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New Century Version

1 Chronicles 15:8

There were two hundred people from Elizaphan's family group, with Shemaiah as their leader.

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 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

1 David built houses for himself in Jerusalem. Then he prepared a place for the Ark of God, and he set up a tent for it. 2 David said, "Only the Levites may carry the Ark of God. The Lord chose them to carry the Ark of the Lord and to serve him forever." 3 David called all the people of Israel to come to Jerusalem. He wanted to bring the Ark of the Lord to the place he had made for it. 4 David called together the descendants of Aaron and the Levites. 5 There were one hundred twenty people from Kohath's family group, with Uriel as their leader. 6 There were two hundred twenty people from Merari's family group, with Asaiah as their leader. 7 There were one hundred thirty people from Gershon's family group, with Joel as their leader. 8 There were two hundred people from Elizaphan's family group, with Shemaiah as their leader. 9 There were eighty people from Hebron's family group, with Eliel as their leader. 10 And there were one hundred twelve people from Uzziel's family group, with Amminadab as their leader.

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? I have no son, so my slave Eliezer from Damascus will get everything I own after I die."
Genesis 15:4
Then the Lord spoke his word to Abram: "He will not be the one to inherit what you have. You will have a son of your own who will inherit what you have."
Genesis 15:9
The Lord said to Abram, "Bring me a three-year-old cow, a three-year-old goat, a three-year-old male sheep, a dove, and a young pigeon."
Genesis 15:10
Abram brought them all to God. Then Abram killed the animals and cut each of them into two pieces, laying each half opposite the other half. But he did not cut the birds in half.
Genesis 15:13
Then the Lord said to Abram, "You can be sure that your descendants will be strangers and travel in a land they don't own. The people there will make them slaves and be cruel to them for four hundred years.
Genesis 15:14
But I will punish the nation where they are slaves. Then your descendants will leave that land, taking great wealth with them.
Genesis 15:17
After the sun went down, it was very dark. Suddenly a smoking firepot and a blazing torch passed between the halves of the dead animals.
2 Kings 20:8
Hezekiah had asked Isaiah, "What will be the sign that the Lord will heal me and that I will go up to the Temple of the Lord on the third day?"
Psalms 86:17
Show me a sign of your goodness. When my enemies look, they will be ashamed. You, Lord , have helped me and comforted me.
Isaiah 7:11
"Ask for a sign from the Lord your God to prove to yourself that these things are true. It may be a sign from as deep as the place of the dead or as high as the heavens."

Gill's Notes on the Bible

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