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Literal Standard Version

1 Chronicles 15:8

of sons of Elizaphan: Shemaiah the chief and two hundred of his brothers;

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

Christian Standard Bible®
from the Elizaphanites, Shemaiah the leader and 200 of his relatives;
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

1And he makes houses for himself in the City of David, and prepares a place for the Ark of God, and stretches out a tent for it. 2Then David said, "None [are] to carry the Ark of God, except the Levites, for YHWH has fixed on them to carry the Ark of God and to serve Him for all time." 3And David assembles all Israel to Jerusalem, to bring up the Ark of YHWH to its place that he had prepared for it. 4And David gathers the sons of Aaron and the Levites— 5of sons of Kohath: Uriel the chief and one hundred and twenty of his brothers; 6of sons of Merari: Asaiah the chief and two hundred and twenty of his brothers; 7of sons of Gershom: Joel the chief and one hundred and thirty of his brothers; 8of sons of Elizaphan: Shemaiah the chief and two hundred of his brothers;9of sons of Hebron: Eliel the chief and eighty of his brothers; 10of sons of Uzziel: Amminadab the chief and one hundred and twelve of his brothers.

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
And Abram says, "Lord YHWH, what do You give to me, and I am going childless? And an acquired son in my house is Demmesek Eliezer."
Genesis 15:4
And behold, the word of YHWH [is] to him, saying, "This [one] will not be your heir; but he who comes out from your bowels, he will be your heir";
Genesis 15:9
And He says to him, "Take for Me a heifer of three years, and a female goat of three years, and a ram of three years, and a turtle-dove, and a young bird";
Genesis 15:10
and he takes all these to Him, and separates them in the midst, and puts each piece opposite its fellow, but the bird he has not divided;
Genesis 15:13
and He says to Abram, "knowing—know that your seed is a sojourner in a land not theirs, and they have served them, and they have afflicted them four hundred years,
Genesis 15:14
and the nation also whom they serve I judge, and after this they go out with great substance;
Genesis 15:17
And it comes to pass—the sun has gone in, and thick darkness has been and behold, a furnace of smoke, and a lamp of fire, which has passed over between those pieces.
2 Kings 20:8
And Hezekiah says to Isaiah, "What [is] the sign that YHWH gives healing to me, that I have gone up to the house of YHWH on the third day?"
Psalms 86:17
Do with me a sign for good, || And those hating me see and are ashamed, || For You, O YHWH, have helped me, || Indeed, You have comforted me!
Isaiah 7:11
"Ask for a sign from your God YHWH, || Make the request deep, or make [it] high upwards."

Gill's Notes on the Bible

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