Christian Standard Bible
1 Chronicles 8:28
28These were family heads, chiefs according to their family records; they 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 Jeroham’s sons. These were family heads, chiefs according to their family records; they lived in Jerusalem. 29Jeiel fathered Gibeon and lived in Gibeon. His wife’s name was Maacah. 30Abdon was his firstborn son, 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 the descendants of Judah could not drive out the Jebusites who lived in Jerusalem. So the Jebusites still live in Jerusalem among the descendants of Judah today.
- Joshua 18:28Zela, Haeleph, Jebus (that is, Jerusalem), Gibeah, and Kiriath — fourteen cities, with their settlements. This was the inheritance for Benjamin’s descendants by their clans.
- Judges 1:21At the same time the Benjaminites did not drive out the Jebusites who were living in Jerusalem. The Jebusites have lived among the Benjaminites in Jerusalem to this day.
- Nehemiah 11:1Now the leaders of the people stayed in Jerusalem, and the rest of the people cast lots for one out of ten to come and live in Jerusalem, the holy city, while the other nine-tenths remained in their towns.
- 1 Chronicles 8:20Elienai, Zillethai, Eliel,
- Psalms 125:2The mountains surround Jerusalem and the Lord surrounds his people, both now and forever.
- 1 Chronicles 9:34These were the heads of the Levite families, chiefs according to their family records; they 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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