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1 Chronicles 23:6
David divided them into courses according to the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
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Christian Standard Bible®
Then David divided them into divisions according to Levi’s sons: Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.
Then David divided them into divisions according to Levi’s sons: Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.
Hebrew Names Version
David divided them into courses according to the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kehat, and Merari.
David divided them into courses according to the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kehat, and Merari.
King James Version
And David divided them into courses among the sons of Levi, namely, Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
And David divided them into courses among the sons of Levi, namely, Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
English Standard Version
And David organized them in divisions corresponding to the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
And David organized them in divisions corresponding to the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
New Century Version
David separated the Levites into three groups that were led by Levi's three sons: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
David separated the Levites into three groups that were led by Levi's three sons: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
New English Translation
David divided them into groups corresponding to the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
David divided them into groups corresponding to the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
Amplified Bible
And David organized them into divisions according to the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
And David organized them into divisions according to the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
New American Standard Bible
David divided them into divisions according to the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
David divided them into divisions according to the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
Geneva Bible (1587)
So Dauid deuided offices vnto them, to wit, to the sonnes of Leui, to Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
So Dauid deuided offices vnto them, to wit, to the sonnes of Leui, to Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
Legacy Standard Bible
And David divided them into divisions according to the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
And David divided them into divisions according to the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
Berean Standard Bible
Then David divided the Levites into divisions according to the sons of Levi: Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.
Then David divided the Levites into divisions according to the sons of Levi: Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.
Contemporary English Version
David then divided the Levites into three groups according to the clans of Levi's sons, Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
David then divided the Levites into three groups according to the clans of Levi's sons, Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
Complete Jewish Bible
David organized them into divisions named after the sons of Levi — Gershon, K'hat and M'rari.
David organized them into divisions named after the sons of Levi — Gershon, K'hat and M'rari.
Darby Translation
And David divided them into courses according to the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
And David divided them into courses according to the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
Easy-to-Read Version
David separated the Levites into three groups. They were the tribes of Levi's three sons, Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
David separated the Levites into three groups. They were the tribes of Levi's three sons, Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
George Lamsa Translation
And David appointed administrators and managers over the poor and needy, to provide and distribute to the poor; one person over each ten, and they lacked nothing. And David appointed them all in their courses according to the sons of Levi; namely, Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
And David appointed administrators and managers over the poor and needy, to provide and distribute to the poor; one person over each ten, and they lacked nothing. And David appointed them all in their courses according to the sons of Levi; namely, Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
Good News Translation
David divided the Levites into three groups, according to their clans: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
David divided the Levites into three groups, according to their clans: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
Lexham English Bible
And David organized them in divisions according to the sons of Levi: to Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
And David organized them in divisions according to the sons of Levi: to Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
Literal Translation
And David divided them into divisions of the sons of Levi, of Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
And David divided them into divisions of the sons of Levi, of Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And Dauid made the ordinaunce amonge the children of Leui, namely amoge Gerson, Kahath & Merari.
And Dauid made the ordinaunce amonge the children of Leui, namely amoge Gerson, Kahath & Merari.
American Standard Version
And David divided them into courses according to the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
And David divided them into courses according to the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
Bible in Basic English
And David put them into divisions under the names of the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
And David put them into divisions under the names of the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And so Dauid put an order among them deuiding them, in partes: Of the children of Leui, Gerson, Caath, and Merari.
And so Dauid put an order among them deuiding them, in partes: Of the children of Leui, Gerson, Caath, and Merari.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And David divided them into courses according to the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
And David divided them into courses according to the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
King James Version (1611)
And Dauid diuided them into courses among the sonnes of Leui, namely Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
And Dauid diuided them into courses among the sonnes of Leui, namely Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And David divided them into daily courses, for the sons of Levi, for Gedson, Caath, and Merari.
And David divided them into daily courses, for the sons of Levi, for Gedson, Caath, and Merari.
English Revised Version
And David divided them into courses according to the sons of Levi; Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
And David divided them into courses according to the sons of Levi; Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And Dauid departide hem bi the whilis of the sones of Leuy, that is, of Gerson, and of Caath, and Merary.
And Dauid departide hem bi the whilis of the sones of Leuy, that is, of Gerson, and of Caath, and Merary.
Update Bible Version
And David divided them into courses according to the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
And David divided them into courses according to the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
Webster's Bible Translation
And David divided them into courses among the sons of Levi, [namely], Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
And David divided them into courses among the sons of Levi, [namely], Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
New King James Version
Also David separated them into divisions among the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
Also David separated them into divisions among the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
New Living Translation
Then David divided the Levites into divisions named after the clans descended from the three sons of Levi—Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
Then David divided the Levites into divisions named after the clans descended from the three sons of Levi—Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
New Life Bible
David divided them into groups by the sons of Levi, Gershon and Kohath and Merari.
David divided them into groups by the sons of Levi, Gershon and Kohath and Merari.
New Revised Standard
And David organized them in divisions corresponding to the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
And David organized them in divisions corresponding to the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And David divided them into courses, - pertaining to the sons of Levi, to Gershon, Kohath and Merari.
And David divided them into courses, - pertaining to the sons of Levi, to Gershon, Kohath and Merari.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And David distributed them into courses by the families of the sons of Levi, to wit, of Gerson, and of Caath, and of Merari.
And David distributed them into courses by the families of the sons of Levi, to wit, of Gerson, and of Caath, and of Merari.
Revised Standard Version
And David organized them in divisions corresponding to the sons of Levi: Gershom, Kohath, and Merar'i.
And David organized them in divisions corresponding to the sons of Levi: Gershom, Kohath, and Merar'i.
Young's Literal Translation
And David distributeth them into courses: Of the sons of Levi: of Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
And David distributeth them into courses: Of the sons of Levi: of Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
THE MESSAGE
David then divided the Levites into groupings named after the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
David then divided the Levites into groupings named after the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
David divided them into divisions according to the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
David divided them into divisions according to the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
Contextual Overview
1 Now David was old and full of days; and he made Solomon his son king over Israel. 2 He gathered together all the princes of Israel, with the priests and the Levites. 3 The Levites were numbered from thirty years old and upward: and their number by their polls, man by man, was thirty-eight thousand. 4 Of these, twenty-four thousand were to oversee the work of the house of Yahweh; and six thousand were officers and judges; 5 and four thousand were doorkeepers; and four thousand praised Yahweh with the instruments which I made, [said David], to praise therewith. 6 David divided them into courses according to the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. 7 Of the Gershonites: Ladan and Shimei. 8 The sons of Ladan: Jehiel the chief, and Zetham, and Joel, three. 9 The sons of Shimei: Shelomoth, and Haziel, and Haran, three. These were the heads of the fathers' [houses] of Ladan. 10 The sons of Shimei: Jahath, Zina, and Jeush, and Beriah. These four were the sons of Shimei.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
divided: 2 Chronicles 8:14, 2 Chronicles 29:25, 2 Chronicles 31:2, 2 Chronicles 35:10, Ezra 6:18
courses: Heb. divisions, 1 Chronicles 24:1, 1 Chronicles 26:1
Gershon: Gershon, גרשון [Strong's H1647], is called גרשם [Strong's H1648], Gershom, in the parallel passage, simply by the mutation of נ, noon, into מ, mem. 1 Chronicles 6:1, 1 Chronicles 6:16, Gershom, Exodus 6:16-24, Numbers 26:57, Numbers 26:58
Reciprocal: 1 Chronicles 6:43 - Gershom 1 Chronicles 23:21 - Merari
Cross-References
Genesis 13:2
Abram was very rich in cattle, in silver, and in gold.
Abram was very rich in cattle, in silver, and in gold.
Genesis 14:14
When Abram heard that his relative was taken captive, he led forth his trained men, born in his house, three hundred and eighteen, and pursued as far as Dan.
When Abram heard that his relative was taken captive, he led forth his trained men, born in his house, three hundred and eighteen, and pursued as far as Dan.
Genesis 18:12
Sarah laughed within herself, saying, "After I have grown old will I have pleasure, my lord being old also?"
Sarah laughed within herself, saying, "After I have grown old will I have pleasure, my lord being old also?"
Genesis 21:22
It happened at that time, that Abimelech and Phicol the captain of his host spoke to Abraham, saying, "God is with you in all that you do.
It happened at that time, that Abimelech and Phicol the captain of his host spoke to Abraham, saying, "God is with you in all that you do.
Genesis 23:1
Sarah lived one hundred twenty-seven years. These were the years of Sarah's life.
Sarah lived one hundred twenty-seven years. These were the years of Sarah's life.
Genesis 23:2
Sarah died in Kiriath-arba (the same is Hebron), in the land of Canaan. Abraham came to mourn for Sarah, and to weep for her.
Sarah died in Kiriath-arba (the same is Hebron), in the land of Canaan. Abraham came to mourn for Sarah, and to weep for her.
Genesis 23:4
"I am a stranger and a sojourner with you. Give me a possession of a burying-place with you, that I may bury my dead out of my sight."
"I am a stranger and a sojourner with you. Give me a possession of a burying-place with you, that I may bury my dead out of my sight."
Genesis 23:5
The children of Heth answered Abraham, saying to him,
The children of Heth answered Abraham, saying to him,
Genesis 24:18
She said, "Drink, my lord." She hurried, and let down her pitcher on her hand, and gave him drink.
She said, "Drink, my lord." She hurried, and let down her pitcher on her hand, and gave him drink.
Genesis 24:35
Yahweh has blessed my master greatly. He has become great. He has given him flocks and herds, silver and gold, men-servants and maid-servants, and camels and donkeys.
Yahweh has blessed my master greatly. He has become great. He has given him flocks and herds, silver and gold, men-servants and maid-servants, and camels and donkeys.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And David divided them into courses among the sons of Levi,.... Into three classes, according to the number of them, which follow: namely,
Gershon, Kohath, and Merari; see Exodus 6:16.
