New Living Translation
1 Chronicles 8:28
28These were the leaders of the ancestral clans; they were listed in their genealogical records, and they all lived in Jerusalem.
1 Chronicles 8:28 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)These were heads of the fathers, by their generations, chief men. These dwelt in Jerusalem.
- New International Version (NIV)All these were heads of families, chiefs as listed in their genealogy, and they lived in Jerusalem.
- English Standard Version (ESV)These were the heads of fathers' houses, according to their generations, chief men. These lived in Jerusalem.
- New King James Version (NKJV)These were heads of the fathers’ houses by their generations, chief men. These dwelt in Jerusalem.
Context of 1 Chronicles 8:28
26Shamsherai, Shehariah, Athaliah, 27Jaareshiah, Elijah, and Zicri were the sons of Jeroham. These were the leaders of the ancestral clans; they were listed in their genealogical records, and they all lived in Jerusalem. 29Jeiel (the father of Gibeon) lived in the town of Gibeon. His wife’s name was Maacah, 30and his oldest son was named Abdon. Jeiel’s other sons were Zur, Kish, Baal, Ner, Nadab,
Read all of 1 Chronicles 81 Chronicles 8:28 word by word
אֵ֣לֶּה רָאשֵׁ֥י אָב֛וֹת לְתֹלְדוֹתָ֖ם רָאשִׁ֑ים אֵ֖לֶּה יָשְׁב֥וּ בִירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ סRead the interlinear
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Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 8:28
- Joshua 15:63But the tribe of Judah could not drive out the Jebusites, who lived in the city of Jerusalem, so the Jebusites live there among the people of Judah to this day.
- Joshua 18:28Zela, Haeleph, the Jebusite town (that is, Jerusalem), Gibeah, and Kiriath-jearim—fourteen towns with their surrounding villages. This was the homeland allocated to the clans of the tribe of Benjamin.
- Judges 1:21The tribe of Benjamin, however, failed to drive out the Jebusites, who were living in Jerusalem. So to this day the Jebusites live in Jerusalem among the people of Benjamin.
- Nehemiah 11:1The leaders of the people were living in Jerusalem, the holy city. A tenth of the people from the other towns of Judah and Benjamin were chosen by sacred lots to live there, too, while the rest stayed where they were.
- 1 Chronicles 8:20Elienai, Zillethai, Eliel,
- Psalms 125:2Just as the mountains surround Jerusalem, so the Lord surrounds his people, both now and forever.
- 1 Chronicles 9:34All these men lived in Jerusalem. They were the heads of Levite families and were listed as prominent leaders in their genealogical records.
Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 8:28
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 28These were heads of the fathers - On the following verses Dr. Kennicott has labored hard to restore the true reading. See his detailed comparison of these and their parallel passages in his Hebrew Bible, vol. ii., p. 667.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 28These dwelt in Jerusalem - Jerusalem was partly within the limits of the tribe of Benjamin Joshua 18:28; but we do not hear of Benjamites inhabiting it until after the return from the captivity 1 Chronicles 9:3; Nehemiah 11:4.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6-28This list shows the militia from the clans of Ehud (1 Chronicles 8:6–7) and Shaharaim (8:8–28). They lived near Jerusalem.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2828. These dwelt in Jerusalem--The ordinary and stated inhabitants of Jerusalem were Judahites, Benjamites, and Levites. But at the time referred to here, the chiefs or heads of the principal families who are enumerated (1Ch 8:14-27) established themselves in the city after their return from the captivity. 1Ch 8:33-40. Stock of Saul and Jonathan.Read the comment
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Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 8
- 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
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
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