1 Chronicles 1:23
Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab. These were all Joktan's sons.
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In The King James Version
And Ophir, and Havilah, and Jobab. All these were the sons of Joktan.
In Context
Cross References
Genesis 2:11The first branch was called the Pishon and it flowed through the whole land of Havilah, where gold is found.
Genesis 25:18Ishmael's descendants inhabited the region from Havilah to Shur, near the border of Egypt in the direction of Asshur. They were forever fighting with one other.
1 Kings 9:28They sailed to Ophir and brought back 420 talents of gold from there and delivered it to Solomon.
1 Chronicles 29:43,000 talents of gold—the gold of Ophir—and 7,000 talents of refined silver will go to cover the walls of the buildings,
Psalms 45:9The daughters of kings are among the noblewomen; the queen stands beside you on your right, wearing jewelry made of gold from Ophir.
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 →