס | hadad | Hadad | H1908 → | 12 times |
| וַיִּהְיוּ֙ | vaiyihyu | and they were | H1961 → | 3559 times |
| אַלּוּפֵ֣י | ʾalufei | [the] chiefs of | H441 → | 69 times |
| אֱד֔וֹם | ʾedom | Edom | H123 → | 99 times |
| אַלּ֥וּף | ʾaluf | chief | H441 → | 69 times |
| תִּמְנָ֛ע | timna' | Timna | H8555 → | 6 times |
| אַלּ֥וּף | ʾaluf | chief | H441 → | 69 times |
| עַֽלְוָ֖ה | alyah | Alvah | H5933 → | |
| אַלּ֥וּף | ʾaluf | chief | H441 → | 69 times |
| יְתֵֽת׃ | yetet | Jetheth | H3509 → |
וַיָּ֖מָתand he died
vaiyamotH4191 →839 times
הֲדָ֑ד סHadad
hadadH1908 →12 times
וַיִּהְיוּ֙and they were
vaiyihyuH1961 →3559 times
אַלּוּפֵ֣י[the] chiefs of
ʾalufeiH441 →69 times
אֱד֔וֹםEdom
ʾedomH123 →99 times
אַלּ֥וּףchief
ʾalufH441 →69 times
תִּמְנָ֛עTimna
timna'H8555 →6 times
אַלּ֥וּףchief
ʾalufH441 →69 times
עַֽלְוָ֖הAlvah
alyahH5933 →
אַלּ֥וּףchief
ʾalufH441 →69 times
יְתֵֽת׃Jetheth
yetetH3509 →
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
4 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Genesis 36:40These are the names of Esau’s chiefs, according to their families and regions, by their names: Chiefs Timna, Alvah, Jetheth,
it leads to
- 1 Chronicles 1:51–54
Then Hadad died. Now the chiefs of Edom were Timna, Alvah, Jetheth,
- Exodus 15:15
Then the chiefs of Edom will be dismayed; trembling will seize the leaders of Moab; those who dwell in Canaan will melt away,
- Genesis 36:15–16
These are the chiefs among the sons of Esau. The sons of Eliphaz the firstborn of Esau: Chiefs Teman, Omar, Zepho, Kenaz,
- Genesis 36:31
These are the kings who reigned in the land of Edom before any king reigned over the Israelites:
- 1 Chronicles 1:51–54
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Keil, The Books of the Chronicles; Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible and W. H. Bennett, The Books of Chronicles (Expositor's Bible).