1 Chronicles 23
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1 Chronicles 23:6-23

6Then DavidH1732 dividedH2505 the Levites into divisionsH4256 according to the sonsH1121 of LeviH3878:

GershonH1648, KohathH6955, and MerariH4847. 7The GershonitesH1649: LadanH39361 and ShimeiH8096. 8The sonsH1121 of LadanH3936: JehielH31712 the firstH7218, ZethamH2241, and JoelH3100—threeH7969 in all. 9The sonsH1121 of ShimeiH8096: ShelomothH8013, HazielH2381, and HaranH2039—threeH7969 in all. TheseH428 were the headsH7218 of the familiesH1 of LadanH3936. 10And the sonsH1121 of ShimeiH8096:3 JahathH3189, ZinaH2126,4 JeushH3266, and BeriahH1283. TheseH428 were the sonsH1121 of ShimeiH8096—fourH702 in all. 11JahathH3189 wasH1961 the firstH7218 and ZizahH2125 was the secondH8145; but JeushH3266 and BeriahH1283 did notH3808 have manyH7235 sonsH1121, so they were counted asH1961 one familyH1H1004 and received a singleH259 assignmentH6486. 12The sonsH1121 of KohathH6955: AmramH6019, IzharH3324, HebronH2275, and UzzielH5816—fourH702 in all. 13The sonsH1121 of AmramH6019: AaronH175 and MosesH4872. AaronH175 and his descendantsH1121 were set apartH914 foreverH5704H5769 to consecrateH6942 the most holy thingsH6944H1931, to burn incenseH6999 beforeH6440 the LORDH3068, to minister before HimH8334, and to pronounce blessingsH1288 in His nameH8034 foreverH5704H5769. 14As for MosesH4872 the manH376 of GodH430, his sonsH1121 were namedH7121 amongH5921 the tribeH7626 of LeviH3878. 15The sonsH1121 of MosesH4872: GershomH1647 and EliezerH461. 16The descendantsH1121 of GershomH1647: ShebuelH7619 was the firstH7218. 17The descendantsH1121 of EliezerH461: RehabiahH7345 wasH1961 the firstH7218. EliezerH461 did notH3808 haveH1961 any otherH312 sonsH1121, but the sonsH1121 of RehabiahH7345 were veryH4605 numerousH7235. 18The sonsH1121 of IzharH3324: ShelomithH8019 was the firstH7218. 19The sonsH1121 of HebronH2275: JeriahH3404 was the firstH7218, AmariahH568 the secondH8145, JahazielH3166 the thirdH7992, and JekameamH3360 the fourthH7243. 20The sonsH1121 of UzzielH5816: MicahH4318 was the firstH7218 and IsshiahH3449 the secondH8145. 21The sonsH1121 of MerariH4847: MahliH4249 and MushiH4187. 22The sonsH1121 of MahliH4249: EleazarH499 and KishH7027. EleazarH499 diedH4191 withoutH3808 havingH1961 any sonsH1121; he had onlyH3588H518 daughtersH1323. Their cousinsH251, the sonsH1121 of KishH7027, married themH5375. 23The sonsH1121 of MushiH4187: MahliH4249, EderH5740, and JeremothH34065—threeH7969 in all.

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  1. 1. 1 Chronicles 23:7 Ladan is a variant of Libni; also in verses 8 and 9; see 1 Chronicles 6:17. ↩
  2. 2. 1 Chronicles 23:8 Jehiel is a variant of Jehieli; see 1 Chronicles 26:21. ↩
  3. 3. 1 Chronicles 23:10 Shimei was possibly a son or grandson of the Shimei listed in verse 9. ↩
  4. 4. 1 Chronicles 23:10 Most Hebrew manuscripts; one Hebrew manuscript, LXX, and Vulgate (see also verse 11) Zizah ↩
  5. 5. 1 Chronicles 23:23 Jeremoth is a variant of Jerimoth; see 1 Chronicles 24:30. ↩

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