1 Chronicles 6:42

1 Chronicles 6:42 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)The son of Ethan, the son of Zimmah, the son of Shimei,
• New International Version (NIV)the son of Ethan, the son of Zimmah, the son of Shimei,
• English Standard Version (ESV)son of Ethan, son of Zimmah, son of Shimei,
• New King James Version (NKJV)the son of Ethan, the son of Zimmah, the son of Shimei,

Context of 1 Chronicles 6:42

40who was the son of Michael, who was the son of Baaseiah, who was the son of Malchiah, 41who was the son of Ethni, who was the son of Zerah, who was the son of Adaiah, who was the son of Ethan, who was the son of Zimmah, who was the son of Shimei, 43who was the son of Jahath, who was the son of Gershom, who was the son of Levi. 44On the left was Ethan, one of Heman’s relatives descended from Merari. Ethan was the son of Kishi, who was the son of Abdi, who was the son of Malluch,

1 Chronicles 6:42 word by word

בֶּן־אֵיתָ֥ן בֶּן־זִמָּ֖ה בֶּן־שִׁמְעִֽי׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• The sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• of Ethanאֵיתָן'êythân · EthanH387
• of Zimmahזִמָּהzimmâh · ZimmahH2155
• of Shimeiשִׁמְעִיshim‛îy · ShimeiH8096

Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 6:42

• 1 Chronicles 6:21Zimmah’s son was Joah. Joah’s son was Iddo. Iddo’s son was Zerah. Zerah’s son was Jeatherai.
• 1 Chronicles 2:6Zerah’s sons were Zimri, Ethan, Heman, Calcol, and Dara —five in all.
• 1 Chronicles 6:20Gershom’s son was Libni. Libni’s son was Jahath. Jahath’s son was Zimmah.
• 2 Samuel 16:5When King David came to Bahurim, a man who was a distant cousin of Saul came out cursing. His name was Shimei, son of Gera.

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 6:42

• 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

Topics related to 1 Chronicles 6:42

• Ethan
• Shimei

In the dictionaries

• Shimei
• Zimmah
• Abiasaph
• Chronicles, Books of
• Chronology of the Old Testament
• Egypt
• Ethan
• Genealogy
• Gershon; Gershonites
• Joah

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