1 Chronicles 26:21
in 1 Chronicles 26From the descendants of Ladan, who were Gershonites through Ladan and heads of the families of Ladan the Gershonite, were Jehieli,
BSB
The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
The sons of Ladan, the sons of the Gershonites belonging to Ladan, the heads of the fathers’ houses belonging to Ladan the Gershonite: Jehieli.
KJV
As concerning the sons of Laadan; the sons of the Gershonite Laadan, chief fathers, even of Laadan the Gershonite, were Jehieli.
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This verse in 1 Chronicles 26
Commentary
4 notes on this verseAs concerning the sons of Laadan,.... The same with Libni, see 1Ch 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.
This site's exposition
in charge of the treasuries of the house of God
on 1 Chronicles 26:20-26
The treasuries are held by Gershonite and Kohathite families. Shebuel, “a descendant of Gershom son of Moses”, was “the officer in charge of the treasuries”. John Gill reads this as the first time in Chronicles that a descendant of Moses holds a post of honor and trust.
This site's exposition
From the descendants of Ladan
Jehieli heads the Gershonite treasurers. He comes from the house of Ladan, the Gershonite family head of this verse. John Gill takes Ladan to be the same man as Libni and points to 1 Chronicles 23:7.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
None of those Levites who were employed in the service of the sanctuary, none of the singers or porters, were concerned in this outward business; either one was enough to engage the whole man or it was presumption to undertake both. Their charge was both in all business of the Lord, and in the service of the kings,
The words behind it
10 Hebrew wordsEvery 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.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| בְּנֵ֣י | benei | [the] sons of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| לַ֠עְדָּן | la'don | Ladan | H3936 → | 7 times |
| בְּנֵ֨י | benei | [the] descendants of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| הַגֵּרְשֻׁנִּ֜י | hagereshuni | the Gershonite[s] | H1649 → | 13 times |
| לְלַעְדָּ֗ן | lela'dan | of Ladan | H3936 → | 7 times |
| רָאשֵׁ֧י | rashei | [the] heads of | H7218 → | 599 times |
| הָאָב֛וֹת | haavot | the fathers | H1 → | 1212 times |
| לְלַעְדָּ֥ן | lela'dan | of Ladan | H3936 → | 7 times |
| הַגֵּרְשֻׁנִּ֖י | hagereshuni | the Gershonite | H1649 → | 13 times |
| יְחִיאֵלִֽי׃ | yechieli | Jehieli | H3172 → |
בְּנֵ֣י[the] sons of
beneiH1121 →4930 times
לַ֠עְדָּןLadan
la'donH3936 →7 times
בְּנֵ֨י[the] descendants of
beneiH1121 →4930 times
הַגֵּרְשֻׁנִּ֜יthe Gershonite[s]
hagereshuniH1649 →13 times
לְלַעְדָּ֗ןof Ladan
lela'danH3936 →7 times
רָאשֵׁ֧י[the] heads of
rasheiH7218 →599 times
הָאָב֛וֹתthe fathers
haavotH1 →1212 times
לְלַעְדָּ֥ןof Ladan
lela'danH3936 →7 times
הַגֵּרְשֻׁנִּ֖יthe Gershonite
hagereshuniH1649 →13 times
יְחִיאֵלִֽי׃Jehieli
yechieliH3172 →
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach 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
1 Chronicles 23:7The Gershonites: Ladan and Shimei.
it leads to
- Exodus 6:17
The sons of Gershon were Libni and Shimei, by their clans.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- 1 Chronicles 15:7
from the Gershomites, Joel the chief and 130 of his relatives;
- 1 Chronicles 6:17–20
These are the names of the sons of Gershom: Libni and Shimei.
- Exodus 6:17
Through
1 Chronicles 6:17These are the names of the sons of Gershom: Libni and Shimei.
it leads to
- 1 Chronicles 23:7
The Gershonites: Ladan and Shimei.
- Numbers 3:21
From Gershon came the Libnite clan and the Shimeite clan; these were the Gershonite clans.
- Numbers 3:18
These were the names of the sons of Gershon by their clans: Libni and Shimei.
- 1 Chronicles 23:7
Through
1 Chronicles 29:8Whoever had precious stones gave them to the treasury of the house of the LORD, under the care of Jehiel the Gershonite.
it leads to
- 1 Chronicles 26:21–22
From the descendants of Ladan, who were Gershonites through Ladan and heads of the families of Ladan the Gershonite, were Jehieli,
- 1 Chronicles 23:8
The sons of Ladan: Jehiel the first, Zetham, and Joel—three in all.
- 1 Chronicles 26:21–22
Where this verse is studied
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About 1 Chronicles
This page draws on Jamieson Fausset and Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.