God’s Word Translation
1 Chronicles 6:38
38who was the son of Izhar, who was the son of Kohath, who was the son of Levi, who was the son of Israel.
1 Chronicles 6:38 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)The son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, the son of Israel.
- New International Version (NIV)the son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, the son of Israel;
- English Standard Version (ESV)son of Izhar, son of Kohath, son of Levi, son of Israel;
- New King James Version (NKJV)the son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, the son of Israel.
Context of 1 Chronicles 6:38
36who was the son of Elkanah, who was the son of Joel, who was the son of Azariah, who was the son of Zephaniah, 37who was the son of Tahath, who was the son of Assir, who was the son of Ebiasaph, who was the son of Korah, who was the son of Izhar, who was the son of Kohath, who was the son of Levi, who was the son of Israel. 39Heman’s relative Asaph stood on his right. He was the son of Berechiah, who was the son of Shimea, 40who was the son of Michael, who was the son of Baaseiah, who was the son of Malchiah,
Read all of 1 Chronicles 61 Chronicles 6:38 word by word
בֶּן־יִצְהָ֣ר בֶּן־קְהָ֔ת בֶּן־לֵוִ֖י בֶּן־יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 6:38
- Exodus 6:18The sons of Kohath were Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel. Kohath lived 133 years.
- Numbers 3:19Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel were the sons of Kohath. Their families were named after them.
- 1 Chronicles 16:1The men carrying the ark set it inside the tent David had put up for it. They presented burnt offerings and fellowship offerings in God’s presence.
- Genesis 46:11The sons of Levi were Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
- Genesis 29:34She became pregnant again and gave birth to another son. She said, “Now at last my husband will become attached to me because I’ve given him three sons.” So she named him Levi [Attached].
- Genesis 32:28The man said, “Your name will no longer be Jacob but Israel [He Struggles With God], because you have struggled with God and with men—and you have won.”
Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 6:38
- 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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