New American Standard Bible 2020
1 Chronicles 23:1-19
11Now when DavidH1732 2reachedH2204 oldH2204 ageH3117, 3he madeH4427 his sonH1121 SolomonH8010 kingH4427 overH5921 IsraelH3478. 2And he gatheredH622 together allH3605 the leadersH8269 of IsraelH3478 with the priestsH3548 and the LevitesH3881. 34Now the LevitesH3881 were countedH5608 from thirtyH7970 yearsH8141 oldH1121 and upwardH4605, and 5their numberH4557 by 6headH1538 countH1538 of menH1397 was thirty-eightH7970H8083 thousandH505. 4Of theseH428, twenty-fourH702H6242 thousandH505 were 7to overseeH5329 the workH4399 of the houseH1004 of the LordH3068; and sixH8337 thousandH505 were 8officersH7860 and judgesH8199, 5and fourH702 thousandH505 were gatekeepersH7778, and 9fourH702 thousandH505 were praisingH1984 the LordH3068 with the instrumentsH3627 whichH834 10David madeH6213 for givingH1984 praiseH1984. 6DavidH1732 dividedH2505 them into divisionsH4256 11according to the sonsH1121 of LeviH3878: GershonH1648, KohathH6955, and MerariH4847.
7Of the GershonitesH1649 there were 12LadanH3936 and ShimeiH8096. 8The sonsH1121 of LadanH3936 were JehielH3171 the firstH7218, and ZethamH2241 and JoelH3100, threeH7969. 9The sonsH1121 of ShimeiH8096 were ShelomothH8013, HazielH2381, and HaranH2039, threeH7969. TheseH428 were the headsH7218 of the fathers’H1 households of LadanH3936. 10The sonsH1121 of ShimeiH8096 were JahathH3189, 13ZinaH2126, JeushH3266, and BeriahH1283. TheseH428 fourH702 were the sonsH1121 of ShimeiH8096. 11JahathH3189 was the firstH7218 and ZizahH2125 the secondH8145; but JeushH3266 and BeriahH1283 did not haveH7235 manyH7235 sonsH1121, so they becameH1961 a father’sH1 householdH1004, oneH259 groupH6486 forH6486 dutyH6486.
12The sonsH1121 of KohathH6955 were fourH702 in number: AmramH6019, IzharH3324, HebronH2275, and UzzielH5816. 1314The sonsH1121 of AmramH6019 were AaronH175 and MosesH4872. And 15AaronH175 was setH914 apartH914 to sanctifyH6942 him as mostH6944 holyH6944, he and his sonsH1121 foreverH5704H5769, 16to burnH6999 incenseH6999 beforeH6440 the LordH3068, to serveH8334 Him and blessH1288 in His nameH8034 foreverH5704H5769. 14But as for 17MosesH4872, the manH376 of GodH430, his sonsH1121 were namedH7121 amongH5921 the tribeH7626 of LeviH3878. 15The sonsH1121 of MosesH4872 were GershomH1647 and EliezerH461. 16The 18sonH1121 of GershomH1647 was 19ShebuelH7619 the chiefH7218. 17The 20sonH1121 of EliezerH461 was RehabiahH7345 the chiefH7218; and EliezerH461 hadH1961 noH3808 otherH312 sonsH1121, but the sonsH1121 of RehabiahH7345 wereH7235 veryH4605 manyH7235. 18The 21sonH1121 of IzharH3324 was 22ShelomithH8019 the chiefH7218. 19The sonsH1121 of HebronH2275 were JeriahH3404 the firstH7218, AmariahH568 the secondH8145, JahazielH3166 the thirdH7992, and JekameamH3360 the fourthH7243.
Notes
- 1. 1 Chronicles 23:1 1 Chr 29:28 ↩
- 2. 1 Chronicles 23:1 Lit became old and sated with days ↩
- 3. 1 Chronicles 23:1 1 Kin 1:1-40; 2:12; 1 Chr 28:5; 29:22 ↩
- 4. 1 Chronicles 23:3 Num 4:3-49 ↩
- 5. 1 Chronicles 23:3 Num 4:48; 1 Chr 23:24 ↩
- 6. 1 Chronicles 23:3 Lit their heads ↩
- 7. 1 Chronicles 23:4 Ezra 3:8, 9 ↩
- 8. 1 Chronicles 23:4 1 Chr 26:29 ↩
- 9. 1 Chronicles 23:5 1 Chr 15:16 ↩
- 10. 1 Chronicles 23:5 Lit I made ↩
- 11. 1 Chronicles 23:6 1 Chr 6:1 ↩
- 12. 1 Chronicles 23:7 In Ex 6:17, Libni ↩
- 13. 1 Chronicles 23:10 In v 11, Zizah ↩
- 14. 1 Chronicles 23:13 Ex 6:20 ↩
- 15. 1 Chronicles 23:13 Ex 28:1 ↩
- 16. 1 Chronicles 23:13 Ex 30:6-10 ↩
- 17. 1 Chronicles 23:14 Deut 33:1; Ps 90: title ↩
- 18. 1 Chronicles 23:16 Lit sons ↩
- 19. 1 Chronicles 23:16 In 24:20, Shubael ↩
- 20. 1 Chronicles 23:17 Lit sons...were ↩
- 21. 1 Chronicles 23:18 Lit sons ↩
- 22. 1 Chronicles 23:18 In 24:22, Shelomoth ↩
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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