Genesis 36:30
28 The children of Dishan are these; Uz, and Aran.
29 These are the dukes that came of the Horites; duke Lotan, duke Shobal, duke Zibeon, duke Anah,
Duke Dishon, duke Ezer, duke Dishan: these are the dukes that came of Hori, among their dukes in the land of Seir.
31 And these are the kings that reigned in the land of Edom, before there reigned any king over the children of Israel.
32 And Bela the son of Beor reigned in Edom: and the name of his city was Dinhabah.
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- BSB
- Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan. They are the chiefs of the Horites, according to their divisions in the land of Seir.
- KJV
- Duke Dishon, duke Ezer, duke Dishan: these are the dukes that came of Hori, among their dukes in the land of Seir.
- WEB
- chief Dishon, chief Ezer, and chief Dishan. These are the chiefs who came of the Horites, according to their chiefs in the land of Seir.
- ASV
- chief Dishon, chief Ezer, chief Dishan: these are the chiefs that came of the Horites, according to their chiefs in the land of Seir.
- DARBY
- chief Dishon, chief Ezer, chief Dishan. These are the chiefs of the Horites, according to their chiefs in the land of Seir.
- BLB
- Chief Dishon, Chief Ezer, and Chief Dishan. These [are] the chiefs of the Horite according to their chiefs in the land of Seir.
- ÅB
- stammefyrsten Dison, stammefyrsten Eser, stammefyrsten Disan; dette var horittenes stammefyrster, deres stammefyrster i Se'ir-landet.
- OTB
- Disjon, Eser og Disjan. Dette var horittenes høvdinger, etter deres inndelinger, i Se'irs land.
- B1930
- stammefyrsten Dison, stammefyrsten Eser, stammefyrsten Disan; dette var horittenes stammefyrster, deres stammefyrster i Se'ir-landet.
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Cross references
2 Kings 11:19
And he took the rulers over hundreds, and the captains, and the guard, and all the people of the land; and they brought down the king from the house of the LORD, and came by the way of the gate of the guard to the king’s house. And he sat on the throne of the kings.
Read in contextDaniel 7:17
These great beasts, which are four, are four kings, which shall arise out of the earth.
Read in contextIsaiah 23:15
And it shall come to pass in that day, that Tyre shall be forgotten seventy years, according to the days of one king: after the end of seventy years shall Tyre sing as an harlot.
Read in contextDaniel 7:23
Thus he said, The fourth beast shall be the fourth kingdom upon earth, which shall be diverse from all kingdoms, and shall devour the whole earth, and shall tread it down, and break it in pieces.
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