1 Chronicles 23:8

1 Chronicles 23:8 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)The sons of Laadan; the chief was Jehiel, and Zetham, and Joel, three.
• New International Version (NIV)The sons of Ladan: Jehiel the first, Zetham and Joel—three in all.
• English Standard Version (ESV)The sons of Ladan: Jehiel the chief, and Zetham, and Joel, three.
• New King James Version (NKJV)The sons of Laadan: the first Jehiel, then Zetham and Joel—three in all.

Context of 1 Chronicles 23:8

6David organized them into divisions: The sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath and Merari. 7Of the Gershonites: Ladan and Shimei. The sons of Ladan: Jehiel the leader, Zetham and Joel—three. 9The sons of Shimei: Shelomith, Haziel and Haran—three. These were the heads of the clans of Ladan. 10The sons of Shimei: Jahath, Zina, Jeush and Beriah. These were the sons of Shimei—four.

1 Chronicles 23:8 word by word

בְּנֵ֣י לַעְדָּ֗ן הָרֹ֧אשׁ יְחִיאֵ֛ל וְזֵתָ֥ם וְיוֹאֵ֖ל שְׁלֹשָֽׁה׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• The sonsבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• of Laadanלַעְדָּןla‛dân · LadanH3936
• the chiefרֹאשׁrô'sh · head: leaderH7218
• Jehielיְחִיאֵלyechîy'êl yechav'êl · JehielH3171
• and Zethamזֵתָםzêthâm · ZethamH2241
• and Joelיוֹאֵלyô'êl · JoelH3100
• threeשָׁלֹשׁshâlôsh shâlôsh shelôshâh shelôshâh · threeH7969

Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 23:8

• 1 Chronicles 15:18and with them their relatives second in rank: Zechariah, Ben, Jaaziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattithiah, Eliphalehu and Mikneiahu, and the gatekeepers Obed-edom and Jeiel.
• 1 Chronicles 6:33Their fellow Levites were appointed for all the avodah of the tabernacle of the House of God.
• 1 Chronicles 15:7from the sons of Gershom: Joel the leader with 130 of his kinsmen;

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 23:8

• 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

Topics related to 1 Chronicles 23:8

• Jehiel
• Joel
• Laadan
• Levites
• Zetham

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• Joel
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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