1 Chronicles 1 · Verse 18

1 Chronicles 1:18

And Arphaxad begat Shelah, and Shelah begat Eber.
1 Chronicles 1:18, King James Version

1 Chronicles 1:18 in other translations

BSBArphaxad was the father of Shelah, and Shelah was the father of Eber.
WEBArpachshad became the father of Shelah, and Shelah became the father of Eber.
ASVAnd Arpachshad begat Shelah, and Shelah begat Eber.
YLTAnd Arphaxad begat Shelah, and Shelah begat Eber.
DARBY— And Arphaxad begot Shelah, and Shelah begot Eber.
BBEAnd Arpachshad was the father of Shelah, and Shelah was the father of Eber.
WebsterAnd Arphaxad begat Shelah, and Shelah begat Eber.

What does 1 Chronicles 1:18 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Chronicles 1:4-23

4-23. 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.

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Chronicles 1:1-27

This chapter, and many that follow, repeat the genealogies, or lists of fathers and children in the Bible history, and put them together, with many added. When compared with other places, there are some differences found; yet we must not therefore stumble at the word, but bless God that the things necessary to salvation are plain enough. The original of the Jewish nation is here traced from the first man that God…

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1 Chronicles 1:18 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וְאַרְפַּכְשַׁ֖דve.'ar.pakh.Shadand ArphaxadH775
יָלַ֣דya.Ladhe fatheredH3205
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
שָׁ֑לַחSha.lachShelahH7974
וְשֶׁ֖לַחve.She.lachand ShelahH7974
יָלַ֥דya.Ladhe fatheredH3205
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
עֵֽבֶר\׃'E.verEberH5677

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for 1 Chronicles 1:18

  • Genesis 10:24

    And Arphaxad begat Salah; and Salah begat Eber.

  • Genesis 11:12-15

    And Arphaxad lived five and thirty years, and begat Salah: And Arphaxad lived after he begat Salah four hundred and three years, and begat sons and daughters. And Salah lived thirty years, and begat Eber: And Salah lived after he begat Eber four hundred and three years, and begat sons and daughters.

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Shelah.
Ge 10:24; 11:12-15
Salah.

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Context

  • 1 Chronicles 1:17

    The sons of Shem; Elam, and Asshur, and Arphaxad, and Lud, and Aram, and Uz, and Hul, and Gether, and Meshech.

  • 1 Chronicles 1:18

    And Arphaxad begat Shelah, and Shelah begat Eber.

  • 1 Chronicles 1:19

    And unto Eber were born two sons: the name of the one was Peleg; because in his days the earth was divided: and his brother’s name was Joktan.

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1 Chronicles 1:18 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Arphaxad engendró á Sela, y Sela engendró á Heber.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
– Et Arpacshad engendra Shélakh, et Shélakh engendra Héber.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und Arpaksad zeugte Schelach, und Schelach zeugte Heber.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Arphaxad autem genuit Sale, qui et ipse genuit Heber.