1 Chronicles 15:4

1 Chronicles 15:4 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And David assembled the children of Aaron, and the Levites:
• New International Version (NIV)He called together the descendants of Aaron and the Levites:
• English Standard Version (ESV)And David gathered together the sons of Aaron and the Levites:
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then David assembled the children of Aaron and the Levites:

Context of 1 Chronicles 15:4

2Then David said, “Only the Levites may carry the ark of God, for the Lord chose them to carry the ark of the Lord and to serve before him perpetually. 3David assembled all Israel at Jerusalem to bring the ark of the Lord up to the place he had prepared for it. David gathered together the descendants of Aaron and the Levites: 5From the descendants of Kohath: Uriel the leader and 120 of his relatives. 6From the descendants of Merari: Asaiah the leader and 220 of his relatives.

1 Chronicles 15:4 word by word

וַיֶּאֱסֹ֥ף דָּוִ֛יד אֶת־בְּנֵ֥י אַֽהֲרֹ֖ן וְאֶת־הַלְוִיִּֽם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And Davidדָּוִדdâvid dâvîyd · DavidH1732
• assembledאָסַף'âsaph · to gatherH622
• the childrenבֵּןbên · son: descendant/peopleH1121
• of Aaronאַהֲרֹן'ahărôn · AaronH175
• and the Levitesלֵוִיlêvîyîy lêvîy · LeviH3881

Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 15:4

• 1 Chronicles 6:16(6:1) The sons of Levi: Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.
• 1 Chronicles 12:26From Levi there were 4,600.
• Exodus 6:16Now these are the names of the sons of Levi, according to their records: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. (The length of Levi’s life was 137 years.)
• Numbers 3:4Nadab and Abihu died before the Lord when they offered strange fire before the Lord in the wilderness of Sinai, and they had no children. So Eleazar and Ithamar ministered as priests in the presence of Aaron their father.

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 15:4

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4The children of Aaron - i. e., the priests.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-29David once more planned to bring the ark of God to Jerusalem. This time, he prepared carefully to ensure success.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 44. David assembled the children of Aaron, and the Levites--The children of Aaron were the two priests (1Ch 15:11), Zadok and Abiathar, heads of the two priestly houses of Eleazar and Ithamar, and colleagues in the high priesthood (2Sa 20:25). The Levites were the chiefs of their father's house (1Ch 15:12); four belonging to the Kohathite branch, on whose shoulders the ark was to be borne; namely, Uriel, Shemaiah--descended from Elizaphan or Elzaphan--(Ex…Read the comment

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Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 15

• 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
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary