1 Paralipomenon chapters

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1 Paralipomenon 1

1Adam, Seth, Enos,

2Cainan, Malaleel, Jared,

3Henoch, Mathusale, Lamech,

4Noe, Sem, Cham, and Japheth.

5The sons of Japheth: Gomer, and Magog, & Madai, and Javan, Thubal, Mosoch, Thiras.

6Moreover the sons of Gomer: Ascenez, and Riphath, and Thogorma.

7And the sons of Javan: Elisa and Tharsis, Cethim and Dodanim.

8The sons of Cham: Chus, and Mesraim, and Phut, and Chanaan.

9And the sons of Chus: Saba, and Hevila, Sabatha, and Regma, and Sabathaca. Moreover the sons of Regma: Saba, and Dadan.

10And Chus begat Nemrod: this began to be mighty in the earth.

11But Mesraim begat Ludim, and Anamim, and Laabim, and Nephtuim,

12Phetrusim also, and Casluim: from whom came Philisthiim, & Caphthorim.

13But Chanaan begat Sidon his firstborn, the Hetheite also,

14and the Jebuseite, and the Amorrhite, and the Gergesite,

15& the Heveite, & the Aracite, & the Sinite.

16The A radium also, and the Samarite, & the Hamathite.

17The sons of Sem: Ælam, and Assur, and Arphaxad, and Lud, and Aram, & Hus, and Hul, and Gether, and Mosoch.

18And Arphaxad begat Sale, who also begat Heber.

19Moreover to Heber were born two sons, the name of one was Phaleg, because in his days the earth was divided; and the name of his brother Jectan.

20And Jectan begat Elmodad, & Saleph, and Asarmoth, and Jare,

21Adoram also, and Usal, and Decla,

22Hebal also, and Abimael, and Saba, moreover

23also Ophir, and Hevila, and Jobab. All these are the sons of Jectan:

24Sem, Arphaxad, Sale,

25Heber, Phaleg, Ragau,

26Serug, Nachor, Thare,

27Abram, this is Abraham.

28And the sons of Abraham, Isaac and Ismael.

29And these are the generations of them. The first-begotten of Ismael, Nabajoth, and Cedar, and Adbeel, and Mabsam,

30and Masma, and Duma, Massa, Hadad, and Thema,

31Jetur, Naphis, Cedma. These are the sons of Ismahel.

32And the sons of Cetura Abraham's concubine, which she bare: Zamran, Jecsan, Madan, Madian, Jesboc, and Sue. Moreover the sons of Jecsan: Saba, and Dadan. And the sons of Dadan: Assurim, and Latussim, and Laomim.

33And the sons of Madian: Epha, and Epher, and Henoch, and Abida, and Eldaa. All these the sons of Cetura.

34And Abraham begat Isaac: whose sons were Esau, and Israel.

35The sons of Esau: Eliphaz, Rahuel, Jehus, Ihelom, and Core.

36The sons of Eliphaz: Theman, Omar, Sephi, Gathan, Cenez, Thamna, Amalec.

37The sons of Rahuel: Nahath, Zaza, Samma, Meza.

38The sons of Seir: Lotan, Sobal, Sebeon, Ana, Dison, Eser, Disan.

39The sons of Lotan: Hori, Homam. And the sister of Lotan was Thamna.

40The sons of Sobal: Alian, and Manahath, and Ebal, Sephi, and Onam. The sons of Sebeon: Aia and Ana. The sons of Ana: Dison.

41The sons of Dison: Hamram, and Eseban, and Jethran, and Charan.

42The sons of Eser: Balaan, and Zavan, and Jacan. The sons of Disan: Hus and Aran.

43These be the kings, that reigned in the Land of Edom, before there was a king over the children of Israel: Bale the son of Beor: and the name of his city, Denaba.

44And Bale died, and Jobab the son of Zare of Bosra, reigned for him.

45And when Jobab also was dead, Husam of the Land of the Themanes reigned for him.

46And Husam also died, and Adad the son of Badad reigned for him, who struck Madian in the Land of Moab: and the name of his city was Avith.

47And when Adad also was dead, Semla of Masreca reigned for him.

48But Semla also died, and there reigned for him Saul of Rohoboth, which is situate besides the river.

49Saul also being dead, Balanan, the son of Achobor reigned for him.

50But this also died, and Adad reigned for him: whose city's name was Phau, and his wife was called Meetabel the daughter of Matred, the daughter of Mezaab.

51And Adad being dead, there began to be dukes in Edom for kings: duke Thamna, duke Alva, duke Jetheth,

52duke Oolibama, duke Ela, duke Phinon,

53duke Cenez, duke Theman, duke Mabsar,

54duke Magdiel, duke Hiram. These be the dukes of Edom.