KJV King James Version
Now 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.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
1 Chronicles 1:32
Now 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.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
The sons born to Keturah, Abraham’s concubine: Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah. The sons of Jokshan: Sheba and Dedan.
WEB World English Bible
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.
ASV American Standard Version
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.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And sons of Keturah, Abraham’s concubine: she bare Zimran, and Jokshan, and Medan, and Midian, and Ishbak, and Shuah. And sons of Jokshan: Sheba and Dedan.
Surrounding context — 1 Chronicles 1
29 These [are] their generations: The firstborn of Ishmael, Nebaioth; then Kedar, and Adbeel, and Mibsam,
30 Mishma, and Dumah, Massa, Hadad, and Tema,
31 Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah. These are the sons of Ishmael.
32 Now 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 And the sons of Midian; Ephah, and Epher, and Henoch, and Abida, and Eldaah. All these [are] the sons of Keturah.
34 And Abraham begat Isaac. The sons of Isaac; Esau and Israel.
35 The sons of Esau; Eliphaz, Reuel, and Jeush, and Jaalam, and Korah.
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וּבְנֵ֨יH1121 · benson: childקְטוּרָ֜הH6989 · qe.tu.rahKeturahפִּילֶ֣גֶשׁH6370 · pi.le.geshconcubineאַבְרָהָ֗םH85 · av.ra.hamAbrahamיָלְדָ֞הH3205 · ya.ladto begetאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]זִמְרָ֧ןH2175 · zim.ranZimranוְיָקְשָׁ֛ןH3370 · yoq.shanJokshanוּמְדָ֥ןH4091 · me.danMedanוּמִדְיָ֖ןH4080 · mid.yanMidianוְיִשְׁבָּ֣קH3435 · yish.baqIshbakוְשׁ֑וּחַH7744 · shu.achShuahוּבְנֵ֥יH1121 · benson: childיָקְשָׁ֖ןH3370 · yoq.shanJokshanשְׁבָ֥אH7614 · she.vaShebaוּדְדָֽן׃ סH1719 · de.danDedan
Cross-references
Genesis 25:1-4Then again Abraham took a wife, and her name [was] Keturah.Numbers 22:4-7And Moab said unto the elders of Midian, Now shall this company lick up all [that are] round about us, as the ox licketh up the grass of the field. And Balak the son of Zippor [was] king of the Moabites at that time.Ezekiel 27:20Dedan [was] thy merchant in precious clothes for chariots.Psalm 72:10The kings of Tarshish and of the isles shall bring presents: the kings of Sheba and Seba shall offer gifts.Job 6:19The troops of Tema looked, the companies of Sheba waited for them.Numbers 25:6And, behold, one of the children of Israel came and brought unto his brethren a Midianitish woman in the sight of Moses, and in the sight of all the congregation of the children of Israel, who [were] weeping [before] the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.1 Kings 10:1And when the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon concerning the name of the LORD, she came to prove him with hard questions.Jeremiah 25:23Dedan, and Tema, and Buz, and all [that are] in the utmost corners,Ezekiel 25:13Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; I will also stretch out mine hand upon Edom, and will cut off man and beast from it; and I will make it desolate from Teman; and they of Dedan shall fall by the sword.Isaiah 60:6The multitude of camels shall cover thee, the dromedaries of Midian and Ephah; all they from Sheba shall come: they shall bring gold and incense; and they shall shew forth the praises of the LORD.Exodus 2:15-16Now when Pharaoh heard this thing, he sought to slay Moses. But Moses fled from the face of Pharaoh, and dwelt in the land of Midian: and he sat down by a well.Isaiah 21:13The burden upon Arabia. In the forest in Arabia shall ye lodge, O ye travelling companies of Dedanim.Psalm 72:15And he shall live, and to him shall be given of the gold of Sheba: prayer also shall be made for him continually; [and] daily shall he be praised.Jeremiah 49:8Flee ye, turn back, dwell deep, O inhabitants of Dedan; for I will bring the calamity of Esau upon him, the time [that] I will visit him.Genesis 37:28Then there passed by Midianites merchantmen; and they drew and lifted up Joseph out of the pit, and sold Joseph to the Ishmeelites for twenty [pieces] of silver: and they brought Joseph into Egypt.Numbers 31:2Avenge the children of Israel of the Midianites: afterward shalt thou be gathered unto thy people.Judges 6:1-6And the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the LORD: and the LORD delivered them into the hand of Midian seven years.
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