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1 Chronicles 6:47
47the son of Mahli, the son of Mushi, the son of Merari, the son of Levi.
1 Chronicles 6:47 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)The son of Mahli, the son of Mushi, the son of Merari, the son of Levi.
- New International Version (NIV)the son of Mahli, the son of Mushi, the son of Merari, the son of Levi.
- English Standard Version (ESV)son of Mahli, son of Mushi, son of Merari, son of Levi.
- New King James Version (NKJV)the son of Mahli, the son of Mushi, the son of Merari, the son of Levi.
Context of 1 Chronicles 6:47
45Ethan the son of Kishi, the son of Abdi, the son of Malluch, the son of Hashabiah, the son of Amaziah, the son of Hilkiah, 46the son of Amzi, the son of Bani, the son of Shemer, the son of Mahli, the son of Mushi, the son of Merari, the son of Levi. 48Their fellow Levites were assigned to every kind of service of the tabernacle, the house of God. 49But Aaron and his sons did all the work of the Most Holy Place. They presented the offerings on the altar of burnt offering and on the altar of incense to make atonement for Israel, according to all that Moses the servant of God had commanded.
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בֶּן־מַחְלִי֙ בֶּן־מוּשִׁ֔י בֶּן־מְרָרִ֖י בֶּן־לֵוִֽי׃ סRead the interlinear
Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 6:47
- 1 Chronicles 23:23The sons of Mushi: Mahli, Eder, and Jeremoth—three in all.
- 1 Chronicles 24:30And the sons of Mushi: Mahli, Eder, and Jerimoth. These were the sons of the Levites, according to their families.
- Numbers 3:20And the sons of Merari by their clans were Mahli and Mushi. These were the clans of the Levites, according to their families.
- Numbers 3:33From Merari came the clans of the Mahlites and Mushites; these were the Merarite clans.
- 1 Chronicles 3:20Meshullam and Hananiah, their sister Shelomith, and five others: Hashubah, Ohel, Berechiah, Hasadiah, and Jushab-hesed.
- 1 Chronicles 23:21The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi.
- Genesis 46:11The sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
- Exodus 6:19The sons of Merari were Mahli and Mushi. These were the clans of the Levites according to their records.
- Numbers 4:42And the Merarites were numbered by their clans and families,
- Numbers 7:8and he gave the Merarites four carts and eight oxen, as their service required, all under the direction of Ithamar son of Aaron the priest.
- Numbers 10:17Then the tabernacle was taken down, and the Gershonites and the Merarites set out, transporting it.
- Joshua 21:7And the descendants of Merari received twelve cities from the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun.
- Genesis 29:34Once again Leah conceived and gave birth to a son, and she said, “Now at last my husband will become attached to me, because I have borne him three sons.” So he was named Levi.
Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 6:47
- 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
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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
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