1 Chronicles 5 · Verse 12

1 Chronicles 5:12

Joel the chief, and Shapham the next, and Jaanai, and Shaphat in Bashan.
1 Chronicles 5:12, King James Version

1 Chronicles 5:12 in other translations

BSBJoel was the chief, Shapham the second, then Jaanai and Shaphat, who lived in Bashan.
WEBJoel the chief, Shapham the second, Janai, and Shaphat in Bashan.
ASVJoel the chief, and Shapham the second, and Janai, and Shaphat in Bashan.
YLTJoel the head, and Shapham the second, and Jaanai and Shaphat in Bashan;
DARBYJoel was the chief and Shapham the next, and Jaanai, and Shaphat in Bashan.
BBEJoel the chief, and Shapham the second, and Janai and Shaphat in Bashan;
WebsterJoel the chief, and Shapham the next, and Jaanai, and Shaphat in Bashan.

What does 1 Chronicles 5:12 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Chronicles 5:11-15

11-15. the children of Gad dwelt over against them--The genealogy of the Gadites and the half-tribe of Manasseh (1Ch 5:24) is given along with that of the Reubenites, as these three were associated in a separate colony.

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 12 Joel the chief - "Joel, prince of the Sanhedrin; and Shapham, master of the college; and Jaanai and Shaphat, judges in Mathnan." - T.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

1 Chronicles 5:12 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.

יוֹאֵ֣לyo.'ElJoelH3100
הָרֹ֔אשׁha.Rosh[was] the chiefH7218
וְשָׁפָ֖םve.sha.Famand ShaphamH8223
הַמִּשְׁנֶ֑הha.mish.Neh[was] the secondH4932
וְיַעְנַ֥יve.ya'.Naiand JanaiH3285
וְשָׁפָ֖טve.sha.Fatand ShaphatH8202
בַּבָּשָֽׁן\׃ba.ba.Shanin <the> BashanH1316

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

Context

  • 1 Chronicles 5:11

    And the children of Gad dwelt over against them, in the land of Bashan unto Salchah:

  • 1 Chronicles 5:12

    Joel the chief, and Shapham the next, and Jaanai, and Shaphat in Bashan.

  • 1 Chronicles 5:13

    And their brethren of the house of their fathers were, Michael, and Meshullam, and Sheba, and Jorai, and Jachan, and Zia, and Heber, seven.

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1 Chronicles 5:12 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y Joel fué el principal en Basán, el segundo Sephán, luego Janai, después Saphat.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Joël, le chef, et Shapham, le second; et Jahnaï et Shaphath, en Basan.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Joel, das Haupt; und Schapham, der zweite; und Jahnai und Schaphat, in Basan.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Joël in capite, et Saphan secundus: Janai autem et Saphat in Basan.