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.
• 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.
• New Living Translation (NLT)Their fellow Levites were appointed to various other tasks in the Tabernacle, the house of God.

Context of 1 Chronicles 6:48

46the son of Amzi, the son of Bani, the son of Shemer, 47the son of Mahli, the son of Mushi, the son of Merari, the son of Levi. Their fellow Levites were assigned to all the other duties of the tabernacle, the house of God. 49But Aaron and his descendants were the ones who presented offerings on the altar of burnt offering and on the altar of incense in connection with all that was done in the Most Holy Place, making atonement for Israel, in accordance with all that Moses the servant of God had commanded. 50These were the descendants of Aaron: Eleazar his son, Phinehas his son, Abishua his son,

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 23:2He also gathered together all the leaders of Israel, as well as the priests and Levites.
• 1 Chronicles 25:1David, together with the commanders of the army, set apart some of the sons of Asaph, Heman and Jeduthun for the ministry of prophesying, accompanied by harps, lyres and cymbals. Here is the list of the men who performed this service:
• Numbers 3:1This is the account of the family of Aaron and Moses at the time the Lord spoke to Moses at Mount Sinai.
• Numbers 8:5The Lord said to Moses:
• Numbers 16:9Isn’t it enough for you that the God of Israel has separated you from the rest of the Israelite community and brought you near himself to do the work at the Lord’s tabernacle and to stand before the community and minister to them?
• Numbers 18:1The Lord said to Aaron, “You, your sons and your family are to bear the responsibility for offenses connected with the sanctuary, and you and your sons alone are to bear the responsibility for offenses connected with the priesthood.
• 1 Chronicles 12:28and Zadok, a brave young warrior, with 22 officers 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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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