1 Chronicles 23:11
And Jahath was the chief, and Zizah the second: but Jeush and Beriah had not many sons; therefore they were in one reckoning, according to their father’s house.
1 Chronicles 23:11 in other translations
| BSB | Jahath was the first and Zizah was the second; but Jeush and Beriah did not have many sons, so they were counted as one family and received a single assignment. |
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| WEB | Jahath was the chief, and Zizah the second; but Jeush and Beriah didn’t have many sons; therefore they became a fathers’ house in one reckoning. |
| ASV | And Jahath was the chief, and Zizah the second: but Jeush and Beriah had not many sons; therefore they became a fathers’ house in one reckoning. |
| YLT | And Jahath is the head, and Zizah the second, and Jeush and Beriah have not multiplied sons, and they become the house of a father by one numbering. |
| DARBY | And Jahath was the head, and Ziza the second; and Jeush and Beriah had not many sons: as father's house, therefore, they were reckoned as one. |
| BBE | Jahath was the chief and Zizah the second; but Jeush and Beriah had only a small number of sons, so they were grouped together as one family. |
| Webster | And Jahath was the chief, and Zizah the second: but Jeush and Beriah had not many sons; therefore they were in one reckoning, according to their father's house. |
What does 1 Chronicles 23:11 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Chronicles 23:7-11
7-11. the Gershonites--They had nine fathers' houses, six descended from Laadan, and three from Shimei. 1Ch 23:12-20. Of Kohath.
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Chronicles 23:1-23
David, having given charge concerning the building of the temple, settles the method of the temple service, and orders the officers of it. When those of the same family were employed together, it would engage them to love and assist one another.
1 Chronicles 23:11 in the original Hebrew
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
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had not many sons. Heb. did not multiply sons.
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Context
- 1 Chronicles 23:10
And the sons of Shimei were, Jahath, Zina, and Jeush, and Beriah. These four were the sons of Shimei.
- 1 Chronicles 23:11
And Jahath was the chief, and Zizah the second: but Jeush and Beriah had not many sons; therefore they were in one reckoning, according to their father’s house.
- 1 Chronicles 23:12
The sons of Kohath; Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel, four.
1 Chronicles 23:11 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Jahath era el primero, Zinat el segundo; mas Jeus y Berías no multiplicaron en hijos, por lo cual fueron contados por una familia. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et Jakhath était le chef, et Ziza, le second. Mais Jehush et Beriha n’eurent pas beaucoup de fils; et, par maison de père, ils furent comptés pour une seule classe. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und Jachath war das Haupt, und Sina der zweite; und Jeghusch und Beria hatten nicht viele Söhne, und so bildeten sie ein Vaterhaus, eine Zählung. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Erat autem Leheth prior, Ziza secundus: porro Jaus et Baria non habuerunt plurimos filios, et idcirco in una familia, unaque domo computati sunt. |