1 Chronicles 6:47

Contemporary English Version

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
son of Mahli,

Hebrew Names Version
the son of Machli, the son of Mushi, the son of Merari, the son of Levi.

King James Version
The son of Mahli, the son of Mushi, the son of Merari, the son of Levi.

English Standard Version
son of Mahli, son of Mushi, son of Merari, son of Levi.

New Century Version
Shemer was Mahli's son. Mahli was Mushi's son. Mushi was Merari's son, and Merari was Levi's son.

New English Translation
son of Mahli, son of Mushi, son of Merari, son of Levi.

Amplified Bible
the son of Mahli, the son of Mushi, the son of Merari, the son of Levi.

New American Standard Bible
the son of Mahli, the son of Mushi, the son of Merari, the son of Levi.

World English Bible
the son of Mahli, the son of Mushi, the son of Merari, the son of Levi.

Geneva Bible (1587)
The sonne of Mahli, the sonne of Mushi, the sonne of Merari, the sonne of Leui.

Legacy Standard Bible
the son of Mahli, the son of Mushi, the son of Merari, the son of Levi.

Berean Standard Bible
the son of Mahli, the son of Mushi, the son of Merari, the son of Levi.

Complete Jewish Bible
The descendants of Gershom were assigned, clan by clan, thirteen cities from the tribes of Yissakhar, Asher, Naftali and M'nasheh in Bashan.

Darby Translation
the son of Mahli, the son of Mushi, the son of Merari, the son of Levi.

Easy-to-Read Version
Shemer was Mahli's son. Mahli was Mushi's son. Mushi was Merari's son. Merari was Levi's son.

George Lamsa Translation
The son of Mahli, the son of Moshi, the son of Merari, the son of Levi.

Good News Translation
Mahli, Mushi, Merari, Levi.

Lexham English Bible
son of Mahli, son of Mushi, son of Merari, son of Levi.

Literal Translation
the son of Mahli, the son of Mushi, the son of Merari, the son of Levi.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
the sonne of Maheli, the sonne of Musi, the sonne of Merari, the sonne of Leui.

American Standard Version
the son of Mahli, the son of Mushi, the son of Merari, the son of Levi.

Bible in Basic English
The son of Mahli, the son of Mushi, the son of Merari, the son of Levi.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
The sonne of Mahli, the sonne of Musi, the sonne of Merari, the sonne of Leui.

JPS Old Testament (1917)
And to the sons of Gershom, according to their families, out of the tribe of Issachar, and out of the tribe of Asher, and out of the tribe of Naphtali, and out of the tribe of Manasseh in Bashan, thirteen cities.

King James Version (1611)
The sonne of Mahli, the sonne of Mushi, the sonne of Merari, the sonne of Leui.

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
the son of Mooli, the son of Musi, the son of Merari, the son of Levi.

English Revised Version
the son of Mahli, the son of Mushi, the son of Merari, the son of Levi.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
sone of Moli, sone of Musi, sone of Merarie, sone of Leuy.

Update Bible Version
the son of Mahli, the son of Mushi, the son of Merari, the son of Levi.

Webster's Bible Translation
The son of Mahli, the son of Mushi, the son of Merari, the son of Levi.

New King James Version
the son of Mahli, the son of Mushi, the son of Merari, the son of Levi.

New Living Translation
Mahli, Mushi, Merari, and Levi.

New Life Bible
son of Mahli, son of Mushi, son of Merari, son of Levi.

New Revised Standard
son of Mahli, son of Mushi, son of Merari, son of Levi;

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
son of Mahli, son of Mushi, son of Merari, son of Levi.

Douay-Rheims Bible
The son of Moholi, the son of Musi, the son of Merari, the son of Levi.

Revised Standard Version
son of Mahli, son of Mushi, son of Merar'i, son of Levi;

Young's Literal Translation
son of Mahli, son of Mushi, son of Merari, son of Levi.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
the son of Mahli, the son of Mushi, the son of Merari, the son of Levi.

Contextual Overview

³¹ After King David had the sacred chest moved to Jerusalem, he appointed musicians from the Levi tribe to be in charge of the music at the place of worship. ³² These musicians served at the sacred tent and later at the Lord 's temple that King Solomon built. ³³Here is a list of these musicians and their family lines: Heman from the Kohathite clan was the director. His ancestors went all the way back to Jacob and included Joel, Samuel, Elkanah, Jeroham, Eliel, Toah, Zuph, Elkanah, Mahath, Amasai, Elkanah, Joel, Azariah, Zephaniah, Tahath, Assir, Ebiasaph, Korah, Izhar, Kohath, Levi. ³⁹Asaph was Heman's relative and served as his assistant. Asaph's ancestors included Berechiah, Shimea, Michael, Baaseiah, Malchijah, Ethni, Zerah, Adaiah, Ethan, Zimmah, Shimei, Jahath, Gershon, and Levi. ⁴⁴Ethan was also Heman's relative and served as his assistant. Ethan belonged to the Merari clan, and his ancestors included Kishi, Abdi, Malluch, Hashabiah, Amaziah, Hilkiah, Amzi, Bani, Shemer, Mahli, Mushi, Merari, and Levi. ⁴⁸ The rest of the Levites were appointed to work at the sacred tent. ⁴⁹ Only Aaron and his descendants were allowed to offer sacrifices and incense on the two altars at the sacred tent. They were in charge of the most holy place and the ceremonies to forgive sins, just as God's servant Moses had commanded. ⁵⁰Aaron's descendants included his son Eleazar, Phinehas, Abishua, Bukki, Uzzi, Zerahiah, Meraioth, Amariah, Ahitub, Zadok, and Ahimaaz.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Mahli: 1 Chronicles 23:23, 1 Chronicles 24:30, Numbers 3:20

Mushi: Numbers 3:33

Merari: 1 Chronicles 23:21, 1 Chronicles 23:28, Genesis 46:11, Exodus 6:19, Numbers 3:20, Numbers 3:33-36, Numbers 4:42, Numbers 7:8, Numbers 10:17, Joshua 21:7, Joshua 21:34-40

Levi: Genesis 29:34

Gill's Notes on the Bible

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Barnes' Notes on the Bible

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 highest priestly rank, being the family which furnished the high priests (see 1 Chronicles 6:2-15).

Shemuel - i. e. “Samuel.” Our translators have here given the Hebrew, while elsewhere they give uniformlv the Greek, form of the name. We learn by this genealogy that Heman was Samuel’s grandson.

1 Chronicles 6:39

His brother Asaph - Not “brother” in the ordinary sense of the term, since Asaph was the son of Berachiah, and a Gershonite, not a Kohathite. “Brother” here may mean “fellow-craftsman” (compare 1 Chronicles 25:7).

1 Chronicles 6:44

Ethan - Or Jeduthun (see the margin). Corruption will scarcely account for the two forms of the name, since Ethan is used persistently up to a certain point 1 Chronicles 15:19, after which we have uniformly “Jeduthun.” The case seems to be rather one in which a new name was taken after a while, which thenceforth superseded the old. Compare Abraham, Sarah, Joshua, Jehoiakim, Zedekiah, etc.