1 Chronicles 1

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

1 Ref Adam, Seth, Enosh;

2 Ref Kenan, Mahalalel, Jared,

3 Ref Enoch, Methuselah, Lamech;

4 Ref Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

5 Ref The sons of Japheth: Gomer and Magog and Madai and Javan and Tubal and Meshech and Tiras.

6 Ref And the sons of Gomer: Ashkenaz and Diphath and Togarmah.

7 Ref And the sons of Javan: Elishah and Tarshish, Kittim and Rodanim.

8 Ref The sons of Ham: Cush and Egypt, Put and Canaan.

9 And the sons of Cush: Seba and Havilah and Sabta and Raama and Sabteca. And the sons of Raamah: Sheba and Dedan.

10 And Cush was the father of Nimrod: he was the first to be a great man in the earth.

11 Ref And Egypt was the father of the Ludim and the Anamim and the Lehabim and the Naphtuhim

12 Ref And the Pathrusim and the Casluhim and the Caphtorim (from whom came the Philistines).

13 Ref And Canaan was the father of Zidon, his oldest son, and Heth,

14 Ref And the Jebusite and the Amorite and the Girgashite,

15 Ref And the Hivite and the Arkite and the Sinite,

16 Ref And the Arvadite and the Zemarite and the Hamathite.

17 Ref The sons of Shem: Elam and Asshur and Arpachshad and Lud and Aram and Uz and Hul and Gether and Meshech.

18 Ref And Arpachshad was the father of Shelah, and Shelah was the father of Eber.

19 Ref And Eber had two sons: the name of the one was Peleg, because in his days a division was made of the earth; and his brother's name was Joktan.

20 Ref And Joktan was the father of Almodad and Sheleph and Hazarmaveth and Jerah

21 And Hadoram and Uzal and Diklah

22 Ref And Ebal and Abimael and Sheba

23 Ref And Ophir and Havilah and Jobab. All these were the sons of Joktan.

24 Ref Shem, Arpachshad, Shelah,

25 Ref Eber, Peleg, Reu,

26 Ref Serug, Nahor, Terah,

27 Ref Abram (that is Abraham).

28 Ref The sons of Abraham: Isaac and Ishmael.

29 Ref These are their generations: the oldest son of Ishmael, Nebaioth; then Kedar and Adbeel and Mibsam,

30 Ref Mishma and Dumah, Massa, Hadad and Tema,

31 Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah. These are the sons of Ishmael.

32 Ref And the sons of Keturah, Abraham's servant-wife: she was the mother of Zimran and Jokshan and Medan and Midian and Ishbak and Shuah. And the sons of Jokshan: Sheba and Dedan.

33 Ref And the sons of Midian: Ephah and Epher and Hanoch and Abida and Eldaah. All these were the sons of Keturah.

34 Ref And Abraham was the father of Isaac. The sons of Isaac: Esau and Israel.

35 Ref The sons of Esau: Eliphaz, Reuel and Jeush and Jalam and Korah.

36 Ref The sons of Eliphaz: Teman and Omar, Zephi and Gatam, Kenaz and Timna and Amalek.

37 The sons of Reuel: Nahath, Zerah, Shammah and Mizzah.

38 Ref And the sons of Seir: Lotan and Shobal and Zibeon and Anah and Dishon and Ezer and Dishan.

39 Ref And the sons of Lotan: Hori and Homam; and Timna was Lotan's sister.

40 Ref The sons of Shobal: Alian and Manahath and Ebal, Shephi and Onam. And the sons of Zibeon: Aiah and Anah.

41 Ref The sons of Anah: Dishon. And the sons of Dishon: Hamran and Eshban and Ithran and Cheran.

42 Ref The sons of Ezer: Bilhan and Zaavan, Jaakan. The sons of Dishan: Uz and Aran.

43 Ref Now 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.

44 Ref At his death, Jobab, the son of Zerah of Bozrah, became king in his place.

45 Ref At the death of Jobab, Husham, from the land of the Temanites, became king in his place.

46 And at the death of Husham, Hadad, the son of Bedad, who overcame Midian in the field of Moab, became king; his town was named Avith.

47 And at the death of Hadad, Samlah of Masrekah became king in his place.

48 Ref And at the death of Samlah, Shaul of Rehoboth by the river became king in his place,

49 And at the death of Shaul, Baal-hanan, the son of Achbor, became king in his place.

50 Ref And 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.

51 Ref And Hadad came to his end. Now the chiefs of Edom were: the chief of Timna, the chief of Aliah, the chief of Jetheth,

52 The chief of Oholibamah, the chief of Elah, the chief of Pinon,

53 The chief of Kenaz, the chief of Teman, the chief of Mibzar,

54 Ref The chief of Magdiel, the chief of Iram. These are the chiefs of Edom.

World English Bible (WEB)

1 Ref Adam, Seth, Enosh,

2 Ref Kenan, Mahalalel, Jared,

3 Ref Enoch, Methuselah, Lamech,

4 Ref Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

5 Ref The sons of Japheth: Gomer, and Magog, and Madai, and Javan, and Tubal, and Meshech, and Tiras.

6 Ref The sons of Gomer: Ashkenaz, and Diphath, and Togarmah.

7 Ref The sons of Javan: Elishah, and Tarshish, Kittim, and Rodanim.

8 Ref The sons of Ham: Cush, and Mizraim, Put, and Canaan.

9 The sons of Cush: Seba, and Havilah, and Sabta, and Raama, and Sabteca. The sons of Raamah: Sheba, and Dedan.

10 Cush became the father of Nimrod; he began to be a mighty one in the earth.

11 Ref Mizraim became the father of Ludim, and Anamim, and Lehabim, and Naphtuhim,

12 Ref and Pathrusim, and Casluhim (from whence came the Philistines), and Caphtorim.

13 Ref Canaan became the father of Sidon his firstborn, and Heth,

14 Ref and the Jebusite, and the Amorite, and the Girgashite,

15 Ref and the Hivite, and the Arkite, and the Sinite,

16 Ref and the Arvadite, and the Zemarite, and the Hamathite.

17 Ref The sons of Shem: Elam, and Asshur, and Arpachshad, and Lud, and Aram, and Uz, and Hul, and Gether, and Meshech.

18 Ref Arpachshad became the father of Shelah, and Shelah became the father of Eber.

19 Ref To Eber were born two sons: the name of the one was Peleg; for in his days the earth was divided; and his brother's name was Joktan.

20 Ref Joktan became the father of Almodad, and Sheleph, and Hazarmaveth, and Jerah,

21 and Hadoram, and Uzal, and Diklah,

22 Ref and Ebal, and Abimael, and Sheba,

23 Ref and Ophir, and Havilah, and Jobab. All these were the sons of Joktan.

24 Ref Shem, Arpachshad, Shelah,

25 Ref Eber, Peleg, Reu,

26 Ref Serug, Nahor, Terah,

27 Ref Abram (the same is Abraham).

28 Ref The sons of Abraham: Isaac, and Ishmael.

29 Ref These are their generations: the firstborn of Ishmael, Nebaioth; then Kedar, and Adbeel, and Mibsam,

30 Ref Mishma, and Dumah, Massa, Hadad, and Tema,

31 Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah. These are the sons of Ishmael.

32 Ref The sons of Keturah, Abraham's concubine: she bore Zimran, and Jokshan, and Medan, and Midian, and Ishbak, and Shuah. The sons of Jokshan: Sheba, and Dedan.

33 Ref The sons of Midian: Ephah, and Epher, and Hanoch, and Abida, and Eldaah. All these were the sons of Keturah.

34 Ref Abraham became the father of Isaac. The sons of Isaac: Esau, and Israel.

35 Ref The sons of Esau: Eliphaz, Reuel, and Jeush, and Jalam, and Korah.

36 Ref The sons of Eliphaz: Teman, and Omar, Zephi, and Gatam, Kenaz, and Timna, and Amalek.

37 The sons of Reuel: Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah.

38 Ref The sons of Seir: Lotan, and Shobal, and Zibeon, and Anah, and Dishon, and Ezer, and Dishan.

39 Ref The sons of Lotan: Hori, and Homam; and Timna was Lotan's sister.

40 Ref The sons of Shobal: Alian, and Manahath, and Ebal, Shephi, and Onam. The sons of Zibeon: Aiah, and Anah.

41 Ref The sons of Anah: Dishon. The sons of Dishon: Hamran, and Eshban, and Ithran, and Cheran.

42 Ref The sons of Ezer: Bilhan, and Zaavan, Jaakan. The sons of Dishan: Uz, and Aran.

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

44 Ref Bela died, and Jobab the son of Zerah of Bozrah reigned in his place.

45 Ref Jobab died, and Husham of the land of the Temanites reigned in his place.

46 Husham died, and Hadad the son of Bedad, who struck Midian in the field of Moab, reigned in his place; and the name of his city was Avith.

47 Hadad died, and Samlah of Masrekah reigned in his place.

48 Ref Samlah died, and Shaul of Rehoboth by the River reigned in his place.

49 Shaul died, and Baal Hanan the son of Achbor reigned in his place.

50 Ref Baal Hanan died, and Hadad reigned in his place; and the name of his city was Pai: and his wife's name was Mehetabel, the daughter of Matred, the daughter of Me-zahab.

