1 Chronicles 23:8

1 Chronicles 23:8 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)The sons of Laadan; the chief was Jehiel, and Zetham, and Joel, three.
• English Standard Version (ESV)The sons of Ladan: Jehiel the chief, and Zetham, and Joel, three.
• New King James Version (NKJV)The sons of Laadan: the first Jehiel, then Zetham and Joel—three in all.
• New Living Translation (NLT)Three of the descendants of Libni were Jehiel (the family leader), Zetham, and Joel.

Context of 1 Chronicles 23:8

6David separated the Levites into divisions corresponding to the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath and Merari. 7Belonging to the Gershonites: Ladan and Shimei. The sons of Ladan: Jehiel the first, Zetham and Joel—three in all. 9The sons of Shimei: Shelomoth, Haziel and Haran—three in all. These were the heads of the families of Ladan. 10And the sons of Shimei: Jahath, Ziza, Jeush and Beriah. These were the sons of Shimei—four in all.

1 Chronicles 23:8 word by word

בְּנֵ֣י לַעְדָּ֗ן הָרֹ֧אשׁ יְחִיאֵ֛ל וְזֵתָ֥ם וְיוֹאֵ֖ל שְׁלֹשָֽׁה׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• The sonsבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• of Laadanלַעְדָּןla‛dân · LadanH3936
• the chiefרֹאשׁrô'sh · head: leaderH7218
• Jehielיְחִיאֵלyechîy'êl yechav'êl · JehielH3171
• and Zethamזֵתָםzêthâm · ZethamH2241
• and Joelיוֹאֵלyô'êl · JoelH3100
• threeשָׁלֹשׁshâlôsh shâlôsh shelôshâh shelôshâh · threeH7969

Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 23:8

• 1 Chronicles 15:18and with them their relatives next in rank: Zechariah, Jaaziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, Mikneiah, Obed-Edom and Jeiel, the gatekeepers.
• 1 Chronicles 6:33Here are the men who served, together with their sons: From the Kohathites: Heman, the musician, the son of Joel, the son of Samuel,
• 1 Chronicles 15:7from the descendants of Gershon, Joel the leader and 130 relatives;

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 23:8

• 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. 7-117-11. the Gershonites--They had nine fathers' houses, six descended from Laadan, and three from Shimei. 1Ch 23:12-20. Of Kohath.Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Chronicles 23:8

• Jehiel
• Joel
• Laadan
• Levites
• Zetham

In the dictionaries

• Joel
• Chronicles, Books of
• Music
• Zacharias
• Zetham
• Adonijah
• David
• Ezekiel
• Genealogy
• Gershon; Gershonites

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