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

5four thousand are to be gatekeepers, and four thousand are to praise the Lord with the instruments that I have made for worship.” 6Then David divided them into divisions according to Levi’s sons: Gershom, Kohath, and Merari. The Gershonites: Ladan and Shimei. 8Ladan’s sons: Jehiel was the first, then Zetham, and Joel — three. 9Shimei’s sons: Shelomoth, Haziel, and Haran — three. Those were the heads of the families 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 Gershom’s sons: Libni and Shimei.
• 1 Chronicles 15:7from the Gershomites, Joel the leader and 130 of his relatives;
• 1 Chronicles 26:21From the sons of Ladan, who were the descendants of the Gershonites through Ladan and were the family heads belonging to Ladan the Gershonite: Jehieli.
• Exodus 6:17The sons of Gershon: Libni and Shimei, by their clans.

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