English Standard Version
1 Chronicles 6:43
43son of Jahath, son of Gershom, son of Levi.
1 Chronicles 6:43 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)The son of Jahath, the son of Gershom, the son of Levi.
- New International Version (NIV)the son of Jahath, the son of Gershon, the son of Levi;
- New King James Version (NKJV)the son of Jahath, the son of Gershon, the son of Levi.
- New Living Translation (NLT)Jahath, Gershon, and Levi.
Context of 1 Chronicles 6:43
41son of Ethni, son of Zerah, son of Adaiah, 42son of Ethan, son of Zimmah, son of Shimei, son of Jahath, son of Gershom, son of Levi. 44On the left hand were their brothers, the sons of Merari: Ethan the son of Kishi, son of Abdi, son of Malluch, 45son of Hashabiah, son of Amaziah, son of Hilkiah,
Read all of 1 Chronicles 61 Chronicles 6:43 word by word
בֶּן־יַ֥חַת בֶּן־גֵּרְשֹׁ֖ם בֶּן־לֵוִֽי׃ סRead the interlinear
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Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 6:43
- 1 Chronicles 6:20Of Gershom: Libni his son, Jahath his son, Zimmah his son,
- 1 Chronicles 6:1The sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
- 1 Chronicles 23:6And David organized them in divisions corresponding to the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
- Genesis 46:11The sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
- Exodus 2:22She gave birth to a son, and he called his name Gershom, for he said, "I have been a sojourner in a foreign land."
- Exodus 6:16These are the names of the sons of Levi according to their generations: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari, the years of the life of Levi being 137 years.
- Numbers 3:17And these were the sons of Levi by their names: Gershon and Kohath and Merari.
Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 6:43
- 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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