Genesis 10:10

10 The first centers of his kingdom were Babylon, Uruk, Akkad and Kalneh, in[a] Shinar.[b]

Genesis 10:10 in Other Translations

KJV
10 And the beginning of his kingdom was Babel, and Erech, and Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar.
ESV
10 The beginning of his kingdom was Babel, Erech, Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar.
NLT
10 He built his kingdom in the land of Babylonia, with the cities of Babylon, Erech, Akkad, and Calneh.
MSG
10 His kingdom got its start with Babel; then Erech, Akkad, and Calneh in the country of Shinar.
CSB
10 His kingdom started with Babylon, Erech, Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar.

Genesis 10:10 In-Context

8 Cush was the father of Nimrod, who became a mighty warrior on the earth.
9 He was a mighty hunter before the LORD; that is why it is said, “Like Nimrod, a mighty hunter before the LORD.”
10 The first centers of his kingdom were Babylon, Uruk, Akkad and Kalneh, in Shinar.
11 From that land he went to Assyria, where he built Nineveh, Rehoboth Ir, Calah
12 and Resen, which is between Nineveh and Calah—which is the great city.

Cross References 4

  • 1. Genesis 11:9; 2 Chronicles 36:17; Isaiah 13:1; Isaiah 47:1; Jeremiah 21:2; Jeremiah 25:12; Jeremiah 50:1
  • 2. Ezra 4:9
  • 3. Isaiah 10:9; Amos 6:2
  • 4. Genesis 11:2; Genesis 14:1; Zechariah 5:11

Footnotes 2

  • [a]. Or "Uruk and Akkad—all of them in"
  • [b]. That is, Babylonia
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