1 Chronicles 1 · Verse 50

1 Chronicles 1:50

And when Baal–hanan was dead, Hadad reigned in his stead: and the name of his city was Pai; and his wife’s name was Mehetabel, the daughter of Matred, the daughter of Mezahab.
1 Chronicles 1:50, King James Version

1 Chronicles 1:50 in other translations

BSBWhen Baal-hanan died, Hadad reigned in his place. His city was named Pau, and his wife’s name was Mehetabel daughter of Matred, the daughter of Me-zahab.
WEBBaal Hanan died, and Hadad reigned in his place; and the name of his city was Pai. His wife’s name was Mehetabel, the daughter of Matred, the daughter of Mezahab.
ASVAnd Baal-hanan died, and Hadad reigned in his stead; and the name of his city was Pai: and his wife’s name was Mehetabel, the daughter of Matred, the daughter of Me-zahab.
YLTand Baal-Hanan dieth, and reign in his stead doth Hadad, and the name of his city is Pai, and the name of his wife is Mehetabel daughter of Matred, daughter of Me-Zahab; Hadad also dieth.
DARBYAnd Baal-hanan died; and Hadad reigned in his stead: and the name of his city was Pai; and his wife's name was Mehetabel the daughter of Matred, daughter of Mezahab.
BBEAnd at the death of Baal-hanan, Hadad became king in his place; his town was named Pai, and his wife's name was Mehetabel, the daughter of Matred, the daughter of Me-zahab.
WebsterAnd when Baal-hanan was dead, Hadad reigned in his stead: and the name of his city was Pai; and his wife's name was Mehetabel, the daughter of Matred, the daughter of Mezahab.

What does 1 Chronicles 1:50 mean?

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 50 Daughter of Mezahab - This word מי זהב mey zahab, is literally the golden waters; or What is gold? The Targumist paraphrases thus: "Mehetabel, the daughter of Matred, was so earnest and diligent in business that she became immensely rich; but when she was converted, she said, What is this silver, and What is this gold? That is, They are of no real worth.

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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 1:50 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.

וַיָּ֙מָת֙vai.Ya.motand he diedH4191
בַּ֣עַלBa.'alBaal-H1177
חָנָ֔ןcha.NanHananH1177
וַיִּמְלֹ֤ךְvai.yim.Lokhand he reignedH4427
תַּחְתָּיו֙tach.Tavin place of himH8478
הֲדַ֔דha.DadHadadH1908
וְשֵׁ֥םve.Shemand [the] name ofH8034
עִיר֖וֹi.Rocity hisH5892
פָּ֑עִיPa.'i[was] PaiH6464
וְשֵׁ֨םve.Shemand [the] name ofH8034
אִשְׁתּ֤וֹ'ish.Towife hisH802
מְהֵיטַבְאֵל֙me.hei.tav.'El[was] MehetabelH4105
בַּת\־bat-[the] daughter ofH1323
מַטְרֵ֔דmat.RedMatredH4308
בַּ֖תbat[the] daughter ofH1323
מֵ֥יmeiMe-H4314
זָהָֽב\׃za.HavZahabH4314

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

Cross references for 1 Chronicles 1:50

  • Genesis 36:39

    And Baal–hanan the son of Achbor died, and Hadar reigned in his stead: and the name of his city was Pau; and his wife’s name was Mehetabel, the daughter of Matred, the daughter of Mezahab.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Hadad.This variation is occasioned simply by the mutation of [Rêysh,] {raish,} and [Dâleth,] {daleth;} being in Genesis, [Hadar ,] Hadar, and here, [Hadad ,] Hadad.
Ge 36:39
Hadar. Pai.This simply depends on the interchange of [Yôwd] {yood} and [Vâv] {wav;} being written in Genesis [Pâûw ,] Paü, and here, [Pâîy ,] Paï.
Ge 36:39
Pau.

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Context

  • 1 Chronicles 1:49

    And when Shaul was dead, Baal–hanan the son of Achbor reigned in his stead.

  • 1 Chronicles 1:50

    And when Baal–hanan was dead, Hadad reigned in his stead: and the name of his city was Pai; and his wife’s name was Mehetabel, the daughter of Matred, the daughter of Mezahab.

  • 1 Chronicles 1:51

    Hadad died also. And the dukes of Edom were; duke Timnah, duke Aliah, duke Jetheth,

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1 Chronicles 1:50 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y muerto Baal-hanán, reinó en su lugar Adad, el nombre de cuya ciudad fué Pai; y el nombre de su mujer Meetabel, hija de Matred, y ésta de Mezaab.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
– Et Baal-Hanan mourut; et Hadad régna à sa place; et le nom de sa ville était Pahi; et le nom de sa femme, Mehétabeël, fille de Matred, fille de Mézahab.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und Baal-Hanan starb; und es ward König an seiner Statt Hadad; und der Name seiner Stadt war Paghi, und der Name seines Weibes Mehetabeel, die Tochter Matreds, der Tochter Mesahabs.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Sed et hic mortuus est, et regnavit pro eo Adad: cujus urbis nomen fuit Phau, et appellata est uxor ejus Meetabel filia Matred filiæ Mezaab.