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1 Chronicles 23:7

Old Testament Historical ASV (1901)

What does 1 Chronicles 23:7 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “Of the Gershonites: Ladan and Shimei.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

Of the Gershonites: Ladan and Shimei.
1 Chronicles 23:7 — American Standard Version

Context — 1 Chronicles 23

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
4Of these, twenty and four thousand were to oversee the work of the house of Jehovah; and six thousand were officers and judges;
5and four thousand were doorkeepers; and four thousand praised Jehovah with the instruments which I made, [said David], to praise therewith.
6And David divided them into courses according to the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
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.
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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
“Of the Gershonites were Laadan and Shimei.] These two were the immediate posterity of Gershon; are the same with Libni and Shimhi, and heads of families, (<020617>Exodus 6:17).”
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Jamieson, Fausset & Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown · Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“SONS OF GERSHON. (Ch1 23:7-11) the Gershonites--They had nine fathers' houses, six descended from Laadan, and three from Shimei.”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“Gershonites: Ch1 6:17-20, Ch1 15:7, Ch1 26:21 Laadan: Laadan and Libni, seem to have been two distinct names of this person; but the variation of Shimi and Shimei exists only in the translation, the original being uniformly שׁמעי \[Strong's H8096\]. Exo 6:17, Libni, Shimi 1 Chronicles 23:8”
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