1 Chronicles 23:7

7 Of the Gershonites: Laadan and Shimei.

1 Chronicles 23:7 Meaning and Commentary

1 Chronicles 23:7

Of the Gershonites were Laadan and Shimei.
] These two were the immediate posterity of Gershon; are the same with Libni and Shimhi, and heads of families, ( Exodus 6:17 ) .

1 Chronicles 23:7 In-Context

5 four thousand were gatekeepers, and four thousand praised the Lord with musical instruments, "which I made," said David, "for giving praise."

6 Also David separated them into divisions among the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

7 Of the Gershonites: Laadan and Shimei.

8 The sons of Laadan: the first Jehiel, then Zetham and Joel--three in all.

9 The sons of Shimei: Shelomith, Haziel, and Haran--three in all. These were the heads of the fathers' houses of Laadan.

Footnotes

• [a]. Spelled Libni in Exodus 6:17