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1 Chronicles 6:20

Of Gershom: Libni his son, Jahath his son, Zimmah his son,

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,
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: Gershom, Kohath and Merari. 2The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel. 3The sons of Amram: Aaron, Moses and Miriam. And the sons of Aaron: Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. 4Eleazar became the father of Phinehas, Phinehas became the father of Abishua, 5and Abishua became the father of Bukki, and Bukki became the father of Uzzi, 6and Uzzi became the father of Zerahiah, and Zerahiah became the father of Meraioth, 7Meraioth became the father of Amariah, and Amariah became the father of Ahitub, 8and Ahitub became the father of Zadok, and Zadok became the father of Ahimaaz, 9and Ahimaaz became the father of Azariah, and Azariah became the father of Johanan, 10and Johanan became the father of Azariah (it was he who was priest in the house (temple) which Solomon built in Jerusalem)

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 1:28
And God blessed them [granting them certain authority] and said to them, "Be fruitful, multiply, and fill the earth, and subjugate it [putting it under your power]; and rule over (dominate) the fish of the sea, the birds of the air, and every living thing that moves upon the earth."
Genesis 2:19
So the LORD God formed out of the ground every animal of the field and every bird of the air, and brought them to Adam to see what he would call them; and whatever the man called a living creature, that was its name.
Genesis 6:8
But Noah found favor and grace in the eyes of the LORD.
Genesis 6:11
The [population of the] earth was corrupt [absolutely depraved—spiritually and morally putrid] in God's sight, and the land was filled with violence [desecration, infringement, outrage, assault, and lust for power].
Genesis 6:12
God looked on the earth and saw how debased and degenerate it was, for all humanity had corrupted their way on the earth and lost their true direction.
Genesis 6:16
"You shall make a window [for light and ventilation] for the ark, and finish it to at least a cubit (eighteen inches) from the top—and set the [entry] door of the ark in its side; and you shall make it with lower, second and third decks.
Genesis 6:20
"Of fowls and birds according to their kind, of animals according to their kind, of every crawling thing of the ground according to its kind—two of every kind shall come to you to keep them alive.
John 5:40
and still you are unwilling to come to Me so that you may have life.

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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