1 Chronicles 1:10

New International Version

¹⁰Cush was the father^[a] of

Nimrod, who became a mighty warrior on earth.

Footnotes

1 Chronicles 1:10 Father may mean ancestor or predecessor or founder; also in verses 11, 13, 18 and 20.

1 Chronicles 1:10 in all English translations

Genesis 10:8-12

New International Version

⁸Cush was the father^[a] of Nimrod,^(A) who became a mighty warrior on the earth. ⁹He was a mighty^(B) hunter^(C) before the Lord; that is why it is said, “Like Nimrod, a mighty hunter before the Lord.” ¹⁰The first centers of his kingdom were Babylon,^(D) Uruk,^(E) Akkad and Kalneh,^(F) in^[b] Shinar.^[c]^(G) ¹¹From that land he went to Assyria,^(H) where he built Nineveh,^(I) Rehoboth Ir,^[d] Calah ¹²and Resen, which is between Nineveh and Calah—which is the great city.

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Footnotes

Genesis 10:8 Father may mean ancestor or predecessor or founder; also in verses 13, 15, 24 and 26.
Genesis 10:10 Or Uruk and Akkad—all of them in
Genesis 10:10 That is, Babylonia
Genesis 10:11 Or Nineveh with its city squares

Micah 5:6

New International Version

⁶who will rule^[a] the land of Assyria with the sword,
    the land of Nimrod^(A) with drawn sword.^[b]^(B)
He will deliver us from the Assyrians
    when they invade our land
    and march across our borders.^(C)