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1 Chronicles 6:47
47Mahli, Mushi, Merari, and Levi.
1 Chronicles 6:47 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)The son of Mahli, the son of Mushi, the son of Merari, the son of Levi.
- New International Version (NIV)the son of Mahli, the son of Mushi, the son of Merari, the son of Levi.
- English Standard Version (ESV)son of Mahli, son of Mushi, son of Merari, son of Levi.
- New King James Version (NKJV)the son of Mahli, the son of Mushi, the son of Merari, the son of Levi.
Context of 1 Chronicles 6:47
45Hashabiah, Amaziah, Hilkiah, 46Amzi, Bani, Shemer, Mahli, Mushi, Merari, and Levi. 48Their fellow Levites were appointed to various other tasks in the Tabernacle, the house of God. 49Only Aaron and his descendants served as priests. They presented the offerings on the altar of burnt offering and the altar of incense, and they performed all the other duties related to the Most Holy Place. They made atonement for Israel by doing everything that Moses, the servant of God, had commanded them.
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בֶּן־מַחְלִי֙ בֶּן־מוּשִׁ֔י בֶּן־מְרָרִ֖י בֶּן־לֵוִֽי׃ סRead the interlinear
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Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 6:47
- 1 Chronicles 23:23Three of the descendants of Mushi were Mahli, Eder, and Jerimoth.
- 1 Chronicles 24:30From the descendants of Mushi, the leaders were Mahli, Eder, and Jerimoth. These were the descendants of Levi in their various families.
- Numbers 3:20The clans descended from Merari were named after two of his descendants, Mahli and Mushi. These were the Levite clans, listed according to their family groups.
- Numbers 3:33The descendants of Merari were composed of the clans descended from Mahli and Mushi.
- 1 Chronicles 3:20His five other sons were Hashubah, Ohel, Berekiah, Hasadiah, and Jushab-hesed.
- 1 Chronicles 23:21The descendants of Merari included Mahli and Mushi. The sons of Mahli were Eleazar and Kish.
- Genesis 46:11The sons of Levi were Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
- Exodus 6:19The descendants of Merari included Mahli and Mushi. These are the clans of the Levites, as listed in their family records.
- Numbers 4:42The Merarite division was also listed by its clans and families.
- Numbers 7:8and he gave four wagons and eight oxen to the Merarite division for their work. All their work was done under the leadership of Ithamar son of Aaron the priest.
- Numbers 10:17Then the Tabernacle was taken down, and the Gershonite and Merarite divisions of the Levites were next in the line of march, carrying the Tabernacle with them.
- Joshua 21:7The clan of Merari was allotted twelve towns from the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun.
- Genesis 29:34Then she became pregnant a third time and gave birth to another son. He was named Levi, for she said, “Surely this time my husband will feel affection for me, since I have given him three sons!”
Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 6:47
- 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
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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
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