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Myles Coverdale Bible
1 Chronicles 23:7
The Gersonites were: Laedan and Simei.
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Christian Standard Bible®
The Gershonites: Ladan and Shimei.
The Gershonites: Ladan and Shimei.
Hebrew Names Version
Of the Gershoni: La`dan and Shim`i.
Of the Gershoni: La`dan and Shim`i.
King James Version
Of the Gershonites were, Laadan, and Shimei.
Of the Gershonites were, Laadan, and Shimei.
English Standard Version
The sons of Gershon were Ladan and Shimei.
The sons of Gershon were Ladan and Shimei.
New Century Version
From the people of Gershon, there were Ladan and Shimei.
From the people of Gershon, there were Ladan and Shimei.
New English Translation
The Gershonites included Ladan and Shimei.
The Gershonites included Ladan and Shimei.
Amplified Bible
Of the Gershonites: Ladan (Libni) and Shimei.
Of the Gershonites: Ladan (Libni) and Shimei.
New American Standard Bible
Of the Gershonites there were Ladan and Shimei.
Of the Gershonites there were Ladan and Shimei.
World English Bible
Of the Gershonites: Ladan and Shimei.
Of the Gershonites: Ladan and Shimei.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Of the Gershonites were Laadan & Shimei.
Of the Gershonites were Laadan & Shimei.
Legacy Standard Bible
Of the Gershonites were Ladan and Shimei.
Of the Gershonites were Ladan and Shimei.
Berean Standard Bible
The Gershonites: Ladan and Shimei.
The Gershonites: Ladan and Shimei.
Contemporary English Version
Gershon had two sons: Ladan and Shimei.
Gershon had two sons: Ladan and Shimei.
Complete Jewish Bible
For the Gershuni: La‘dan and Shim‘i.
For the Gershuni: La‘dan and Shim‘i.
Darby Translation
Of the Gershonites: Laadan and Shimei.
Of the Gershonites: Laadan and Shimei.
Easy-to-Read Version
From the tribe of Gershon there were Ladan and Shimei.
From the tribe of Gershon there were Ladan and Shimei.
George Lamsa Translation
Of the Gershonites were Ladan and Shimei.
Of the Gershonites were Ladan and Shimei.
Good News Translation
Gershon had two sons: Ladan and Shimei.
Gershon had two sons: Ladan and Shimei.
Lexham English Bible
For the Gershonites were Ladan and Shimei.
For the Gershonites were Ladan and Shimei.
Literal Translation
Of the Gershonites: Laadan and Shimei.
Of the Gershonites: Laadan and Shimei.
American Standard Version
Of the Gershonites: Ladan and Shimei.
Of the Gershonites: Ladan and Shimei.
Bible in Basic English
Of the Gershonites: Ladan and Shimei.
Of the Gershonites: Ladan and Shimei.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Of the Gersonites was Laadan, and Semei.
Of the Gersonites was Laadan, and Semei.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
Of the Gershonites: Ladan, and Shimei.
Of the Gershonites: Ladan, and Shimei.
King James Version (1611)
Of the Gershonites were Laadan, and Shimei.
Of the Gershonites were Laadan, and Shimei.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And for the family of Gedson, Edan, and Semei.
And for the family of Gedson, Edan, and Semei.
English Revised Version
Of the Gershonites; Ladan and Shimei.
Of the Gershonites; Ladan and Shimei.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And the sones of Gerson weren Leedan and Semeye.
And the sones of Gerson weren Leedan and Semeye.
Update Bible Version
Of the Gershonites: Ladan and Shimei.
Of the Gershonites: Ladan and Shimei.
Webster's Bible Translation
Of the Gershonites, [were], Laadan and Shimei.
Of the Gershonites, [were], Laadan and Shimei.
New King James Version
Of the Gershonites: Laadan Exodus 6:17">[fn] and Shimei.
Of the Gershonites: Laadan Exodus 6:17">[fn] and Shimei.
New Living Translation
The Gershonite family units were defined by their lines of descent from Libni and Shimei, the sons of Gershon.
The Gershonite family units were defined by their lines of descent from Libni and Shimei, the sons of Gershon.
New Life Bible
The sons of Gershon were Ladan and Shimei.
The sons of Gershon were Ladan and Shimei.
New Revised Standard
The sons of Gershon were Ladan and Shimei.
The sons of Gershon were Ladan and Shimei.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Of the Gershonites, Ladan and Shimei.
Of the Gershonites, Ladan and Shimei.
Douay-Rheims Bible
The sons of Gerson were Leedan and Semei.
The sons of Gerson were Leedan and Semei.
Revised Standard Version
The sons of Gersham were Ladan and Shim'e-i.
The sons of Gersham were Ladan and Shim'e-i.
Young's Literal Translation
Of the Gershonite: Laadan and Shimei.
