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 only son was Shebuel. 17Eliezer’s only son was Rehabiah. Eliezer had no other sons, but Rehabiah had many sons. Izhar’s only son was Shelomith. 19Hebron’s first son was Jeriah; his second was Amariah; his third was Jahaziel; his fourth was Jekameam. 20Uzziel’s first son was Micah; his second was Isshiah.

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 24:22Jahath (for Izhar’s descendants through Shelomoth),
• 1 Chronicles 26:26He and his relatives were in charge of all the treasuries of the gifts dedicated to God that King David, the heads of families, the commanders of regiments and battalions, and the commanders of the army had donated.

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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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