1 Chronicles 6:44

1 Chronicles 6:44 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And their brethren the sons of Merari stood on the left hand: Ethan the son of Kishi, the son of Abdi, the son of Malluch,
• New International Version (NIV)and from their associates, the Merarites, at his left hand: Ethan son of Kishi, the son of Abdi, the son of Malluk,
• English Standard Version (ESV)On the left hand were their brothers, the sons of Merari: Ethan the son of Kishi, son of Abdi, son of Malluch,
• New King James Version (NKJV)Their brethren, the sons of Merari, on the left hand, were Ethan the son of Kishi, the son of Abdi, the son of Malluch,

Context of 1 Chronicles 6:44

42To sons of Aaron they gave the cities of refuge: Hebron, also Libnah with its open land, Jattir, Eshtemoa with its open land, 43Hilen with its open land, Debir with its open land, Ashan with its open land, and Beth-shemesh with its open land. 45From the tribe of Benjamin: Geba with its open land, and Alemeth with its open land, and Anathoth with its open land. They had 13 cities in all among their families. 46To the rest of the sons of Kohath ten cities were assigned by lot from the family of the half-tribe of Manasseh.

1 Chronicles 6:44 word by word

וּבְנֵ֧י מְרָרִ֛י אֲחֵיהֶ֖ם עַֽל־הַשְּׂמֹ֑אול אֵיתָן֙ בֶּן־קִישִׁ֔י בֶּן־עַבְדִּ֖י בֶּן־מַלּֽוּךְ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And their brethrenאָח'âch · brother: male-siblingH251
• the sonsבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• of Merariמְרָרִיmerârîy · MerariH4847
• on the left handשְׂמֹאלώemô'l ώem'ôl · leftH8040
• Ethanאֵיתָן'êythân · EthanH387
• of Kishiקִישִׁיqîyshîy · KishiH7029
• of Abdiעַבְדִּי‛abdîy · AbdiH5660
• of Malluchמַלּוּךְmallûk malûkîy · MalluchH4409

Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 6:44

• 1 Chronicles 6:32son of Mahli, son of Mushi, son of Merari, son of Levi.
• Genesis 48:13Then Joseph took the two of them—Ephraim with his right hand across from Israel’s left, and Manasseh with his left hand across from Israel’s right—and brought them close to him.
• Judges 20:16Out of all these troops there were 700 chosen men that were left-handed, each of whom could sling a stone at a hair and not miss.
• 1 Chronicles 2:6The sons of Zerah: Zimri, Ethan, Heman, Calcol and Dara, five in all.
• 1 Chronicles 25:1Moreover, David and the commanders of the army, set apart for avodah the sons of Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun who prophesied with lyres, harps and cymbals. The list of those who performed this work according to their service was:
• Psalms 89:1A contemplative song of Ethan the Ezrahite.
• 1 Chronicles 15:17So the Levites appointed Heman son of Joel; from his brothers, Asaph son of Berechiah; from their brothers the descendants of Merari, Ethan son of Kushaiah;
• 2 Chronicles 29:12Then these Levites arose: from the sons of Kohath, Mahath son of Amasai and Joel the son of Azariah; from the sons of Merari, Kish son of Abdi and Azariah son of Jehallelel; from the sons of Gershon, Joah son of Zimmah and Eden son of Joah;
• Ezra 10:26From the sons of Elam: Mattaniah, Zechariah, Jehiel, Abdi, Jeremoth, and Elijah.

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 6:44

• 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 6:44

• Ethan
• Jeduthun
• Kishi
• Malluch

In the dictionaries

• Left hand
• Abdi
• Ethan
• Malluch
• Abiasaph
• Chronicles, Books of
• Chronology of the Old Testament
• Egypt
• Genealogy
• Gershon; Gershonites

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