1 Chronicles 23:7-11

The Gershonites

7 The Gershonites: Ladan ^[a] and Shimei. ¹

8 The sons of Ladan: Jehiel ^[b] the first, Zetham, and Joel—three in all.

9 The sons of Shimei: Shelomoth, Haziel, and Haran—three in all. These were the heads of the families of Ladan.

10 And the sons of Shimei: ^[c] Jahath, Zina, ^[d] Jeush, and Beriah. These were the sons of Shimei—four in all.

11 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.

1 Chronicles 23:7-11 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO 1 CHRONICLES 23

In this chapter David makes Solomon king, 1Ch 23:1, calls together the princes, priests, and Levites, numbers the latter, and assigns them their proper work, 1Ch 23:2-5, divides them into three classes, 1Ch 23:6-23, when the number of them was taken from twenty years of age, and upwards; the reasons of which are given, partly from the rest the land enjoyed, and partly from the several branches of their work and office in the temple, 1Ch 23:24-32.

Cross References

• 1. (Numbers 3:21–26; Numbers 4:21–28)

Footnotes

• [a] Ladan is a variant of Libni; also in verses 8 and 9; see 1 Chronicles 6:17.
• [b] Jehiel is a variant of Jehieli; see 1 Chronicles 26:21.
• [c] Shimei was possibly a son or grandson of the Shimei listed in verse 9.
• [d] Most Hebrew manuscripts; one Hebrew manuscript, LXX, and Vulgate (see also verse 11) Zizah