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1 Chronicles 8:28
28These [men] were heads of the fathers’ households, according to their generations, chief men who lived in Jerusalem.
1 Chronicles 8:28 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)These were heads of the fathers, by their generations, chief men. These dwelt in Jerusalem.
- New International Version (NIV)All these were heads of families, chiefs as listed in their genealogy, and they lived in Jerusalem.
- English Standard Version (ESV)These were the heads of fathers' houses, according to their generations, chief men. These lived in Jerusalem.
- New King James Version (NKJV)These were heads of the fathers’ houses by their generations, chief men. These dwelt in Jerusalem.
Context of 1 Chronicles 8:28
26Shamsherai, Shehariah, Athaliah, 27Jaareshiah, Elijah, and Zichri were the sons of Jeroham. These [men] were heads of the fathers’ households, according to their generations, chief men who lived in Jerusalem. 29Now in Gibeon, Jeiel, the father of Gibeon lived, and his wife’s name was Maacah; 30and his firstborn son was Abdon, then Zur, Kish, Baal, Nadab,
Read all of 1 Chronicles 81 Chronicles 8:28 word by word
אֵ֣לֶּה רָאשֵׁ֥י אָב֛וֹת לְתֹלְדוֹתָ֖ם רָאשִׁ֑ים אֵ֖לֶּה יָשְׁב֥וּ בִירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ סRead the interlinear
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Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 8:28
- Joshua 15:63But as for the Jebusites, the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the [tribe of the] sons of Judah were not able to drive them out; so the Jebusites live with the sons of Judah in Jerusalem to this day.
- Joshua 18:28and Zelah, Haeleph and the Jebusite (that is, Jerusalem), Gibeah, Kiriath; fourteen cities with their villages. This is the inheritance of [the tribe of] the sons of Benjamin according to their families (clans).
- Judges 1:21But the sons of Benjamin did not drive out the Jebusites who inhabited Jerusalem; so the Jebusites have lived with the sons of Benjamin in Jerusalem to this day.
- Nehemiah 11:1Now the leaders of the people lived in Jerusalem; but the rest of the people cast lots to bring one [person] out of ten to live in Jerusalem, the holy city, while nine-tenths remained in the other cities.
- 1 Chronicles 8:20Elienai, Zillethai, Eliel,
- Psalms 125:2As the mountains surround Jerusalem, So the Lord surrounds His people From this time forth and forever.
- 1 Chronicles 9:34These were heads of fathers’ households of the Levites according to their generations, chief men, who lived in Jerusalem.
Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 8:28
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 28These were heads of the fathers - On the following verses Dr. Kennicott has labored hard to restore the true reading. See his detailed comparison of these and their parallel passages in his Hebrew Bible, vol. ii., p. 667.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 28These dwelt in Jerusalem - Jerusalem was partly within the limits of the tribe of Benjamin Joshua 18:28; but we do not hear of Benjamites inhabiting it until after the return from the captivity 1 Chronicles 9:3; Nehemiah 11:4.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6-28This list shows the militia from the clans of Ehud (1 Chronicles 8:6–7) and Shaharaim (8:8–28). They lived near Jerusalem.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2828. These dwelt in Jerusalem--The ordinary and stated inhabitants of Jerusalem were Judahites, Benjamites, and Levites. But at the time referred to here, the chiefs or heads of the principal families who are enumerated (1Ch 8:14-27) established themselves in the city after their return from the captivity. 1Ch 8:33-40. Stock of Saul and Jonathan.Read the comment
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Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 8
- 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
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
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