1 Chronicles 1:17 “The sons of Shem: Elam, Asshur, Arphaxad, Lud, and Aram. The sons of A…”

1 Chronicles 1:17

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

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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

World English Bible

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

American Standard Version

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

Geneva Bible 1599

The sonnes of Shem were Elam and Asshur, and Arpachshad, and Lud, and Aram, and Vz, and Hul, and Gether, and Meshech.

Darby Translation

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

Young's Literal Translation

Sons of Shem: Elam and Asshur, and Arphaxad, and Lud, and Aram, and Uz, and Hul, and Gether, and Meshech.

Bible in Basic English

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

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Cross references

“sons of Shem”

Genesis 10:22–32 Genesis 11:10

Genesis 10:22–32 · BSB

The sons of Shem: Elam, Asshur, Arphaxad, Lud, and Aram.

Genesis 11:10 · BSB

This is the account of Shem. Two years after the flood, when Shem was 100 years old, he became the father of Arphaxad.

“Elam”

Genesis 14:1 Isaiah 11:11 Isaiah 21:2 Isaiah 22:6 Jeremiah 25:25 Ezekiel 32:24

Genesis 14:1 · BSB

In those days Amraphel king of Shinar, Arioch king of Ellasar, Chedorlaomer king of Elam, and Tidal king of Goiim

Isaiah 11:11 · BSB

On that day the Lord will extend His hand a second time to recover the remnant of His people from Assyria, from Egypt, from Pathros, from Cush, from Elam, from Shinar, from Hamath, and from the islands of the sea.

Isaiah 21:2 · BSB

A dire vision is declared to me: “The traitor still betrays, and the destroyer still destroys. Go up, O Elam! Lay siege, O Media! I will put an end to all her groaning.”

Isaiah 22:6 · BSB

Elam takes up a quiver, with chariots and horsemen, and Kir uncovers the shield.

Jeremiah 25:25 · BSB

all the kings of Zimri, Elam, and Media;

Ezekiel 32:24 · BSB

Elam is there with all her multitudes around her grave. All of them are slain, fallen by the sword— those who went down uncircumcised to the earth below, who once spread their terror in the land of the living. They bear…

“Asshur”

Numbers 24:22–24 Ezra 4:2 Psalm 83:8

Numbers 24:22–24 · BSB

Yet Kain will be destroyed when Asshur takes you captive.”

Ezra 4:2 · BSB

they approached Zerubbabel and the heads of the families, saying, “Let us build with you because, like you, we seek your God and have been sacrificing to Him since the time of King Esar-haddon of Assyria, who brought us…

Psalm 83:8 · BSB

Even Assyria has joined them, lending strength to the sons of Lot. Selah

“Assur”

Ezekiel 27:23 Ezekiel 32:22 Hosea 14:3

Ezekiel 27:23 · BSB

Haran, Canneh, and Eden traded with you, and so did the merchants of Sheba, Asshur, and Chilmad.

Ezekiel 32:22 · BSB

Assyria is there with her whole company; her graves are all around her. All of them are slain, fallen by the sword.

Hosea 14:3 · BSB

Assyria will not save us, nor will we ride on horses. We will never again say, ‘Our gods!’ to the work of our own hands. For in You the fatherless find compassion.”

“Lud”

Isaiah 66:19 Ezekiel 27:10

Isaiah 66:19 · BSB

I will establish a sign among them, and I will send survivors from among them to the nations—to Tarshish, Put, and the archers of Lud; to Tubal, Javan, and the islands far away who have not heard of My fame or seen My gl…

Ezekiel 27:10 · BSB

Men of Persia, Lydia, and Put served as warriors in your army. They hung their shields and helmets on your walls; they gave you splendor.

“Aram”

Numbers 23:7

Numbers 23:7 · BSB

And Balaam lifted up an oracle, saying: “Balak brought me from Aram, the king of Moab from the mountains of the east. ‘Come,’ he said, ‘put a curse on Jacob for me; come and denounce Israel!’

“Meshech”

Genesis 10:23

Genesis 10:23 · BSB

The sons of Aram: Uz, Hul, Gether, and Mash.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

16the Arvadites, the Zemarites, and the Hamathites.

18Arphaxad was the father of Shelah, and Shelah was the father of Eber.

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