48 When Samlah died, Shaul from Rehoboth on the river[a] succeeded him as king.

49 When Shaul died, Baal-Hanan son of Akbor succeeded him as king.

50 When Baal-Hanan died, Hadad succeeded him as king. His city was named Pau,[b] and his wife’s name was Mehetabel daughter of Matred, the daughter of Me-Zahab.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Chronicles 1:48 Possibly the Euphrates
  2. 1 Chronicles 1:50 Many Hebrew manuscripts, some Septuagint manuscripts, Vulgate and Syriac (see also Gen. 36:39); most Hebrew manuscripts Pai

The Kings of Edom(A)

43-50 The following kings ruled the land of Edom one after the other, in the time before there were any kings in Israel:

    Bela son of Beor from Dinhabah
    Jobab son of Zerah from Bozrah
    Husham from the region of Teman
    Hadad son of Bedad from Avith (he defeated the Midianites in a battle in the country of Moab)
    Samlah from Masrekah
    Shaul from Rehoboth-on-the-River
    Baal Hanan son of Achbor
    Hadad from Pau (his wife was Mehetabel, the daughter of Matred and granddaughter of Mezahab)

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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.

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