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1 Chronicles 6:41

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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,
Geneva Bible (1587)
The sonne of Ethni, the sonne of Zerah, the sonne 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

31These are the persons David appointed to lead the singing in the house of God after the Chest was placed there. They were the ministers of music in the place of worship, which was the Tent of Meeting until Solomon built The Temple of God in Jerusalem. As they carried out their work, they followed the instructions given to them. 33These are the persons, together with their sons, who served by preparing for and directing worship: from the family of the Kohathites was Heman the choirmaster, the son of Joel, the son of Samuel, the son of Elkanah, the son of Jeroham, the son of Eliel, the son of Toah, the son of Zuph, the son of Elkanah, the son of Mahath, the son of Amasai, the son of Elkanah, the son of Joel, the son of Azariah, the son of Zephaniah, the son of Tahath, the son of Assir, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah, the son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, the son of Israel. 39Heman's associate Asaph stood at his right hand. Asaph was the son of Berekiah, the son of Shimea, the son of Michael, the son of Baaseiah, the son of Malkijah, the son of Ethni, the son of Zerah, the son of Adaiah, the son of Ethan, the son of Zimmah, the son of Shimei, the son of Jahath, the son of Gershon, the son of Levi. 44Of the sons of Merari, the associates who stood at his left hand, was Ethan the son of Kishi, the son of Abdi, the son of Malluch, the son of Hashabiah, the son of Amaziah, the son of Hilkiah, the son of Amzi, the son of Bani, the son of Shemer, the son of Mahli, the son of Mushi, the son of Merari, the son of Levi. 48 The rest of the Levites were assigned to all the other work in the place of worship, the house of God. 49 Aaron and his sons offered the sacrifices on the Altar of Burnt Offering and the Altar of Incense; they were in charge of all the work surrounding the Holy of Holies. They made atonement for Israel following the instructions commanded by Moses, servant of God. 50These are the sons of Aaron: Eleazar his son, Phinehas his son, Abishua his son, Bukki his son, Uzzi his son, Zerahiah his son, Meraioth his son, Amariah his son, Ahitub his son, Zadok his son, and Ahimaaz his son.

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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