Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version David separated the Levites into divisions corresponding to the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath and Merari. New Living Translation Then David divided the Levites into divisions named after the clans descended from the three sons of Levi—Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. English Standard Version And David organized them in divisions corresponding to the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. Berean Standard Bible Then David divided the Levites into divisions according to the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. King James Bible And David divided them into courses among the sons of Levi, namely, Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. New King James Version Also David separated them into divisions among the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. New American Standard Bible David divided them into divisions according to the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. NASB 1995 David divided them into divisions according to the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. NASB 1977 And David divided them into divisions according to the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. Legacy Standard Bible And David divided them into divisions according to the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. Amplified Bible And David organized them into divisions according to the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. Christian Standard Bible Then David divided them into divisions according to Levi’s sons: Gershom, Kohath, and Merari. Holman Christian Standard Bible Then David divided them into divisions according to Levi’s sons: Gershom, Kohath, and Merari. American Standard Version And David divided them into courses according to the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. Contemporary English Version David then divided the Levites into three groups according to the clans of Levi's sons, Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. English Revised Version And David divided them into courses according to the sons of Levi; Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. GOD'S WORD® Translation David organized the Levites into divisions based on which of Levi's sons (Gershon, Kohath, or Merari) they were descended from. Good News Translation David divided the Levites into three groups, according to their clans: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. International Standard Version David divided them into divisions based on Gershon, Kohath, and Merari, Levi's sons. Majority Standard Bible Then David divided the Levites into divisions according to the sons of Levi: Gershom, Kohath, and Merari. NET Bible David divided them into groups corresponding to the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. New Heart English Bible David divided them into divisions according to the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. Webster's Bible Translation And David divided them into courses among the sons of Levi, namely, Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. World English Bible David divided them into divisions according to the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd David distributes them into divisions of the sons of Levi—of Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. Young's Literal Translation And David distributeth them into courses: Of the sons of Levi: of Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. Smith's Literal Translation And David will divide them into divisions to the sons of Levi, to Gershon, Kohath and Merari. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd David distributed them into courses by the families of the sons of Levi, to wit, of Gerson, and of Caath, and of Merari. Catholic Public Domain Version And David distributed them into courses according to the sons of Levi, specifically, Gershom, and Kohath, and Merari. New American Bible David apportioned them into divisions according to the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. New Revised Standard Version And David organized them in divisions corresponding to the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd David appointed administrators and managers over the poor and needy, to provide and distribute to the poor; one person over each ten, and they lacked nothing. And David appointed them all in their courses according to the sons of Levi; namely, Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And David appointed all of them in their offices of the children of Levi: Gershun and Qahath and Merari. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917And David divided them into courses according to the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. Brenton Septuagint Translation And David divided them into daily courses, for the sons of Levi, for Gedson, Caath, and Merari. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Divisions of the Levites…54,000 are to be gatekeepers, and 4,000 are to praise the LORD with the instruments I have made for giving praise.” 