1 Chronicles 15:5

1 Chronicles 15:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Of the sons of Kohath; Uriel the chief, and his brethren an hundred and twenty:
• New International Version (NIV)From the descendants of Kohath, Uriel the leader and 120 relatives;
• English Standard Version (ESV)of the sons of Kohath, Uriel the chief, with 120 of his brothers;
• New King James Version (NKJV)of the sons of Kohath, Uriel the chief, and one hundred and twenty of his brethren;

Context of 1 Chronicles 15:5

3David brought all the Israelites together in Jerusalem. He said that they should bring the Lord's Covenant Box to the place that he had prepared for it. 4Then David brought together the descendants of Aaron and the other Levites. They were: From Kohath's clan, 120 people with their leader, Uriel. 6From Merari's clan, 220 people with their leader, Asaiah. 7From Gershon's clan, 130 people with their leader, Joel.

1 Chronicles 15:5 word by word

לִבְנֵ֖י קְהָ֑ת אוּרִיאֵ֣ל הַשָּׂ֔ר וְאֶחָ֖יו מֵאָ֥ה וְעֶשְׂרִֽים׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Of the sonsבֵּןbên · son: descendant/peopleH1121
• of Kohathקְהָתqehâth · KohathH6955
• Urielאוּרִיאֵל'ûrîy'êl · UrielH222
• the chiefשַׂרώar · rulerH8269
• and his brethrenאָח'âch · brother: male-relativeH251
• an hundredמֵאָהmê'âh mê'yâh · hundredH3967
• and twentyעֶשְׂרִים‛eώrîym · twentyH6242

Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 15:5

• 1 Chronicles 6:22Kohath's descendants were his son Amminadab, Amminadab's son Korah and Korah's son Assir.

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 15:5

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5The sons of Kohath - The order of the sons of Levi according to primogeniture is, Gershom, Kohath, Merari Genesis 46:11; Exodus 6:16. But the Kohathites, of whom came the priestly family of the Aaronites, had precedence in all respects. To them especially was committed the attendance upon the ark and the bearing of it. Of the six Levitical families mentioned 1 Chronicles 15:5-10 one only was descended from Gershom, one from Merari, and four (Uriel…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-29David once more planned to bring the ark of God to Jerusalem. This time, he prepared carefully to ensure success.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-241Ch 15:1-24. David Brings the Ark from Obededom. 1. David made him houses in the city of David--Through the liberality of his Tyrian ally (1Ch 14:1), David was enabled to erect not only a palace for himself, but to furnish suitable accommodation for his numerous family. Where polygamy prevails, each wife has a separate house or suite of apartments for herself and children. prepared a place for the ark of God, and pitched for it a tent--that is, made an…Read the comment

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Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 15

• 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
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary