1 Chronicles 6:29

1 Chronicles 6:29 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)The sons of Merari; Mahli, Libni his son, Shimei his son, Uzza his son,
• New International Version (NIV)The descendants of Merari: Mahli, Libni his son, Shimei his son, Uzzah his son,
• English Standard Version (ESV)The sons of Merari: Mahli, Libni his son, Shimei his son, Uzzah his son,
• New King James Version (NKJV)The sons of Merari were Mahli, Libni his son, Shimei his son, Uzzah his son,

Context of 1 Chronicles 6:29

27his son Eliab, his son Jeroham, and his son Elkanah. 28The sons of Samuel: Joel the firstborn and Abijah the second oldest. The descendants of Merari: Mahli, his son Libni, his son Shimei, his son Uzzah, 30his son Shimea, his son Haggiah, and his son Asaiah. 31These are the men David put in charge of music in the Lord’s sanctuary, after the ark was placed there.

1 Chronicles 6:29 word by word

בְּנֵ֥י מְרָרִ֖י מַחְלִ֑י לִבְנִ֥י בְנ֛וֹ שִׁמְעִ֥י בְנ֖וֹ עֻזָּ֥ה בְנֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• The sonsבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• of Merariמְרָרִיmerârîy · MerariH4847
• Mahliמַחְלִיmachlîy · MahliH4249
• Libniלִבְנִיlibnîy · LibniH3845
• Shimeiשִׁמְעִיshim‛îy · ShimeiH8096
• Uzzaעֻזָּה‛ûzzâ' ‛ûzzâh · UzzahH5798

Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 6:29

• 1 Chronicles 6:19The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. These are the clans of the Levites by their families.
• Numbers 3:33From Merari came the family of the Mahlites and the family of the Mushites; these were the families of Merari.

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 6:29

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 16-30The second introduction of the Levites (1 Chronicles 6:16–19a) presents the leaders of all the Levitical families (6:19b–30). The list includes the family trees of: Gershon (1 Chronicles 6:20–21) Kohath (1 Chronicles 6:22–24) Merari (1 Chronicles 6:29–30)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 6:29

• Levites
• Libni
• Shimei
• Uzza

In the dictionaries

• Shimei
• Abiasaph
• Chronicles, Books of
• Chronology of the Old Testament
• Egypt
• Genealogy
• Korah
• Korahites; Sons of Korah
• Libni
• Merari

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