1 Chronicles 8:28 - Tree of Life Version These were leaders of the clans listed in their genealogies. These lived in Jerusalem. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 These were heads of the fathers, by their generations, chief men. These dwelt in Jerusalem. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition These were heads of the fathers' houses, according to their generations, chief men. These dwelt in Jerusalem. American Standard Version (1901) These were heads of fathers’ houses throughout their generations, chief men: these dwelt in Jerusalem. Common English Bible These were the heads of households, in their generations. They were leaders who lived in Jerusalem. Catholic Public Domain Version These were the patriarchs and leaders of the families who were living in Jerusalem. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version These were the chief fathers, and heads of their families who dwelt in Jerusalem. |
Now the father of Gibeon dwelt in Gibeon. His wife’s name was Maacah,
and Mikloth who fathered Shimeah. They lived with their relatives in Jerusalem, opposite their relatives.
Those from the children of Judah, the children of Benjamin, and the children of Ephraim and Manasseh who settled in Jerusalem were:
These were heads of the Levite families, chiefs in their geneaological records. These lived in Jerusalem.
From the sons of Benjamin: Sallu son of Meshullam, son of Hodaviah, son of Hassenuah;
So the leaders of the people dwelt in Jerusalem while the remainder of the people cast lots to bring one out of every ten to live in Jerusalem, the holy city, while the other nine remained in the other towns.
As for the Jebusites, the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the children of Judah could not drive them out. So the Jebusites continue to live among the children of Judah in Jerusalem to this day.
Zela, Eleph, and Jebus (that is, Jerusalem), Gibeah, and Kiriath—14 towns with their villages. This is the inheritance of the children of Benjamin according to their clans.
But the children of Benjamin did not drive out the Jebusites who inhabited Jerusalem, so the Jebusites continued to live with the children of Benjamin in Jerusalem to this day.