The sons of Eliezer were: Rehabiah the chief; and Eliezer had no other sons; but the sons of Rehabiah were very many.
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The sons of Eliezer were: Rehabiah the chief; and Eliezer had no other sons; but the sons of Rehabiah were very many.
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And the sons of Eliezer were, Rehabiah the chief. And Eliezer had none other sons; but the sons of Rehabiah were very many.
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And the sons of Eliezer were: Rehabiah the chief. And Eliezer had no other sons; but the sons of Rehabiah were very many.
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Passages linked to 1 Chronicles 23:17 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- 1 Chronicles 26:25 His brothers: of Eliezer, Rehabiah his son, and Jeshaiah his son, and Joram his son, and Zichri his son, and Shelomoth his son.
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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain The Scripture useth to call chief or the firstborn,…
The Scripture useth to call chief or the firstborn, although he be alone and there be none born after, Matt. 1:25.
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain The sons of Eliezer, for the son; the plural…
The sons of Eliezer, for the son; the plural number for the singular, as Gen 46:23; 1Ch 2:8,31, and oft elsewhere.
Rehabiah the chief, Heb. the first-born. He is so called, not because others were born after him, but because none were born before him. See Poole "Mat 1:25".
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain Of the sons of Hebron,.... A third son of…
Of the sons of Hebron,.... A third son of Kohath, Ch1 23:12,
Jeriah the first, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, and Jekameam the fourth: of the sons of Uzziel; another son of Kohath, Ch1 23:12,
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Micah the first, Jesiah the second: the sons of Merari, Mahli and Mushi, Exo 6:19,
the sons of Mahli, Eleazar and Kish: of whom see Ch1 24:28.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 17. But the sons of Rehabiah were very…
Verse 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."
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 17. Rehabiah] Cp. 1Ch_24:21.
17. Rehabiah] Cp. 1Ch_24:21.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (17) And the sons of Eliezer were, Rehabiah the…
(17) And the sons of Eliezer were, Rehabiah the chief.—The word “were” (became) ought not to be in italics in the text, as it is expressed in the Hebrew.
The chief (head) means founder and eponym of the clan the sons of Rehabiah.
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And Eliezer had none other sons.—Literally, And there became not to Eliezer ether sons, and the sons of Rehabiah had multiplied exceedingly (unto height, 1Ch_22:5). The clan Rehabiah was very populous.
Thus (1Ch_23:16-17) the descendants of Moses were comprised in two father-houses, or clans, viz., Shebuel and Rehabiah.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain Rehabiah. He was the chief (varh;); but it happened…
Rehabiah. He was the chief (varh;); 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, 1Ch_26:25) The non-priestly Amramites are therefore seen to correspond with the houses of Shebuel and Rehabiah.
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