1 Chronicles 23 · Verse 7

1 Chronicles 23:7

Of the Gershonites were, Laadan, and Shimei.
1 Chronicles 23:7, King James Version

1 Chronicles 23:7 in other translations

BSBThe Gershonites: Ladan and Shimei.
WEBOf the Gershonites: Ladan and Shimei.
ASVOf the Gershonites: Ladan and Shimei.
YLTOf the Gershonite: Laadan and Shimei.
DARBYOf the Gershonites: Laadan and Shimei.
BBEOf the Gershonites: Ladan and Shimei.
WebsterOf the Gershonites, were, Laadan and Shimei.

What does 1 Chronicles 23:7 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.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · 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 23:7 in the original Hebrew

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לַגֵּרְשֻׁנִּ֖יla.ge.re.shu.Niof the Gershonite[s]H1649
לַעְדָּ֥ןla'.DanLadanH3936
וְשִׁמְעִֽי\׃\ \סve.shim.'Iand ShimeiH8096

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Cross references for 1 Chronicles 23:7

  • 1 Chronicles 26:21

    As concerning the sons of Laadan; the sons of the Gershonite Laadan, chief fathers, even of Laadan the Gershonite, were Jehieli.

  • 1 Chronicles 6:17-20

    And these be the names of the sons of Gershom; Libni, and Shimei. And the sons of Kohath were, Amram, and Izhar, and Hebron, and Uzziel. The sons of Merari; Mahli, and Mushi. And these are the families of the Levites according to their fathers. Of Gershom; Libni his son, Jahath his son, Zimmah his son,

  • 1 Chronicles 15:7

    Of the sons of Gershom; Joel the chief, and his brethren an hundred and thirty:

  • Exodus 6:17

    The sons of Gershon; Libni, and Shimi, according to their families.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Gershonites.
6:17-20; 15:7; 26:21
Laadan.Laadan and Libni, seem to have been two distinct names of this person; but the variation of Shimi and Shimei exists only in the translation, the original being uniformly [Shim'iy .]
Ex 6:17
Libni, Shimi.

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Context

  • 1 Chronicles 23:6

    And David divided them into courses among the sons of Levi, namely, Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

  • 1 Chronicles 23:7

    Of the Gershonites were, Laadan, and Shimei.

  • 1 Chronicles 23:8

    The sons of Laadan; the chief was Jehiel, and Zetham, and Joel, three.

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1 Chronicles 23:7 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Los hijos de Gersón: Ladán, y Simi.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Des Guershonites: Lahdan et Shimhi.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Von den Gersonitern: Ladan und Simei.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Filii Gerson: Leedan, et Semei.