1 Chronicles 23:15

1 Chronicles 23:15 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)The sons of Moses were, Gershom, and Eliezer.
• New International Version (NIV)The sons of Moses: Gershom and Eliezer.
• English Standard Version (ESV)The sons of Moses: Gershom and Eliezer.
• New King James Version (NKJV)The sons of Moses were Gershon and Eliezer.

Context of 1 Chronicles 23:15

13Amram’s sons: Aaron and Moses. Aaron, along with his descendants, was set apart forever to consecrate the most holy things, to burn incense in the presence of the Lord, to minister to him, and to pronounce blessings in his name forever. 14As for Moses the man of God, his sons were named among the tribe of Levi. Moses’s sons: Gershom and Eliezer. 16Gershom’s sons: Shebuel was first. 17Eliezer’s sons were Rehabiah, first; Eliezer did not have any other sons, but Rehabiah’s sons were very numerous.

1 Chronicles 23:15 word by word

בְּנֵ֣י מֹשֶׁ֔ה גֵּרְשֹׁ֖ם וֶאֱלִיעֶֽזֶר׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• The sonsבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• of Mosesמֹשֶׁהmôsheh · MosesH4872
• Gershomגֵּרְשֹׁםgêreshôm · GershomH1647
• and Eliezerאֱלִיעֶ֫זֶר'ĕlîy‛ezer · EliezerH461

Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 23:15

• Exodus 2:22She gave birth to a son whom he named Gershom, for he said, “I have been a resident alien in a foreign land.”
• Exodus 4:20So Moses took his wife and sons, put them on a donkey, and returned to the land of Egypt. And Moses took God’s staff in his hand.
• Exodus 18:3along with her two sons, one of whom was named Gershom (because Moses had said, “I have been a resident alien in a foreign land”)

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 23:15

• 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

Topics related to 1 Chronicles 23:15

• Eliezer
• Gershom
• Levites

In the dictionaries

• Moses
• Chronicles, Books of
• Eliezer
• Music
• Zacharias
• Adonijah
• David
• Ezekiel
• Genealogy
• Kohath; Kohathites

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