1 Chronicles 15:7
5 Of the sons of Kohath; Uriel the chief, and his brethren an hundred and twenty:
6 Of the sons of Merari; Asaiah the chief, and his brethren two hundred and twenty:
Of the sons of Gershom; Joel the chief, and his brethren an hundred and thirty:
8 Of the sons of Elizaphan; Shemaiah the chief, and his brethren two hundred:
9 Of the sons of Hebron; Eliel the chief, and his brethren fourscore:
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Compare
- BSB
- from the Gershomites, Joel the chief and 130 of his relatives;
- KJV
- Of the sons of Gershom; Joel the chief, and his brethren an hundred and thirty:
- WEB
- of the sons of Gershom, Joel the chief, and his brothers one hundred thirty;
- ASV
- of the sons of Gershom, Joel the chief, and his brethren a hundred and thirty;
- DARBY
- of the sons of Gershom, Joel the chief, and his brethren a hundred and thirty;
- BLB
- of the sons of Gershom: Joel the chief, and of his brothers a hundred and thirty;
- ÅB
- av Gersoms barn Joel, den øverste, og hans brødre, hundre og tretti,
- OTB
- Fra etterkommerne av Gershom: Joel lederen, sammen med 130 av hans slekt;
- B1930
- av Gersoms barn Joel, den øverste, og hans brødre, hundre og tretti,
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
1 Chronicles 15:11
And David called for Zadok and Abiathar the priests, and for the Levites, for Uriel, Asaiah, and Joel, Shemaiah, and Eliel, and Amminadab,
Read in context1 Chronicles 23:8
The sons of Laadan; the chief was Jehiel, and Zetham, and Joel, three.
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