1 Chronicles 23:7

7 ¹The sons of Gershon^[a] were Ladan 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 4,000 gatekeepers, and 4,000 shall offer praises to the Lord with the instruments that I have made for praise. ”

6 And David organized them in divisions corresponding to the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

7 The sons of Gershon were Ladan and Shimei.

8 The sons of Ladan: Jehiel the chief, and Zetham, and Joel, three.

9 The sons of Shimei: Shelomoth, Haziel, and Haran, three. These were the heads of the fathers’ houses of Ladan.

Cross References

• 1. 23:7 ch. 26:21

Footnotes

• [a] 23:7 Vulgate (compare Septuagint, Syriac); Hebrew 'to the Gershonite'