1 Chronicles 23 · Verse 17

1 Chronicles 23:17

And the sons of Eliezer were, Rehabiah the chief. And Eliezer had none other sons; but the sons of Rehabiah were very many.
1 Chronicles 23:17, King James Version

1 Chronicles 23:17 in other translations

BSBThe descendants of Eliezer: Rehabiah was the first. Eliezer did not have any other sons, but the sons of Rehabiah were very numerous.
WEBThe son of Eliezer was Rehabiah the chief; and Eliezer had no other sons, but the sons of Rehabiah were very many.
ASVAnd the sons of Eliezer were: Rehabiah the chief; and Eliezer had no other sons; but the sons of Rehabiah were very many.
YLTAnd sons of Eliezer are Rehabiah the head, and Eliezer had no other sons, and the sons of Rehabiah have multiplied exceedingly.
DARBYAnd the sons of Eliezer: Rehabiah the head; and Eliezer had no other sons, but the sons of Rehabiah were very many.
BBEAnd the sons of Eliezer: Rehabiah the first; and Eliezer had no other sons, but Rehabiah had a great number.
WebsterAnd the sons of Eliezer were, Rehabiah the chief. And Eliezer had no other sons; but the sons of Rehabiah were very many.

What does 1 Chronicles 23:17 mean?

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 17 But the sons of Rehabiah were very many - The Targum says, "On account of the merits of Moses, the posterity of Rehabiah were multiplied to more than sixty myriads."

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.

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1 Chronicles 23:17 in the original Hebrew

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וַיִּֽהְי֥וּvai.yih.Yuand they wereH1961
בְנֵי\־ve.nei-[the] sons ofH1121
אֱלִיעֶ֖זֶר'e.li.'E.zerEliezerH461
רְחַבְיָ֣הre.chav.YahRehabiahH7345
הָרֹ֑אשׁha.Roshthe chiefH7218
וְלֹא\־ve.lo'-and notH3808
הָיָ֤הha.Yahit belongedH1961
לֶאֱלִיעֶ֙זֶר֙le.'e.li.'E.zerto EliezerH461
בָּנִ֣יםba.NimsonsH1121
אֲחֵרִ֔ים'a.che.RimotherH312
וּבְנֵ֥יu.ve.Neiand [the] sons ofH1121
רְחַבְיָ֖הre.chav.YahRehabiahH7345
רָב֥וּra.Vuthey were numerousH7235
לְמָֽעְלָה\׃le.Ma.'e.lah<to> upwards <towards>H4605

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for 1 Chronicles 23:17

  • 1 Chronicles 26:25

    And his brethren by Eliezer; Rehabiah his son, and Jeshaiah his son, and Joram his son, and Zichri his son, and Shelomith his son.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
the chief. or, the first.
26:25
were very many. Heb. were highly multiplied.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • 1 Chronicles 23:16

    Of the sons of Gershom, Shebuel was the chief.

  • 1 Chronicles 23:17

    And the sons of Eliezer were, Rehabiah the chief. And Eliezer had none other sons; but the sons of Rehabiah were very many.

  • 1 Chronicles 23:18

    Of the sons of Izhar; Shelomith the chief.

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1 Chronicles 23:17 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		E hijo de Eliezer fué Rehabía el primero. Y Eliezer no tuvo otros hijos; mas los hijos de Rehabía fueron muchos.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et les fils d’Éliézer étaient: Rekhabia, le chef; et Éliézer n’eut pas d’autres fils; mais les fils de Rekhabia furent très nombreux.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und die Söhne Eliesers waren: Rechabja, das Haupt; und Elieser hatte keine anderen Söhne; aber die Söhne Rechabjas waren überaus zahlreich. -
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Fuerunt autem filii Eliezer: Rohobia primus: et non erant Eliezer filii alii. Porro filii Rohobia multiplicati sunt nimis.