1 Chronicles 6:17

1 Chronicles 6:17 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And these be the names of the sons of Gershom; Libni, and Shimei.
• New International Version (NIV)These are the names of the sons of Gershon: Libni and Shimei.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And these are the names of the sons of Gershom: Libni and Shimei.
• New King James Version (NKJV)These are the names of the sons of Gershon: Libni and Shimei.

Context of 1 Chronicles 6:17

15Jehozadak was taken captive when the Lord used Nebuchadnezzar to take Judah and Jerusalem away into captivity. 16Levi’s sons were Gershom, Kohath, and Merari. These are the names of Gershom’s sons: Libni and Shimei. 18Kohath’s sons were Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel. 19Merari’s sons were Mahli and Mushi. These are the descendants of Levi’s sons. They are grouped by families:

1 Chronicles 6:17 word by word

וְאֵ֛לֶּה שְׁמ֥וֹת בְּֽנֵי־גֵרְשׁ֖וֹם לִבְנִ֥י וְשִׁמְעִֽי׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• the namesשֵׁםshêm · nameH8034
• of the sonsבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• of Gershomגֵּרְשֹׁםgêreshôm · GershomH1647
• Libniלִבְנִיlibnîy · LibniH3845
• and Shimeiשִׁמְעִיshim‛îy · ShimeiH8096

Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 6:17

• 1 Chronicles 23:7Ladan and Shimei were Gershon’s descendants.
• Numbers 3:18Libni and Shimei were the sons of Gershon. Their families were named after them.
• Exodus 6:17The sons of Gershon listed by their families were Libni and Shimei.

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 6:17

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 16-30The second introduction of the Levites (1 Chronicles 6:16–19a) presents the leaders of all the Levitical families (6:19b–30). The list includes the family trees of: Gershon (1 Chronicles 6:20–21) Kohath (1 Chronicles 6:22–24) Merari (1 Chronicles 6:29–30)Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 16-4816-48. The sons of Levi; Gershom, &c.--This repetition (see 1Ch 6:1) is made, as the historian here begins to trace the genealogy of the Levitical families who were not priests. The list is a long one, comprising the chiefs or heads of their several families until David's reign, who made a new and different classification of them by courses.Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Chronicles 6:17

• Gershon
• Laadan
• Libni
• Shimei

In the dictionaries

• Shimei
• Gershom
• Abiasaph
• Chronicles, Books of
• Chronology of the Old Testament
• Egypt
• Genealogy
• Gershon; Gershonites
• Libni
• Phinees

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 6

• 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