1 Chronicles 6:42

1 Chronicles 6:42 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)The son of Ethan, the son of Zimmah, the son of Shimei,
• New International Version (NIV)the son of Ethan, the son of Zimmah, the son of Shimei,
• English Standard Version (ESV)son of Ethan, son of Zimmah, son of Shimei,
• New King James Version (NKJV)the son of Ethan, the son of Zimmah, the son of Shimei,

Context of 1 Chronicles 6:42

40Michael, Baaseiah, Malkijah, 41Ethni, Zerah, Adaiah, Ethan, Zimmah, Shimei, 43Jahath, Gershon, and Levi. 44Heman’s second assistant was Ethan from the clan of Merari. Ethan’s genealogy was traced back through Kishi, Abdi, Malluch,

1 Chronicles 6:42 word by word

בֶּן־אֵיתָ֥ן בֶּן־זִמָּ֖ה בֶּן־שִׁמְעִֽי׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• The sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• of Ethanאֵיתָן'êythân · EthanH387
• of Zimmahזִמָּהzimmâh · ZimmahH2155
• of Shimeiשִׁמְעִיshim‛îy · ShimeiH8096

Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 6:42

• 1 Chronicles 6:21Joah, Iddo, Zerah, and Jeatherai.
• 1 Chronicles 2:6The sons of Zerah were Zimri, Ethan, Heman, Calcol, and Darda—five in all.
• 1 Chronicles 6:20The descendants of Gershon included Libni, Jahath, Zimmah,
• 2 Samuel 16:5As King David came to Bahurim, a man came out of the village cursing them. It was Shimei son of Gera, from the same clan as Saul’s family.

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 6:42

• 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. 31-47This genealogy lists the lead singers from Kohath (1 Chronicles 6:33), Gershon (6:39), and Merari (6:44), the main Levitical families.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

Topics related to 1 Chronicles 6:42

• Ethan
• Shimei

In the dictionaries

• Shimei
• Zimmah
• Abiasaph
• Chronicles, Books of
• Chronology of the Old Testament
• Egypt
• Ethan
• Genealogy
• Gershon; Gershonites
• Joah

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