1 Chronicles 5:8 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“And Bela the son of Azaz, the son of Shema, the son of Joel, who dwelt in Aroer, even unto Nebo and Baal–meon:”

1 Chronicles 5:8 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

1 Chronicles 5:8 in 6 Bible Translations

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1 Chronicles 5:8 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“and Bela the son of Azaz, the son of Shema, the son of Joel, who lived in Aroer, even to Nebo and Baal Meon;”

1 Chronicles 5:8 — World English Bible

1 Chronicles 5:8 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“and Bela the son of Azaz, the son of Shema, the son of Joel, who dwelt in Aroer, even unto Nebo and Baal-meon: ”

1 Chronicles 5:8 — American Standard Version

1 Chronicles 5:8 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“and Bela son of Azaz, son of Shema, son of Joel--he is dwelling in Aroer, even unto Nebo and Baal-Meon;”

1 Chronicles 5:8 — Young's Literal Translation

1 Chronicles 5:8 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“and Bela the son of Azaz, the son of Shema, the son of Joel, who dwelt in Aroer, as far as Nebo and Baal-meon; ”

1 Chronicles 5:8 — Darby Translation

1 Chronicles 5:8 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And Bela the sonne of Azaz, the sonne of Shema, the sonne of Ioel, which dwelt in Aroer, euen vnto Nebo and Baal meon.”

1 Chronicles 5:8 — Geneva Bible

1 Chronicles 5:8 in Context — 1 Chronicles 5

6 Beerah his son, whom Tilgath–pilneser king of Assyria carried away captive: he was prince of the Reubenites.

7 And his brethren by their families, when the genealogy of their generations was reckoned, were the chief, Jeiel, and Zechariah,

8 And Bela the son of Azaz, the son of Shema, the son of Joel, who dwelt in Aroer, even unto Nebo and Baal–meon:

9 And eastward he inhabited unto the entering in of the wilderness from the river Euphrates: because their cattle were multiplied in the land of Gilead.

10 And in the days of Saul they made war with the Hagarites, who fell by their hand: and they dwelt in their tents throughout all the east land of Gilead.

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What Does 1 Chronicles 5:8 Mean?

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