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1 Chronicles 23:10

Old Testament Historical ASV (1901)

What does 1 Chronicles 23:10 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “And the sons of Shimei: Jahath, Zina, and Jeush, and Beriah. These four were the sons of Shimei.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

And the sons of Shimei: Jahath, Zina, and Jeush, and Beriah. These four were the sons of Shimei.
1 Chronicles 23:10 — American Standard Version

Context — 1 Chronicles 23

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
7Of the Gershonites: Ladan and Shimei.
8The sons of Ladan: Jehiel the chief, and Zetham, and Joel, three.
9The sons of Shimei: Shelomoth, and Haziel, and Haran, three. These were the heads of the fathers` [houses] of Ladan.
10And the sons of Shimei: Jahath, Zina, and Jeush, and Beriah. These four were the sons of Shimei.
11And Jahath was the chief, and Zizah the second: but Jeush and Beriah had not many sons; therefore they became a fathers` house in one reckoning.
12The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel, four.
13The sons of Amram: Aaron and Moses; and Aaron was separated, that he should sanctify the most holy things, he and his sons, for ever, to burn incense before Jehovah, to minister unto him, and to bless in his name, for ever.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“And the sons of Shimei, etc.] The son of Gershon, and brother of Laadan, according to Kimchi, which seems right: were Jahath, Zina, and Jeush, and Beriah; these four were the sons of Shimei; descendants of his in the times of David.”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“Zina: Zina seems to be a mistake for Zizah; for both the LXX and Vulgate read uniformly Ζιζα, Ziza. Ch1 23:11, Zizah 1 Chronicles 23:11”
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