1 Chronicles 6:48

1 Chronicles 6:48 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Their brethren also the Levites were appointed unto all manner of service of the tabernacle of the house of God.
• New International Version (NIV)Their fellow Levites were assigned to all the other duties of the tabernacle, the house of God.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And their brothers the Levites were appointed for all the service of the tabernacle of the house of God.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And their brethren, the Levites, were appointed to every kind of service of the tabernacle of the house of God.

Context of 1 Chronicles 6:48

46son of Amzi, son of Bani, son of Shemer, 47son of Mahli, son of Mushi, son of Merari, son of Levi. The rest of their fellow Levites were assigned to perform the remaining tasks at God’s sanctuary. 49But Aaron and his descendants offered sacrifices on the altar for burnt offerings and on the altar for incense as they had been assigned to do in the most holy sanctuary. They made atonement for Israel, just as God’s servant Moses had ordered. 50These were the descendants of Aaron: His son Eleazar, his son Phinehas, his son Abishua,

1 Chronicles 6:48 word by word

וַאֲחֵיהֶ֖ם הַלְוִיִּ֑ם נְתוּנִ֕ים לְכָ֨ל־עֲבוֹדַ֔ת מִשְׁכַּ֖ן בֵּ֥ית הָאֱלֹהִֽים׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Their brethrenאָח'âch · brother: male-siblingH251
• also the Levitesלֵוִיlêvîyîy lêvîy · LeviH3881
• appointedנָתַןnâthan · to give: putH5414
• unto all manner of serviceעֲבֹדָה‛ăbôdâh ‛ăbôdâh · service: ministryH5656
• of the tabernacleמִשְׁכָּןmishkân · tabernacleH4908
• of the houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: templeH1004
• of Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430

Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 6:48

• 1 Chronicles 23:2David assembled all the leaders of Israel, along with the priests and the Levites.
• 1 Chronicles 25:1David and the army officers selected some of the sons of Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun to prophesy as they played stringed instruments and cymbals. The following men were assigned this responsibility:
• Numbers 3:1Now these are the records of Aaron and Moses when the Lord spoke with Moses on Mount Sinai.
• Numbers 8:5Then the Lord spoke to Moses:
• Numbers 16:9Does it seem too small a thing to you that the God of Israel has separated you from the community of Israel to bring you near to himself, to perform the service of the tabernacle of the Lord, and to stand before the community to minister to them?
• Numbers 18:1The Lord said to Aaron, “You and your sons and your tribe with you must bear the iniquity of the sanctuary, and you and your sons with you must bear the iniquity of your priesthood.
• 1 Chronicles 12:28along with Zadok, a young warrior, and twenty-two leaders from his family.

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 6:48

• 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. 1-48This section gives the family histories of the three main groups of the tribe of Levi: The high priests (1 Chronicles 6:1–15) The three clans of Levites (1 Chronicles 6:16–30) The singers (1 Chronicles 6:31–47) Each family history starts with an introduction and then lists the names.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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• Chronicles, Books of
• Chronology of the Old Testament
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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