Bible Strands
1 Chronicles 23:10
And the sons of Shimei: Jahath, Zina, Jeush, and Beriah. These were the sons of Shimei—four in all.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The Chronicler records a genealogical register for the Levite clans during David’s administrative reorganization of temple service, specifying the exact number of descendants for each family line.
The words — אֵלֶּה ('E.leh) = these and בְּנֵי (benei) = sons of anchor the verse’s function as a precise family count rather than a narrative expansion.
The thread — The enumeration of Levite households for duty assignment runs through 1 Chronicles 23–26 and parallels the priestly records in Ezra 2 and Nehemiah 7.
Why it lands — It requires the reader to verify lineage for administrative allocation, establishing that temple service and land inheritance depended on documented family numbers.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And the sons of Shimei were, Jahath, Zina, and Jeush, and Beriah. These four were the sons of Shimei.