1 Chronicles 1:7
And the sons of Javan: Elisa and Tharsis, Cethim and Dodanim.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
And the sons of Javan; Elishah, and Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim.
In Context
6And the sons of Gomer: Ascenez, and Riphath, and Thogorma.
8The sons of Cham: Chus, and Mesrai, and Phut, and Chaanan.
Cross References
Psalms 72:10The kings of Tharsis and the islands shall offer presents: the kings of the Arabians and of Saba shall bring gifts:
Isaiah 23:12And he said: Thou shalt glory no more, O virgin daughter of Sidon, who art oppressed: arise and sail over to Cethim, there also thou shalt have no, rest.
Jeremiah 2:10Pass over to the isles of Cethim, and see: and send into Cedar, and consider diligently: and see if there hath been done any thing like this.
Ezekiel 27:7Fine broidered linen from Egypt was woven for thy sail, to be spread on thy mast: blue and purple from the islands of Elisa, were made thy covering.
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 →