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1 Chronicles 15:9

in 1 Chronicles 15

from the Hebronites, Eliel the chief and 80 of his relatives;

BSB

The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾

ASV

of the sons of Hebron, Eliel the chief, and his brethren fourscore;

KJV

Of the sons of Hebron; Eliel the chief, and his brethren fourscore:

This verse in 1 Chronicles 15

Commentary

2 notes on this verse

This site's exposition

he gathered together the descendants of Aaron

on 1 Chronicles 15:4-10

Six Levitical houses are mustered by name and number, 862 men in all, under Uriel, Asaiah, Joel, Shemaiah, Eliel and Amminadab. Kohath's line supplies four of the six heads, since the ark was a Kohathite charge under Numbers 4, while Gershom and Merari each supply one.

This site's exposition

from the Hebronites, Eliel the

Hebron here is a son of Kohath (Exodus 6:18), and the Hebronites are his descendants. Four of the six houses in verses 5 to 10 descend from Kohath. The ark's wilderness bearers lead its return.

The words behind it

6 Hebrew words

Every Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.

  • לִבְנֵ֖יof [the] descendants of

    livneiH1121 →4930 times

  • חֶבְר֑וֹןHebron

    chevronH2275 →72 times

  • אֱלִיאֵ֥לEliel

    ʾelielH447 →10 times

  • הַשָּׂ֖רthe leader

    hasarH8269 →421 times

  • וְאֶחָ֥יוand relatives his

    veechavH251 →630 times

  • שְׁמוֹנִֽים׃ סeighty

    shemonimH8084 →38 times

A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.

The walk

8 stops

Each card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.

  • Through

    Exodus 6:18

    The sons of Kohath were Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel. Kohath lived 133 years.

    it leads to

    • 1 Chronicles 6:2

      The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.

      Reached by 2 separate paths from here.

    • Numbers 3:19

      The sons of Kohath by their clans were Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.

      Reached by 2 separate paths from here.

    • 1 Chronicles 6:18

      The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.

    • Numbers 26:57

      Now these were the Levites numbered by their clans: The Gershonite clan from Gershon, the Kohathite clan from Kohath, and the Merarite clan from Merari.

  • Through

    1 Chronicles 26:23

    From the Amramites, the Izharites, the Hebronites, and the Uzzielites:

    it leads to

    • Numbers 3:27

      From Kohath came the clans of the Amramites, the Izharites, the Hebronites, and the Uzzielites; these were the clans of the Kohathites.

      Reached by 2 separate paths from here.

    • 1 Chronicles 23:12

      The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel—four in all.

      Reached by 2 separate paths from here.

  • Through

    1 Chronicles 23:12

    The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel—four in all.

    it leads to

    • Exodus 6:18

      The sons of Kohath were Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel. Kohath lived 133 years.

  • Through

    1 Chronicles 23:19

    The sons of Hebron: Jeriah was the first, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, and Jekameam the fourth.

    it leads to

    • 1 Chronicles 24:23

      From the sons of Hebron: Jeriah was the first, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, and Jekameam the fourth.

Where this verse is studied

About 1 Chronicles

King David Playing the Harp, Gerard van Honthorst, 1622. Public domain.
King David Playing the Harp, Gerard van Honthorst, 1622. Public domain.

This page draws on Albert Barnes, Notes on the Old Testament; Berean Standard Bible, Exodus 6:18; Berean Standard Bible, Numbers 4:15 and Keil, The Books of the Chronicles.