1 Chronicles 1:28
The sons of Abraham, Isaac and Ishmael.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
The sons of Abraham; Isaac, and Ishmael.
In Context
Cross References
Genesis 16:11And the messenger of Yahweh said to her, Behold thee! with child, and about bearing a son—and thou shalt call his name Ishmael [="God hearkeneth"] for Yahweh hath hearkened unto thy humiliation.
Genesis 17:19And God said—Truly, Sarah thy wife, is about to bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name, Isaac,—and I will establish my covenant with him as an age-abiding covenant, to his seed after him.
Genesis 21:9And Sarah saw the son of Hagar the Egyptian woman whom she had borne to Abraham laughing!
Genesis 25:12Now, these, are the generations of Ishmael son of Abraham,—whom hagar the Egyptian woman the handmaid of Sarah bare to Abraham;
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 →