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1 Chronicles 23:7 KJV
1 Chronicles · chapter 23 · verse 7
Of the Gershonites were, Laadan, and Shimei.1 Chronicles 23:7 · King James Version
1 Chronicles 23:7 in context
5Moreover four thousand were porters; and four thousand praised the LORD with the instruments which I made, said David, to praise therewith.
6And David divided them into courses among the sons of Levi, namely, Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
7Of the Gershonites were, Laadan, and Shimei.
8The sons of Laadan; the chief was Jehiel, and Zetham, and Joel, three.
9The sons of Shimei; Shelomith, and Haziel, and Haran, three. These were the chief of the fathers of Laadan.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- GershonitesGêrᵉshunnîya Gereshonite or descendant of GereshonH1649 →
- LaadanLaʻdânLadan, the name of two IsraelitesH3936 →
- ShimeiShimʻîyShimi, the name of twenty IsraelitesH8096 →
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Here we have, I. The crown entailed, according to the divine appointment, Ch1 23:1. David made Solomon king, not to reign with him, or reign under him, but only to reign after him. This he did, 1. When he was old and full of days.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-23