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Christian Standard Bible ®

1 Chronicles 5:14

These were the sons of Abihail son of Huri,

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Buz;   Gad;   Gilead;   Huri;   Jahdo;   Jaroah;   Jeshishai;   Michael;  

Dictionaries:

- Easton Bible Dictionary - Buz;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Abihail;   Buz;   Chronicles, the Books of;   Huri;   Jaroah;   Jeshishai;   Michael;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Abihail;   Buz;   Huri;   Jahdo;   Jaroah;   Jeshishai;   Michael;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Abihail;   Buz;   Gilead;   Huri;   Jahdo;   Jaroah;   Jeshishai;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Abihil ;   Buz;   Gilead ;   Huri ;   Jahdo ;   Jaroah ;   Jeshishai ;   Michael ;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Gilead;   Kingdom of christ of heaven;   Kingdom of god;   Kingdom of heaven;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Abiha'il;   Buz;   Hu'ri;   Jah'do;   Jaro'ah;   Jeshish'a-I;   Mi'chael;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Abihail;   Buz;   Epher;   Gilead (2);   Huri;   Jahdo;   Jaroah;   Jeshishai;   Michael;   Kitto Biblical Cyclopedia - Abihail;  

Parallel Translations

Hebrew Names Version
These were the sons of Avichayil, the son of Huri, the son of Yao`ach, the son of Gil`ad, the son of Mikha'el, the son of Yeshishai, the son of Yachdo, the son of Buz;
King James Version
These are the children of Abihail the son of Huri, the son of Jaroah, the son of Gilead, the son of Michael, the son of Jeshishai, the son of Jahdo, the son of Buz;
English Standard Version
These were the sons of Abihail the son of Huri, son of Jaroah, son of Gilead, son of Michael, son of Jeshishai, son of Jahdo, son of Buz.
New Century Version
They were the descendants of Abihail. Abihail was Huri's son. Huri was Jaroah's son. Jaroah was Gilead's son. Gilead was Michael's son. Michael was Jeshishai's son. Jeshishai was Jahdo's son, and Jahdo was the son of Buz.
New English Translation
These were the sons of Abihail son of Huri, son of Jaroah, son of Gilead, son of Michael, son of Jeshishai, son of Jahdo, son of Buz.
Amplified Bible
These were the sons of Abihail the son of Huri, the son of Jaroah, the son of Gilead, the son of Michael, the son of Jeshishai, the son of Jahdo, the son of Buz;
New American Standard Bible
These were the sons of Abihail, the son of Huri, the son of Jaroah, the son of Gilead, the son of Michael, the son of Jeshishai, the son of Jahdo, the son of Buz;
World English Bible
These were the sons of Abihail, the son of Huri, the son of Jaroah, the son of Gilead, the son of Michael, the son of Jeshishai, the son of Jahdo, the son of Buz;
Geneva Bible (1587)
These are the childre of Abihail, the sonne of Huri, the sonne of Iaroah, the sonne of Gilead, the sonne of Michael, the sonne of Ieshishai, the sonne of Iahdo, the sonne of Buz.
Legacy Standard Bible
These were the sons of Abihail, the son of Huri, the son of Jaroah, the son of Gilead, the son of Michael, the son of Jeshishai, the son of Jahdo, the son of Buz;
Berean Standard Bible
These were the sons of Abihail son of Huri, the son of Jaroah, the son of Gilead, the son of Michael, the son of Jeshishai, the son of Jahdo, the son of Buz.
Contemporary English Version
They were all descendants of Abihail, whose family line went back through Huri, Jaroah, Gilead, Michael, Jeshishai, Jahdo, and Buz.
Complete Jewish Bible
These are the sons of Avichayil the son of Huri the son of Yaroach the son of Gil‘ad the son of Mikha'el the son of Yeshishai the son of Yachdo the son of Buz;
Darby Translation
—These were the sons of Abihail, the son of Huri, the son of Jaroah, the son of Gilead, the son of Michael, the son of Jeshishai, the son of Jahdo, the son of Buz:
Easy-to-Read Version
They were the descendants of Abihail. Abihail was Huri's son. Huri was Jaroah's son. Jaroah was Gilead's son. Gilead was Michael's son. Michael was Jeshishai's son. Jeshishai was Jahdo's son. Jahdo was Buz's son.
George Lamsa Translation
The son of Abdael, the son of Eli, chiefs of the house of their fathers.
Good News Translation
They were descendants of Abihail son of Huri, whose ancestors were traced back as follows: Abihail, Huri, Jaroah, Gilead, Michael, Jeshishai, Jahdo, Buz.
Lexham English Bible
These were the sons of Abihail the son of Huri, son of Jaroah, son of Gilead, son of Michael, son of Jeshishai, son of Jahdo, son of Buz.
Literal Translation
These are the sons of Abihail, the son of Huri, the son of Jaroah, the son of Gilead, the son of Michael, the son of Jeshishai, the son of Jahdo, the son of Buz;
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
These are the children of Abihail the sonne of Huri, the sonne of Iaroah, the sonne of Gilead, the sonne of Michael, the sonne of Iesisai, ye sonne of Iahdo, the sonne of Bus.
American Standard Version
These were the sons of Abihail, the son of Huri, the son of Jaroah, the son of Gilead, the son of Michael, the son of Jeshishai, the son of Jahdo, the son of Buz;
Bible in Basic English
These were the sons of Abihail, the son of Huri, the son of Jaroah, the son of Gilead, the son of Michael, the son of Jeshishai, the son of Jahdo, the son of Buz;
Bishop's Bible (1568)
These are the children of Abihail the sonne of Huri, the sonne of Iaroah, the sonne of Gilead, the sonne of Michael, the sonne of Iesisai, the sonne of Iahdo, the sonne of Buz:
JPS Old Testament (1917)
These were the sons of Abihail the son of Huri, the son of Jaroah, the son of Gilead, the son of Michael, the son of Jehishai, the son of Jahdo, the son of Buz;
King James Version (1611)
These are the children of Abihail the sonne of Huri, the sonne of Iaroah, the sonne of Gilead, the sonne of Michael, the sonne of Ieshishai, the sonne of Iahdo, the sonne of Buz:
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
These are the sons of Abichaia the son of Uri, the son of Idai, the son of Galaad, the son of Michael, the son of Jesai, the son of Jeddai, the son of Buz,
English Revised Version
These were the sons of Abihail the son of Huri, the son of Jaroah, the son of Gilead, the son of Michael, the son of Jeshishai, the son of Jahdo, the son of Buz;
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
These weren the sones of Abiahel, the sone of Vry, sone of Jaro, sone of Galaad, sone of Mychael, sone of Esesi, sone of Jeddo, sone of Buz.
Update Bible Version
These were the sons of Abihail, the son of Huri, the son of Jaroah, the son of Gilead, the son of Michael, the son of Jeshishai, the son of Jahdo, the son of Buz;
Webster's Bible Translation
These [are] the children of Abihail the son of Huri, the son of Jaroah, the son of Gilead, the son of Michael, the son of Jeshishai, the son of Jahdo, the son of Buz;
New King James Version
These were the children of Abihail the son of Huri, the son of Jaroah, the son of Gilead, the son of Michael, the son of Jeshishai, the son of Jahdo, the son of Buz;
New Living Translation
These were all descendants of Abihail son of Huri, son of Jaroah, son of Gilead, son of Michael, son of Jeshishai, son of Jahdo, son of Buz.
New Life Bible
These were the sons of Abihail, the son of Huri, the son of Jaroah, the son of Gilead, the son of Michael, the son of Jeshishai, the son of Jahdo, the son of Buz.
New Revised Standard
These were the sons of Abihail son of Huri, son of Jaroah, son of Gilead, son of Michael, son of Jeshishai, son of Jahdo, son of Buz;
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
These, were the sons of Abihail, son of Huri, son of Jaroah, son of Gilead, son of Michael, son of Jehishai, son of Jahdo, son of Buz,
Douay-Rheims Bible
These were the sons of Abihail, the son of Huri, the son of Jara, the son of Galaad, the son of Michael, the son of Jesisi, the son of Jeddo, the son of Buz.
Revised Standard Version
These were the sons of Ab'ihail the son of Huri, son of Jaro'ah, son of Gilead, son of Michael, son of Jeshish'ai, son of Jahdo, son of Buz;
Young's Literal Translation
These [are] sons of Abihail son of Huri, son of Jaroah, son of Gilead, son of Michael, son of Jeshishai, son of Jahdo, son of Buz;
New American Standard Bible (1995)
These were the sons of Abihail, the son of Huri, the son of Jaroah, the son of Gilead, the son of Michael, the son of Jeshishai, the son of Jahdo, the son of Buz;

