KJV King James Version
Now these [are] the kings that reigned in the land of Edom before [any] king reigned over the children of Israel; Bela the son of Beor: and the name of his city [was] Dinhabah.
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1 Chronicles 1:43
Now these [are] the kings that reigned in the land of Edom before [any] king reigned over the children of Israel; Bela the son of Beor: and the name of his city [was] Dinhabah.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
These are the kings who reigned in the land of Edom before any king reigned over the Israelites: Bela son of Beor. His city was named Dinhabah.
WEB World English Bible
Now these are the kings who reigned in the land of Edom, before there reigned any king over the children of Israel: Bela the son of Beor; and the name of his city was Dinhabah.
ASV American Standard Version
Now these are the kings that reigned in the land of Edom, before there reigned any king over the children of Israel: Bela the son of Beor; and the name of his city was Dinhabah.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And these are the kings who reigned in the land of Edom before the reigning of a king of the sons of Israel: Bela son of Beor, and the name of his city is Dinhabah.
Surrounding context — 1 Chronicles 1
40 The sons of Shobal; Alian, and Manahath, and Ebal, Shephi, and Onam. And the sons of Zibeon; Aiah, and Anah.
41 The sons of Anah; Dishon. And the sons of Dishon; Amram, and Eshban, and Ithran, and Cheran.
42 The sons of Ezer; Bilhan, and Zavan, [and] Jakan. The sons of Dishan; Uz, and Aran.
43 Now these [are] the kings that reigned in the land of Edom before [any] king reigned over the children of Israel; Bela the son of Beor: and the name of his city [was] Dinhabah.
44 And when Bela was dead, Jobab the son of Zerah of Bozrah reigned in his stead.
45 And when Jobab was dead, Husham of the land of the Temanites reigned in his stead.
46 And when Husham was dead, Hadad the son of Bedad, which smote Midian in the field of Moab, reigned in his stead: and the name of his city [was] Avith.
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וְאֵ֣לֶּהH428 · el.lehtheseהַמְּלָכִ֗יםH4428 · me.lekhkingאֲשֶׁ֤רH834 · a.sherwhichמָלְכוּ֙H4427 · ma.lakhto reignבְּאֶ֣רֶץH776 · e.retsland: country/planetאֱד֔וֹםH123 · e.domEdomלִפְנֵ֥יH6440 · pa.nehface: beforeמְלָךְ־H4427 · ma.lakhto reignמֶ֖לֶךְH4428 · me.lekhkingלִבְנֵ֣יH1121 · benson: childיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לH3478 · yis.ra.elIsraelבֶּ֚לַעH1106 · be.laBelaבֶּן־H1121 · benson: childבְּע֔וֹרH1160 · be.orBeorוְשֵׁ֥םH8034 · shemnameעִיר֖וֹH5892 · irexcitementדִּנְהָֽבָה׃H1838 · din.ha.vahDinhabah
Cross-references
Genesis 49:10The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh come; and unto him [shall] the gathering of the people [be].Genesis 36:31-43And these [are] the kings that reigned in the land of Edom, before there reigned any king over the children of Israel.Numbers 24:17-19I shall see him, but not now: I shall behold him, but not nigh: there shall come a Star out of Jacob, and a Sceptre shall rise out of Israel, and shall smite the corners of Moab, and destroy all the children of Sheth.
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