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1 Chronicles 6:20

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Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Gershon;   Libni;   Zimmah;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Levites, the;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Genealogy;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Gershom;   Zimmah;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Gershon;   Jahath;   Libni;   Zimmah;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Jahath;   Jehath;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Chronicles, I;   Gershon, Gershonites;   Jahath;   Libni;   Zimmah;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Gershom ;   Jahath ;   Kohath, Kohathites ;   Libni ;   Merari, Merarites ;   Zimmah ;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Ger'shom;   Ja'hath;   Lib'ni;   Zim'mah;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Chronicles, Books of;   Gershom;   Gershon;   Jahath;   Libni;   Zimmah;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Amasai;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Of Gershom: his son Libni,
Hebrew Names Version
Of Gershom: Livni his son, Yachat his son, Zimmah his son,
King James Version
Of Gershom; Libni his son, Jahath his son, Zimmah his son,
English Standard Version
Of Gershom: Libni his son, Jahath his son, Zimmah his son,
New Century Version
Gershon's son was Libni. Libni's son was Jehath. Jehath's son was Zimmah.
New English Translation
To Gershom: His son Libni, his son Jahath, his son Zimmah,
Amplified Bible
Of Gershom: Libni his son, Jahath his son, Zimmah his son,
New American Standard Bible
Of Gershom: Libni his son, Jahath his son, Zimmah his son,
World English Bible
Of Gershom: Libni his son, Jahath his son, Zimmah his son,
Geneva Bible (1587)
Of Gershom, Libni his sonne, Iahath his sonne, Zimmah his sonne,
Legacy Standard Bible
Of Gershom: Libni his son, Jahath his son, Zimmah his son,
Berean Standard Bible
Of Gershom: Libni his son, Jahath his son, Zimmah his son,
Contemporary English Version
Gershon's descendants included Libni, Jahath, Zimmah, Joah, Iddo, Zerah, and Jeatherai.
Complete Jewish Bible
the son of Tzuf, the son of Elkanah, the son of Machat, the son of ‘Amasai,
Darby Translation
Of Gershom: Libni his son, Jahath his son, Zimmah his son,
Easy-to-Read Version
These were Gershon's descendants: Libni was Gershon's son. Jahath was Libni's son. Zimmah was Jahath's son.
George Lamsa Translation
Of Gershon: Libni his son, Nahath his son, Zimmah his son,
Good News Translation
These are the descendants of Gershon from generation to generation: Libni, Jahath, Zimmah,
Lexham English Bible
Of Gershom: Libni his son, Jahath his son, Zimmah his son,
Literal Translation
to Gershon: his son Libni; Jahath, his son; Zimmah, his son;
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Gersons sonne was Libni, whose sonne was Iahath, whose sonne was Sima,
American Standard Version
Of Gershom: Libni his son, Jahath his son, Zimmah his son,
Bible in Basic English
Of Gershom: Libni his son, Jahath his son, Zimmah his son,
Bishop's Bible (1568)
The sonne of Gersom was Libni, whose sonne was Iahath, & his sonne Zemma.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
the son of Zuph, the son of Elkanah, the son of Mahath, the son of Amasai;
King James Version (1611)
Of Gershom: Libni his sonne, Iahath his sonne, Zimmah his sonne,
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
To Gedson—to Lobeni his son—were born Jeth his son, Zammath his son,
English Revised Version
Of Gershom; Libni his son, Jahath his son, Zimmah his son;
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Gerson; Lobony, his sone; Jaath, his sone; Zama, his sone;
Update Bible Version
Of Gershom: Libni his son, Jahath his son, Zimmah his son,
Webster's Bible Translation
Of Gershom; Libni his son, Jahath his son, Zimmah his son,
New King James Version
Of Gershon were Libni his son, Jahath his son, Zimmah his son,
New Living Translation
The descendants of Gershon included Libni, Jahath, Zimmah,
New Life Bible
Of Gershom there were Libni his son, Jahath his son, Zimmah his son,
New Revised Standard
Of Gershom: Libni his son, Jahath his son, Zimmah his son,
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
To Gershom, pertained Libni his son, Jahath his son, Zimmah his son,
Douay-Rheims Bible
Of Gerson: Lobni his son, Jahath his son, Zamma his son,
Revised Standard Version
Of Gershom: Libni his son, Jahath his son, Zimmah his son,
Young's Literal Translation
of Gershom: Libni his son, Jahath his son, Zimmah his son,
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Of Gershom: Libni his son, Jahath his son, Zimmah his son,

