1 Chronicles 23:22
New International Version
Eleazar died without having sons: he had only daughters. Their cousins, the sons of Kish, married them.

New Living Translation
Eleazar died with no sons, only daughters. His daughters married their cousins, the sons of Kish.

English Standard Version
Eleazar died having no sons, but only daughters; their kinsmen, the sons of Kish, married them.

Berean Standard Bible
Eleazar died without having any sons; he had only daughters. Their cousins, the sons of Kish, married them.

King James Bible
And Eleazar died, and had no sons, but daughters: and their brethren the sons of Kish took them.

New King James Version
And Eleazar died, and had no sons, but only daughters; and their brethren, the sons of Kish, took them as wives.

New American Standard Bible
Eleazar died and had no sons, but only daughters; so their relatives, the sons of Kish, took them as wives.

NASB 1995
Eleazar died and had no sons, but daughters only, so their brothers, the sons of Kish, took them as wives.

NASB 1977
And Eleazar died and had no sons, but daughters only, so their brothers, the sons of Kish, took them as wives.

Legacy Standard Bible
And Eleazar died and had no sons, but daughters only, so their brothers, the sons of Kish, took them up as wives.

Amplified Bible
Eleazar died and had no sons, but daughters only, and their relatives, the sons of Kish, took them as wives.

Christian Standard Bible
Eleazar died having no sons, only daughters. Their cousins, the sons of Kish, married them.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Eleazar died having no sons, only daughters. Their cousins, the sons of Kish, married them.

American Standard Version
And Eleazar died, and had no sons, but daughters only: and their brethren the sons of Kish took them to wife.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And Eliazar died, and he had no sons, only daughters, and the sons of Qish their paternal Uncle took them.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And Eleazar died, and he had no sons, but daughters: and the sons of Kis, their brethren, took them.

Contemporary English Version
Eleazar had no sons, only daughters, and they married their uncle's sons.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And Eleazar died, and had no sons but daughters: and the sons of Cis their brethren took them.

English Revised Version
And Eleazar died, and had no sons, but daughters only: and their brethren the sons of Kish took them to wife.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Eleazar died without having any sons. He only had daughters. Their cousins, the sons of Kish, married them.

Good News Translation
but Eleazar died without having any sons, only daughters. His daughters married their cousins, the sons of Kish.

International Standard Version
but Eleazar died having no sons, but only daughters. Their relatives (the descendants of Kish) married them.

JPS Tanakh 1917
And Eleazar died, and had no sons, but daughters only; and their brethren the sons of Kish took them to wife.

Literal Standard Version
And Eleazar dies, and he had no sons, but daughters, and their brothers, sons of Kish, take them.

Majority Standard Bible
Eleazar died without having any sons; he had only daughters. Their cousins, the sons of Kish, married them.

New American Bible
Eleazar died leaving no sons, only daughters; the sons of Kish, their kinsmen, married them.

NET Bible
Eleazar died without having sons; he had only daughters. The sons of Kish, their cousins, married them.

New Revised Standard Version
Eleazar died having no sons, but only daughters; their kindred, the sons of Kish, married them.

New Heart English Bible
Eleazar died, and had no sons, but daughters only: and their brothers the sons of Kish took them as wives.

Webster's Bible Translation
And Eleazar died, and had no sons, but daughters: and their brethren the sons of Kish took them.

World English Bible
Eleazar died, and had no sons, but daughters only; and their relatives, the sons of Kish, took them as wives.

Young's Literal Translation
And Eleazar dieth, and he had no sons, but daughters, and sons of Kish their brethren take them.

Additional Translations ...
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Context
The Merarites
21The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. The sons of Mahli: Eleazar and Kish. 22Eleazar died without having any sons; he had only daughters. Their cousins, the sons of Kish, married them. 23The sons of Mushi: Mahli, Eder, and Jeremoth—three in all.…

Cross References
Numbers 36:8
Every daughter who possesses an inheritance from any Israelite tribe must marry within a clan of the tribe of her father, so that every Israelite will possess the inheritance of his fathers.

1 Chronicles 23:21
The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. The sons of Mahli: Eleazar and Kish.

1 Chronicles 23:23
The sons of Mushi: Mahli, Eder, and Jeremoth--three in all.


Treasury of Scripture

And Eleazar died, and had no sons, but daughters: and their brothers the sons of Kish took them.

had no sons

1 Chronicles 24:28
Of Mahli came Eleazar, who had no sons.

brethren.

Numbers 36:6-8
This is the thing which the LORD doth command concerning the daughters of Zelophehad, saying, Let them marry to whom they think best; only to the family of the tribe of their father shall they marry…

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(22) And Eleazar died, and had no sons.--Thus his house merged in that of the sons of Kish, who married his daughters according to the Law (Numbers 36:6-9). The sons of Mahli, then, were represented in David's day by the house of Kish. (See 1Chronicles 24:29.)

Verse 22. - Their brethren... took them; i.e. their kinsmen, as margin, "took them" to wife (Numbers 36:5-12). (For the sons of Kish, see 1 Chronicles 24:29.)

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
Eleazar
אֶלְעָזָ֔ר (’el·‘ā·zār)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 499: Eleazar -- 'God has helped', six Israelites

died
וַיָּ֙מָת֙ (way·yā·māṯ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 4191: To die, to kill

without
וְלֹא־ (wə·lō-)
Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

having [any]
הָ֥יוּ (hā·yū)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural
Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be

sons;
בָּנִ֖ים (bā·nîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 1121: A son

he had only
כִּ֣י (kî)
Conjunction
Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

daughters.
בָּנ֑וֹת (bā·nō·wṯ)
Noun - feminine plural
Strong's 1323: A daughter

Their cousins,
אֲחֵיהֶֽם׃ (’ă·ḥê·hem)
Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's 251: A brother, )

the sons
בְּנֵי־ (bə·nê-)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 1121: A son

of Kish,
קִ֖ישׁ (qîš)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 7027: Kish -- father of Saul, also the name of several other Israelites

married them.
וַיִּשָּׂא֥וּם (way·yiś·śā·’ūm)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | third person masculine plural
Strong's 5375: To lift, carry, take


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