51 Ref Hadad died. The chiefs of Edom were: chief Timna, chief Aliah, chief Jetheth,

52 chief Oholibamah, chief Elah, chief Pinon,

53 chief Kenaz, chief Teman, chief Mibzar,

54 Ref chief Magdiel, chief Iram. These are the chiefs of Edom.

American Standard-ASV1901 (ASV)

1 Ref Adam, Seth, Enosh,

2 Ref Kenan, Mahalalel, Jared,

3 Ref Enoch, Methuselah, Lamech,

4 Ref Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

5 Ref The sons of Japheth: Gomer, and Magog, and Madai, and Javan, and Tubal, and Meshech, and Tiras.

6 Ref And the sons of Gomer: Ashkenaz, and Diphath, and Togarmah.

7 Ref And the sons of Javan: Elishah, and Tarshish, Kittim, and Rodanim.

8 Ref The sons of Ham: Cush, and Mizraim, Put, and Canaan.

9 And the sons of Cush: Seba, and Havilah, and Sabta, and Raama, and Sabteca. And the sons of Raamah: Sheba, and Dedan.

10 And Cush begat Nimrod; he began to be a mighty one in the earth.

11 Ref And Mizraim begat Ludim, and Anamim, and Lehabim, and Naphtuhim,

12 Ref and Pathrusim, and Casluhim (from whence came the Philistines), and Caphtorim.

13 Ref And Canaan begat Sidon his first-born, and Heth,

14 Ref and the Jebusite, and the Amorite, and the Girgashite,

15 Ref and the Hivite, and the Arkite, and the Sinite,

16 Ref and the Arvadite, and the Zemarite, and the Hamathite.

17 Ref The sons of Shem: Elam, and Asshur, and Arpachshad, and Lud, and Aram, and Uz, and Hul, and Gether, and Meshech.

18 Ref And Arpachshad begat Shelah, and Shelah begat Eber.

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

20 Ref And Joktan begat Almodad, and Sheleph, and Hazarmaveth, and Jerah,

21 and Hadoram, and Uzal, and Diklah,

22 Ref and Ebal, and Abimael, and Sheba,

23 Ref and Ophir, and Havilah, and Jobab. All these were the sons of Joktan.

24 Ref Shem, Arpachshad, Shelah,

25 Ref Eber, Peleg, Reu,

26 Ref Serug, Nahor, Terah,

27 Ref Abram (the same is Abraham).

28 Ref The sons of Abraham: Isaac, and Ishmael.

29 Ref These are their generations: the first-born of Ishmael, Nebaioth; then Kedar, and Adbeel, and Mibsam,

30 Ref Mishma, and Dumah, Massa, Hadad, and Tema,

31 Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah. These are the sons of Ishmael.

32 Ref And the sons of Keturah, Abraham's concubine: she bare Zimran, and Jokshan, and Medan, and Midian, and Ishbak, and Shuah. And the sons of Jokshan: Sheba, and Dedan.

33 Ref And the sons of Midian: Ephah, and Epher, and Hanoch, and Abida, and Eldaah. All these were the sons of Keturah.

34 Ref And Abraham begat Isaac. The sons of Isaac: Esau, and Israel.

35 Ref The sons of Esau: Eliphaz, Reuel, and Jeush, and Jalam, and Korah.

36 Ref The sons of Eliphaz: Teman, and Omar, Zephi, and Gatam, Kenaz, and Timna, and Amalek.

37 The sons of Reuel: Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah.

38 Ref And the sons of Seir: Lotan, and Shobal, and Zibeon, and Anah, and Dishon, and Ezer, and Dishan.

39 Ref And the sons of Lotan: Hori, and Homam; and Timna was Lotan's sister.

40 Ref The sons of Shobal: Alian, and Manahath, and Ebal, Shephi, and Onam. And the sons of Zibeon: Aiah, and Anah.

41 Ref The sons of Anah: Dishon. And the sons of Dishon: Hamran, and Eshban, and Ithran, and Cheran.

42 Ref The sons of Ezer: Bilhan, and Zaavan, Jaakan. The sons of Dishan: Uz, and Aran.

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

44 Ref And Bela died, and Jobab the son of Zerah of Bozrah reigned in his stead.

45 Ref And Jobab died, and Husham of the land of the Temanites reigned in his stead.

46 And Husham died, and Hadad the son of Bedad, who smote Midian in the field of Moab, reigned in his stead; and the name of his city was Avith.

47 And Hadad died, and Samlah of Masrekah reigned in his stead.

48 Ref And Samlah died, and Shaul of Rehoboth by the River reigned in his stead.

49 And Shaul died, and Baal-hanan the son of Achbor reigned in his stead.

50 Ref And 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.

51 Ref And Hadad died. And the chiefs of Edom were: chief Timna, chief Aliah, chief Jetheth,

52 chief Oholibamah, chief Elah, chief Pinon,

53 chief Kenaz, chief Teman, chief Mibzar,

54 Ref chief Magdiel, chief Iram. These are the chiefs of Edom.

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