1 Chronicles 23:16

1 Chronicles 23:16 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Of the sons of Gershom, Shebuel was the chief.
• New International Version (NIV)The descendants of Gershom: Shubael was the first.
• English Standard Version (ESV)The sons of Gershom: Shebuel the chief.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Of the sons of Gershon, Shebuel was the first.

Context of 1 Chronicles 23:16

14As for Moses, the man of God, his sons were included with the tribe of Levi. 15The sons of Moses were Gershom and Eliezer. The descendants of Gershom included Shebuel, the family leader. 17Eliezer had only one son, Rehabiah, the family leader. Rehabiah had numerous descendants. 18The descendants of Izhar included Shelomith, the family leader.

1 Chronicles 23:16 word by word

בְּנֵ֥י גֵרְשׁ֖וֹם שְׁבוּאֵ֥ל הָרֹֽאשׁ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Of the sonsבֵּןbên · son: descendant/peopleH1121
• of Gershomגֵּרְשֹׁםgêreshôm · GershomH1647
• Shebuelשְׁבוּאֵלshebû'êl shûbâ'êl · ShebuelH7619
• the chiefרֹאשׁrô'sh · head: leaderH7218

Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 23:16

• 1 Chronicles 24:20These were the other family leaders descended from Levi: From the descendants of Amram, the leader was Shebuel. From the descendants of Shebuel, the leader was Jehdeiah.
• 1 Chronicles 25:20The thirteenth lot fell to Shubael and twelve of his sons and relatives.
• 1 Chronicles 26:24From the clan of Amram, Shebuel was a descendant of Gershom son of Moses. He was the chief officer of the treasuries.

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 23:16

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 16To this verse the Targum adds, "The same Jonathan, who became a false prophet, repented in his old age; and David made him his chief treasurer."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 23:16

• Gershom
• Levites
• Shebuel

In the dictionaries

• Chronicles, Books of
• Music
• Shebuel
• Zacharias
• Adonijah
• David
• Ezekiel
• Genealogy
• Kohath; Kohathites
• Moses

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