6Then David divided the Levites into divisions according to the sons of Levi: Gershom, Kohath, and Merari. Cross References Numbers 3:6-9 “Bring the tribe of Levi and present them to Aaron the priest to assist him. / They are to perform duties for him and for the whole congregation before the Tent of Meeting, attending to the service of the tabernacle. / They shall take care of all the furnishings of the Tent of Meeting and fulfill obligations for the Israelites by attending to the service of the tabernacle. ... 1 Chronicles 6:16-30 The sons of Levi: Gershom, Kohath, and Merari. / These are the names of the sons of Gershom: Libni and Shimei. / The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel. ... 1 Chronicles 24:1-19 These were the divisions of the descendants of Aaron. The sons of Aaron were Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. / But Nadab and Abihu died before their father did, and they had no sons; so Eleazar and Ithamar served as priests. / With the help of Eleazar’s descendant Zadok and Ithamar’s descendant Ahimelech, David divided them according to the offices of their service. ... 1 Chronicles 15:4-12 Then he gathered together the descendants of Aaron and the Levites: / From the Kohathites, Uriel the chief and 120 of his relatives; / from the Merarites, Asaiah the chief and 220 of his relatives; ... 1 Chronicles 6:31-48 These are the men David put in charge of the music in the house of the LORD after the ark rested there. / They ministered with song before the tabernacle, the Tent of Meeting, until Solomon built the house of the LORD in Jerusalem. And they performed their duties according to the regulations given them. / These are the men who served, together with their sons. From the Kohathites: Heman the singer, the son of Joel, the son of Samuel, ... 1 Chronicles 25:1-31 Additionally, David and the commanders of the army set apart some of the sons of Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun to prophesy with the accompaniment of lyres, harps, and cymbals. The following is the list of the men who performed this service: / From the sons of Asaph: Zaccur, Joseph, Nethaniah, and Asarelah. These sons of Asaph were under the direction of Asaph, who prophesied under the direction of the king. / From the sons of Jeduthun: Gedaliah, Zeri, Jeshaiah, Shimei, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah—six in all—under the direction of their father Jeduthun, who prophesied with the harp, giving thanks and praise to the LORD. ... 1 Chronicles 9:10-13 From the priests: Jedaiah, Jehoiarib, and Jachin; / Azariah son of Hilkiah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Zadok, the son of Meraioth, the son of Ahitub, the chief official of God’s temple; / Adaiah son of Jeroham, the son of Pashhur, the son of Malchijah; Maasai son of Adiel, the son of Jahzerah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Meshillemith, the son of Immer; ... 2 Chronicles 8:14 In keeping with the ordinances of his father David, Solomon appointed the divisions of the priests over their service, and the Levites for their duties to offer praise and to minister before the priests according to the daily requirement. He also appointed gatekeepers by their divisions at each gate, for this had been the command of David, the man of God. 2 Chronicles 29:25-26 Hezekiah stationed the Levites in the house of the LORD with cymbals, harps, and lyres according to the command of David, of Gad the king’s seer, and of Nathan the prophet. For the command had come from the LORD through His prophets. / The Levites stood with the instruments of David, and the priests with the trumpets. Nehemiah 12:24-26 The leaders of the Levites were Hashabiah, Sherebiah, and Jeshua son of Kadmiel, along with their associates, who stood across from them to give praise and thanksgiving as one section alternated with the other, as prescribed by David the man of God. / Mattaniah, Bakbukiah, Obadiah, Meshullam, Talmon, and Akkub were gatekeepers who guarded the storerooms at the gates. / They served in the days of Joiakim son of Jeshua, the son of Jozadak, and in the days of Nehemiah the governor and Ezra the priest and scribe. Exodus 6:16-25 These were the names of the sons of Levi according to their records: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. Levi lived 137 years. / The sons of Gershon were Libni and Shimei, by their clans. / The sons of Kohath were Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel. Kohath lived 133 years. ... 1 Kings 8:4 and they brought up the ark of the LORD and the Tent of Meeting with all its sacred furnishings. So the priests and Levites carried them up. 2 Chronicles 5:5 and they brought up the ark and the Tent of Meeting with all its sacred furnishings. The Levitical priests carried them up. Hebrews 7:5 Now the law commands the sons of Levi who become priests to collect a tenth from the people—that is, from their brothers—though they too are descended from Abraham. Hebrews 9:6 When everything had been prepared in this way, the priests entered regularly into the first room to perform their sacred duties. Treasury of Scripture And David divided them into courses among the sons of Levi, namely, Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. divided 2 Chronicles 8:14 And he appointed, according to the order of David his father, the courses of the priests to their service, and the Levites to their charges, to praise and minister before the priests, as the duty of every day required: the porters also by their courses at every gate: for so had David the man of God commanded. 