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New Century Version

1 Chronicles 25:21

Fourteenth, twelve men were chosen from Mattithiah, his sons and relatives.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

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

Dictionaries:

- Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Levite;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Mattithiah;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Chronicles, I;   Mattithiah;   Merari, Merarites;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Mattithiah ;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Levites;   Music;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Merari;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
the fourteenth to Mattithiah, his sons, and his relatives— 12
Hebrew Names Version
for the fourteenth, Mattityah, his sons and his brothers, twelve:
King James Version
The fourteenth to Mattithiah, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve:
English Standard Version
to the fourteenth, Mattithiah, his sons and his brothers, twelve;
New English Translation
the fourteenth to Mattithiah and his sons and relatives—twelve in all,
Amplified Bible
the fourteenth to Mattithiah, his sons and his relatives, twelve;
New American Standard Bible
for the fourteenth, Mattithiah, his sons and his relatives, twelve;
World English Bible
for the fourteenth, Mattithiah, his sons and his brothers, twelve:
Geneva Bible (1587)
The fourtenth, to Mattithiah, he, his sonnes and his brethren twelue.
Legacy Standard Bible
for the fourteenth, Mattithiah, his sons and his relatives, twelve;
Berean Standard Bible
the fourteenth to Mattithiah, his sons, and his brothers-12 in all;
Complete Jewish Bible
the fourteenth to Mattityahu, his sons and brothers, twelve;
Darby Translation
The fourteenth to Mattithiah; his sons and his brethren, twelve.
Easy-to-Read Version
Fourteenth, there were 12 men chosen from Mattithiah's sons and relatives.
George Lamsa Translation
The fourteenth to Mattithiah, he, his sons, and his brethren were twelve;
Lexham English Bible
to the fourteenth, Mattithiah, his sons and his brothers, twelve;
Literal Translation
The fourteenth to Mattithiah, his sons and his brothers, twelve.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
The fourtenth vpon Mathithia with his sonnes & brethre, of whom there were twolue.
American Standard Version
for the fourteenth, Mattithiah, his sons and his brethren, twelve:
Bible in Basic English
The fourteenth Mattithiah, with his sons and his brothers, twelve;
Bishop's Bible (1568)
The foureteenth, to Mathathiahu with his sonnes and brethren, twelue persons.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
For the fourteenth, Mattithiah, his sons and his brethren, twelve;
King James Version (1611)
The fourteenth to Mattithiah, hee, his sonnes and his brethren, were twelue.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
the fourteenth Matthathias, his sons and his brethren, twelve:
English Revised Version
for the fourteenth, Mattithiah, his sons and his brethren, twelve:
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
the fourtenthe to Mathathatie, to hise sones and britheren twelue; the fiftenthe to Jerymoth,
Update Bible Version
for the fourteenth, Mattithiah, his sons and his brothers, twelve:
Webster's Bible Translation
The fourteenth to Mattithiah, [he], his sons, and his brethren, [were] twelve:
New King James Version
the fourteenth for Mattithiah, his sons and his brethren, twelve;
New Living Translation
The fourteenth lot fell to Mattithiah and twelve of his sons and relatives.
New Life Bible
The fourteenth was Mattithiah. With his sons and brothers there were twelve.
New Revised Standard
to the fourteenth, Mattithiah, his sons and his brothers, twelve;
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
As the fourteenth, Mattithiah, his sons and his brethren, twelve.
Douay-Rheims Bible
The fourteenth to Mathathias, to his sons and his brethren twelve.
Revised Standard Version
to the fourteenth, Mattithi'ah, his sons and his brethren, twelve;
Young's Literal Translation
at the fourteenth [to] Mattithiah, his sons and his brethren, twelve;
New American Standard Bible (1995)
for the fourteenth, Mattithiah, his sons and his relatives, twelve;

Contextual Overview

8 Everyone threw lots to choose the time his family was to serve at the Temple. The young and the old, the teacher and the student, had to throw lots. 9 First, the lot fell to Joseph, from the family of Asaph. Second, twelve men were chosen from Gedaliah, his sons and relatives. 10 Third, twelve men were chosen from Zaccur, his sons and relatives. 11 Fourth, twelve men were chosen from Izri, his sons and relatives. 12 Fifth, twelve men were chosen from Nethaniah, his sons and relatives. 13 Sixth, twelve men were chosen from Bukkiah, his sons and relatives. 14 Seventh, twelve men were chosen from Jesarelah, his sons and relatives. 15 Eighth, twelve men were chosen from Jeshaiah, his sons and relatives. 16 Ninth, twelve men were chosen from Mattaniah, his sons and relatives. 17 Tenth, twelve men were chosen from Shimei, his sons and relatives.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Reciprocal: 1 Chronicles 25:3 - Mattithiah

Cross-References

Genesis 11:30
Sarai was not able to have children.
Genesis 16:2
Sarai said to Abram, "Look, the Lord has not allowed me to have children, so have sexual relations with my slave girl. If she has a child, maybe I can have my own family through her." Abram did what Sarai said.
Genesis 25:2
She gave birth to Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah.
Genesis 25:3
Jokshan was the father of Sheba and Dedan. Dedan's descendants were the people of Assyria, Letush, and Leum.
Genesis 25:10
So Abraham was buried with his wife Sarah in the same field that he had bought from the Hittites.
Genesis 25:12
This is the family history of Ishmael, Abraham's son. (Hagar, Sarah's Egyptian servant, was Ishmael's mother.)
Genesis 25:16
These were Ishmael's sons, and these are the names of the tribal leaders listed according to their settlements and camps.
Genesis 25:19
This is the family history of Isaac. Abraham had a son named Isaac.
1 Samuel 1:2
Elkanah had two wives named Hannah and Peninnah. Peninnah had children, but Hannah had none.
1 Samuel 1:11
She made a promise, saying, " Lord All-Powerful, see how sad I am. Remember me and don't forget me. If you will give me a son, I will give him back to you all his life, and no one will ever cut his hair with a razor."

Gill's Notes on the Bible

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