God’s Word Translation
1 Chronicles 6:47
47who was the son of Mahli, who was the son of Mushi, who was the son of Merari, who was the son of Levi.
1 Chronicles 6:47 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)The son of Mahli, the son of Mushi, the son of Merari, the son of Levi.
- New International Version (NIV)the son of Mahli, the son of Mushi, the son of Merari, the son of Levi.
- English Standard Version (ESV)son of Mahli, son of Mushi, son of Merari, son of Levi.
- New King James Version (NKJV)the son of Mahli, the son of Mushi, the son of Merari, the son of Levi.
Context of 1 Chronicles 6:47
45who was the son of Hashabiah, who was the son of Amaziah, who was the son of Hilkiah, 46who was the son of Amzi, who was the son of Bani, who was the son of Shemer, who was the son of Mahli, who was the son of Mushi, who was the son of Merari, who was the son of Levi. 48Their relatives, the Levites, were assigned all the other duties in the tent, the house of God. 49Aaron and his descendants offered sacrifices on the altar for burnt offerings and on the altar for incense. They did all the work in the most holy place and removed Israel’s sins to make Israel acceptable to God. They did exactly what God’s servant Moses had commanded.
Read all of 1 Chronicles 61 Chronicles 6:47 word by word
בֶּן־מַחְלִי֙ בֶּן־מוּשִׁ֔י בֶּן־מְרָרִ֖י בֶּן־לֵוִֽי׃ סRead the interlinear
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Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 6:47
- 1 Chronicles 23:23Mushi had three sons: Mahli, Eder, and Jeremoth.
- 1 Chronicles 24:30Mahli, Eder, and Jerimoth (for Mushi’s descendants). These were Levi’s descendants according to their families.
- Numbers 3:20Mahli and Mushi were the sons of Merari. Their families were named after them. These were the households of Levite families.
- Numbers 3:33To Merari belonged the families descended from Mahli and Mushi. These were the families descended from Merari.
- 1 Chronicles 3:20There were also five other sons: Hashubah, Ohel, Berechiah, Hasadiah, and Jushab Hesed.
- 1 Chronicles 23:21Merari’s sons were Mahli and Mushi. Mahli’s sons were Eleazar and Kish.
- Genesis 46:11The sons of Levi were Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
- Exodus 6:19The sons of Merari were Mahli and Mushi. These were the families descended from Levi listed in birth order.
- Numbers 4:42The Merarites were registered by families and households.
- Numbers 7:8He gave four wagons and eight oxen to the Merarites for the work they had to do under the direction of Ithamar, son of the priest Aaron.
- Numbers 10:17Then the tent ⌞of meeting⌟ was taken down, and the Gershonites and Merarites, who carried it, broke camp.
- Joshua 21:7Merari’s descendants received 12 cities for their families from the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun.
- 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].
Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 6:47
- 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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