1 Chronicles 23:16 — Meaning and Application

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“Of the sons of Gershom, Shebuel {was} the chief. {Shebuel: also called, Shubael}”

1 Chronicles 23:16

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Now {concerning} Moses the man of God, his sons were named of the tribe of Levi.

The sons of Moses {were}, Gershom, and Eliezer.

Of the sons of Gershom, Shebuel {was} the chief. {Shebuel: also called, Shubael}

And the sons of Eliezer {were}, Rehabiah the chief. And Eliezer had none other sons; but the sons of Rehabiah were very many. {the chief: or, the first} {very many: Heb. highly multiplied}

Of the sons of Izhar; Shelomith the chief. {Shelomith: also called, Shelomoth}

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1 Chronicles 23:1

"So when David was old and full of days, he made Solomon his son king over Israel."

1 Chronicles 23:2

"And he gathered together all the princes of Israel, with the priests and the Levites."

1 Chronicles 23:3

"Now the Levites were numbered from the age of thirty years and upward: and their number by their polls, man by man, was thirty and eight thousand."

1 Chronicles 23:4

"Of which, twenty and four thousand {were} to set forward the work of the house of the LORD; and six thousand {were} officers and judges: {set...: or, oversee}"

1 Chronicles 23:5

"Moreover four thousand {were} porters; and four thousand praised the LORD with the instruments which I made, {said David}, to praise {therewith}."

1 Chronicles 23:6

"And David divided them into courses among the sons of Levi, {namely}, Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. {courses: Heb. divisions}"

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