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The Holy Bible, Berean Study Bible

1 Chronicles 6:16

The sons of Levi: Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

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

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Genealogy;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Gershom;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Merari;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Chronicles, I;   Gershom;   Gershon, Gershonites;   Kohath, Kohathites;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Gershom ;   Kohath, Kohathites ;   Merari, Merarites ;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Ger'shom;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Genealogy;   Gershom;   Gershon;   Merari;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Ark of the Covenant;   Music and Musical Instruments;  

Parallel Translations

Legacy Standard Bible
The sons of Levi were Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
The sons of Levi were Gershom, Kohath and Merari.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
The sonnes of Leui: Gersom, Caath, and Merari.
New King James Version
The sons of Levi were Gershon, 1 Chronicles 6:1, 17, 20, 43, 62, and 71)">[fn] Kohath, and Merari.
Literal Translation
The sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
Easy-to-Read Version
Levi's sons were Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
World English Bible
The sons of Levi: Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.
King James Version (1611)
The sonnes of Leui: Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.
King James Version
The sons of Levi; Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
The children of Leui are these: Gerson, Kahath and Merari.
THE MESSAGE
The sons of Levi were Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. These are the names of the sons of Gershon: Libni and Shimei. The sons of Kohath were Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel. The sons of Merari were Mahli and Mushi. These are the Levitical clans according to families: the sons of Gershon were Libni his son, Jehath his son, Zimmah his son, Joah his son, Iddo his son, Zerah his son, and Jeatherai his son. The sons of Kohath were Amminadab his son, Korah his son, Assir his son, Elkanah his son, Ebiasaph his son, Assir his son, Tahath his son, Uriel his son, Uzziah his son, and Shaul his son. The sons of Elkanah were Amasai and Ahimoth, Elkanah his son, Zophai his son, Nahath his son, Eliab his son, Jeroham his son, and Elkanah his son. The sons of Samuel were Joel his firstborn son and Abijah his second. The sons of Merari were Mahli, Libni his son, Shimei his son, Uzzah his son, Shimea his son, Haggiah his son, and Asaiah his son.
American Standard Version
The sons of Levi: Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.
Bible in Basic English
The sons of Levi; Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.
Update Bible Version
The sons of Levi: Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.
Webster's Bible Translation
The sons of Levi; Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.
New English Translation
The sons of Levi: Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.
Contemporary English Version
Levi's three sons had sons of their own.
Complete Jewish Bible
David appointed them to be in charge of the service of song in the house of Adonai after the ark had found a permanent resting place.
Darby Translation
The sons of Levi: Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.
Geneva Bible (1587)
The sonnes of Leui were Gershom, Kohath and Merari.
George Lamsa Translation
The sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
Amplified Bible
The sons of Levi: Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.
Hebrew Names Version
The sons of Levi: Gershom, Kehat, and Merari.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And these are they whom David set over the service of song in the house of the LORD, after that the ark had rest.
New Living Translation
The sons of Levi were Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
New Life Bible
The sons of Levi were Gershom, Kohath and Merari.
New Revised Standard
Descendants of Levi The sons of Levi: Gershom, Kohath, and Merari. The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel. The children of Amram: Aaron, Moses, and Miriam. The sons of Aaron: Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. Eleazar became the father of Phinehas, Phinehas of Abishua, Abishua of Bukki, Bukki of Uzzi, Uzzi of Zerahiah, Zerahiah of Meraioth, Meraioth of Amariah, Amariah of Ahitub, Ahitub of Zadok, Zadok of Ahimaaz, Ahimaaz of Azariah, Azariah of Johanan, and Johanan of Azariah (it was he who served as priest in the house that Solomon built in Jerusalem). Azariah became the father of Amariah, Amariah of Ahitub, Ahitub of Zadok, Zadok of Shallum, Shallum of Hilkiah, Hilkiah of Azariah, Azariah of Seraiah, Seraiah of Jehozadak; and Jehozadak went into exile when the Lord sent Judah and Jerusalem into exile by the hand of Nebuchadnezzar. The sons of Levi: Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
The sons of Levi: Gedson, Caath, and Merari.
English Revised Version
The sons of Levi; Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
The sons of Levi, Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.
Douay-Rheims Bible
So the sons of Levi were Gerson, Caath, and Merari.
Lexham English Bible
The sons of Levi: Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.
English Standard Version
The sons of Levi: Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.
New American Standard Bible
The sons of Levi were Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.
New Century Version
Levi's sons were Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
Good News Translation
Levi had three sons: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
Christian Standard Bible®
Levi's sons: Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Therfor the sones of Leuy weren Gerson, Caath, and Merary.
Young's Literal Translation
Sons of Levi: Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.
Revised Standard Version
The sons of Levi: Gershom, Kohath, and Merar'i.

Contextual Overview

1The sons of Levi: Gershom, Kohath, and Merari. 2The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel. 3The children of Amram: Aaron, Moses, and Miriam. The sons of Aaron: Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. 4Eleazar was the father of Phinehas, Phinehas was the father of Abishua, 5Abishua was the father of Bukki, Bukki was the father of Uzzi, 6Uzzi was the father of Zerahiah, Zerahiah was the father of Meraioth, 7Meraioth was the father of Amariah, Amariah was the father of Ahitub, 8Ahitub was the father of Zadok, Zadok was the father of Ahimaaz, 9Ahimaaz was the father of Azariah, Azariah was the father of Johanan, 10Johanan was the father of Azariah (who served as priest in the temple that Solomon built in Jerusalem),

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

am 2304, bc 1700, etc

Gershom: 1 Chronicles 6:1, Exodus 6:16, Gershon

Reciprocal: Genesis 46:11 - Gershon Numbers 3:17 - General Numbers 26:57 - these are 1 Chronicles 6:43 - Gershom 1 Chronicles 15:4 - the children of Aaron 1 Chronicles 23:6 - Gershon 2 Chronicles 29:12 - Kohathites Ezra 8:19 - Merari

Cross-References

Genesis 7:16
And they entered, the male and female of every living thing, as God had commanded Noah. Then the LORD shut him in.
Genesis 8:6
After forty days Noah opened the window he had made in the ark
2 Samuel 6:16
As the ark of the LORD was entering the City of David, Saul's daughter Michal looked down from a window and saw King David leaping and dancing before the LORD, and she despised him in her heart.
2 Kings 9:30
Now when Jehu arrived in Jezreel, Jezebel heard of it. So she painted her eyes, adorned her head, and looked down from a window.
Ezekiel 41:16
as well as the thresholds and the beveled windows and the balconies all around with their three levels opposite the threshold, were overlaid with wood on all sides. They were paneled from the ground to the windows, and the windows were covered.
Ezekiel 42:3
Gallery faced gallery in three levels, opposite the twenty cubits that belonged to the inner court and opposite the pavement that belonged to the outer court.
Luke 13:25
After the master of the house gets up and shuts the door, you will stand outside knocking and saying, 'Lord, open the door for us.' But he will reply, 'I do not know where you are from.'

Gill's Notes on the Bible

The sons of Levi, Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. Which is repeated from 1 Chronicles 6:1 for the sake of their posterity, whose names are given in the three following verses, in the same manner as in Exodus 6:17.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

A general account of the several branches of the tribe of Levi.


 
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