8 from the descendants of Elizaphan, Shemaiah the leader and 200 relatives;
8 Of the sons of Elizaphan; Shemaiah the chief, and his brethren two hundred:
8 of the sons of Elizaphan, Shemaiah the chief, with 200 of his brothers;
8 from the family of Elizaphan, Shemaiah the head with 200 relatives;
8 of the sons of Elizaphan, Shemaiah the chief, and two hundred of his brethren;
8 From the descendants of Elizaphan, 200, with Shemaiah as their leader.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on 1 Chronicles 15:8
Commentary on 1 Chronicles 15:1-24
(Read 1 Chronicles 15:1-24)
Wise and good men may be guilty of oversights, which they will correct, as soon as they are aware of them. David does not try to justify what had been done amiss, nor to lay the blame on others; but he owns himself guilty, with others, of not seeking God in due order