1 Chronicles 23:7

1 Chronicles 23:7 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Of the Gershonites were, Laadan, and Shimei.
• New International Version (NIV)Belonging to the Gershonites: Ladan and Shimei.
• English Standard Version (ESV)The sons of Gershon were Ladan and Shimei.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Of the Gershonites: Laadan and Shimei.

Context of 1 Chronicles 23:7

5and 4,000 were gatekeepers, and 4,000 [musicians] were to praise the Lord with the instruments which David made for giving praise. 6And David organized them into divisions according to the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. Of the Gershonites: Ladan (Libni) and Shimei. 8The sons of Ladan: Jehiel the first and Zetham and Joel—three in all. 9The sons of Shimei: Shelomoth, Haziel, and Haran—three in all. These were the heads of the fathers’ households of Ladan.

1 Chronicles 23:7 word by word

לַגֵּרְשֻׁנִּ֖י לַעְדָּ֥ן וְשִׁמְעִֽי׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Of the Gershonitesגֵּרְשֻׁנִּיgêreshûnnîy · GershoniteH1649
• Laadanלַעְדָּןla‛dân · LadanH3936
• and Shimeiשִׁמְעִיshim‛îy · ShimeiH8096

Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 23:7

• 1 Chronicles 6:17These are the names of the sons of Gershom: Libni and Shimei.
• 1 Chronicles 15:7of the sons of Gershom, Joel the chief, with 130 of his relatives;
• 1 Chronicles 26:21The sons of Ladan, the sons of the Gershonites belonging to Ladan, namely, the Jehielites, were the heads of the fathers’ households, belonging to Ladan the Gershonite.
• Exodus 6:17The sons of Gershon: Libni and Shimei, by their families.

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 23:7

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6-23David organized the Levites into groups based on their family lines. There were more clerics than needed for one temple. These groups allowed all priests and Levites to take turns serving in the temple (see Luke 1:5, 8).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 7-117-11. the Gershonites--They had nine fathers' houses, six descended from Laadan, and three from Shimei. 1Ch 23:12-20. Of Kohath.Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Chronicles 23:7

• Laadan
• Levites
• Shimei

In the dictionaries

• Shimei
• Chronicles, Books of
• Music
• Zacharias
• Adonijah
• Chronicles, Books of
• David
• Ezekiel
• Genealogy
• Gershon; Gershonites

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 23

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary