English Standard Version
1 Chronicles 23:11
11Jahath 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.
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.
- 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.
- New Living Translation (NLT)Jahath was the family leader, and Ziza was next. Jeush and Beriah were counted as a single family because neither had many sons.
Context of 1 Chronicles 23:11
9The sons of Shimei: Shelomoth, Haziel, and Haran, three. These were the heads of the fathers' houses of Ladan. 10And the sons of Shimei: Jahath, Zina, and Jeush and Beriah. These four were the sons of Shimei. 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. 12The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel, four. 13The sons of Amram: Aaron and Moses. Aaron was set apart to dedicate the most holy things, that he and his sons forever should make offerings before the Lord and minister to him and pronounce blessings in his name forever.
Read all of 1 Chronicles 231 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
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
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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
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