1 Chronicles 23:17

1 Chronicles 23:17 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the sons of Eliezer were, Rehabiah the chief. And Eliezer had none other sons; but the sons of Rehabiah were very many.
• New International Version (NIV)The descendants of Eliezer: Rehabiah was the first. Eliezer had no other sons, but the sons of Rehabiah were very numerous.
• English Standard Version (ESV)The sons of Eliezer: Rehabiah the chief. Eliezer had no other sons, but the sons of Rehabiah were very many.
• New Living Translation (NLT)Eliezer had only one son, Rehabiah, the family leader. Rehabiah had numerous descendants.

Context of 1 Chronicles 23:17

15The sons of Moses were Gershon and Eliezer. 16Of the sons of Gershon, Shebuel was the first. Of the descendants of Eliezer, Rehabiah was the first. And Eliezer had no other sons, but the sons of Rehabiah were very many. 18Of the sons of Izhar, Shelomith was the first. 19Of the sons of Hebron, Jeriah was the first, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, and Jekameam the fourth.

1 Chronicles 23:17 word by word

וַיִּֽהְי֥וּ בְנֵי־אֱלִיעֶ֖זֶר רְחַבְיָ֣ה הָרֹ֑אשׁ וְלֹא־הָיָ֤ה לֶאֱלִיעֶ֙זֶר֙ בָּנִ֣ים אֲחֵרִ֔ים וּבְנֵ֥י רְחַבְיָ֖ה רָב֥וּ לְמָֽעְלָה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And the sonsבֵּןbên · son: descendant/peopleH1121
• of Eliezerאֱלִיעֶ֫זֶר'ĕlîy‛ezer · EliezerH461
• Rehabiahרְחַבְיָהוּrechabyâh rechabyâhû · RehabiahH7345
• the chiefרֹאשׁrô'sh · head: leaderH7218
• had none otherאַחֵר'achêr · anotherH312
• sonsבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• were veryמַ֫עַלma‛al · aboveH4605
• manyרָבָהrâbâh · to multiplyH7235

Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 23:17

• 1 Chronicles 26:25And his brethren by Eliezer were Rehabiah his son, Jeshaiah his son, Joram his son, Zichri his son, and Shelomith his son.

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 23:17

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 17But the sons of Rehabiah were very many - The Targum says, "On account of the merits of Moses, the posterity of Rehabiah were multiplied to more than sixty myriads."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

Topics related to 1 Chronicles 23:17

• Eliezer
• Levites
• Rehabiah

In the dictionaries

• Chronicles, Books of
• Eliezer
• Music
• Rehabiah
• Zacharias
• Adonijah
• David
• Ezekiel
• Genealogy
• Kohath; Kohathites

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