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1 Chronicles 15:4
4He called together the descendants of Aaron and the Levites:
1 Chronicles 15:4 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And David assembled the children 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:
- New Living Translation (NLT)This is the number of the descendants of Aaron (the priests) and the Levites who were called together:
Context of 1 Chronicles 15:4
2Then David said, “No one but the Levites may carry the ark of God, because the Lord chose them to carry the ark of the Lord and to minister before him forever.” 3David assembled all Israel in Jerusalem to bring up the ark of the Lord to the place he had prepared for it. He called together the descendants of Aaron and the Levites: 5From the descendants of Kohath, Uriel the leader and 120 relatives; 6from the descendants of Merari, Asaiah the leader and 220 relatives;
Read all of 1 Chronicles 151 Chronicles 15:4 word by word
וַיֶּאֱסֹ֥ף דָּוִ֛יד אֶת־בְּנֵ֥י אַֽהֲרֹ֖ן וְאֶת־הַלְוִיִּֽם׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 15:4
- 1 Chronicles 6:16The sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath and Merari.
- 1 Chronicles 12:26from Levi—4,600,
- Exodus 6:16These were the names of the sons of Levi according to their records: Gershon, Kohath and Merari. Levi lived 137 years.
- Numbers 3:4Nadab and Abihu, however, died before the Lord when they made an offering with unauthorized fire before him in the Desert of Sinai. They had no sons, so Eleazar and Ithamar served as priests during the lifetime of their father Aaron.
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
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