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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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
kings	הַמְּלָכִ֗ים ha.me.la.Khim	H4428	a king · definite article + noun, common masculine plural absolute
reigned	מָלְכוּ֙ ma.le.Khu	H4427	to reign · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person common plural
land	בְּאֶ֣רֶץ be.'E.retz	H776	the earth (at large · preposition + noun, common feminine singular construct
Edom	אֱד֔וֹם 'e.Dom	H123	Edom · proper noun, a man's name
before	לִפְנֵ֥י lif.Nei	H6440	the face (as the part that turns) · preposition + noun, common masculine plural construct
king	מֶ֖לֶךְ Me.lekh	H4428	a king · noun, common masculine singular absolute
reigned	מְלָךְ me.lokh-	H4427	to reign · verb, qal infinitive construct
children	לִבְנֵ֣י liv.Nei	H1121	a son (as a builder of the family name) · preposition + noun, common masculine plural construct
Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל Yis.ra.'El	H3478	Jisrael · proper noun, a place name
Bela	בֶּ֚לַע Be.la'	H1106	Bela · proper noun, a man's name
son	בֶּן ben-	H1121	a son (as a builder of the family name) · noun, common masculine singular construct
Beor	בְּע֔וֹר be.'or	H1160	Beor · proper noun, a man's name
name	וְשֵׁ֥ם ve.Shem	H8034	an appellation · conjunction + noun, common masculine singular construct
city	עִיר֖וֹ i.Ro	H5892	a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the wi… · noun, common feminine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
Dinhabah	דִּנְהָֽבָה din.Ha.vah	H1838	Dinhabah · proper noun, a place name

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Cross-references

Genesis 36:31-43 And these are the kings that reigned in the land of Edom, before there reigned any king over the children of Israel.
Genesis 49:10 The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh come; and unto him shall the gathering of the pe…
Numbers 24:17-19 I 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…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Chronicles 1:28–end

All nations but the seed of Abraham are already shaken off from this genealogy: they have no part nor lot in this matter. The Lord's portion is his people. Of them he keeps an account, knows them by name; but those who are strangers to him he beholds afar off. Not that we are to conclude that therefore no particular persons of any other nation but the seed of Abraham found favour with God. It was a truth, before Peter perceived it, that in every nation he that feared God and wrought righteousness was accepted of him. Multitudes will be brought to heaven out of all nations (Rev 7:9), and we are willing to hope there were many, very many, good people in the world, that lay out of the pale of G…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Chronicles 1:37

Reuel--a powerful branch of the great Aeneze tribe, the Rowalla Arabs. Shammah--the great tribe Beni Shammar. In the same way, the names of the other kings and dukes are traced in the modern tribes of Arabia. But it is unnecessary to mention any more of these obscure nomads, except to notice that Jobab (Ch1 1:44), one of the kings of Edom, is considered to be Job, and that his seat was in the royal city of Dinahab (Gen 36:32; Ch1 1:43), identified with O'Daeb, a well-known town in the center of Al Dahna, a great northern desert in the direction of Chaldea and the Euphrates [FORSTER]. Next: 1 Chronicles Chapter 2

Adam Clarke on 1 Chronicles 1:43

Before any king reigned over - Israel - See Gen 36:31 (note), etc., where the same verses occur, as I have supposed borrowed from this place; and see the notes there. Bela the son of Beor - "Balaam the impious son of Beor, the same as Laban the Syrian, who formed a confederacy with the sons of Esau, to destroy Jacob and his children; and he studied to destroy them utterly. Afterwards he reigned in Sodom; and the name of his royal city was Dinhabah, because it was undeservedly given to him." - T.

John Gill on 1 Chronicles 1:43

Now these are the kings that reigned in the land of Edom,.... Which had its name from Esau, who was so called, Genesis 25:30. From hence, to the end of the chapter, an account is given of the kings and dukes of Edom, in the same order as in Genesis 30:31.

Dictionary and topics

Bela — A thing swallowed. (1.) A city on the shore of the Dead Sea, not far from Sodom, called also Zoar. It was the only one of the five cities that was spared at Lot’s intercession (Gen. 19:20, 23). It is…
Beor — A torch. (1.) The father of Bela, one of the kings of Edom (Gen. 36:32). (2.) The father of Balaam (Num. 22:5; 24:3, 15; 31:8). In 2 Pet. 2:15 he is called Bosor.
Dinhabah — Robbers’ den, an Edomitish city, the capital of king Bela (Gen. 36:32). It is probably the modern Dibdiba, a little north-east of Petra.
Bela · 2. King of Edom — 2. King of Edom
Beor · 1. Father of Bela — 1. Father of Bela
Dinhabah · A city of Edom — A city of Edom
Edomites · Kings of — Kings of
Genealogy · Of EsauGe 36; — Of EsauGe 36;
King · Not hereditary — Not hereditary
Shem · General references — General references

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

1 Chronicles 1:43

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Chronicles 1:28–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Chronicles 1:37

Adam Clarke on 1 Chronicles 1:43

John Gill on 1 Chronicles 1:43

Dictionary and topics

1 Chronicles 1:43

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Chronicles 1:28–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Chronicles 1:37

Adam Clarke on 1 Chronicles 1:43

John Gill on 1 Chronicles 1:43

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on 1 Chronicles 1:38–end

Tyndale Open Study Notes on 1 Chronicles 1:34–end

Rashi on 1 Chronicles 1:43