King James Version
What Does 1 Chronicles 23:14 Mean?
“Now concerning Moses the man of God, his sons were named of the tribe of Levi.”
Context
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The sons of Kohath; Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel, four.
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The sons of Amram; Aaron and Moses: and Aaron was separated, that he should sanctify the most holy things, he and his sons for ever, to burn incense before the LORD, to minister unto him, and to bless in his name for ever.
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Now concerning Moses the man of God, his sons were named of the tribe of Levi.
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The sons of Moses were, Gershom, and Eliezer.
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Of the sons of Gershom, Shebuel was the chief. Shebuel: or, Shubael
Commentary
Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers(14) **Now concerning Moses the man of God.**—Rather, *Now Moses, the man of God.*
**His sons were named** (or should be named) **of the tribe of Levi.**—See Genesis 48:6 for the phrase “to be called after” (*niqrâ’ ‘al*)*.* Aaron’s sons were priests; but the sons of Moses, his brother, were reckoned as simple Levites, and therefore their houses are here enumerated (1Chronicles 23:15-17).
**The man of** **God.**—See Deuteronomy 33:1; Psalms 90; Joshua 14:6. David is so called (2Chronicles 8:14; Nehemiah 12:24). The meaning of the title is one charged with a Divine mission. Hence the prophets were so called in the times of the kings; and St. Paul applies the title to Timothy (1Timothy 6:11).
Charles John Ellicott (1819–1905). Public Domain.
Historical Context
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Theological Significance
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