^36:35When Husham died, Hadad the son of Bedad, who defeated the Midianites in the land of Moab, reigned in his place; the name of his city was Avith.

^36:36When Hadad died, Samlah from Masrekah reigned in his place.

^36:37When Samlah died, Shaul from Rehoboth by the River²⁴ reigned in his place.

^36:38When Shaul died, Baal-Hanan the son of Achbor reigned in his place.

^36:39When Baal-Hanan the son of Achbor died, Hadad²⁵ reigned in his place; the name of his city was Pau.²⁶ His wife’s name was Mehetabel, the daughter of Matred, the daughter of Me-Zahab.

^36:40These were the names of the chiefs of Esau, according to their families, according to their places, by their names: chief Timna, chief Alvah, chief Jetheth, ^36:41chief Oholibamah, chief Elah, chief Pinon, ^36:42chief Kenaz, chief Teman, chief Mibzar, ^36:43chief Magdiel, chief Iram. These were the chiefs of Edom, according to their settlements²⁷ in the land they possessed. This was Esau, the father of the Edomites.

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Footnotes

23 Or perhaps “before any Israelite king ruled over [them].”
24 Typically the Hebrew expression “the River” refers to the Euphrates River, but it is not certain whether that is the case here. Among the modern English versions which take this as a reference to the Euphrates are , , , , . Cf. , “Rehoboth-on-the-River.”
25 Most of the read “Hadar” here; “Hadad” is the reading found in some Hebrew , the Samaritan Pentateuch, and (cf. also 1 Chr 1:50).
26 The name of the city is given as “Pai” in 1 Chr 1:50.
27 Or perhaps “territories”; Heb “dwelling places.”