King James Version
What Does 1 Chronicles 1:48 Mean?
“And when Samlah was dead, Shaul of Rehoboth by the river reigned in his stead.”
Context
46
And when Husham was dead, Hadad the son of Bedad, which smote Midian in the field of Moab, reigned in his stead: and the name of his city was Avith.
47
And when Hadad was dead, Samlah of Masrekah reigned in his stead.
48
And when Samlah was dead, Shaul of Rehoboth by the river reigned in his stead.
49
And when Shaul was dead, Baalhanan the son of Achbor reigned in his stead.
50
And when Baalhanan was dead, Hadad reigned in his stead: and the name of his city was Pai; and his wife's name was Mehetabel, the daughter of Matred, the daughter of Mezahab. Hadad: or, Hadar Pai: or, Pau
Commentary
Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers(48) **Shaul.**—*Saul,* the name of the first king of Israel.
**Rehoboth** **by the** **river.**—Probably the same as Rehoboth Ir in Genesis 10:11, *i.e.,* the suburbs of Nineveh. The river is Euphrates.
Charles John Ellicott (1819–1905). Public Domain.
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