1 Chronicles 23:14

1 Chronicles 23:14 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Now concerning Moses the man of God, his sons were named of the tribe of Levi.
• New International Version (NIV)The sons of Moses the man of God were counted as part of the tribe of Levi.
• English Standard Version (ESV)But the sons of Moses the man of God were named among the tribe of Levi.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Now the sons of Moses the man of God were reckoned to the tribe of Levi.

Context of 1 Chronicles 23:14

12The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel – four in all. 13The sons of Amram: Aaron and Moses. Aaron and his descendants were chosen on a permanent basis to consecrate the most holy items, to offer sacrifices before the Lord, to serve him, and to praise his name. The descendants of Moses the man of God were considered Levites. 15The sons of Moses: Gershom and Eliezer. 16The son of Gershom: Shebuel the oldest.

1 Chronicles 23:14 word by word

וּמֹשֶׁ֖ה אִ֣ישׁ הָאֱלֹהִ֑ים בָּנָ֕יו יִקָּרְא֖וּ עַל־שֵׁ֥בֶט הַלֵּוִֽי׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Mosesמֹשֶׁהmôsheh · MosesH4872
• the manאִישׁ'îysh · manH376
• of Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• his sonsבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• were namedקָרָאqârâ' · to call: call byH7121
• of the tribeשֵׁ֫בֶטshêbeţ · tribeH7626
• of Leviלֵוִיlêvîy · LeviH3878

Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 23:14

• Deuteronomy 33:1This is the blessing Moses the man of God pronounced upon the Israelites before his death.
• Psalms 90:1O Lord, you have been our protector through all generations!
• 1 Chronicles 26:23As for the Amramites, Izharites, Hebronites, and Uzzielites:

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 23:14

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 14Moses the man of God - "Moses the prophet of God," - T.Read the comment
• 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. 1414. concerning Moses--His sons were ranked with the Levites generally, but not introduced into the distinctive portion of the descendants of Levi, who were appointed to the special functions of the priesthood. 1Ch 23:21-23. Of Merari.Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Chronicles 23:14

• Levites

In the dictionaries

• God
• Levi
• Moses
• Levi, Levite
• Matthew, Levi
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• man of God
• Chronicles, Books of
• Music
• Zacharias

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