1 Chronicles 23:8

1 Chronicles 23:8 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)The sons of Laadan; the chief was Jehiel, and Zetham, and Joel, three.
• New International Version (NIV)The sons of Ladan: Jehiel the first, Zetham and Joel—three in all.
• English Standard Version (ESV)The sons of Ladan: Jehiel the chief, and Zetham, and Joel, three.
• New King James Version (NKJV)The sons of Laadan: the first Jehiel, then Zetham and Joel—three in all.

Context of 1 Chronicles 23:8

6And David divided them into courses according to the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. 7Of the Gershonites: Laadan and Shimei. The sons of Laadan: the head was Jehiel, and Zetham, and Joel, three. 9The sons of Shimei: Shelomith, and Haziel, and Haran, three. These were the chief fathers of Laadan. 10And the sons of Shimei: Jahath, Ziza, and Jeush, and Beriah. These were the four sons of Shimei.

1 Chronicles 23:8 word by word

בְּנֵ֣י לַעְדָּ֗ן הָרֹ֧אשׁ יְחִיאֵ֛ל וְזֵתָ֥ם וְיוֹאֵ֖ל שְׁלֹשָֽׁה׃ סRead the interlinear

• sonsבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• headרֹאשׁrô'sh · headH7218
• Jehielיְחִיאֵלyechîy'êl yechav'êl · JehielH3171
• Zethamזֵתָםzêthâm · ZethamH2241
• Joelיוֹאֵלyô'êl · JoelH3100
• threeשָׁלֹשׁshâlôsh shâlôsh shelôshâh shelôshâh · threeH7969

Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 23:8

• 1 Chronicles 15:18and with them their brethren of the second [rank], Zechariah, Ben, and Jaaziel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Unni, Eliab, and Benaiah, and Maaseiah, and Mattithiah, and Elipheleh, and Mikneiah, and Obed-Edom, and Jeiel, the doorkeepers;
• 1 Chronicles 6:33And these are they that attended, and their sons: Of the sons of the Kohathites: Heman the singer, the son of Joel, the son of Samuel,
• 1 Chronicles 15:7of the sons of Gershom, Joel the chief, and his brethren a hundred and thirty;

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 23:8

• 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 23:8

• Jehiel
• Joel
• Laadan
• Levites
• Zetham

In the dictionaries

• Joel
• Chronicles, Books of
• Music
• Zacharias
• Zetham
• Adonijah
• 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