Tree of Life Version
1 Chronicles 8:28
28These were leaders of the clans listed in their genealogies. These 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, Shechariah, Athaliah 27Jaareshiah, Elijah and Zichri were sons of Jeroham. These were leaders of the clans listed in their genealogies. These lived in Jerusalem. 29Now the father of Gibeon dwelt in Gibeon. His wife’s name was Maacah, 30and his firstborn son was Abdon, then Zur, Kish, Baal, Nadab,
Read all of 1 Chronicles 81 Chronicles 8:28 word by word
אֵ֣לֶּה רָאשֵׁ֥י אָב֛וֹת לְתֹלְדוֹתָ֖ם רָאשִׁ֑ים אֵ֖לֶּה יָשְׁב֥וּ בִירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ סRead the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 8:28
- Joshua 15:63As for the Jebusites, the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the children of Judah could not drive them out. So the Jebusites continue to live among the children of Judah in Jerusalem to this day.
- Joshua 18:28Zela, Eleph, and Jebus (that is, Jerusalem), Gibeah, and Kiriath—14 towns with their villages. This is the inheritance of the children of Benjamin according to their clans.
- Judges 1:21But the children of Benjamin did not drive out the Jebusites who inhabited Jerusalem, so the Jebusites continued to live with the children of Benjamin in Jerusalem to this day.
- Nehemiah 11:1So the leaders of the people dwelt in Jerusalem while the remainder of the people cast lots to bring one out of every ten to live in Jerusalem, the holy city, while the other nine remained in the other towns.
- 1 Chronicles 8:20Elienai, Zillethai, Eliel,
- Psalms 125:2As the mountains are around Jerusalem, so Adonai is all around His people, both now and forever.
- 1 Chronicles 9:34These were heads of the Levite families, chiefs in their geneaological records. These lived in Jerusalem.
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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