1 Chronicles 23:16

1 Chronicles 23:16 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Of the sons of Gershom, Shebuel was the chief.
• New International Version (NIV)The descendants of Gershom: Shubael was the first.
• English Standard Version (ESV)The sons of Gershom: Shebuel the chief.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Of the sons of Gershon, Shebuel was the first.

Context of 1 Chronicles 23:16

14The tribe of Levi included the sons of Moses, God's servant. 15Moses' sons were Gershom and Eliezer. Gershom's oldest son was Shebuel. 17Eliezer's son was Rehabiah. He was the leader of the family. Eliezer had no other sons, but Rehabiah had many descendants. 18From the family of Kohath's second son Izhar, Shelomith was the leader.

1 Chronicles 23:16 word by word

בְּנֵ֥י גֵרְשׁ֖וֹם שְׁבוּאֵ֥ל הָרֹֽאשׁ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Of the sonsבֵּןbên · son: descendant/peopleH1121
• of Gershomגֵּרְשֹׁםgêreshôm · GershomH1647
• Shebuelשְׁבוּאֵלshebû'êl shûbâ'êl · ShebuelH7619
• the chiefרֹאשׁrô'sh · head: leaderH7218

Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 23:16

• 1 Chronicles 24:20The leaders of the other Levite families included: Shubael, from Amram's descendants. Jehdeiah, from Shubael's descendants.
• 1 Chronicles 26:24Shebuel was a descendant of Moses' son Gershom. He was the leader with authority to keep the money safe.

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 23:16

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 16To this verse the Targum adds, "The same Jonathan, who became a false prophet, repented in his old age; and David made him his chief treasurer."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

Topics related to 1 Chronicles 23:16

• Gershom
• Levites
• Shebuel

In the dictionaries

• Chronicles, Books of
• Music
• Shebuel
• Zacharias
• Adonijah
• Chronicles, Books of
• 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