1 Chronicles 23:8

8 The sons of Laadan: the head was Jehiel, and Zetham, and Joel, three.

1 Chronicles 23:8 Meaning and Commentary

1 Chronicles 23:8

The sons of Laadan; the chief was Jehiah, and Zetham, and
Joel.
] Not his immediate sons, but some that descended from him.

1 Chronicles 23:8 In-Context

6 And David divided them into courses according to the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

7 Of the Gershonites: Laadan and Shimei.

8 The sons of Laadan: the head was Jehiel, and Zetham, and Joel, three.

9 The sons of Shimei: Shelomith, and Haziel, and Haran, three. These were the chief fathers of Laadan.

10 And the sons of Shimei: Jahath, Ziza, and Jeush, and Beriah. These were the four sons of Shimei.

Footnotes

• [a]. Or 'the first.'