1 Chronicles 23:18

1 Chronicles 23:18 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Of the sons of Izhar; Shelomith the chief.
• English Standard Version (ESV)The sons of Izhar: Shelomith the chief.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Of the sons of Izhar, Shelomith was the first.
• New Living Translation (NLT)The descendants of Izhar included Shelomith, the family leader.

Context of 1 Chronicles 23:18

16The descendants of Gershom: Shubael was the first. 17The descendants of Eliezer: Rehabiah was the first. Eliezer had no other sons, but the sons of Rehabiah were very numerous. The sons of Izhar: Shelomith was the first. 19The sons of Hebron: Jeriah the first, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third and Jekameam the fourth. 20The sons of Uzziel: Micah the first and Ishiah the second.

1 Chronicles 23:18 word by word

בְּנֵ֥י יִצְהָ֖ר שְׁלֹמִ֥ית הָרֹֽאשׁ׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Of the sonsבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• of Izharיִצְהָרyitshâr · IzharH3324
• Shelomithשְׁלֹמִיתshelômîyth shelômîyth · ShelomithH8019
• the chiefרֹאשׁrô'sh · head: leaderH7218

Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 23:18

• 1 Chronicles 24:22From the Izharites: Shelomoth; from the sons of Shelomoth: Jahath.
• 1 Chronicles 26:26Shelomith and his relatives were in charge of all the treasuries for the things dedicated by King David, by the heads of families who were the commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds, and by the other army commanders.

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 23:18

• 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 23:18

• Izhar
• Levites
• Shelomith

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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