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1 Chronicles 23

1 Chronicles 23:15

The Kohathites · 1 Chronicles 23:12–20
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Translations

Modern
The sons of Moses: Gershom and Eliezer.
Traditional
The sons of Moses were, Gershom, and Eliezer.
Literal
The sons of Moses: Gershom and Eliezer.
Latin
Filii Moysi: Gersom et Eliezer.

Original

Hebrew
English
The sons of Moses: Gershom and Eliezer.

Notes

1 Chronicles 23:6–23

David organized the Levites into groups based on their family lines. There were more clerics than needed for one temple. These groups allowed all priests and Levites to take turns serving in the temple (see Luke 1:5, 8).

Theme notes and profiles

David Moses

Parallels

Numbers 3:27–32 Numbers 4:1–20

People

Eliezer: Son of Moses and Zipporah Gershom: Son of Moses; father of Jonathan, a renegade priest Moses: Prophet who led Israel out of Egypt

Glossary

Chronicles, Books of First and Second David Eliezer Genealogy Gershom Izhar Jonathan Kohath, Kohathites Merari, Merarite Priests and Levites Shebuel

Topics

Eliezer: Son of Moses Gershom: Son of Moses Levites: Functions of had Charge of the Temple The Levites: Services of Conducting the Sacred Music