2 Chronicles 29:25 And he set the Levites in the house of the LORD with cymbals, with psalteries, and with harps, according to the commandment of David, and of Gad the king's seer, and Nathan the prophet: for so was the commandment of the LORD by his prophets. 2 Chronicles 31:2 And Hezekiah appointed the courses of the priests and the Levites after their courses, every man according to his service, the priests and Levites for burnt offerings and for peace offerings, to minister, and to give thanks, and to praise in the gates of the tents of the LORD. courses [heb] divisions 1 Chronicles 24:1 Now these are the divisions of the sons of Aaron. The sons of Aaron; Nadab, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. 1 Chronicles 26:1 Concerning the divisions of the porters: Of the Korhites was Meshelemiah the son of Kore, of the sons of Asaph. 1 Chronicles 6:1,16 The sons of Levi; Gershon, Kohath, and Merari… Exodus 6:16-24 And these are the names of the sons of Levi according to their generations; Gershon, and Kohath, and Merari: and the years of the life of Levi were an hundred thirty and seven years… Numbers 26:57,58 And these are they that were numbered of the Levites after their families: of Gershon, the family of the Gershonites: of Kohath, the family of the Kohathites: of Merari, the family of the Merarites… Jump to Previous Corresponding Courses David Distributeth Divided Divisions Gershom Gershon Groups Kohath Levi Merari Merar'i Namely Names OrganizedJump to Next Corresponding Courses David Distributeth Divided Divisions Gershom Gershon Groups Kohath Levi Merari Merar'i Namely Names Organized1 Chronicles 23 1. David in his old age makes Solomon king2. The number and distribution of the Levites 7. The families of the Gershonites 12. The sons of Kohath 21. The sons of Merari 24. The office of the Levites Then David divided them into divisions This phrase marks a significant organizational moment in the history of Israel's worship practices. The Hebrew root for "divided" is "חָלַק" (chalak), which implies a deliberate and thoughtful distribution. David, as a king after God's own heart, was not only a political leader but also a spiritual one. His actions here reflect a deep understanding of the need for order and structure in worship. This division into "divisions" or "courses" was a practical solution to manage the large number of Levites, ensuring that the service of the temple was carried out efficiently and with reverence. It highlights the importance of stewardship and the wise administration of God's resources. according to the sons of Levi Gershom, Kohath, and Merari (6) And David divided them into courses.--Heb., he divided him them (reflexive form of verb, with suffix) into divisions. (Comp. 1Chronicles 24:3, and Genesis 14:15.) Others read the simple voice of the verb here, as at 1Chronicles 24:4-5, 2Chronicles 23:18, Nehemiah 9:22; others, again, the intensive voice, as at 1Chronicles 16:3 (only). It is a question of pointing, the consonants remaining the same in each form. "David divided them," i.e., the 2,400 superintendents (1Chronicles 23:4; comp. 1Chronicles 23:24). Many of the names here enumerated recur in 1Chronicles 24:20-31; 1Chronicles 26:20-28; whereas the names of the courses of musicians (1Chronicles 25:1-31), warders (1Chronicles 26:1-19), and scribes and judges (1Chronicles 26:29-32), are totally different. . . . Verse 6. - Here begin the families of the Levites, as arranged in courses by David. These arrangements were scrupulously observed by Solomon (2 Chronicles 8:14; 2 Chronicles 29:25).Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Then Davidדָּוִ֖יד (dā·wîḏ) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 1732: David -- perhaps 'beloved one', a son of Jesse divided [the Levites] וַיֶּֽחָלְקֵ֥ם (way·ye·ḥā·lə·qêm) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine plural Strong's 2505: To be smooth, to apportion, separate into divisions מַחְלְק֑וֹת (maḥ·lə·qō·wṯ) Noun - feminine plural Strong's 4256: Division, course according to the sons לִבְנֵ֣י (liḇ·nê) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 1121: A son of Levi: לֵוִ֔י (lê·wî) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3878: Levi -- a son of Jacob, also the tribe descended from him Gershom, לְגֵרְשׁ֖וֹן (lə·ḡê·rə·šō·wn) Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 1647: Gershom -- three Israelites Kohath, קְהָ֥ת (qə·hāṯ) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 6955: Kohath -- a son of Levi and Merari. וּמְרָרִֽי׃ (ū·mə·rā·rî) Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 4847: Merari -- a son of Levi Links 1 Chronicles 23:6 NIV1 Chronicles 23:6 NLT 1 Chronicles 23:6 ESV 1 Chronicles 23:6 NASB 1 Chronicles 23:6 KJV 1 Chronicles 23:6 BibleApps.com 1 Chronicles 23:6 Biblia Paralela 1 Chronicles 23:6 Chinese Bible 1 Chronicles 23:6 French Bible 1 Chronicles 23:6 Catholic Bible OT History: 1 Chronicles 23:6 David divided them into divisions according (1 Chron. 1Ch iCh i Ch 1 chr 1chr) |
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