Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Chronicles 23:16
Of the sons of Gershom, Shebuel [was] the chief.
16. Of the sons ] R.V. The sons. Cp. 1Ch 2:31, where the plural, The sons, is thrice followed by a single name only.
Shebuel ] In 1Ch 24:20 Shubael; so LXX. here.
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
Verse 16. To this verse the Targum adds, “The same Jonathan, who became a false prophet, repented in his old age; and David made him his chief treasurer.”
Fuente: Adam Clarke’s Commentary and Critical Notes on the Bible
Of the sons of Gershom, Shebuel was the chief. Of the posterity of Gershom in the times of David, called Shubael, 1Ch 24:20, the Targum makes him to be the same with Jonathan, Jud 18:30. l
l So in Hieron. Trad. Heb. in Paralipom. fol. 84. c.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
(16) The sons of Gershom, Shebuel was the chief (Heb., head).The statement that Shebuel was the chief implies that Gershom had other sons not mentioned here, as being reckoned members of the clan the sons of Gershom. Shebuel is called Shubael in 1Ch. 24:20.
Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)
Shebuel. See note on Jdg 18:30. The Chaldee paraphrase asserts that this name “Shebuel” (which means “he returned to ‘El, the true God”) was given to Jonathan after he had returned to the fear of the Lord.
chief = head.
Fuente: Companion Bible Notes, Appendices and Graphics
Shebuel: 1Ch 24:20, 1Ch 25:20, Shubael, 1Ch 26:24
Reciprocal: 1Ch 6:53 – Zadok