1 Chronicles 23:17
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New International Version (©1984)
The descendants of Eliezer: Rehabiah was the first. Eliezer had no other sons, but the sons of Rehabiah were very numerous.

New Living Translation (©2007)
Eliezer had only one son, Rehabiah, the family leader. Rehabiah had numerous descendants.

English Standard Version (©2001)
The sons of Eliezer: Rehabiah the chief. Eliezer had no other sons, but the sons of Rehabiah were very many.

New American Standard Bible (©1995)
The son of Eliezer was Rehabiah the chief; and Eliezer had no other sons, but the sons of Rehabiah were very many.

King James Bible (Cambridge Ed.)
And the sons of Eliezer were, Rehabiah the chief. And Eliezer had none other sons; but the sons of Rehabiah were very many.

GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
Eliezer's only son was Rehabiah. Eliezer had no other sons, but Rehabiah had many sons.

King James 2000 Bible (©2003)
And the sons of Eliezer were, Rehabiah the chief. And Eliezer had no other sons; but the sons of Rehabiah were very many.

American 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.

American Standard Version
And the sons of Eliezer were: Rehabiah the chief; and Eliezer had no other sons; but the sons of Rehabiah were very many.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And the sons of Eliezer were: Rohobia the first: and Eliezer had no more sons. But the sons of Rohobia were multiplied exceedingly.

Darby Bible Translation
And the sons of Eliezer: Rehabiah the head; and Eliezer had no other sons, but the sons of Rehabiah were very many.

English Revised Version
And the sons of Eliezer were, Rehabiah the chief. And Eliezer had none other sons; but the sons of Rehabiah were very many.

Webster's Bible Translation
And the sons of Eliezer were, Rehabiah the chief. And Eliezer had no other sons; but the sons of Rehabiah were very many.

World English Bible
The sons of Eliezer were: Rehabiah the chief; and Eliezer had no other sons; but the sons of Rehabiah were very many.

Young's Literal Translation
And sons of Eliezer are Rehabiah the head, and Eliezer had no other sons, and the sons of Rehabiah have multiplied exceedingly.

Clarke's Commentary on the Bible

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."

Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

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 (m) fancy; which they gather from Exodus 1:7, and that though Moses deprecated the multiplication of his seed, God fulfilled it.

(m) T. Bab Beracot, fol. 7. 1, 2, Bemidbar Rabba, sect. 16. fol. 220. 4.

Geneva Study Bible

And the sons of Eliezer were, Rehabiah the {c} chief. And Eliezer had none other sons; but the sons of Rehabiah were very many.

(c) The scripture calls him chief or first born even though he is alone and there is no one born after him, Mt 1:25.

King James Translators' Notes

the chief: or, the first

very many: Heb. highly multiplied

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary

23:1-23 David, having given charge concerning the building of the temple, settles the method of the temple service, and orders the officers of it. When those of the same family were employed together, it would engage them to love and assist one another.


Exodus 18:4 and the other was named Eliezer, for he said, "My father's God was my helper; he saved me from the sword of Pharaoh."
1 Chronicles 23:16 The descendants of Gershom: Shubael was the first.
1 Chronicles 23:18 The sons of Izhar: Shelomith was the first.

Chief Descendants Eliezer Elie'zer Exceedingly First Great Head Multiplied Numerous Rehabiah Rehabi'ah

And the sons of Eliezer were, Rehabiah the chief. And Eliezer had none other sons; but the sons of Rehabiah were very many.

the chief. or, the first 1Ch 26:25

were very many [heb] were highly multiplied

1 Chronicles Chapter 23 Verse 17

Alphabetical: and but chief descendants Eliezer first had many no numerous of other Rehabiah son sons The very was were

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