New King James Version
1 Chronicles 15:4
4Then David assembled the children 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:
- 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 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 may carry the ark of God but the Levites, for the Lord has chosen them to carry the ark of God and to minister before Him forever.” 3And David gathered all Israel together at Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of the Lord to its place, which he had prepared for it. Then David assembled the children of Aaron and the Levites: 5of the sons of Kohath, Uriel the chief, and one hundred and twenty of his brethren; 6of the sons of Merari, Asaiah the chief, and two hundred and twenty of his brethren;
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 were Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
- 1 Chronicles 12:26of the sons of Levi four thousand six hundred;
- Exodus 6:16These are the names of the sons of Levi according to their generations: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. And the years of the life of Levi were one hundred and thirty-seven.
- Numbers 3:4Nadab and Abihu had died before the Lord when they offered profane 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
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