Bible Strands
1 Chronicles 23:17
The descendants of Eliezer: Rehabiah was the first. Eliezer did not have any other sons, but the sons of Rehabiah were very numerous.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The passage operates as a genealogical record within David’s administrative reorganization of the Levitical temple service, identifying the primary branch of Eliezer’s descendants.
The words — הָ/רֹ֑אשׁ (ha./Rosh) renders literally as "the/ chief," designating Rehabiah’s initial rank, while וְ/לֹא\־ (ve./lo'-) means "and/ not," introducing the factual clause that Eliezer possessed no other sons.
The thread — The same structural formula appears in the adjacent verses for Gershom (1 Chronicles 23:16) and Izhar (1 Chronicles 23:18), and the Eliezer line is later listed among the temple officials at 1 Chronicles 26:25.
Why it lands — The text records a lineage shift where a sonless patriarch’s primary administrative authority passes to his grandson’s numerous offspring, requiring the reader to track how Levitical service roles adapt to actual family data.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And the sons of Eliezer were, Rehabiah the chief. And Eliezer had none other sons; but the sons of Rehabiah were very many.
Cross-references
- 1 Chronicles 26:25 His relatives through Eliezer included Rehabiah his son, Jeshaiah his son, Joram his son, Zichri his son, and Shelomith his son.