1 Chronicles 23:8
New International Version
The sons of Ladan: Jehiel the first, Zetham and Joel—three in all.

New Living Translation
Three of the descendants of Libni were Jehiel (the family leader), Zetham, and Joel.

English Standard Version
The sons of Ladan: Jehiel the chief, and Zetham, and Joel, three.

Berean Standard Bible
The sons of Ladan: Jehiel the first, Zetham, and Joel—three in all.

King James Bible
The sons of Laadan; the chief was Jehiel, and Zetham, and Joel, three.

New King James Version
The sons of Laadan: the first Jehiel, then Zetham and Joel—three in all.

New American Standard Bible
The sons of Ladan were Jehiel the first, and Zetham and Joel, three.

NASB 1995
The sons of Ladan were Jehiel the first and Zetham and Joel, three.

NASB 1977
The sons of Ladan were Jehiel the first and Zetham and Joel, three.

Legacy Standard Bible
The sons of Ladan were Jehiel the first and Zetham and Joel, three.

Amplified Bible
The sons of Ladan: Jehiel the first and Zetham and Joel—three in all.

Christian Standard Bible
Ladan’s sons: Jehiel was the first, then Zetham, and Joel—three.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Ladan’s sons: Jehiel was the first, then Zetham, and Joel—three.

American Standard Version
The sons of Ladan: Jehiel the chief, and Zetham, and Joel, three.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
The sons of Ladan his older: Nakhayil, Yotham, Yuyel, three.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
The sons of Edan were Jeiel, the chief, and Zethan, and Joel, three.

Contemporary English Version
Ladan was the father of Jehiel, Zetham, and Joel.

Douay-Rheims Bible
The sons of Leedan: the chief Jahiel, and Zethan, and Joel, three.

English Revised Version
The sons of Ladan; Jehiel the chief, and Zetham, and Joel, three.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Ladan had three sons: Jehiel was the first, then Zetham, and Joel.

Good News Translation
Ladan had three sons: Jehiel, Zetham, and Joel,

International Standard Version
The three descendants of Ladan included Jehiel (their chief), Zetham, and Joel.

JPS Tanakh 1917
The sons of Ladan: Jehiel the chief, and Zetham, and Joel, three.

Literal Standard Version
Sons of Laadan: the head [is] Jehiel, and Zetham, and Joel—three.

Majority Standard Bible
The sons of Ladan: Jehiel the first, Zetham, and Joel—three in all.

New American Bible
The sons of Ladan: Jehiel the chief, then Zetham and Joel; three in all.

NET Bible
The sons of Ladan: Jehiel the oldest, Zetham, and Joel--three in all.

New Revised Standard Version
The sons of Ladan: Jehiel the chief, Zetham, and Joel, three.

New Heart English Bible
The sons of Ladan: Jehiel the chief, and Zetham, and Joel, three.

Webster's Bible Translation
The sons of Laadan: the chief was Jehiel, and Zetham, and Joel, three.

World English Bible
The sons of Ladan: Jehiel the chief, Zetham, and Joel, three.

Young's Literal Translation
Sons of Laadan: the head is Jehiel, and Zetham, and Joel, three.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
The Gershonites
7The Gershonites: Ladan and Shimei. 8The sons of Ladan: Jehiel the first, Zetham, and Joel— three in all. 9The sons of Shimei: Shelomoth, Haziel, and Haran—three in all. These were the heads of the families of Ladan.…

Cross References
1 Chronicles 7:26
Ladan his son, Ammihud his son, Elishama his son,

1 Chronicles 23:7
The Gershonites: Ladan and Shimei.

1 Chronicles 23:9
The sons of Shimei: Shelomoth, Haziel, and Haran--three in all. These were the heads of the families of Ladan.

1 Chronicles 29:8
Whoever had precious stones gave them to the treasury of the house of the LORD, under the care of Jehiel the Gershonite.


Treasury of Scripture

The sons of Laadan; the chief was Jehiel, and Zetham, and Joel, three.

Jehiel

1 Chronicles 15:18,20,21
And with them their brethren of the second degree, Zechariah, Ben, and Jaaziel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Unni, Eliab, and Benaiah, and Maaseiah, and Mattithiah, and Elipheleh, and Mikneiah, and Obededom, and Jeiel, the porters…

1 Chronicles 6:33,34
And these are they that waited with their children. Of the sons of the Kohathites: Heman a singer, the son of Joel, the son of Shemuel, …

1 Chronicles 15:7,11,17
Of the sons of Gershom; Joel the chief, and his brethren an hundred and thirty: …

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(8) The sons of Laadan.--These are named in two groups: viz., first, the three mentioned in this verse; secondly, the three named in 1Chronicles 23:9, and called "sons of Shimei." This Shimei is not the same as the Shimei of 1Chronicles 23:7, whose sub-divisions are not given till 1Chronicles 23:10.

Verse 8. - This verse contains the names of the three so-called sons of Laadan, but (1 Chronicles 26:22) the last two appear to have been grandsons.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
The sons
בְּנֵ֣י (bə·nê)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 1121: A son

of Ladan:
לַעְדָּ֗ן (la‘·dān)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3936: Ladan -- an Ephraimite, also a Gershonite

Jehiel
יְחִיאֵ֛ל (yə·ḥî·’êl)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3171: Jehiel -- 'may God live', the name of a number of Israelites

was the first,
הָרֹ֧אשׁ (hā·rōš)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 7218: The head

then Zetham,
וְזֵתָ֥ם (wə·zê·ṯām)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 2241: Zetham -- a Levite

and Joel—
וְיוֹאֵ֖ל (wə·yō·w·’êl)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3100: Joel -- probably 'the LORD is God', the name of a number of Israelites

three [in all].
שְׁלֹשָֽׁה׃ (šə·lō·šāh)
Number - masculine singular
Strong's 7969: Three, third, thrice


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