1 Chronicles 23:20

1 Chronicles 23:20 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Of the sons of Uzziel; Michah the first, and Jesiah the second.
• New International Version (NIV)The sons of Uzziel: Micah the first and Ishiah the second.
• English Standard Version (ESV)The sons of Uzziel: Micah the chief and Isshiah the second.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Of the sons of Uzziel, Michah was the first and Jesshiah the second.

Context of 1 Chronicles 23:20

18The descendants of Izhar included Shelomith, the family leader. 19The descendants of Hebron included Jeriah (the family leader), Amariah (the second), Jahaziel (the third), and Jekameam (the fourth). The descendants of Uzziel included Micah (the family leader) and Isshiah (the second). 21The descendants of Merari included Mahli and Mushi. The sons of Mahli were Eleazar and Kish. 22Eleazar died with no sons, only daughters. His daughters married their cousins, the sons of Kish.

1 Chronicles 23:20 word by word

בְּנֵ֖י עֻזִּיאֵ֑ל מִיכָ֣ה הָרֹ֔אשׁ וְיִשִּׁיָּ֖ה הַשֵּׁנִֽי׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Of the sonsבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• of Uzzielעֻזִּיאֵל‛ûzzîy'êl · UzzielH5816
• Michahמִיכָהmîykâh · MicahH4318
• the firstרֹאשׁrô'sh · head: leaderH7218
• and Jesiahיִשִּׁיָּהוּyishshîyâh yishshîyâhû · IsshiahH3449
• the secondשֵׁנִיshênîy · secondH8145

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 23:20

• 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 23:20

• Jesiah
• Levites
• Micah

In the dictionaries

• Chronicles, Books of
• Micah
• Music
• Adonijah
• David
• Ezekiel
• Genealogy
• Isshiah
• Jesiah
• 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