Christian Standard Bible
1 Chronicles 6:48
48Their relatives, the Levites, were assigned to all the service of the tabernacle, God’s temple.
1 Chronicles 6:48 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Their brethren also the Levites were appointed unto all manner of service of the tabernacle of the house of God.
- New International Version (NIV)Their fellow Levites were assigned to all the other duties of the tabernacle, the house of God.
- English Standard Version (ESV)And their brothers the Levites were appointed for all the service of the tabernacle of the house of God.
- New King James Version (NKJV)And their brethren, the Levites, were appointed to every kind of service of the tabernacle of the house of God.
Context of 1 Chronicles 6:48
46son of Amzi, son of Bani, son of Shemer, 47son of Mahli, son of Mushi, son of Merari, son of Levi. Their 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. 50These are Aaron’s sons: his son Eleazar, his son Phinehas, his son Abishua,
Read all of 1 Chronicles 61 Chronicles 6:48 word by word
וַאֲחֵיהֶ֖ם הַלְוִיִּ֑ם נְתוּנִ֕ים לְכָ֨ל־עֲבוֹדַ֔ת מִשְׁכַּ֖ן בֵּ֥ית הָאֱלֹהִֽים׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Their brethrenאָח'âch · brother: male-siblingH251
- also the Levitesלֵוִיlêvîyîy lêvîy · LeviH3881
- appointedנָתַןnâthan · to give: putH5414
- unto all manner of serviceעֲבֹדָה‛ăbôdâh ‛ăbôdâh · service: ministryH5656
- of the tabernacleמִשְׁכָּןmishkân · tabernacleH4908
- of the houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: templeH1004
- of Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 6:48
- 1 Chronicles 23:2Then he gathered all the leaders of Israel, the priests, and the Levites.
- 1 Chronicles 25:1David and the officers of the army also set apart some of the sons of Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun, who were to prophesy accompanied by lyres, harps, and cymbals. This is the list of the men who performed their service:
- Numbers 3:1These are the family records of Aaron and Moses at the time the Lord spoke with Moses on Mount Sinai.
- Numbers 8:5The Lord spoke to Moses:
- Numbers 16:9Isn’t it enough for you that the God of Israel has separated you from the Israelite community to bring you near to himself, to perform the work at the Lord’s tabernacle, and to stand before the community to minister to them?
- Numbers 18:1The Lord said to Aaron, “You, your sons, and your ancestral family will be responsible for iniquity against the sanctuary. You and your sons will be responsible for iniquity involving your priesthood.
- 1 Chronicles 12:28and Zadok, a young valiant warrior, with 22 commanders from his ancestral family.
Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 6:48
- 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. 1-48This section gives the family histories of the three main groups of the tribe of Levi: The high priests (1 Chronicles 6:1–15) The three clans of Levites (1 Chronicles 6:16–30) The singers (1 Chronicles 6:31–47) Each family history starts with an introduction and then lists the names.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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