1 Chronicles 15:4

THE MESSAGE

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Then he gathered together the descendants of Aaron and the Levites:

Hebrew Names Version
David gathered together the sons of Aharon, and the Levites:

King James Version
And David assembled the children of Aaron, and the Levites:

English Standard Version
And David gathered together the sons of Aaron and the Levites:

New Century Version
David called together the descendants of Aaron and the Levites.

New English Translation
David gathered together the descendants of Aaron and the Levites:

Amplified Bible
David gathered together the sons of Aaron and the Levites:

New American Standard Bible
David gathered together the sons of Aaron and the Levites:

World English Bible
David gathered together the sons of Aaron, and the Levites:

Geneva Bible (1587)
And Dauid assembled the sonnes of Aaron, and the Leuites.

Legacy Standard Bible
And David gathered together the sons of Aaron and the Levites:

Berean Standard Bible
Then he gathered together the descendants of Aaron and the Levites:

Contemporary English Version
He also sent for Aaron's descendants and for the Levites. The Levites that came were:

Complete Jewish Bible
David gathered together the descendants of Aharon and the L'vi'im:

Darby Translation
And David gathered the sons of Aaron and the Levites:

Easy-to-Read Version
He called together these descendants of Aaron and the Levites:

George Lamsa Translation
And David assembled the descendants of Aaron and the Levites:

Good News Translation
Next he sent for the descendants of Aaron and for the Levites.

Lexham English Bible
And David gathered the sons of Aaron and the Levites.

Literal Translation
And David gathered the sons of Aaron and the Levites.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And Dauid broughte the children of Aaron & the Leuites together.

American Standard Version
And David gathered together the sons of Aaron, and the Levites:

Bible in Basic English
And David got together the sons of Aaron, and the Levites;

Bishop's Bible (1568)
And Dauid brought together the children of Aaron and the Leuites.

JPS Old Testament (1917)
And David gathered together the sons of Aaron, and the Levites;

King James Version (1611)
And Dauid assembled the children of Aaron, and the Leuites.

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And David gathered together the sons of Aaron the Levites.

English Revised Version
And David gathered together the sons of Aaron, and the Levites:

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
also and he gaderide togidere the sones of Aaron, and the dekenes;

Update Bible Version
And David gathered together the sons of Aaron, and the Levites:

Webster's Bible Translation
And David assembled the children of Aaron, and the Levites:

New King James Version
Then David assembled the children of Aaron and the Levites:

New Living Translation
This is the number of the descendants of Aaron (the priests) and the Levites who were called together:

New Life Bible
He gathered together the sons of Aaron and the Levites.

New Revised Standard
Then David gathered together the descendants of Aaron and the Levites:

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And David gathered together the sons of Aaron, and the Levites:

Douay-Rheims Bible
And the sons of Aaron also, and the Levites.

Revised Standard Version
And David gathered together the sons of Aaron and the Levites:

Young's Literal Translation
And David gathereth the sons of Aaron, and the Levites.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
David gathered together the sons of Aaron and the Levites:

Contextual Overview

¹After David built houses for himself in the City of David, he cleared a place for the Chest and pitched a tent for it. Then David gave orders: "No one carries the Chest of God except the Levites; God designated them and them only to carry the Chest of God and be available full time for service in the work of worship." ³David then called everyone in Israel to assemble in Jerusalem to bring up the Chest of God to its specially prepared place. David also called in the family of Aaron and the Levites. From the family of Kohath, Uriel the head with 120 relatives; from the family of Merari, Asaiah the head with 220 relatives; from the family of Gershon, Joel the head with 130 relatives; from the family of Elizaphan, Shemaiah the head with 200 relatives; from the family of Hebron, Eliel the head with 80 relatives; from the family of Uzziel, Amminadab the head with 112 relatives. ¹¹Then David called in Zadok and Abiathar the priests, and Uriel, Asaiah, Joel, Shemaiah, Eliel, and Amminadab the Levites. He said, "You are responsible for the Levitical families; now consecrate yourselves, both you and your relatives, and bring up the Chest of the God of Israel to the place I have set aside for it. The first time we did this, you Levites did not carry it properly, and God exploded in anger at us because we didn't make proper preparation and follow instructions." ¹⁴So the priests and Levites consecrated themselves to bring up the Chest of the God of Israel. The Levites carried the Chest of God exactly as Moses, instructed by God , commanded—carried it with poles on their shoulders, careful not to touch it with their hands. ¹⁶ David ordered the heads of the Levites to assign their relatives to sing in the choir, accompanied by a well-equipped marching band, and fill the air with joyful sound. ¹⁷The Levites assigned Heman son of Joel, and from his family, Asaph son of Berekiah, then Ethan son of Kushaiah from the family of Merari, and after them in the second rank their brothers Zechariah, Jaaziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, Mikneiah, Obed-Edom, and Jeiel as security guards. ¹⁹The members of the choir and marching band were: Heman, Asaph, and Ethan with bronze cymbals; Zechariah, Aziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Maaseiah, and Benaiah with lyres carrying the melody; Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, Mikneiah, Obed-Edom, Jeiel, and Azaziah with harps filling in the harmony; Kenaniah, the Levite in charge of music, a very gifted musician, was music director. ²³Berekiah and Elkanah were porters for the Chest. The priests Shebaniah, Joshaphat, Nethanel, Amasai, Zechariah, Benaiah, and Eliezer blew the trumpets before the Chest of God. Obed-Edom and Jehiah were also porters for the Chest.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

the children of Aaron: 1 Chronicles 6:16-20, 1 Chronicles 6:49, 1 Chronicles 6:50, 1 Chronicles 12:26-28, Exodus 6:16-22, Numbers 3:4

Reciprocal: Nehemiah 12:27 - out

Cross-References

2 Samuel 7:12
God's Covenant with David Before long, the king made himself at home and God gave him peace from all his enemies. Then one day King David said to Nathan the prophet, "Look at this: Here I am, comfortable in a luxurious house of cedar, and the Chest of God sits in a plain tent." Nathan told the king, "Whatever is on your heart, go and do it. God is with you." But that night, the word of God came to Nathan saying, "Go and tell my servant David: This is God 's word on the matter: You're going to build a ‘house' for me to live in? Why, I haven't lived in a ‘house' from the time I brought the children of Israel up from Egypt till now. All that time I've moved about with nothing but a tent. And in all my travels with Israel, did I ever say to any of the leaders I commanded to shepherd Israel, ‘Why haven't you built me a house of cedar?' "So here is what you are to tell my servant David: The God -of-the-Angel-Armies has this word for you: I took you from the pasture, tagging along after sheep, and made you prince over my people Israel. I was with you everywhere you went and mowed your enemies down before you. Now I'm making you famous, to be ranked with the great names on earth. And I'm going to set aside a place for my people Israel and plant them there so they'll have their own home and not be knocked around any more. Nor will evil men afflict you as they always have, even during the days I set judges over my people Israel. Finally, I'm going to give you peace from all your enemies. "Furthermore, God has this message for you: God himself will build you a house! When your life is complete and you're buried with your ancestors, then I'll raise up your child, your own flesh and blood, to succeed you, and I'll firmly establish his rule. He will build a house to honor me, and I will guarantee his kingdom's rule permanently. I'll be a father to him, and he'll be a son to me. When he does wrong, I'll discipline him in the usual ways, the pitfalls and obstacles of this mortal life. But I'll never remove my gracious love from him, as I removed it from Saul, who preceded you and whom I most certainly did remove. Your family and your kingdom are permanently secured. I'm keeping my eye on them! And your royal throne will always be there, rock solid." Nathan gave David a complete and accurate account of everything he heard and saw in the vision. King David went in, took his place before God , and prayed: "Who am I, my Master God , and what is my family, that you have brought me to this place in life? But that's nothing compared to what's coming, for you've also spoken of my family far into the future, given me a glimpse into tomorrow, my Master God ! What can I possibly say in the face of all this? You know me, Master God , just as I am. You've done all this not because of who I am but because of who you are—out of your very heart!—but you've let me in on it. "This is what makes you so great, Master God ! There is none like you, no God but you, nothing to compare with what we've heard with our own ears. And who is like your people, like Israel, a nation unique in the earth, whom God set out to redeem for himself (and became most famous for it), performing great and fearsome acts, throwing out nations and their gods left and right as you saved your people from Egypt? You established for yourself a people—your very own Israel!—your people permanently. And you, God , became their God. "So now, great God , this word that you have spoken to me and my family, guarantee it permanently! Do exactly what you've promised! Then your reputation will flourish always as people exclaim, ‘The God -of-the-Angel-Armies is God over Israel!' And the house of your servant David will remain sure and solid in your watchful presence. For you, God -of-the-Angel-Armies, Israel's God, told me plainly, ‘I will build you a house.' That's how I was able to find the courage to pray this prayer to you. "And now, Master God , being the God you are, speaking sure words as you do, and having just said this wonderful thing to me, please, just one more thing: Bless my family; keep your eye on them always. You've already as much as said that you would, Master God ! Oh, may your blessing be on my family permanently!"

2 Samuel 16:11
"Besides," continued David to Abishai and the rest of his servants, "my own son, my flesh and bone, is right now trying to kill me; compared to that this Benjaminite is small potatoes. Don't bother with him; let him curse; he's preaching God 's word to me. And who knows, maybe God will see the trouble I'm in today and exchange the curses for something good."

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Ver. 4-10. And David assembled the children of Aaron, and the Levites. Whose business it was to bear the ark when there was any occasion for it: and from hence to the end of 1 Chronicles 15:10 an account is given of the Levites, and their number employed in this affair:

of the sons of Kohath; a son of Levi, that is, of his posterity; for his immediate sons, and so those of the rest after mentioned, had been dead ages ago; the principal of those, at this present time, was Uriel, and his kindred, or those of the same family with him, were one hundred and twenty: of those of Merari, another son of Levi, the chief was Asaiah, with two hundred and twenty of his relations: of those of Gershon, another son of Levi, was Joel, and his brethren were one hundred and thirty: of the posterity of Elizaphan, a grandson of Kohath, Exodus 5:18, the most noted was Shemaiah, who had two hundred of his family with him: and of those of Hebron, the son of Kohath, Exodus 6:18, Eliel was the most famous, and he had eighty of his kindred with him: and of those of Uzziel, another son of Kohath in a different line from Elizaphan, who also was a son of Uzziel, was Amminadab the chief, who had one hundred and twelve of his kindred with him: the number of Levites, in all, gathered together, were eight hundred and sixty two, besides their chiefs.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The children of Aaron - i. e., the priests.