1 Chronicles 23:7

7 The Gershonite family units were defined by their lines of descent from Libni and Shimei, the sons of Gershon.

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 Another 4,000 will work as gatekeepers, and 4,000 will praise the LORD with the musical instruments I have made.”

6 Then David divided the Levites into divisions named after the clans descended from the three sons of Levi—Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

7 The Gershonite family units were defined by their lines of descent from Libni and Shimei, the sons of Gershon.

8 Three of the descendants of Libni were Jehiel (the family leader), Zetham, and Joel.

9 These were the leaders of the family of Libni. Three of the descendants of Shimei were Shelomoth, Haziel, and Haran.

Footnotes

• [a] Hebrew Ladan (also in 23:8, 9 ), a variant spelling of Libni; compare 6:17 .