Contextual Overview

1The sons of Levi were Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. The sons of Kohath were Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel. The children of Amram were Aaron, Moses, and Miriam. The sons of Aaron were Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. Eleazar had Phinehas, Phinehas had Abishua, Abishua had Bukki, Bukki had Uzzi, Uzzi had Zerahiah, Zerahiah had Meraioth, Meraioth had Amariah, Amariah had Ahitub, Ahitub had Zadok, Zadok had Ahimaaz, Ahimaaz had Azariah, Azariah had Johanan, and Johanan had Azariah (who served as priest in the temple Solomon built in Jerusalem). Azariah had Amariah, Amariah had Ahitub, Ahitub had Zadok, Zadok had Shallum, Shallum had Hilkiah, Hilkiah had Azariah, Azariah had Seraiah, and Seraiah had Jehozadak. 15 Jehozadak went off to exile when God used Nebuchadnezzar to take Judah and Jerusalem into exile. 16The sons of Levi were Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. These are the names of the sons of Gershon: Libni and Shimei. The sons of Kohath were Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel. The sons of Merari were Mahli and Mushi. These are the Levitical clans according to families: the sons of Gershon were Libni his son, Jehath his son, Zimmah his son, Joah his son, Iddo his son, Zerah his son, and Jeatherai his son. The sons of Kohath were Amminadab his son, Korah his son, Assir his son, Elkanah his son, Ebiasaph his son, Assir his son, Tahath his son, Uriel his son, Uzziah his son, and Shaul his son. The sons of Elkanah were Amasai and Ahimoth, Elkanah his son, Zophai his son, Nahath his son, Eliab his son, Jeroham his son, and Elkanah his son. The sons of Samuel were Joel his firstborn son and Abijah his second. The sons of Merari were Mahli, Libni his son, Shimei his son, Uzzah his son, Shimea his son, Haggiah his son, and Asaiah his son.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Libni: 1 Chronicles 6:17

Zimmah: 1 Chronicles 6:42

Reciprocal: Numbers 3:18 - General 1 Chronicles 6:43 - Jahath 1 Chronicles 23:21 - Merari 2 Chronicles 29:12 - of the Gershonites

Cross-References

Genesis 6:8
But Noah was different. God liked what he saw in Noah.
Genesis 6:11
As far as God was concerned, the Earth had become a sewer; there was violence everywhere. God took one look and saw how bad it was, everyone corrupt and corrupting—life itself corrupt to the core.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Ver. 20,21. Of Gershon, Libni his son,.... Whose genealogy runs thus, Jahath, called Jehiel, 1 Chronicles 23:8. Zimmah, between whom was Shimei, 1 Chronicles 6:42. Joah, the same with Ethan, 1 Chronicles 6:42. Iddo, called Adaiah, 1 Chronicles 6:41. Zerah, Jeaterai, whose name was also Ethni, 1 Chronicles 6:41, the posterity of Shimei, the brother of Libni, are omitted.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Of Gershom - The names in this list are curiously different from those in 1 Chronicles 6:41-43, which yet appear to represent the same line reversed. Probably both lists are more or less corrupted, and, as in many genealogies, omission is made, to reduce the number of the names to seven. Compare e. g. 1 Chronicles 6:22-28 with 1 Chronicles 6:33-38. Compare the other genealogy ties of this chapter; and see also Matthew 1:1-17.


 
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