English Standard Version
1 Chronicles 23:7
7The sons of Gershon were Ladan and Shimei.
1 Chronicles 23:7 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Of the Gershonites were, Laadan, and Shimei.
- New International Version (NIV)Belonging to the Gershonites: Ladan and Shimei.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Of the Gershonites: Laadan and Shimei.
- New Living Translation (NLT)The Gershonite family units were defined by their lines of descent from Libni and Shimei, the sons of Gershon.
Context of 1 Chronicles 23:7
54,000 gatekeepers, and 4,000 shall offer praises to the Lord with the instruments that I have made for praise." 6And David organized them in divisions corresponding to the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. The sons of Gershon were Ladan and Shimei. 8The sons of Ladan: Jehiel the chief, and Zetham, and Joel, three. 9The sons of Shimei: Shelomoth, Haziel, and Haran, three. These were the heads of the fathers' houses of Ladan.
Read all of 1 Chronicles 231 Chronicles 23:7 word by word
לַגֵּרְשֻׁנִּ֖י לַעְדָּ֥ן וְשִׁמְעִֽי׃ סRead the interlinear
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Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 23:7
- 1 Chronicles 6:17And these are the names of the sons of Gershom: Libni and Shimei.
- 1 Chronicles 15:7of the sons of Gershom, Joel the chief, with 130 of his brothers;
- 1 Chronicles 26:21The sons of Ladan, the sons of the Gershonites belonging to Ladan, the heads of the fathers' houses belonging to Ladan the Gershonite: Jehieli.
- Exodus 6:17The sons of Gershon: Libni and Shimei, by their clans.
Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 23:7
- 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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