1 Chronicles 6:46

1 Chronicles 6:46 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)The son of Amzi, the son of Bani, the son of Shamer,
• New International Version (NIV)the son of Amzi, the son of Bani, the son of Shemer,
• English Standard Version (ESV)son of Amzi, son of Bani, son of Shemer,
• New King James Version (NKJV)the son of Amzi, the son of Bani, the son of Shamer,

Context of 1 Chronicles 6:46

44Their relatives the sons of Merari stood at the left hand: Ethan the son of Kishi, the son of Abdi, the son of Malluch, 45the son of Hashabiah, the son of Amaziah, the son of Hilkiah, the son of Amzi, the son of Bani, the son of Shemer, 47the son of Mahli, the son of Mushi, the son of Merari, the son of Levi. 48Their relatives the Levites [who were not descended from Aaron] were appointed for all the other kinds of service of the tabernacle of the house of God.

1 Chronicles 6:46 word by word

בֶּן־אַמְצִ֥י בֶן־בָּנִ֖י בֶּן־שָֽׁמֶר׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• The sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• of Amziאַמְצִי'amtsîy · AmziH557
• of Baniבָּנִיbânîy · BaniH1137
• of Shamerשֶׁ֫מֶרshemer · ShemerH8106

Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 6:46

• Nehemiah 11:12and their brothers (relatives, fellow workers) who did the work of the house, 822; and Adaiah the son of Jeroham, the son of Pelaliah, the son of Amzi, the son of Zechariah, the son of Pashhur, the son of Malchijah,
• Ezra 2:10the sons of Bani, 642;
• 1 Chronicles 7:34The sons of Shemer (Shomer) [his brother]: Ahi and Rohgah, Jehubbah, and Aram.
• 1 Chronicles 8:12The sons of Elpaal: Eber, Misham, and Shemed, who built Ono and Lod, with its towns;
• 1 Chronicles 7:32Heber became the father of Japhlet, Shomer, Hotham, and Shua their sister.

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 6:46

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 31-48Verses 31-48 The genealogies of David‘s three chief singers, Heman, Asaph, and Ethan or Jeduthun. 1 Chronicles 6:32 They waited on their office - On the establishment and continuance of the choral service in the temple, see 2 Chronicles 5:12, 2 Chronicles 29:27-30; 2 Chronicles 35:15. 1 Chronicles 6:33 Heman - In general Asaph takes precedence of Heman and Jeduthun, but here Heman is placed first, because his family, that of the Kohathites, had the…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 31-47This genealogy lists the lead singers from Kohath (1 Chronicles 6:33), Gershon (6:39), and Merari (6:44), the main Levitical families.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 16-4816-48. The sons of Levi; Gershom, &c.--This repetition (see 1Ch 6:1) is made, as the historian here begins to trace the genealogy of the Levitical families who were not priests. The list is a long one, comprising the chiefs or heads of their several families until David's reign, who made a new and different classification of them by courses.Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Chronicles 6:46

• Amzi
• Bani
• Shamer

In the dictionaries

• Bani
• Abiasaph
• Amzi
• Chronicles, Books of
• Chronology of the Old Testament
• Egypt
• Genealogy
• Gershon; Gershonites
• Merari
• Phinees

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary