New Living Translation
1 Chronicles 15:4
4This is the number of the descendants of Aaron (the priests) and the Levites who were called together:
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 King James Version (NKJV)Then David assembled the children of Aaron and the Levites:
Context of 1 Chronicles 15:4
2Then he commanded, “No one except the Levites may carry the Ark of God. The Lord has chosen them to carry the Ark of the Lord and to serve him forever.” 3Then David summoned all Israel to Jerusalem to bring the Ark of the Lord to the place he had prepared for it. This is the number of the descendants of Aaron (the priests) and the Levites who were called together: 5From the clan of Kohath, 120, with Uriel as their leader. 6From the clan of Merari, 220, with Asaiah as their leader.
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 12:26From the tribe of Levi, there were 4,600 warriors.
- Exodus 6:16These are the descendants of Levi, as listed in their family records: The sons of Levi were Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. (Levi lived to be 137 years old.)
- Numbers 3:4But Nadab and Abihu died in the Lord’s presence in the wilderness of Sinai when they burned before the Lord the wrong kind of fire, different than he had commanded. Since they had no sons, this left only Eleazar and Ithamar to serve as priests with 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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