American Standard Version
1 Chronicles 8:28
28These were heads of fathers’ houses throughout their generations, chief men: these dwelt 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
26and Shamsherai, and Shehariah, and Athaliah, 27and Jaareshiah, and Elijah, and Zichri, the sons of Jeroham. These were heads of fathers’ houses throughout their generations, chief men: these dwelt in Jerusalem. 29And in Gibeon there dwelt the father of Gibeon, Jeiel, whose wife’s name was Maacah; 30and his first-born son Abdon, and Zur, and Kish, and Baal, and Nadab,
Read all of 1 Chronicles 81 Chronicles 8:28 word by word
אֵ֣לֶּה רָאשֵׁ֥י אָב֛וֹת לְתֹלְדוֹתָ֖ם רָאשִׁ֑ים אֵ֖לֶּה יָשְׁב֥וּ בִירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ סRead the interlinear
Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 8:28
- Joshua 15:63And as for the Jebusites, the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the children of Judah could not drive them out: but the Jebusites dwell with the children of Judah at Jerusalem unto this day.
- Joshua 18:28and Zelah, Eleph, and the Jebusite (the same is Jerusalem), Gibeath, and Kiriath; fourteen cities with their villages. This is the inheritance of the children of Benjamin according to their families.
- Judges 1:21And the children of Benjamin did not drive out the Jebusites that inhabited Jerusalem; but the Jebusites dwell with the children of Benjamin in Jerusalem unto this day.
- Nehemiah 11:1And the princes of the people dwelt in Jerusalem: the rest of the people also cast lots, to bring one of ten to dwell in Jerusalem the holy city, and nine parts in theothercities.
- 1 Chronicles 8:20and Elienai, and Zillethai, and Eliel,
- Psalms 125:2As the mountains are round about Jerusalem, So Jehovah is round about his people From this time forth and for evermore.
- 1 Chronicles 9:34These were heads of fathers’ houses of the Levites, throughout their generations, chief men: these dwelt at 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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