1 Chronicles 23:15

1 Chronicles 23:15 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)The sons of Moses were, Gershom, and Eliezer.
• New International Version (NIV)The sons of Moses: Gershom and Eliezer.
• English Standard Version (ESV)The sons of Moses: Gershom and Eliezer.
• New King James Version (NKJV)The sons of Moses were Gershon and Eliezer.

Context of 1 Chronicles 23:15

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. 14The descendants of Moses the man of God were considered Levites. The sons of Moses: Gershom and Eliezer. 16The son of Gershom: Shebuel the oldest. 17The son of Eliezer was Rehabiah, the oldest. Eliezer had no other sons, but Rehabiah had many descendants.

1 Chronicles 23:15 word by word

בְּנֵ֣י מֹשֶׁ֔ה גֵּרְשֹׁ֖ם וֶאֱלִיעֶֽזֶר׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• The sonsבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• of Mosesמֹשֶׁהmôsheh · MosesH4872
• Gershomגֵּרְשֹׁםgêreshôm · GershomH1647
• and Eliezerאֱלִיעֶ֫זֶר'ĕlîy‛ezer · EliezerH461

Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 23:15

• Exodus 2:22When she bore a son, Moses named him Gershom, for he said, “I have become a resident foreigner in a foreign land.”
• Exodus 4:20Then Moses took his wife and sons and put them on a donkey and headed back to the land of Egypt, and Moses took the staff of God in his hand.
• Exodus 18:3and her two sons, one of whom was named Gershom (for Moses had said, “I have been a foreigner in a foreign land”),

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 23:15

• 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

Topics related to 1 Chronicles 23:15

• Eliezer
• Gershom
• Levites

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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