1 Chronicles 23:11

1 Chronicles 23:11 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And Jahath was the chief, and Zizah the second: but Jeush and Beriah had not many sons; therefore they were in one reckoning, according to their father’s house.
• New International Version (NIV)Jahath was the first and Ziza the second, but Jeush and Beriah did not have many sons; so they were counted as one family with one assignment.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Jahath was the chief, and Zizah the second; but Jeush and Beriah did not have many sons, therefore they became counted as a single father's house.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Jahath was the first and Zizah the second. But Jeush and Beriah did not have many sons; therefore they were assigned as one father’s house.

Context of 1 Chronicles 23:11

9Shimei's three sons were: Shelomoth, Haziel and Haran. Those men were the leaders of Ladan's family. 10Shimei had four more sons: Jahath, Ziza, Jeush and Beriah. Jahath was the oldest son and Ziza was the second. But Jeush and Beriah did not have many sons. So the officers counted them together as one family. 12Kohath's four sons were: Amram, Izhar, Hebron and Uzziel. 13Amram's sons were Aaron and Moses. The Lord chose Aaron and his descendants for special work for all time. Their work was to offer special holy things to the Lord. They would offer sacrifices to the Lord. They would serve him in the temple. And they would use his name to bless the people.

1 Chronicles 23:11 word by word

וַֽיְהִי־יַ֣חַת הָרֹ֔אשׁ וְזִיזָ֖ה הַשֵּׁנִ֑י וִיע֤וּשׁ וּבְרִיעָה֙ לֹֽא־הִרְבּ֣וּ בָנִ֔ים וַיִּֽהְיוּ֙ לְבֵ֣ית אָ֔ב לִפְקֻדָּ֖ה אֶחָֽת׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And Jahathיַ֫חַתyachath · JahathH3189
• was the chiefרֹאשׁrô'sh · head: leaderH7218
• and Zizahזִיזָהzîyzâh · ZizahH2125
• the secondשֵׁנִיshênîy · secondH8145
• but Jeushיְעוּשׁye‛ûsh · JeushH3266
• and Beriahבְּרִיעָהberîy‛âh · BeriahH1283
• had not manyרָבָהrâbâh · to multiplyH7235
• sonsבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• therefore they were in oneאֶחָד'echâd · oneH259
• reckoningפְּקֻדָּהpeqûddâh · punishmentH6486
• father’sאָב'âb · fatherH1
• houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: householdH1004

Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 23:11

• 1 Chronicles 23:10Shimei had four more sons: Jahath, Ziza, Jeush and Beriah.

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 23:11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 11Therefore they were in one reckoning - The family of Shimei, being small, was united with that of Laadan, that the two families might do that work which otherwise belonged to one, but which would have been too much for either of these separately.Read the comment
• 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 23:11

• Beriah
• Jahath
• Jeush
• Levites
• Zina
• Zizah

In the dictionaries

• Chronicles, Books of
• Jeush
• Music
• Zacharias
• Zizah
• Adonijah
• Chronicles, Books of
• David
• Ezekiel
• Genealogy

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