1 Chronicles 23

1 Chronicles · Chapter 23

1 Chronicles 23:19

1So when David was old and full of days, he made Solomon his son king over Israel.2And he gathered together all the princes of Israel, with the priests and the Levites.3Now 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.4Of which, twenty and four thousand were to set forward the work of the house of the LORD; and six thousand were officers and judges:5Moreover four thousand were porters; and four thousand praised the LORD with the instruments which I made, said David, to praise therewith.6And David divided them into courses among the sons of Levi, namely, Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.7Of the Gershonites were, Laadan, and Shimei.8The sons of Laadan; the chief was Jehiel, and Zetham, and Joel, three.9The sons of Shimei; Shelomith, and Haziel, and Haran, three. These were the chief of the fathers of Laadan.10And the sons of Shimei were, 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 were in one reckoning, according to their father’s house.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 the LORD, to minister unto him, and to bless in his name for ever.14Now concerning Moses the man of God, his sons were named of the tribe of Levi.15The sons of Moses were, Gershom, and Eliezer.16Of the sons of Gershom, Shebuel was the chief.17And the sons of Eliezer were, Rehabiah the chief. And Eliezer had none other sons; but the sons of Rehabiah were very many.18Of the sons of Izhar; Shelomith the chief.19Of the sons of Hebron; Jeriah the first, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, and Jekameam the fourth.20Of the sons of Uzziel; Micah the first, and Jesiah the second.21The sons of Merari; Mahli, and Mushi. The sons of Mahli; Eleazar, and Kish.22And Eleazar died, and had no sons, but daughters: and their brethren the sons of Kish took them.23The sons of Mushi; Mahli, and Eder, and Jeremoth, three.24These were the sons of Levi after the house of their fathers; even the chief of the fathers, as they were counted by number of names by their polls, that did the work for the service of the house of the LORD, from the age of twenty years and upward.25For David said, The LORD God of Israel hath given rest unto his people, that they may dwell in Jerusalem for ever:26And also unto the Levites; they shall no more carry the tabernacle, nor any vessels of it for the service thereof.27For by the last words of David the Levites were numbered from twenty years old and above:28Because their office was to wait on the sons of Aaron for the service of the house of the LORD, in the courts, and in the chambers, and in the purifying of all holy things, and the work of the service of the house of God;29Both for the shewbread, and for the fine flour for meat offering, and for the unleavened cakes, and for that which is baked in the pan, and for that which is fried, and for all manner of measure and size;30And to stand every morning to thank and praise the LORD, and likewise at even;31And to offer all burnt sacrifices unto the LORD in the sabbaths, in the new moons, and on the set feasts, by number, according to the order commanded unto them, continually before the LORD:32And that they should keep the charge of the tabernacle of the congregation, and the charge of the holy place, and the charge of the sons of Aaron their brethren, in the service of the house of the LORD.

King James Version (1769)

Other translations

VerseKJVBSBASV
19Of the sons of Hebron; Jeriah the first, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, and Jekameam the fourth.The sons of Hebron: Jeriah was the first, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, and Jekameam the fourth.The sons of Hebron: Jeriah the chief, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, and Jekameam the fourth.

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Original Hebrew words

EnglishHebrewSay itStrong'sMeaning
[the] sons ofבְּנֵ֖יbe-NEIH1121A
son: child

בֵּן (ben) : child/son

Hebronחֶבְר֑וֹןchev-RONH2275B
Hebron

חֶבְרוֹן (chev.ron) A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Exo.6.18; son of: Kohath (H6955); brother of: Amram (H6019), Izhar (H3324) and Uzziel (H5816); father of: Jeriah (H3404), Amariah (H0568I), Jahaziel (H3166I) and Jekameam (H3360) Also named: chev.ro.ni (חֶבְרוֹנִי "Hebronite" H2276) § Hebron = "association" 1) the 3rd son of Kohath and grandson of Levi 2) a descendant of Caleb

Jeriahיְרִיָּ֤הוּye-ri-YA-huH3404G
Jeriah

יְרִיָּהוּ (ye.riy.yah) A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at 1Ch.23.19; son of: Hebron (H2275B); brother of: Amariah (H0568I), Jahaziel (H3166I) and Jekameam (H3360) § Jerijah or Jeriah = " taught by Jehovah" a Kohathite Levite and chief of the house of Hebron when David organised the service

the chiefהָרֹאשׁ֙ha-roShH7218HNo entry
Amariahאֲמַרְיָ֣ה'a-mar-YAHH0568I
Amariah

אֲמַרְיָ֫הוּ (a.mar.yah) A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at 1Ch.23.19; son of: Hebron (H2275B); brother of: Jeriah (H3404), Jahaziel (H3166I) and Jekameam (H3360) § Amariah = "Jehovah speaks" or "Yah(u) has promised" 1) Zadok's grandfather 2) a head priest's son in Solomon's time 3) a chief priest under Jehoshaphat 4) Hezekiah's son, great-grandfather of Zephaniah 5) a Levite in Ezra's time 6) a Levite under Hezekiah 7) a priest in Nehemiah's time

the secondהַשֵּׁנִ֔יha-she-NIH8145
second

שֵׁנִי (she.ni) 1) second 1a) second (the ordinal number) 1b) again (a second time) 1c) another, other (something as distinct from something else)

Jahazielיַחֲזִיאֵל֙ya-cha-zi-'ELH3166I
Jahaziel

יַחֲזִיאֵל (ya.cha.zi.el) A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at 1Ch.23.19; son of: Hebron (H2275B); brother of: Jeriah (H3404), Amariah (H0568I) and Jekameam (H3360) § Jahaziel = "beheld of God" 1) a Benjamite warrior who joined David at Ziklag 2) a priest in the reign of David who helped move the ark 3) a Kohathite Levite, 3rd son of Hebron 4) a Levite, son of Zechariah, of the sons of Asaph, in the reign of Jehoshaphat 5) an ancestor of one of the families who returned from exile with Ezra

the thirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁ֔יha-she-li-SHIH7992
third

שְׁלִישִׁי (she.li.shi) 1) third, one third, third part, third time 1a) ordinal number

and Jekameamוִֽיקַמְעָ֖םvi-kam-'AMH3360
Jekameam

יְקַמְעָם (ye.qam.am) A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at 1Ch.23.19; son of: Hebron (H2275B); brother of: Jeriah (H3404), Amariah (H0568I) and Jahaziel (H3166I) § Jekameam = "let the people rise" a Levite, the 4th son of Hebron and grandson of Kohath in the time of David

the fourthהָרְבִיעִֽי׃ha-re-vi-'IH7243
fourth

רְבִיעִי (re.vi.i) 1) fourth 1a) fourth 1b) four square 1c) fourth part Aramaic equivalent: re.vi.ay (רְבִיעִי "fourth" H7244)

Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.