Tree of Life Version
1 Chronicles 6:46
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 6:46 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)The son of Amzi, the son of Bani, the son of Shamer,
- New International Version (NIV)the son of Amzi, the son of Bani, the son of Shemer,
- English Standard Version (ESV)son of Amzi, son of Bani, son of Shemer,
- New King James Version (NKJV)the son of Amzi, the son of Bani, the son of Shamer,
Context of 1 Chronicles 6:46
44Ashan 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. To the rest of the sons of Kohath ten cities were assigned by lot from the family of the half-tribe of Manasseh. 47To the sons of Gershom, according to their families, 13 cities were assigned from the tribe of Issachar, from the tribe of Asher, from tribe of Naphtali and from the tribe of Manasseh in Bashan. 48To the sons of Merari 12 cities were assigned by lot, according to their families, from the tribe of Reuben, from the tribe of Gad and from the tribe of Zebulun.
Read all of 1 Chronicles 61 Chronicles 6:46 word by word
בֶּן־אַמְצִ֥י בֶן־בָּנִ֖י בֶּן־שָֽׁמֶר׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 6:46
- Nehemiah 11:12their relatives who performed the work of the House—822. Also Adaiah son of Jeroham, son of Pelaliah, son of Amzi, son of Zechariah, son of Pashhur, son of Malchijah,
- Ezra 2:10the sons of Bani—642
- 1 Chronicles 7:34The sons of Shemer: Ahi, Rohgah, Hubbah and Aram.
- 1 Chronicles 8:12The sons of Elpaal: Eber, Misham and Shemed, who built Ono and Lod with its villages;
- 1 Chronicles 7:32Heber fathered Japhlet, Shomer and Hotham, and their sister Shua.
Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 6:46
- 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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