1 Chronicles 26:21

21 From the family of Libni in the clan of Gershon, Jehiel was the leader.

1 Chronicles 26:21 Meaning and Commentary

1 Chronicles 26:21

As concerning the sons of Laadan
The same with Libni, see ( 1 Chronicles 23:7 )

the sons of the Gershonite Laadan;
so called, to distinguish him from another Laadan, as Kimchi thinks:

chief fathers, even of Laadan the Gershonite;
that sprung from him: were Jehieli; and his sons next mentioned.

1 Chronicles 26:21 In-Context

19 These were the divisions of the gatekeepers from the clans of Korah and Merari.

20 Other Levites, led by Ahijah, were in charge of the treasuries of the house of God and the treasuries of the gifts dedicated to the LORD .

21 From the family of Libni in the clan of Gershon, Jehiel was the leader.

22 The sons of Jehiel, Zetham and his brother Joel, were in charge of the treasuries of the house of the LORD .

23 These are the leaders that descended from Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel:

Footnotes

• [a]. Hebrew Ladan, a variant spelling of Libni; compare 6:17 .
• [b]. Hebrew Jehieli (also in 26:22 ), a variant spelling of Jehiel; compare 23:8 .