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 were Aaron and Moses. Aaron and his descendants were set apart to dedicate the most holy things, to offer sacrifices in the Lord’s presence, to serve the Lord, and to pronounce blessings in his name forever. 14As for Moses, the man of God, his sons were included with the tribe of Levi. The sons of Moses were Gershom and Eliezer. 16The descendants of Gershom included Shebuel, the family leader. 17Eliezer had only one son, Rehabiah, the family leader. Rehabiah had numerous 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 2:22Later she gave birth to a son, and Moses named him Gershom, for he explained, “I have been a foreigner in a foreign land.”
• Exodus 4:20So Moses took his wife and sons, put them on a donkey, and headed back to the land of Egypt. In his hand he carried the staff of God.
• Exodus 18:3(Moses’ first son was named Gershom, for Moses had said when the boy was born, “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

In the dictionaries

• Moses
• Chronicles, Books of
• Eliezer
• Music
• 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