1 Chronicles 23:18

1 Chronicles 23:18 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Of the sons of Izhar; Shelomith the chief.
• New International Version (NIV)The sons of Izhar: Shelomith was the first.
• English Standard Version (ESV)The sons of Izhar: Shelomith the chief.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Of the sons of Izhar, Shelomith was the first.

Context of 1 Chronicles 23:18

16Gershom'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. From the family of Kohath's second son Izhar, Shelomith was the leader. 19Hebron had four sons: Jeriah was the leader, Amariah was second, Jahaziel was third and Jekameam was fourth. 20Uzziel had two sons: Micah was the leader and Isshiah was second.

1 Chronicles 23:18 word by word

בְּנֵ֥י יִצְהָ֖ר שְׁלֹמִ֥ית הָרֹֽאשׁ׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Of the sonsבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• of Izharיִצְהָרyitshâr · IzharH3324
• Shelomithשְׁלֹמִיתshelômîyth shelômîyth · ShelomithH8019
• the chiefרֹאשׁrô'sh · head: leaderH7218

Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 23:18

• 1 Chronicles 24:22From Izhar's descendants: Shelomoth. From Shelomoth's descendants: Jahath.
• 1 Chronicles 26:26Shelomoth and his relatives had authority for all the holy things that people had offered as gifts to God. King David, the leaders of clans and army officers had given those things to God.

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 23:18

• 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 23:18

• Izhar
• Levites
• Shelomith

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• Chronicles, Books of
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• Genealogy
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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