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Young's Literal Translation

1 Chronicles 15:6

Of sons of Merari: Asaiah the chief, and his brethren, two hundred and twenty.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

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

Dictionaries:

- Easton Bible Dictionary - Chronicles, Books of;   Kirjath-Jearim;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Asahiah;   Merari;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Merarites;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Chronicles, I;   Merari, Merarites;   Priests and Levites;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Asahiah, Asaiah ;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Asai'ah;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Hebrew Monarchy, the;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Asaiah;   Merari;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Priest;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
from the Merarites, Asaiah the leader and 220 of his relatives;
Hebrew Names Version
of the sons of Merari, `Asayah the chief, and his brothers two hundred twenty;
King James Version
Of the sons of Merari; Asaiah the chief, and his brethren two hundred and twenty:
English Standard Version
of the sons of Merari, Asaiah the chief, with 220 of his brothers;
New Century Version
There were two hundred twenty people from Merari's family group, with Asaiah as their leader.
New English Translation
From the descendants of Merari: Asaiah the leader and 220 of his relatives.
Amplified Bible
of the sons of Merari, Asaiah the chief, with 220 of his relatives;
New American Standard Bible
of the sons of Merari, Asaiah the chief, and 220 of his relatives;
World English Bible
of the sons of Merari, Asaiah the chief, and his brothers two hundred twenty;
Geneva Bible (1587)
Of the sonnes of Merari, Asaiah the chiefe, and his brethren two hundreth and twentie.
Legacy Standard Bible
of the sons of Merari, Asaiah the chief, and 220 of his relatives;
Berean Standard Bible
from the Merarites, Asaiah the chief and 220 of his relatives;
Contemporary English Version
Asaiah, the leader of the Merari clan, and two hundred twenty of his relatives;
Complete Jewish Bible
from the descendants of M'rari: ‘Asayah the chief, and 220 of his kinsmen;
Darby Translation
of the sons of Merari, Asaiah the chief, and his brethren two hundred and twenty;
Easy-to-Read Version
There were 220 people from the tribe of Merari. Asaiah was their leader.
George Lamsa Translation
Of the sons of Merari, Ashiel the elder and his brethren, two hundred and twenty;
Good News Translation
from the clan of Merari came Asaiah, in charge of 220;
Lexham English Bible
Of the sons of Merari: Asaiah the chief and two hundred and twenty of his brothers.
Literal Translation
Of the sons of Merari, Asaiah the chief, and his brothers, two hundred and twenty.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Of the children of Merari: Asaia the chefe wt his brethre, two C. and twentye.
American Standard Version
of the sons of Merari, Asaiah the chief, and his brethren two hundred and twenty;
Bible in Basic English
Of the sons of Merari: Asaiah the chief, and his brothers, two hundred and twenty;
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Of the children of Merari, Asaia the chiefe, and of his brethren two hundred and twentie.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
of the sons of Merari: Asaiah the chief, and his brethren two hundred and twenty;
King James Version (1611)
Of the sonnes of Merari: Asaiah the chiefe, and his brethren two hundred and twentie.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
Of the sons of Merari; Asaia the chief, and his brethren, two hundred and twenty.
English Revised Version
of the sons of Merari; Asaiah the chief, and his brethren two hundred and twenty:
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
of the sones of Merari Asaya was prince, and hise britheren two hundrid and thritti;
Update Bible Version
of the sons of Merari, Asaiah the chief, and his brothers two hundred and twenty;
Webster's Bible Translation
Of the sons of Merari; Asaiah the chief, and his brethren two hundred and twenty:
New King James Version
of the sons of Merari, Asaiah the chief, and two hundred and twenty of his brethren;
New Living Translation
From the clan of Merari, 220, with Asaiah as their leader.
New Life Bible
Asaiah became the leader of the sons of Merari, and 220 of his brothers.
New Revised Standard
of the sons of Merari, Asaiah the chief, with two hundred twenty of his kindred;
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
of the sons of Merari, Asaiah the chief, and his brethren, two hundred and twenty;
Douay-Rheims Bible
Of the sons of Merari, Asaia the chief, and his brethren two hundred and twenty.
Revised Standard Version
of the sons of Merar'i, Asai'ah the chief, with two hundred and twenty of his brethren;
New American Standard Bible (1995)
of the sons of Merari, Asaiah the chief, and 220 of his relatives;

Contextual Overview

1 And he maketh for himself houses in the city of David, and prepareth a place for the ark of God, and stretcheth out for it a tent. 2 Then said David, `None [are] to carry the ark of God, except the Levites, for on them hath Jehovah fixed to carry the ark of God, and to serve Him -- unto the age.' 3 And David assembleth all Israel unto Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of Jehovah unto its place that he had prepared for it. 4 And David gathereth the sons of Aaron, and the Levites. 5 Of sons of Kohath: Uriel the chief, and his brethren, a hundred and twenty. 6 Of sons of Merari: Asaiah the chief, and his brethren, two hundred and twenty. 7 Of sons of Gershom: Joel the chief, and his brethren, a hundred and thirty. 8 Of sons of Elizaphan: Shemaiah the chief, and his brethren, two hundred. 9 Of sons of Hebron: Eliel the chief, and his brethren, eighty. 10 Of sons of Uzziel: Amminadab the chief, and his brethren, a hundred and twelve.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Merari: 1 Chronicles 6:29, 1 Chronicles 6:30

Reciprocal: Numbers 3:20 - General 1 Chronicles 24:4 - more 2 Chronicles 29:12 - of the sons

Cross-References

Genesis 15:3
And Abram saith, `Lo, to me Thou hast not given seed, and lo, a domestic doth heir me.'
Genesis 15:6
And he hath believed in Jehovah, and He reckoneth it to him -- righteousness.
Genesis 15:14
and the nation also whom they serve I judge, and after this they go out with great substance;
Genesis 15:20
and the Hittite, and the Perizzite, and the Rephaim,
Psalms 106:31
And it is reckoned to him to righteousness, To all generations -- unto the age.
Romans 4:9
[Is] this happiness, then, upon the circumcision, or also upon the uncircumcision -- for we say that the faith was reckoned to Abraham -- to righteousness?
Romans 4:11
and a sign he did receive of circumcision, a seal of the righteousness of the faith in the uncircumcision, for his being father of all those believing through uncircumcision, for the righteousness also being reckoned to them,
2 Corinthians 5:19
how that God was in Christ -- a world reconciling to Himself, not reckoning to them their trespasses; and having put in us the word of the reconciliation,
Hebrews 11:8
By faith Abraham, being called, did obey, to go forth to the place that he was about to receive for an inheritance, and he went forth, not knowing whither he doth go;

Gill's Notes on the Bible

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