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1 Chronicles 23:6

And David organized them into divisions according to the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Gershon;   Levites;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Levites, the;   Music;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Levites;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Levite;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Merarites;   Zacharias;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Jeduthun;   Merari;   Music;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Chronicles, Books of;   Merari;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Chronicles, I;   Gershon, Gershonites;   Jerahmeel;   Kohath, Kohathites;   Merari, Merarites;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Gershon, Gershonites ;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Levites;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Hebrew Monarchy, the;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Gershon;   Merari;   Priests and Levites;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Then David divided them into divisions according to Levi’s sons: Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.
Hebrew Names Version
David divided them into courses according to the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kehat, and Merari.
King James Version
And David divided them into courses among the sons of Levi, namely, Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
English Standard Version
And David organized them in divisions corresponding to the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
New Century Version
David separated the Levites into three groups that were led by Levi's three sons: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
New English Translation
David divided them into groups corresponding to the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
New American Standard Bible
David divided them into divisions according to the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
World English Bible
David divided them into courses according to the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
Geneva Bible (1587)
So Dauid deuided offices vnto them, to wit, to the sonnes of Leui, to Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
Legacy Standard Bible
And David divided them into divisions according to the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
Berean Standard Bible
Then David divided the Levites into divisions according to the sons of Levi: Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.
Contemporary English Version
David then divided the Levites into three groups according to the clans of Levi's sons, Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
Complete Jewish Bible
David organized them into divisions named after the sons of Levi — Gershon, K'hat and M'rari.
Darby Translation
And David divided them into courses according to the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
Easy-to-Read Version
David separated the Levites into three groups. They were the tribes of Levi's three sons, Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
George Lamsa Translation
And David appointed administrators and managers over the poor and needy, to provide and distribute to the poor; one person over each ten, and they lacked nothing. And David appointed them all in their courses according to the sons of Levi; namely, Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
Good News Translation
David divided the Levites into three groups, according to their clans: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
Lexham English Bible
And David organized them in divisions according to the sons of Levi: to Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
Literal Translation
And David divided them into divisions of the sons of Levi, of Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And Dauid made the ordinaunce amonge the children of Leui, namely amoge Gerson, Kahath & Merari.
American Standard Version
And David divided them into courses according to the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
Bible in Basic English
And David put them into divisions under the names of the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And so Dauid put an order among them deuiding them, in partes: Of the children of Leui, Gerson, Caath, and Merari.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And David divided them into courses according to the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
King James Version (1611)
And Dauid diuided them into courses among the sonnes of Leui, namely Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And David divided them into daily courses, for the sons of Levi, for Gedson, Caath, and Merari.
English Revised Version
And David divided them into courses according to the sons of Levi; Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And Dauid departide hem bi the whilis of the sones of Leuy, that is, of Gerson, and of Caath, and Merary.
Update Bible Version
And David divided them into courses according to the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
Webster's Bible Translation
And David divided them into courses among the sons of Levi, [namely], Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
New King James Version
Also David separated them into divisions among the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
New Living Translation
Then David divided the Levites into divisions named after the clans descended from the three sons of Levi—Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
New Life Bible
David divided them into groups by the sons of Levi, Gershon and Kohath and Merari.
New Revised Standard
And David organized them in divisions corresponding to the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And David divided them into courses, - pertaining to the sons of Levi, to Gershon, Kohath and Merari.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And David distributed them into courses by the families of the sons of Levi, to wit, of Gerson, and of Caath, and of Merari.
Revised Standard Version
And David organized them in divisions corresponding to the sons of Levi: Gershom, Kohath, and Merar'i.
Young's Literal Translation
And David distributeth them into courses: Of the sons of Levi: of Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
THE MESSAGE
David then divided the Levites into groupings named after the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
David divided them into divisions according to the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

Contextual Overview

1When David reached old age, he made his son Solomon king over Israel. 2And he assembled together all the leaders of Israel with the priests and Levites. 3The Levites thirty years old and upward were counted, and their number man by man was 38,000. 4Of these 24,000 were to oversee and inspect the work of the house of the LORD and 6,000 were to be administrators and judges, 5and 4,000 were gatekeepers, and 4,000 [musicians] were to praise the LORD with the instruments which David made for giving praise. 6And David organized them into divisions according to the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.7Of the Gershonites: Ladan (Libni) and Shimei. 8The sons of Ladan: Jehiel the first and Zetham and Joel—three in all. 9The sons of Shimei: Shelomoth, Haziel, and Haran—three in all. These were the heads of the fathers' households of Ladan. 10The sons of Shimei: Jahath, Zina (Zizah), Jeush, and Beriah. These were the four sons of Shimei.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

divided: 2 Chronicles 8:14, 2 Chronicles 29:25, 2 Chronicles 31:2, 2 Chronicles 35:10, Ezra 6:18

courses: Heb. divisions, 1 Chronicles 24:1, 1 Chronicles 26:1

Gershon: Gershon, גרשון [Strong's H1647], is called גרשם [Strong's H1648], Gershom, in the parallel passage, simply by the mutation of נ, noon, into מ, mem. 1 Chronicles 6:1, 1 Chronicles 6:16, Gershom, Exodus 6:16-24, Numbers 26:57, Numbers 26:58

Reciprocal: 1 Chronicles 6:43 - Gershom 1 Chronicles 23:21 - Merari

Cross-References

Genesis 13:2
Now Abram was extremely rich in livestock and in silver and in gold.
Genesis 14:14
When Abram heard that his nephew [Lot] had been captured, he armed and led out his trained men, born in his own house, [numbering] three hundred and eighteen, and went in pursuit as far [north] as Dan.
Genesis 18:12
So Sarah laughed to herself [when she heard the LORD'S words], saying, "After I have become old, shall I have pleasure and delight, my lord (husband) being also old?"
Genesis 21:22
Now at that time Abimelech and Phicol, the commander of his army, said to Abraham, "God is with you in everything you do;
Genesis 23:1
Sarah lived a hundred and twenty-seven years; this was the length of the life of Sarah.
Genesis 23:2
Sarah died in Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron) in the land of Canaan, and Abraham went to mourn for Sarah and to weep for her.
Genesis 23:4
"I am a stranger and a sojourner (resident alien) among you; give (sell) me property for a burial place among you so that I may bury my dead [in the proper manner]."
Genesis 23:5
The Hittites replied to Abraham,
Genesis 24:18
And she said, "Drink, my lord"; and she quickly lowered her jar to her hand, and gave him a drink.
Genesis 24:35
"The LORD has greatly blessed my master, and he has become great (wealthy, powerful); He has given him flocks and herds, and silver and gold, and servants and maids, and camels and donkeys.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And David divided them into courses among the sons of Levi,.... Into three classes, according to the number of them, which follow: namely,

Gershon, Kohath, and Merari; see Exodus 6:16.


 
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