"Sarah, thy wife, shall bear thee a son and thou shall call him Isaac: and I will establish my covenant with him for an everlasting covenant for his seed after him. And as for Ishmael I have heard thee: behold, I have blessed him and will make him fruitful and will multiply him exceedingly, twelve princes shall he beget, and I will make him a great nation." (Genesis 18: 19-20)
who are the twelve princes mentioned in the verse? i really want to know their names, and what great nation does the verse mean?
Which translation are you using? It's not in any of the translations I can find.
King James version:
19For I know him, that he will command his children and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of the LORD, to do justice and judgment; that the LORD may bring upon Abraham that which he hath spoken of him. 20And the LORD said, Because the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and because their sin is very grievous;
other versions here:
Gen 18: 19-20 - PassageLookup - BibleGateway.com
edit: Ahh, it's Genesis 17, not Genesis 18!
19 But God said, "No. Your wife Sarah will bear you a son, and you will name him Isaac. [
h] I will confirm My covenant with him as an everlasting covenant for his offspring after him. 20 As for Ishmael, I have heard you. I will certainly bless him; I will make him fruitful and will multiply him greatly. He will father 12 tribal leaders, (
L) and I will make him into a great nation.
you can find them in Genesis 25:13-16
13 These are the names of Ishmael's sons; their names according to the family records are: Nebaioth, Ishmael's firstborn, then Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam, 14 Mishma, Dumah, Massa, 15 Hadad, Tema, Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah. 16 These are Ishmael's sons, and these are their names by their villages and encampments: 12 leaders (
A) [
a] of their clans. [
b]