Of the Gershonite: Laadan and Shimei.
THE MESSAGE
The Gershonites: Ladan and Shimei. The three sons of Ladan: Jehiel, Zetham, and Joel. The three sons of Shimei: Shelomoth, Haziel, and Haran, all heads of the families of Ladan. The four sons of Shimei: Jahath, Ziza, Jeush, and Beriah. Jahath came first, followed by Ziza. Jeush and Beriah did not have many sons so they were counted as one family with one task.
The Gershonites: Ladan and Shimei. The three sons of Ladan: Jehiel, Zetham, and Joel. The three sons of Shimei: Shelomoth, Haziel, and Haran, all heads of the families of Ladan. The four sons of Shimei: Jahath, Ziza, Jeush, and Beriah. Jahath came first, followed by Ziza. Jeush and Beriah did not have many sons so they were counted as one family with one task.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Of the Gershonites were Ladan and Shimei.
Of the Gershonites were Ladan and Shimei.
Contextual Overview
1 So Dauid made Salomon his sonne kynge ouer Israel, whan he himselfe was olde, and had lyued ynough. 2 And Dauid gathered all the rulers in Israel together, and the prestes & Leuites, 3 to nombre ye Leuites from thirtie yeare olde & aboue. And ye nombre of the (which were stroge men) fro heade to heade, was eight and thirtie thousande: 4 of whom there were foure & twentie thousande, which dyd their diligence in the worke ouer ye house of the LORDE, and sixe thousande officers and Iudges, 5 and foure thousande porters, & foure thousande that songe prayses vnto ye LORDE with instrumentes, which he had made to synge prayse with all. 6 And Dauid made the ordinaunce amonge the children of Leui, namely amoge Gerson, Kahath & Merari. 7 The Gersonites were: Laedan and Simei. 8 The children of Laedan: the first, Iehiel, Sethan, and Ioel, these thre. 9 The children of Simei were: Salomith, Hasiel and Haran, these thre. These were the chefe amonge the fathers of Laedan. 10 These also were the children of Simei: Iahath, Sina, Ieus and Bria, these foure were Simeis children also.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Gershonites: 1 Chronicles 6:17-20, 1 Chronicles 15:7, 1 Chronicles 26:21
Laadan: Laadan and Libni, seem to have been two distinct names of this person; but the variation of Shimi and Shimei exists only in the translation, the original being uniformly שמעי [Strong's H8096]. Exodus 6:17, Libni, Shimi
Reciprocal: Numbers 3:18 - General 2 Chronicles 29:12 - of the Gershonites Zechariah 12:13 - Shimei
Cross-References
Genesis 18:2
And as he lift vp his eyes, and loked, beholde, there stode thre men ouer agaynst him. And whan he sawe them, he ranne to mete them from his tent dore, and bowed him self downe vpon the grounde,
And as he lift vp his eyes, and loked, beholde, there stode thre men ouer agaynst him. And whan he sawe them, he ranne to mete them from his tent dore, and bowed him self downe vpon the grounde,
Genesis 19:1
In the euenynge came the two angels vnto Sodome. And Lot sat vnder the gate of the cite. And whe he sawe them, he rose vp for to mete them, and bowed him self downe to the grounde vpon his face,
In the euenynge came the two angels vnto Sodome. And Lot sat vnder the gate of the cite. And whe he sawe them, he rose vp for to mete them, and bowed him self downe to the grounde vpon his face,
Genesis 23:17
Thus Ephrons felde (where in the dubble caue is) which lyeth ouer before Mamre, euen the felde and the caue, was made sure
Thus Ephrons felde (where in the dubble caue is) which lyeth ouer before Mamre, euen the felde and the caue, was made sure
Genesis 23:18
for Abrahams owne good, with all the trees of the felde also rounde aboute, in the sight of the Hethites, and of all that go out and in at the gates of his cite.
for Abrahams owne good, with all the trees of the felde also rounde aboute, in the sight of the Hethites, and of all that go out and in at the gates of his cite.
Proverbs 18:24
A frende that delyteth in loue, doth a man more fredshipe, and sticketh faster vnto him then a brother.
A frende that delyteth in loue, doth a man more fredshipe, and sticketh faster vnto him then a brother.
Hebrews 12:14
Folowe after peace with all men, and holynes, without the which no man shal se the LORDE,
Folowe after peace with all men, and holynes, without the which no man shal se the LORDE,
1 Peter 3:8
But in conclusion be ye all of one mynde, one suffre with another, loue as brethren, be pitefull, be curteous.
But in conclusion be ye all of one mynde, one suffre with another, loue as brethren, be pitefull, be curteous.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Of the Gershonites were Laadan and Shimei. These two were the immediate posterity of Gershon; are the same with Libni and Shimhi, and heads of families, Exodus 6:17.
