Revised Webster's Bible
1 Chronicles 15:4
4And 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 King James Version (NKJV)Then David assembled the children of Aaron and the Levites:
Context of 1 Chronicles 15:4
2Then David said, None ought to carry the ark of God but the Levites: for them hath the LORD chosen to carry the ark of God, and to minister to him for ever. 3And David gathered all Israel together to Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of the LORD to its place, which he had prepared for it. And David assembled the children of Aaron, and the Levites: 5Of the sons of Kohath; Uriel the chief, and his brethren an hundred and twenty: 6Of the sons of Merari; Asaiah the chief, and his brethren two hundred and twenty:
Read all of 1 Chronicles 151 Chronicles 15:4 word by word
וַיֶּאֱסֹ֥ף דָּוִ֛יד אֶת־בְּנֵ֥י אַֽהֲרֹ֖ן וְאֶת־הַלְוִיִּֽם׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 15:4
- 1 Chronicles 6:16The sons of Levi; Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.
- 1 Chronicles 12:26Of the children of Levi four thousand and six hundred.
- Exodus 6:16And these are the names of the sons of Levi according to their generations; Gershon, and Kohath, and Merari: and the years of the life of Levi were an hundred and thirty and seven years.
- Numbers 3:4And Nadab and Abihu died before the LORD, when they offered strange fire before the LORD, in the wilderness of Sinai, and they had no children: and Eleazar and Ithamar ministered in the priest’s office in the sight 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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