Tree of Life Version
1 Chronicles 6:48
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.
1 Chronicles 6:48 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Their brethren also the Levites were appointed unto all manner of service of the tabernacle of the house of God.
- New International Version (NIV)Their fellow Levites were assigned to all the other duties of the tabernacle, the house of God.
- English Standard Version (ESV)And their brothers the Levites were appointed for all the service of the tabernacle of the house of God.
- New King James Version (NKJV)And their brethren, the Levites, were appointed to every kind of service of the tabernacle of the house of God.
Context of 1 Chronicles 6:48
46To 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. To 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. 49So Bnei-Yisrael gave to the Levites the cities with their open land. 50They also assigned by lot from the tribe of the children of Judah, from the tribe of the children of Simeon, and from the tribe of the children of Benjamin, these cities that were mentioned by name.
Read all of 1 Chronicles 61 Chronicles 6:48 word by word
וַאֲחֵיהֶ֖ם הַלְוִיִּ֑ם נְתוּנִ֕ים לְכָ֨ל־עֲבוֹדַ֔ת מִשְׁכַּ֖ן בֵּ֥ית הָאֱלֹהִֽים׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Their brethrenאָח'âch · brother: male-siblingH251
- also the Levitesלֵוִיlêvîyîy lêvîy · LeviH3881
- appointedנָתַןnâthan · to give: putH5414
- unto all manner of serviceעֲבֹדָה‛ăbôdâh ‛ăbôdâh · service: ministryH5656
- of the tabernacleמִשְׁכָּןmishkân · tabernacleH4908
- of the houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: templeH1004
- of Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 6:48
- 1 Chronicles 23:2He also gathered together all the leaders of Israel along with the kohanim and the Levites.
- 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:
- Numbers 3:1These are the generations of Aaron and Moses current at the time Adonai spoke to Moses at Mount Sinai.
- Numbers 8:5Again Adonai spoke to Moses saying,
- Numbers 16:9Isn’t it enough that the God of Israel has set you apart from the community of Israel to bring you near to Him to do the work of the Tabernacle of Adonai and to stand before the community to minister to them?
- Numbers 18:1Adonai said to Aaron, “You, your sons, and the house of your father with you will bear the guilt for the Sanctuary, and you and your sons will bear the guilt for your priesthood.
- 1 Chronicles 12:28Jehoiada the leader of the Aaronides and with him 3,700;
Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 6:48
- 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. 1-48This section gives the family histories of the three main groups of the tribe of Levi: The high priests (1 Chronicles 6:1–15) The three clans of Levites (1 Chronicles 6:16–30) The singers (1 Chronicles 6:31–47) Each family history starts with an introduction and then lists the names.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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