1 Chronicles 1 · Verse 43

1 Chronicles 1:43

Now these are the kings that reigned in the land of Edom before any king reigned over the children of Israel; Bela the son of Beor: and the name of his city was Dinhabah.
1 Chronicles 1:43, King James Version

1 Chronicles 1:43 in other translations

BSBThese are the kings who reigned in the land of Edom before any king reigned over the Israelites: Bela son of Beor. His city was named Dinhabah.
WEBNow these are the kings who reigned in the land of Edom, before any king reigned over the children of Israel: Bela the son of Beor; and the name of his city was Dinhabah.
ASVNow 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.
YLTAnd these are the kings who reigned in the land of Edom before the reigning of a king of the sons of Israel: Bela son of Beor, and the name of his city is Dinhabah.
DARBYAnd these are the kings that reigned in the land of Edom before there reigned a king over the children of Israel: — Bela the son of Beor; and the name of his city was Dinhabah.
BBENow these are the kings who were ruling in the land of Edom, before there was any king over Israel: Bela, the son of Beor; his town was named Dinhabah.
WebsterNow these are the kings that reigned in the land of Edom before any king reigned over the children of Israel; Bela the son of Beor: and the name of his city was Dinhabah.

What does 1 Chronicles 1:43 mean?

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 43 Before any king reigned over - Israel - See Gen 36:31 (note), etc., where the same verses occur, as I have supposed borrowed from this place; and see the notes there. Bela the son of Beor - "Balaam the impious son of Beor, the same as Laban the Syrian, who formed a confederacy with the sons of Esau, to destroy Jacob and his children; and he studied to destroy them utterly. Afterwards he reigned in Sodom; and the name of his royal city was Dinhabah, because it was undeservedly given to him." - T.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Chronicles 1:28-54

The genealogy is from hence confined to the posterity of Abraham. Let us take occasion from reading these lists of names, to think of the multitudes that have gone through this world, have done their parts in it, and then quitted it. As one generation, even of sinful men, passes away, another comes. Ec 1:4; Nu 32:14, and will do so while the earth remains. Short is our passage through time into eternity. May we be…

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1 Chronicles 1:43 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.

וְאֵ֣לֶּהve.'E.lehand theseH428
הַמְּלָכִ֗יםha.me.la.Khim[were] the kingsH4428
אֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherwhoH834
מָלְכוּ֙ma.le.Khuthey reignedH4427
בְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzin [the] land ofH776
אֱד֔וֹם'e.DomEdomH123
לִפְנֵ֥יlif.Nei<to> beforeH6440
מְלָךְ\־me.lokh-reignedH4427
מֶ֖לֶךְMe.lekha kingH4428
לִבְנֵ֣יliv.Neiof [the] people ofH1121
יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478
בֶּ֚לַעBe.la'BelaH1106
בֶּן\־ben-[the] son ofH1121
בְּע֔וֹרbe.'orBeorH1160
וְשֵׁ֥םve.Shemand [the] name ofH8034
עִיר֖וֹi.Rocity hisH5892
דִּנְהָֽבָה\׃din.Ha.vah[was] DinhabahH1838

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

Cross references for 1 Chronicles 1:43

  • Genesis 49:10

    The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh come; and unto him shall the gathering of the people be.

  • Genesis 36:31-43

    And these are the kings that reigned in the land of Edom, before there reigned any king over the children of Israel. And Bela the son of Beor reigned in Edom: and the name of his city was Dinhabah. And Bela died, and Jobab the son of Zerah of Bozrah reigned in his stead. And Jobab died, and Husham of the land of Temani reigned in his stead. …

  • Numbers 24:17-19

    I shall see him, but not now: I shall behold him, but not nigh: there shall come a Star out of Jacob, and a Sceptre shall rise out of Israel, and shall smite the corners of Moab, and destroy all the children of Sheth. And Edom shall be a possession, Seir also shall be a possession for his enemies; and Israel shall do valiantly. Out of Jacob shall come he that shall have dominion, and shall destroy him that remaineth of the city.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
the kings.
Ge 36:31-39; 49:10; Nu 24:17-19

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Context

  • 1 Chronicles 1:42

    The sons of Ezer; Bilhan, and Zavan, and Jakan. The sons of Dishan; Uz, and Aran.

  • 1 Chronicles 1:43

    Now these are the kings that reigned in the land of Edom before any king reigned over the children of Israel; Bela the son of Beor: and the name of his city was Dinhabah.

  • 1 Chronicles 1:44

    And when Bela was dead, Jobab the son of Zerah of Bozrah reigned in his stead.

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1 Chronicles 1:43 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y estos son los reyes que reinaron en la tierra de Edom, antes que reinase rey sobre los hijos de Israel: Belah, hijo de Beor; y el nombre de su ciudad fué Dinaba.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et ce sont ici les rois qui régnèrent dans le pays d’Édom, avant qu’un roi règne sur les fils d’Israël: Béla, fils de Béor; et le nom de sa ville était Dinhaba.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und dies sind die Könige, welche im Lande Edom regiert haben, ehe ein König über die Kinder Israel regierte: Bela, der Sohn Beors; und der Name seiner Stadt war Dinhaba.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Isti sunt reges qui imperaverunt in terra Edom, antequam esset rex super filios Israël. Bale filius Beor: et nomen civitatis ejus, Denaba.