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The Darby Translation

1 Chronicles 15:6

of the sons of Merari, Asaiah the chief, and his brethren two hundred and twenty;

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

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

Dictionaries:

- Easton Bible Dictionary - Chronicles, Books of;   Kirjath-Jearim;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Asahiah;   Merari;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Merarites;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Chronicles, I;   Merari, Merarites;   Priests and Levites;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Asahiah, Asaiah ;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Asai'ah;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Hebrew Monarchy, the;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Asaiah;   Merari;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Priest;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
from the Merarites, Asaiah the leader and 220 of his relatives;
Hebrew Names Version
of the sons of Merari, `Asayah the chief, and his brothers two hundred twenty;
King James Version
Of the sons of Merari; Asaiah the chief, and his brethren two hundred and twenty:
English Standard Version
of the sons of Merari, Asaiah the chief, with 220 of his brothers;
New Century Version
There were two hundred twenty people from Merari's family group, with Asaiah as their leader.
New English Translation
From the descendants of Merari: Asaiah the leader and 220 of his relatives.
Amplified Bible
of the sons of Merari, Asaiah the chief, with 220 of his relatives;
New American Standard Bible
of the sons of Merari, Asaiah the chief, and 220 of his relatives;
World English Bible
of the sons of Merari, Asaiah the chief, and his brothers two hundred twenty;
Geneva Bible (1587)
Of the sonnes of Merari, Asaiah the chiefe, and his brethren two hundreth and twentie.
Legacy Standard Bible
of the sons of Merari, Asaiah the chief, and 220 of his relatives;
Berean Standard Bible
from the Merarites, Asaiah the chief and 220 of his relatives;
Contemporary English Version
Asaiah, the leader of the Merari clan, and two hundred twenty of his relatives;
Complete Jewish Bible
from the descendants of M'rari: ‘Asayah the chief, and 220 of his kinsmen;
Easy-to-Read Version
There were 220 people from the tribe of Merari. Asaiah was their leader.
George Lamsa Translation
Of the sons of Merari, Ashiel the elder and his brethren, two hundred and twenty;
Good News Translation
from the clan of Merari came Asaiah, in charge of 220;
Lexham English Bible
Of the sons of Merari: Asaiah the chief and two hundred and twenty of his brothers.
Literal Translation
Of the sons of Merari, Asaiah the chief, and his brothers, two hundred and twenty.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Of the children of Merari: Asaia the chefe wt his brethre, two C. and twentye.
American Standard Version
of the sons of Merari, Asaiah the chief, and his brethren two hundred and twenty;
Bible in Basic English
Of the sons of Merari: Asaiah the chief, and his brothers, two hundred and twenty;
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Of the children of Merari, Asaia the chiefe, and of his brethren two hundred and twentie.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
of the sons of Merari: Asaiah the chief, and his brethren two hundred and twenty;
King James Version (1611)
Of the sonnes of Merari: Asaiah the chiefe, and his brethren two hundred and twentie.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
Of the sons of Merari; Asaia the chief, and his brethren, two hundred and twenty.
English Revised Version
of the sons of Merari; Asaiah the chief, and his brethren two hundred and twenty:
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
of the sones of Merari Asaya was prince, and hise britheren two hundrid and thritti;
Update Bible Version
of the sons of Merari, Asaiah the chief, and his brothers two hundred and twenty;
Webster's Bible Translation
Of the sons of Merari; Asaiah the chief, and his brethren two hundred and twenty:
New King James Version
of the sons of Merari, Asaiah the chief, and two hundred and twenty of his brethren;
New Living Translation
From the clan of Merari, 220, with Asaiah as their leader.
New Life Bible
Asaiah became the leader of the sons of Merari, and 220 of his brothers.
New Revised Standard
of the sons of Merari, Asaiah the chief, with two hundred twenty of his kindred;
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
of the sons of Merari, Asaiah the chief, and his brethren, two hundred and twenty;
Douay-Rheims Bible
Of the sons of Merari, Asaia the chief, and his brethren two hundred and twenty.
Revised Standard Version
of the sons of Merar'i, Asai'ah the chief, with two hundred and twenty of his brethren;
Young's Literal Translation
Of sons of Merari: Asaiah the chief, and his brethren, two hundred and twenty.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
of the sons of Merari, Asaiah the chief, and 220 of his relatives;

Contextual Overview

1 And he made him houses in the city of David, and prepared a place for the ark of God, and spread a tent for it. 2 Then David said, None ought to carry the ark of God but the Levites, for them has Jehovah chosen to carry the ark of God, and to serve him for ever. 3 And David assembled all Israel to Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of Jehovah to its place that he had prepared for it. 4 And David gathered the sons of Aaron and the Levites: 5 of the sons of Kohath, Uriel the chief, and his brethren a hundred and twenty; 6 of the sons of Merari, Asaiah the chief, and his brethren two hundred and twenty; 7 of the sons of Gershom, Joel the chief, and his brethren a hundred and thirty; 8 of the sons of Elizaphan, Shemaiah the chief, and his brethren two hundred; 9 of the sons of Hebron, Eliel the chief, and his brethren eighty; 10 of the sons of Uzziel, Amminadab the chief, and his brethren a hundred and twelve.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Merari: 1 Chronicles 6:29, 1 Chronicles 6:30

Reciprocal: Numbers 3:20 - General 1 Chronicles 24:4 - more 2 Chronicles 29:12 - of the sons

Cross-References

Genesis 15:3
And Abram said, Lo, to me thou hast given no seed, and behold, a son of my house will be mine heir.
Genesis 15:6
And he believed Jehovah; and he reckoned it to him [as] righteousness.
Genesis 15:14
But also that nation which they shall serve I will judge; and afterwards they shall come out with great property.
Genesis 15:20
and the Hittites, and the Perizzites, and the Rephaim,
Psalms 106:31
And that was reckoned unto him for righteousness, from generation to generation, for evermore.
Romans 4:9
[Does] this blessedness then [rest] on the circumcision, or also on the uncircumcision? For we say that faith has been reckoned to Abraham as righteousness.
Romans 4:11
And he received [the] sign of circumcision [as] seal of the righteousness of faith which [he had] being in uncircumcision, that he might be [the] father of all them that believe being in uncircumcision, that righteousness might be reckoned to them also;
2 Corinthians 5:19
how that God was in Christ, reconciling the world to himself, not reckoning to them their offences; and putting in us the word of that reconciliation.
Hebrews 11:8
By faith Abraham, being called, obeyed to go out into the place which he was to receive for an inheritance, and went out, not knowing where he was going.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

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