1 Chronicles 1:7
And the sons of Javan: Elishah and Tarshish, Kittim and Rodanim.
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
And the sons of Javan; Elishah, and Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim.
In Context
6And the sons of Gomer: Ashkenaz, and Diphath, and Togarmah.
8The sons of Ham: Cush and Mizraim, Phut and Canaan.
Cross References
Psalms 72:10The kings of Tarshish and of the isles shall render presents; the kings of Sheba and Seba shall offer tribute:
Isaiah 23:12and hath said, Thou shalt no more exult, [thou] oppressed virgin, daughter of Sidon: get thee up, pass over to Chittim; even there shalt thou have no rest.
Jeremiah 2:10For pass over to the isles of Chittim, and see; and send unto Kedar, and consider diligently, and see if there have been such a thing.
Ezekiel 27:7Byssus with broidered work from Egypt was thy sail, to serve thee for a banner; blue and purple from the isles of Elishah was thine awning.
Matthew Henry on 1 Chronicles 1:2-28
First Chronicles In common things repetition is thought needless and nauseous; but, in sacred things, precept must be upon precept and line upon line. To me, says the apostle, to write the same things is not grievous, but for you it is safe, Phil. iii. 1 . These books of Chronicles are in a great measure repetition; so are much of the second and third of the four evangelists: and yet there are no tautologies either here or there no vain repetitions. We may be ready to think that of all the books of holy scripture… Read the whole commentary →