God’s Word Translation
1 Chronicles 24:20
20⌞The following men were leaders⌟ for Levi’s descendants ⌞from Kohath⌟: Jehdeiah (for Amram’s descendants through Shubael),
1 Chronicles 24:20 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And the rest of the sons of Levi were these: Of the sons of Amram; Shubael: of the sons of Shubael; Jehdeiah.
- New International Version (NIV)As for the rest of the descendants of Levi: from the sons of Amram: Shubael; from the sons of Shubael: Jehdeiah.
- English Standard Version (ESV)And of the rest of the sons of Levi: of the sons of Amram, Shubael; of the sons of Shubael, Jehdeiah.
- New King James Version (NKJV)And the rest of the sons of Levi: of the sons of Amram, Shubael; of the sons of Shubael, Jehdeiah.
Context of 1 Chronicles 24:20
18the twenty-third for Delaiah, the twenty-fourth for Maaziah. 19These were their priestly groups when they went to serve at the Lord’s temple. Their ancestor Aaron made these rules for them, as the Lord God of Israel had commanded him. ⌞The following men were leaders⌟ for Levi’s descendants ⌞from Kohath⌟: Jehdeiah (for Amram’s descendants through Shubael), 21Isshiah (⌞for Amram’s descendants⌟ through Rehabiah), 22Jahath (for Izhar’s descendants through Shelomoth),
Read all of 1 Chronicles 241 Chronicles 24:20 word by word
וְלִבְנֵ֥י לֵוִ֖י הַנּוֹתָרִ֑ים לִבְנֵ֤י עַמְרָם֙ שֽׁוּבָאֵ֔ל לִבְנֵ֥י שׁוּבָאֵ֖ל יֶחְדְּיָֽהוּ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 24:20
- 1 Chronicles 6:18Kohath’s sons were Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.
- 1 Chronicles 23:12Kohath had four sons: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.
- 1 Chronicles 23:16Gershom’s only son was Shebuel.
- 1 Chronicles 26:24there was Shebuel, a descendant of Moses’ son Gershom. He was the highest-ranking official in charge of the treasuries.
Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 24:20
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 20The object of this second enumeration of the Levitical families (compare 1 Chronicles 24:26-27 is also curious. It brings the number of families up to twenty-five, which is one more than we should have expected.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 20-31The other family leaders might refer to tribe members who were not priests but had been documented (see 1 Chronicles 23:6–23), or it might refer to Levites not mentioned before. However, most families were already in the previous list. Therefore, this list seems to be a separate, additional list that complements the earlier register of Levites, possibly updating it at a later time.Read the comment
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Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 24
- 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
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
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