1 Chronicles 1:2
Kenan, Mahalaleel, Jered,
Wycliffe Modern Spelling
In The King James Version
In Context
1Adam begat Seth; and Seth, Enos, [Adam, Seth, Enos,]
Cross References
Genesis 5:9Forsooth Enos lived ninety years, and (then) begat Cainan;
Genesis 5:15Forsooth Mahalaleel lived sixty years and five, and begat Jared. (And Mahalaleel lived sixty-five years, and then begat Jared.)
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 →