Contextual Overview

1These were the sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel. He was the firstborn, but his birthright was given to the sons of Joseph son of Israel, because Reuben defiled his father’s bed. He is not listed in the genealogy according to birthright. 2Although Judah became strong among his brothers and a ruler came from him, the birthright was given to Joseph. 3The sons of Reuben, Israel’s firstborn: 4Joel’s sons: his son Shemaiah, 5his son Micah, his son Reaiah, 6and his son Beerah. 7His relatives by their families as they are recorded in their family records: 8and Bela son of Azaz, 9They also settled in the east as far as the edge of the desert that extends to the Euphrates River, because their herds had increased in the land of Gilead. 10During Saul’s reign they waged war against the Hagrites, who were defeated by their power. And they lived in their tents throughout the region east of Gilead.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Abihail: Numbers 3:35

Huri: i.e. nobleman, [Strong's H2359]

Jaroah: i.e. making a sweet odor, [Strong's H3386]. Gilead. Genesis 31:23

Michael: Daniel 12:1

Jeshishai: i.e. aged, [Strong's H3454]

Jahdo: i.e. together, [Strong's H3163]

Buz: Genesis 22:21

Gill's Notes on the Bible

These are the children of Abihail the son of Huri,.... That is, the seven before mentioned; they were the posterity of Abihail, whose pedigree is traced from his father Huri to Buz, the intermediate progenitors being Jaroah, Gilead, Michael, Jeshishai, Jahdo.


 
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