1 Chronicles 9:15

1 Chronicles 9:15 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And Bakbakkar, Heresh, and Galal, and Mattaniah the son of Micah, the son of Zichri, the son of Asaph;
• New International Version (NIV)Bakbakkar, Heresh, Galal and Mattaniah son of Mika, the son of Zikri, the son of Asaph;
• English Standard Version (ESV)and Bakbakkar, Heresh, Galal and Mattaniah the son of Mica, son of Zichri, son of Asaph;
• New King James Version (NKJV)Bakbakkar, Heresh, Galal, and Mattaniah the son of Micah, the son of Zichri, the son of Asaph;

Context of 1 Chronicles 9:15

13Their relatives who were heads of their families totaled 1,760 soldiers. They served in God’s temple and settled in Jerusalem. 14From the Levites descended from Merari were Shemaiah (son of Hasshub, grandson of Azrikam, and great-grandson of Hashabiah), Bakbakkar, Heresh, Galal, Mattaniah (son of Mica, grandson of Zichri, and great-grandson of Asaph), 16Obadiah (son of Shemaiah, grandson of Galal, and great-grandson of Jeduthun), and Berechiah (son of Asa and grandson of Elkanah, who lived in the villages belonging to the Netophathites). 17The gatekeepers were Shallum, Akkub, Talmon, Ahiman, and their relatives. (Shallum was in charge.)

1 Chronicles 9:15 word by word

וּבַקְבַּקַּ֥ר חֶ֖רֶשׁ וְגָלָ֑ל וּמַתַּנְיָה֙ בֶּן־מִיכָ֔א בֶּן־זִכְרִ֖י בֶּן־אָסָֽף׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And Bakbakkarבַּקְבַּקַּרbaqbaqqar · BakbakkarH1230
• Hereshחֶ֫רֶשׁcheresh · HereshH2792
• and Galalגָּלָלgâlâl · GalalH1559
• and Mattaniahמַתַּנְיָ֫הוּmattanyâh mattanyâhû · MattaniahH4983
• the sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• of Micahמִיכָאmîykâ' · MicaH4316
• of Zichriזִכְרִיzikrîy · ZichriH2147
• of Asaphאָסָף'âsâph · AsaphH623

Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 9:15

• Nehemiah 11:17Mattaniah was the son of Mica, who was the son of Zabdi, who was the son of Asaph, the leader who led the prayer of thanksgiving. The Levite leader Bakbukiah was the second-in-command among his relatives; and so was Abda who was the son of Shammua, who was the son of Galal, who was the son of Jeduthum.
• 1 Chronicles 12:25From Simeon’s descendants there were 7,100 warriors.
• 1 Chronicles 25:2From the sons of Asaph were Zaccur, Joseph, Nethaniah, and Asharelah. (They were directed by Asaph, who served as a prophet under the king’s direction.)
• Nehemiah 10:12Zaccur, Sherebiah, Shebaniah,
• 1 Chronicles 11:17David was thirsty and said, “I wish I could have a drink of water from the cistern at the city gate of Bethlehem.”
• 1 Chronicles 12:35From Dan there were 28,600 ready for battle.

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 9:15

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-34The Chronicler explains how people and institutions returning from the exile in Babylon connected with the past. The Levites and priests are important in this summary of Israel. The Chronicler believes they were central to the nation's organization. They were vital to Israel's success as a nation with God as king. The Chronicler used ancient records from Moses and David (1 Chronicles 9:19–22) to describe each group's homeland and rank.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-261Ch 9:1-26. Original Registers of Israel and Judah's Genealogies. 1. all Israel were reckoned by genealogies--From the beginning of the Hebrew nation, public records were kept, containing a registration of the name of every individual, as well as the tribe and family to which he belonged. "The book of the kings of Israel and Judah" does not refer to the two canonical books that are known in Scripture by that name, but to authenticated copies of those…Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Chronicles 9:15

• Asaph
• Bakbakkar
• Galal
• Heresh
• Zichri

In the dictionaries

• Asaph
• Micah
• Zabdi
• Abiasaph
• Bakbakkar
• Chronicles, Books of
• Galal
• Genealogy
• Gershon; Gershonites
• Heresh

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 9

• 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