New Living Translation
1 Chronicles 6:17
17The descendants of Gershon included Libni and Shimei.
1 Chronicles 6:17 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And these be the names of the sons of Gershom; Libni, and Shimei.
- New International Version (NIV)These are the names of the sons of Gershon: Libni and Shimei.
- English Standard Version (ESV)And these are the names of the sons of Gershom: Libni and Shimei.
- New King James Version (NKJV)These are the names of the sons of Gershon: Libni and Shimei.
Context of 1 Chronicles 6:17
15who went into exile when the Lord sent the people of Judah and Jerusalem into captivity under Nebuchadnezzar. 16The sons of Levi were Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. The descendants of Gershon included Libni and Shimei. 18The descendants of Kohath included Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel. 19The descendants of Merari included Mahli and Mushi. The following were the Levite clans, listed according to their ancestral descent:
Read all of 1 Chronicles 61 Chronicles 6:17 word by word
וְאֵ֛לֶּה שְׁמ֥וֹת בְּֽנֵי־גֵרְשׁ֖וֹם לִבְנִ֥י וְשִׁמְעִֽי׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 6:17
- 1 Chronicles 23:7The Gershonite family units were defined by their lines of descent from Libni and Shimei, the sons of Gershon.
- Numbers 3:18The clans descended from Gershon were named after two of his descendants, Libni and Shimei.
- Exodus 6:17The descendants of Gershon included Libni and Shimei, each of whom became the ancestor of a clan.
Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 6:17
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 16-30The second introduction of the Levites (1 Chronicles 6:16–19a) presents the leaders of all the Levitical families (6:19b–30). The list includes the family trees of: Gershon (1 Chronicles 6:20–21) Kohath (1 Chronicles 6:22–24) Merari (1 Chronicles 6:29–30)Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 16-4816-48. The sons of Levi; Gershom, &c.--This repetition (see 1Ch 6:1) is made, as the historian here begins to trace the genealogy of the Levitical families who were not priests. The list is a long one, comprising the chiefs or heads of their several families until David's reign, who made a new and different classification of them by courses.Read the comment
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Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 6
- 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
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