1 Chronicles 1:23
And Ophir, and Havilah, and Jobab. All these were the sons of Joktan.
Updated King James Version
In The King James Version
And Ophir, and Havilah, and Jobab. All these were the sons of Joktan.
In Context
22And Ebal, and Abimael, and Sheba,
Cross References
Genesis 2:11The name of the first is Pison: that is it which compasses the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold;
Genesis 25:18And they dwelt from Havilah unto Shur, that is before Egypt, as you go toward Assyria: and he died in the presence of all his brethren.
1 Kings 9:28And they came to Ophir, and fetched from thence gold, four hundred and twenty talents, and brought it to king Solomon.
1 Chronicles 29:4Even three thousand talents of gold, of the gold of Ophir, and seven thousand talents of refined silver, to overlay the walls of the houses likewise:
Psalms 45:9Kings' daughters were among your honourable women: upon your right hand did stand the queen in gold of 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 →