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1 Chronicles 23:8 Explained in Context
Use this verse as a doorway into the larger passage—not as an isolated saying.
Verse 8. 8The sons of Laadan; the chief was Jehiel, and Zetham, and Joel, three.
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Role in This Section
This verse advances the thought unit through its next name, action, speech, or consequence: “The sons of Laadan; the chief was Jehiel, and Zetham, and Joel, three.” Its responsible meaning belongs to the complete movement “Gershonite houses are grouped for service.”
Read It With
- 1 Chronicles 23:7–11
Read 1 Chronicles 23:8 with 23:7–11. The selected wording supplies one step in the thought unit through its next name, action, speech, or consequence; the surrounding verses supply the relationships and outcome summarized here: Laadan and Shimei's descendants are named, with two small branches combined into one father-house.
Why It Needs Context
1 Chronicles 23:8 depends on 23:7–11; isolating “The sons of Laadan; the chief was Jehiel, and Zetham, and Joel, three” would detach a supporting name, action, quotation, number, object, or transition from “Gershonite houses are grouped for service.”
Read 1 Chronicles 23:7–11 together
Why these verses belong together: 1 Chronicles 23:7–11 forms the complete movement “Gershonite houses are grouped for service”: Laadan and Shimei's descendants are named, with two small branches combined into one father-house.
Verse 7. 7 Of the Gershonites were, Laadan, and Shimei.
Verse 8. 8 The sons of Laadan; the chief was Jehiel, and Zetham, and Joel, three.
Verse 9. 9 The sons of Shimei; Shelomith, and Haziel, and Haran, three. These were the chief of the fathers of Laadan.
Verse 10. 10 And the sons of Shimei were, Jahath, Zina, and Jeush, and Beriah. These four were the sons of Shimei.
Verse 11. 11 And Jahath was the chief, and Zizah the second: but Jeush and Beriah had not many sons; therefore they were in one reckoning, according to their father’s house.
Continue in Context
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Read 1 Chronicles 23:7–11 — Gershonite houses are grouped for serviceSources used for this context pointer
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Biblical text
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Exact location: 1 Chronicles 23:7–11, pinned eng-kjv2006 USFM corpus
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Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible: 1 Chronicles
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