Revised Version 1895
1 Chronicles 23:7
7Of the Gershonites; Ladan and Shimei.
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Context of 1 Chronicles 23:7
5and four thousand were doorkeepers; and four thousand praised the LORD with the instruments which I made, said David, to praise therewith. 6And David divided them into courses according to the sons of Levi; Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. Of the Gershonites; Ladan and Shimei. 8The sons of Ladan; Jehiel the chief, and Zetham, and Joel, three. 9The sons of Shimei; Shelomoth, and Haziel, and Haran, three. These were the heads of the fathers’ houses of Ladan.
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לַגֵּרְשֻׁנִּ֖י לַעְדָּ֥ן וְשִׁמְעִֽי׃ סRead the interlinear
Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 23:7
- 1 Chronicles 6:17And these be the names of the sons of Gershom; Libni and Shimei.
- 1 Chronicles 15:7of the sons of Gershom; Joel the chief, and his brethren an hundred and thirty:
- 1 Chronicles 26:21The sons of Ladan; the sons of the Gershonites belonging to Ladan, the heads of the fathers’ houses belonging to Ladan the Gershonite; Jehieli.
- Exodus 6:17The sons of Gershon; Libni and Shimei, according to their families.
Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 23:7
- 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
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 7-117-11. the Gershonites--They had nine fathers' houses, six descended from Laadan, and three from Shimei. 1Ch 23:12-20. Of Kohath.Read the comment
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- 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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