Christian Standard Bible
1 Chronicles 6:47
47son of Mahli, son of Mushi, son of Merari, 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
45son of Hashabiah, son of Amaziah, son of Hilkiah, 46son of Amzi, son of Bani, son of Shemer, son of Mahli, son of Mushi, son of Merari, son of Levi. 48Their relatives, the Levites, were assigned to all the service of the tabernacle, God’s temple. 49But Aaron and his sons did all the work of the most holy place. They presented the offerings on the altar of burnt offerings 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
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Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 6:47
- 1 Chronicles 23:23Mushi’s sons: Mahli, Eder, and Jeremoth — three.
- 1 Chronicles 24:30Mushi’s sons: Mahli, Eder, and Jerimoth. Those were the descendants of the Levites according to their ancestral families.
- Numbers 3:20Merari’s sons by their clans were Mahli and Mushi. These were the Levite clans by their ancestral families.
- Numbers 3:33The Mahlite clan and the Mushite clan came from Merari; these were the Merarite clans.
- 1 Chronicles 3:20and five others — Hashubah, Ohel, Berechiah, Hasadiah, and Jushab-hesed.
- 1 Chronicles 23:21Merari’s sons: Mahli and Mushi. Mahli’s sons: Eleazar and Kish.
- Genesis 46:11Levi’s sons: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
- Exodus 6:19The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. These are the clans of the Levites according to their family records.
- Numbers 4:42The men of the Merarite clans were registered by their clans and their ancestral families,
- Numbers 7:8and gave the Merarites four carts and eight oxen corresponding to their service, under the direction of Ithamar son of Aaron the priest.
- Numbers 10:17The tabernacle was then taken down, and the Gershonites and the Merarites set out, transporting the tabernacle.
- Joshua 21:7Merari’s descendants received twelve cities for their clans from the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun.
- Genesis 29:34She conceived again, gave birth to a son, and said, “At last, my husband will become attached to me because I have borne three sons for him.” Therefore 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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