Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan. These were the chiefs of the Horites, the sons of Seir, in the land of Edom.
Parallel translations
- WEB Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan. These are the chiefs who came of the Horites, the children of Seir in the land of Edom.
- KJV And Dishon, and Ezer, and Dishan: these are the dukes of the Horites, the children of Seir in the land of Edom.
- BSB Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan. They are the chiefs of the Horites, the descendants of Seir in the land of Edom.
- NASB Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan. These are the chiefs descended from the Horites, the sons of Seir in the land of Edom.
- NLT Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan. These were the Horite clan leaders, the descendants of Seir, who lived in the land of Edom.
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This completes the seven sons of Seir who were chiefs of the Horites in Edom. It records the native leadership of the land.
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Dishon, Ezer, and Dishan complete the list of Seir's sons, each a chief among the Horites in the land of Edom. The careful record of the prior inhabitants frames Edom's later history. It quietly reinforces that God appoints the times and boundaries of peoples (Acts 17:26).
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