John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Chronicles 23:15
The sons of Moses were Gershom and Eliezer. See Exodus 18:3 . read more
歷代志上 23:15-17 Cunpts
John Gill
John Gill
John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Chronicles 23:16
Of the sons of Gershom, Shebuel was the chief. Of the posterity of Gershom in the times of David, called Shubael, 1 Chronicles 24:20 , the Targum makes him to be the same with Jonathan, Judges 18:30 . F12 So in Hieron. Trad. Heb. in Paralipom. fol. 84. c. . read more
John Gill
John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Chronicles 23:17
And the sons of Eliezer were Rehabiah the chief ,.... The first and only begotten, as it follows: and Eliezer had none other sons ; before nor after him: but the sons of Rehabiah were very many ; or greatly multiplied; not, as the Targum says, above 600,000; the number of Israel, as the Jewish writers F13 T. Bab Beracot, fol. 7. 1, 2, Bemidbar Rabba, sect. 16. fol. 220. 4. fancy; which they gather from Exodus 1:7 , and that though Moses deprecated the multiplication of his... read more
Adam Clarke
Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Chronicles 23:16
To this verse the Targum adds, "The same Jonathan, who became a false prophet, repented in his old age; and David made him his chief treasurer." read more
Adam Clarke
Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Chronicles 23:17
But the sons of Rehabiah were very many - The Targum says, "On account of the merits of Moses, the posterity of Rehabiah were multiplied to more than sixty myriads." read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Chronicles 23:15
We read of the birth of Gershom to Moses and Zipporah ( Exodus 2:22 ; see also Exodus 18:4 , where Eliezer is also spoken of). read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Chronicles 23:17
Rehabiah . He was the chief ( הָראשׁ ); but it happened that he was also the only son. Hence it is added in antithesis that his sons were very many (see the name again, 1 Chronicles 26:25 ). The non-priestly Amramites are therefore seen to correspond with the houses of Shebuel and Rehabiah. read more
Donald C. Fleming
Bridgeway Bible Commentary - 1 Chronicles 23:1-32
Arrangements for the Levites (23:1-26:32)Having appointed Solomon to be his successor, David made further arrangements for the service of the temple. First, he set out a plan to distribute duties among the Levites. A census showed that there were 38,000 Levites eligible for temple service. Of these, 14,000 were official record-keepers, judges, guards, singers and musicians. The remainder were to help in the general service of the temple (23:1-6). Clearly, there were far too many Levites to work... read more
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Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 1 Chronicles 23:1-23
Here we have, I. The crown entailed, according to the divine appointment, 1 Chron. 23:1. David made Solomon king, not to reign with him, or reign under him, but only to reign after him. This he did, 1. When he was old and full of days. He was but seventy years old when he died, and yet he was full of days, satur dierum?satisfied with living in this world. When he found himself going off, he made provision for the welfare of the kingdom after his decease, and pleased himself with the hopeful... read more