John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Chronicles 23:7
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, Exodus 6:17 . read more
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John Gill
John Gill
John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Chronicles 23:8
The sons of Laadan; the chief was Jehiah, and Zetham, and Joel. Not his immediate sons, but some that descended from him. read more
John Gill
John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Chronicles 23:9
The sons of Shimei ,.... Not him that was the son of Gershon, but a descendant of Laadan, his son, as Kimchi observes: Shelomith, and Haziel, and Haran, these were the chief of the fathers of Laadan ; of the families that sprang from him. read more
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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Chronicles 23:10
And the sons of Shimei ,.... 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. read more
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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Chronicles 23:11
And Jahath was the chief ,.... The prince and head of a family: and Ziza the second ; the same with Zina in 1 Chronicles 23:10 , and is there read Ziza in the Septuagint and Vulgate Latin versions: but Jeush and Beriah had not many sons ; so as to constitute distinct families: therefore they were in one reckoning, according to their father's house ; made one family with their brethren. read more
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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Chronicles 23:12
The sons of Kohath ,.... The second son of Levi: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel, four ; see Exodus 6:18 . read more
John Gill
John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Chronicles 23:13
The sons of Amram; Aaron and Moses ,.... A son of Kohath, 1 Chronicles 23:2 . and Aaron was separated ; from the children of Israel, Exodus 28:1 , that he should sanctify the most holy things, he and his sons for ever ; by an holy use of them, and keeping them from all unholy and profane uses; and this they were to do as long as the Aaronic priesthood lasted: to burn incense before the Lord ; in the holy place, on the altar of incense; which none but priests descended from... read more
John Gill
John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Chronicles 23:14
Now concerning Moses the man of God ,.... Raised up by him as a prophet, admitted to great familiarity with him, a lawgiver from him, and the ruler and guide of Israel under him through the wilderness: his sons were named of the tribe of Levi ; were only common Levites; Moses had no ambition to gratify; he sought no honour for his posterity; the civil government was left to Joshua, and the priesthood to Aaron. read more
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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Chronicles 23:15
The sons of Moses were Gershom and Eliezer. See Exodus 18:3 . read more
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Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 1 Chronicles 23:1-23
Here we have, I. The crown entailed, according to the divine appointment, 1 Chron. 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. He was but seventy years old when he died, and yet he was full of days, satur dierum?satisfied with living in this world. When he found himself going off, he made provision for the welfare of the kingdom after his decease, and pleased himself with the hopeful... read more