God’s Word Translation
1 Chronicles 23:7
7Ladan and Shimei were Gershon’s descendants.
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Context of 1 Chronicles 23:7
54,000 were appointed to be gatekeepers, and 4,000 were appointed to praise the Lord with the instruments David had made for praising God. 6David organized the Levites into divisions based on which of Levi’s sons (Gershon, Kohath, or Merari) they were descended from. Ladan and Shimei were Gershon’s descendants. 8Ladan had three sons: Jehiel was the first, then Zetham, and Joel. 9Shimei had three sons: Shelomith, Haziel, and Haran. They were the heads of Ladan’s families.
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לַגֵּרְשֻׁנִּ֖י לַעְדָּ֥ן וְשִׁמְעִֽי׃ סRead the interlinear
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Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 23:7
- 1 Chronicles 6:17These are the names of Gershom’s sons: Libni and Shimei.
- 1 Chronicles 15:7Leading Gershom’s descendants was Joel, who came with 130 of his relatives.
- 1 Chronicles 26:21⌞There were also⌟ the descendants of Ladan, who was descended from Gershon. ⌞Those who served⌟ for Ladan, the descendant of Gershon, were the heads of Ladan’s families: Jehiel
- Exodus 6:17The sons of Gershon listed by their families were Libni and Shimei.
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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