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Christian Standard Bible ®

1 Chronicles 15:8

from the Elizaphanites, Shemaiah the leader and 200 of his relatives;

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Elizaphan;   Shemaiah;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Levites, the;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Shemaiah;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Chronicles, Books of;   Kirjath-Jearim;   Shemaiah;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Elizaphan;   Shemaiah;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Elizaphan;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Chronicles, I;   Elizaphan;   Kohath, Kohathites;   Priests and Levites;   Shemaiah;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Elizaphan ;   Shemaiah ;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Shemai'ah;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Hebrew Monarchy, the;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Elizaphan;   Shemaiah;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Elizaphan;   Priest;  

Parallel Translations

Hebrew Names Version
of the sons of Elitzafan, Shemayah the chief, and his brothers two hundred;
King James Version
Of the sons of Elizaphan; Shemaiah the chief, and his brethren two hundred:
English Standard Version
of the sons of Elizaphan, Shemaiah the chief, with 200 of his brothers;
New Century Version
There were two hundred people from Elizaphan's family group, with Shemaiah as their leader.
New English Translation
From the descendants of Elizaphan: Shemaiah the leader and 200 of his relatives.
Amplified Bible
of the sons of Elizaphan, Shemaiah the chief, with 200 of his relatives;
New American Standard Bible
of the sons of Elizaphan, Shemaiah the chief, and two hundred of his relatives;
World English Bible
of the sons of Elizaphan, Shemaiah the chief, and his brothers two hundred;
Geneva Bible (1587)
Of the sonnes of Elizaphan, Shemaiah the chiefe, and his brethren two hundreth.
Legacy Standard Bible
of the sons of Elizaphan, Shemaiah the chief, and 200 of his relatives;
Berean Standard Bible
from the Elizaphanites, Shemaiah the chief and 200 of his relatives;
Contemporary English Version
Shemaiah, the leader of the Elizaphan clan, and two hundred of his relatives;
Complete Jewish Bible
from the descendants of Elitzafan: Sh'ma‘yah the chief, and 200 of his kinsmen;
Darby Translation
of the sons of Elizaphan, Shemaiah the chief, and his brethren two hundred;
Easy-to-Read Version
There were 200 people from the tribe of Elizaphan. Shemaiah was their leader.
George Lamsa Translation
Of the sons of Elizaphan, Shemaiah the elder and his brethren, two hundred;
Good News Translation
from the clan of Elizaphan, Shemaiah, in charge of 200;
Lexham English Bible
Of the sons of Elizaphan: Shemaiah the chief and two hundred of his brothers.
Literal Translation
Of the sons of Elizaphan, Shemaiah the chief, and his brothers, two hundred.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Of ye childre of Elizaphan: Semaia the chefe wt his brethren, two hundreth.
American Standard Version
of the sons of Elizaphan, Shemaiah the chief, and his brethren two hundred;
Bible in Basic English
Of the sons of Elizaphan: Shemaiah the chief, and his brothers, two hundred;
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Of the children of Elizaphan, Semaia the chiefe, & of his brethren two hundred.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
of the sons of Elizaphan: Shemaiah the chief, and his brethren two hundred;
King James Version (1611)
Of the sonnes of Elizaphan: Shemaiah the chiefe, and his brethren two hundred.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
Of the sons of Elisaphat; Semei the chief, and his brethren, two hundred.
English Revised Version
of the sons of Elizaphan; Shemaiah the chief, and his brethren two hundred:
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
of the sones of Elisaphan Semei was prynce, and hise britheren two hundrid;
Update Bible Version
of the sons of Elizaphan, Shemaiah the chief, and his brothers two hundred;
Webster's Bible Translation
Of the sons of Elizaphan; Shemaiah the chief, and his brethren two hundred:
New King James Version
of the sons of Elizaphan, Shemaiah the chief, and two hundred of his brethren;
New Living Translation
From the descendants of Elizaphan, 200, with Shemaiah as their leader.
New Life Bible
Shemaiah became the leader of the sons of Elizaphan, and 200 of his brothers.
New Revised Standard
of the sons of Elizaphan, Shemaiah the chief, with two hundred of his kindred;
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
of the sons of Elizaphan, Shemaiah the chief, and his brethren, two hundred;
Douay-Rheims Bible
Of the sons of Elisaphan, Semeias the chief: and his brethren two hundred.
Revised Standard Version
of the sons of Eli-za'phan, Shemai'ah the chief, with two hundred of his brethren;
Young's Literal Translation
Of sons of Elizaphan: Shemaiah the chief, and his brethren, two hundred.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
of the sons of Elizaphan, Shemaiah the chief, and 200 of his relatives;

Contextual Overview

1David built houses for himself in the city of David, and he prepared a place for the ark of God and pitched a tent for it. 2Then David said, “No one but the Levites may carry the ark of God, because the Lord has chosen them to carry the ark of the Lord and to minister before him forever.” 3David assembled all Israel at Jerusalem to bring the ark of the Lord to the place he had prepared for it. 4Then he gathered together the descendants of Aaron and the Levites: 5From the Kohathites, Uriel the leader and 120 of his relatives; 6from the Merarites, Asaiah the leader and 220 of his relatives; 7from the Gershomites, Joel the leader and 130 of his relatives; 8from the Elizaphanites, Shemaiah the leader and 200 of his relatives; 9from the Hebronites, Eliel the leader and 80 of his relatives; 10from the Uzzielites, Amminadab the leader and 112 of his relatives.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Elizaphan: Exodus 6:22, Elzaphan

Shemaiah: 1 Chronicles 15:11

Reciprocal: Numbers 3:19 - General 2 Chronicles 29:13 - Elizaphan

Cross-References

Genesis 15:2
But Abram said, “Lord God, what can you give me, since I am childless and the heir of my house is Eliezer of Damascus?”
Genesis 15:4
Now the word of the Lord came to him: “This one will not be your heir; instead, one who comes from your own body will be your heir.”
Genesis 15:9
He said to him, “Bring me a three-year-old cow, a three-year-old female goat, a three-year-old ram, a turtledove, and a young pigeon.”
Genesis 15:10
So he brought all these to him, cut them in half, and laid the pieces opposite each other, but he did not cut the birds in half.
Genesis 15:13
Then the Lord said to Abram, “Know this for certain: Your offspring will be resident aliens for four hundred years in a land that does not belong to them and will be enslaved and oppressed.
Genesis 15:14
However, I will judge the nation they serve, and afterward they will go out with many possessions.
Genesis 15:17
When the sun had set and it was dark, a smoking fire pot and a flaming torch appeared and passed between the divided animals.
2 Kings 20:8
Hezekiah had asked Isaiah, “What is the sign that the Lord will heal me and that I will go up to the Lord’s temple on the third day?”
Psalms 86:17
Show me a sign of your goodness;my enemies will see and be put to shamebecause you, Lord, have helped and comforted me.
Isaiah 7:11
“Ask for a sign from the Lord your God—it can be as deep as Sheol or as high as heaven.”

Gill's Notes on the Bible

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