1 Chronicles 23:10

1 Chronicles 23:10 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the sons of Shimei were, Jahath, Zina, and Jeush, and Beriah. These four were the sons of Shimei.
• New International Version (NIV)And the sons of Shimei: Jahath, Ziza, Jeush and Beriah. These were the sons of Shimei—four in all.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And the sons of Shimei: Jahath, Zina, and Jeush and Beriah. These four were the sons of Shimei.
• New Living Translation (NLT)Four other descendants of Shimei were Jahath, Ziza, Jeush, and Beriah.

Context of 1 Chronicles 23:10

8The sons of Laadan: the first Jehiel, then Zetham and Joel—three in all. 9The sons of Shimei: Shelomith, Haziel, and Haran—three in all. These were the heads of the fathers’ houses of Laadan. And the sons of Shimei: Jahath, Zina, Jeush, and Beriah. These were the four sons of Shimei. 11Jahath was the first and Zizah the second. But Jeush and Beriah did not have many sons; therefore they were assigned as one father’s house. 12The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel—four in all.

1 Chronicles 23:10 word by word

וּבְנֵ֣י שִׁמְעִ֔י יַ֣חַת זִינָ֔א וִיע֖וּשׁ וּבְרִיעָ֑ה אֵ֥לֶּה בְנֵי־שִׁמְעִ֖י אַרְבָּעָֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And the sonsבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• of Shimeiשִׁמְעִיshim‛îy · ShimeiH8096
• Jahathיַ֫חַתyachath · JahathH3189
• Zinaזִינָאzîynâ' · ZinaH2126
• and Jeushיְעוּשׁye‛ûsh · JeushH3266
• and Beriahבְּרִיעָהberîy‛âh · BeriahH1283
• These fourאַרְבַּע'arba‛ 'arbâ‛âh · fourH702

Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 23:10

• 1 Chronicles 23:11Jahath was the first and Zizah the second. But Jeush and Beriah did not have many sons; therefore they were assigned as one father’s house.

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 23:10

• 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 23:10

• Beriah
• Jahath
• Jeush
• Levites
• Shimei
• Zina
• Zizah

In the dictionaries

• Shimei
• Chronicles, Books of
• Jahath
• Jeush
• Music
• Zacharias
• Zina
• Adonijah
• Beriah; Beriites
• David

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