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1 Chronicles 6:41

The sonne of Ethni, the sonne of Zerah, the sonne of Adaiah,

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Adaiah;   Ethni;   Zerah;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Levites, the;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Genealogy;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Levite;   Psalms, book of;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Zerah;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Adaiah;   Ethan;   Ethni;   Genealogy;   Gershon;   Iddo;   Jeatterai;   Zerah;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Adaiah;   Ethni;   Jeaterai;   Korah;   Levites;   Zerah;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Adaiah;   Chronicles, I;   Ethni;   Gershon, Gershonites;   Iddo;   Jeatherai;   Zerah;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Ethni ;   Gershom ;   Kohath, Kohathites ;   Merari, Merarites ;   Zerah ;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Ada'iah;   Eth'ni;   Ze'rah;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Adaiah;   Egypt;   Ethni;   Gershon;   Jeatherai;   Zerah;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Asylum;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
son of Ethni,
Hebrew Names Version
the son of Etni, the son of Zerach, the son of `Adayah,
King James Version
The son of Ethni, the son of Zerah, the son of Adaiah,
English Standard Version
son of Ethni, son of Zerah, son of Adaiah,
New Century Version
Malkijah was Ethni's son. Ethni was Zerah's son. Zerah was Adaiah's son.
New English Translation
son of Ethni, son of Zerah, son of Adaiah,
Amplified Bible
the son of Ethni, the son of Zerah, the son of Adaiah,
New American Standard Bible
the son of Ethni, the son of Zerah, the son of Adaiah,
World English Bible
the son of Ethni, the son of Zerah, the son of Adaiah,
Legacy Standard Bible
the son of Ethni, the son of Zerah, the son of Adaiah,
Berean Standard Bible
the son of Ethni, the son of Zerah, the son of Adaiah,
Complete Jewish Bible
but the fields and the dependent villages of the city they gave to Kalev the son of Y'funeh.
Darby Translation
the son of Ethni, the son of Zerah, the son of Adaiah,
Easy-to-Read Version
Malkijah was Ethni's son. Ethni was Zerah's son. Zerah was Adaiah's son.
George Lamsa Translation
The son of Ethi, the son of Zerah, the son of Ariah,
Good News Translation
Ethni, Zerah, Adaiah,
Lexham English Bible
son of Ethni, son of Zerah, son of Adaiah,
Literal Translation
the son of Ethni, the son of Zerah, the son of Adaiah,
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
the sonne of Athin, ye sonne of Serah, the sonne of Adaia,
American Standard Version
the son of Ethni, the son of Zerah, the son of Adaiah,
Bible in Basic English
The son of Ethni, the son of Zerah, the son of Adaiah,
Bishop's Bible (1568)
The sonne of Athan, the sonne of Zarah, the sonne of Adaia,
JPS Old Testament (1917)
but the fields of the city, and the villages thereof, they gave to Caleb the son of Jephunneh.
King James Version (1611)
The sonne of Ethni, the sonne of Zerah, the sonne of Adaiah,
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
the son of Athani, the son of Zaarai,
English Revised Version
the son of Ethni, the son of Zerah, the son of Adaiah;
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
sone of Zara, sone of Adala,
Update Bible Version
the son of Ethni, the son of Zerah, the son of Adaiah,
Webster's Bible Translation
The son of Ethni, the son of Zerah, the son of Adaiah,
New King James Version
the son of Ethni, the son of Zerah, the son of Adaiah,
New Living Translation
Ethni, Zerah, Adaiah,
New Life Bible
son of Ethni, son of Zerah. Zerah was the son of Adaiah,
New Revised Standard
son of Ethni, son of Zerah, son of Adaiah,
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
son of Ethni, son of Zerah, son of Adaiah; -
Douay-Rheims Bible
The son of Athanai, the son of Zara, the son of Adaia.
Revised Standard Version
son of Ethni, son of Zerah, son of Adai'ah,
Young's Literal Translation
son of Ethni, son of Zerah, son of Adaiah,
New American Standard Bible (1995)
the son of Ethni, the son of Zerah, the son of Adaiah,

Contextual Overview

31 And these be they whom Dauid set for to sing in the house of the Lord, after that the Arke had rest. 32 And they ministred before the Tabernacle, euen the Tabernacle of the Congregation with singing, vntill Salomon had built ye house of the Lord in Ierusalem: then they continued in their office, according to their custome. 33 And these ministred with their children: of the sonnes of Kohath, Heman a singer, the sonne of Ioel, the sonne of Shemuel, 34 The sonne of Elkanah, the sonne of Ieroham, the sonne of Eliel, the sonne of Toah, 35 The sonne of Zuph, the sonne of Elkanah, the sonne of Mahath, the sonne of Amasai, 36 The sonne of Elkanah, the sonne of Ioel, the sonne of Azariah, the sonne of Zephaniah, 37 The sonne of Tahath, the sonne of Assir, the sonne of Ebiasaph, the sonne of Korah, 38 The sonne of Izhar, the sonne of Kohath, the sonne of Leui, the sonne of Israel. 39 And his brother Asaph stoode on his right hand: and Asaph was the sonne of Berechiah, the sonne of Shimea, 40 The sonne of Michael, the sonne of Baaseiah, the sonne of Malchiah,

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Ethni: 1 Chronicles 6:21, Jeaterai

Adaiah: 1 Chronicles 6:21, Iddo

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.


 
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