1 Chronicles 8:28 “All these were heads of families, the chiefs according to their geneal…”

1 Chronicles 8:28

All these were heads of families, the chiefs according to their genealogies, and they lived in Jerusalem.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

These were heads of the fathers, by their generations, chief men. These dwelt in Jerusalem.

World English Bible

These were heads of fathers’ households throughout their generations, chief men. These lived in Jerusalem.

American Standard Version

These were heads of fathers’ houses throughout their generations, chief men: these dwelt in Jerusalem.

Geneva Bible 1599

These were the chiefe fathers according to their generations, euen princes, which dwelt in Ierusalem.

Darby Translation

These were the chief fathers, according to their generations, principal men; these dwelt in Jerusalem.

Young's Literal Translation

These [are] heads of fathers, by their generations, heads; these dwelt in Jerusalem.

Bible in Basic English

These were heads of families in their generations; chief men: these were living in Jerusalem.

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Cross references

“smelt”

Judges 1:21 Joshua 15:63 Joshua 18:28 Nehemiah 11:1 Nehemiah 11:7–9

Judges 1:21 · BSB

The Benjamites, however, failed to drive out the Jebusites living in Jerusalem. So to this day the Jebusites live there among the Benjamites.

Joshua 15:63 · BSB

But the descendants of Judah could not drive out the Jebusites living in Jerusalem. So to this day the Jebusites live there among the descendants of Judah.

Joshua 18:28 · BSB

Zelah, Haeleph, Jebus (that is, Jerusalem), Gibeah, and Kiriath-jearim —fourteen cities, along with their villages. This was the inheritance of the clans of the tribe of Benjamin.

Nehemiah 11:1 · BSB

Now the leaders of the people settled in Jerusalem, and the rest of the people cast lots to bring one out of ten to live in the holy city of Jerusalem, while the remaining nine were to dwell in their own towns.

Nehemiah 11:7–9 · BSB

From the descendants of Benjamin: Sallu son of Meshullam, the son of Joed, the son of Pedaiah, the son of Kolaiah, the son of Maaseiah, the son of Ithiel, the son of Jeshaiah;

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

27Jaareshiah, Elijah, and Zichri were the sons of Jeroham.

29Jeiel the father of Gibeon lived in Gibeon. His wife’s name was Maacah,

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