1 Chronicles 6:31

Easy-to-Read Version

These are the men David chose to take care of the music at the tent of the Lord 's house after God's Holy Box was put there.

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
These are the men David put in charge of the music in the Lord’s temple after the ark came to rest there.

Hebrew Names Version
These are they whom David set over the service of song in the house of the LORD, after that the ark had rest.

King James Version
And these are they whom David set over the service of song in the house of the Lord , after that the ark had rest.

English Standard Version
These are the men whom David put in charge of the service of song in the house of the Lord after the ark rested there.

New Century Version
David chose some people to be in charge of the music in the house of the Lord . They began their work after the Ark of the Agreement was put there.

New English Translation
These are the men David put in charge of music in the Lord 's sanctuary, after the ark was placed there.

Amplified Bible
Now these are those whom David appointed over the service of song in the house of the LORD after the ark [of the covenant] rested there.

New American Standard Bible
Now these are the ones whom David appointed over the service of song in the house of the LORD, after the ark rested there.

World English Bible
These are they whom David set over the service of song in the house of Yahweh, after that the ark had rest.

Geneva Bible (1587)
And these be they whom Dauid set for to sing in the house of the Lord, after that the Arke had rest.

Legacy Standard Bible
Now these are those whom David caused to stand over the service of song in the house of Yahweh, after the ark rested there.

Berean Standard Bible
These are the men David put in charge of the music in the house of the LORD after the ark rested there.

Contemporary English Version
After King David had the sacred chest moved to Jerusalem, he appointed musicians from the Levi tribe to be in charge of the music at the place of worship.

Complete Jewish Bible
the son of Amtzi, the son of Bani, the son of Shemer,

Darby Translation
And these are they whom David set over the service of song in the house of Jehovah after that the ark was in rest.

George Lamsa Translation
These are all of those whom David appointed to minister in the house of the LORD at the place where the ark stood.

Good News Translation
These are the men whom King David put in charge of the music at the place of worship in Jerusalem after the Covenant Box was moved there.

Lexham English Bible
Now these are the men whom David appointed for control of singing in the house of Yahweh where the ark rested.

Literal Translation
And these are they whom David set over the service of song in the house of Jehovah, after the ark had rested.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
These are they whom Dauid appoynted to synge in the house of the LORDE, where the Arke rested,

American Standard Version
And these are they whom David set over the service of song in the house of Jehovah, after that the ark had rest.

Bible in Basic English
And these are those whom David made responsible for the music in the house of the Lord, after the ark had rest.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
And these be they whom Dauid set for to sing in the house of the Lorde, after that the arke had rest.

JPS Old Testament (1917)
the son of Amzi, the son of Bani, the son of Shemer;

King James Version (1611)
And these are they, whom Dauid set ouer the seruice of song in the house of the Lord, after that the Arke had rest.

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And these were the men whom David set over the service of the singers in the house of the Lord when the ark was at rest.

English Revised Version
And these are they whom David set over the service of song in the house of the LORD, after that the ark had rest.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
These it ben whiche Dauid ordeynede on the syngeris of the hows of the Lord, sithen the arke of the Lord was set;

Update Bible Version
And these are those whom David set over the service of song in the house of Yahweh, after the ark had rest.

Webster's Bible Translation
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 King James Version
Now these are the men whom David appointed over the service of song in the house of the LORD, after the ark came to rest.

New Living Translation
David assigned the following men to lead the music at the house of the Lord after the Ark was placed there.

New Life Bible
David chose these men to lead the singing in the house of the Lord, after the special box with the Law of the Lord rested there.

New Revised Standard
These are the men whom David put in charge of the service of song in the house of the Lord , after the ark came to rest there.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And, these, are they whom David caused to stand, as the servants of song, in the house of Yahweh, when he had given rest unto the ark;

Douay-Rheims Bible
These are they, whom David set over the singing men of the house of the Lord, after that the ark was placed.

Revised Standard Version
These are the men whom David put in charge of the service of song in the house of the LORD, after the ark rested there.

Young's Literal Translation
And these [are] they whom David stationed over the parts of the song of the house of Jehovah, from the resting of the ark,

THE MESSAGE
These 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.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
Now these are those whom David appointed over the service of song in the house of the LORD, after the ark rested there.

Contextual Overview

³¹ These are the men David chose to take care of the music at the tent of the Lord 's house after God's Holy Box was put there. ³² These men served by singing at the Holy Tent. The Holy Tent is also called the Meeting Tent. These men served until Solomon built the Lord 's Temple in Jerusalem. They served by following the rules given to them for their work. ³³ These are the names of the men and their sons who served with music: The descendants from the Kohath family were Heman the singer who was Joel's son; Joel was Samuel's son; ³⁴ Samuel was Elkanah's son; Elkanah was Jeroham's son; Jeroham was Eliel's son; Eliel was Toah's son; ³⁵ Toah was Zuph's son; Zuph was Elkanah's son; Elkanah was Mahath's son; Mahath was Amasai's son; ³⁶ Amasai was Elkanah's son; Elkanah was Joel's son; Joel was Azariah's son; Azariah was Zephaniah's son; ³⁷ Zephaniah was Tahath's son; Tahath was Assir's son; Assir was Ebiasaph's son; Ebiasaph was Korah's son; ³⁸ Korah was Izhar's son; Izhar was Kohath's son; Kohath was Levi's son; Levi was Israel's son. ³⁹ Heman's relative was Asaph. Asaph served by Heman's right side. Asaph was Berekiah's son. Berekiah was Shimea's son. ⁴⁰ Shimea was Michael's son. Michael was Baaseiah's son. Baaseiah was Malkijah's son.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

am 2962, bc 1042

whom David: 1 Chronicles 15:16-22, 1 Chronicles 15:27, 1 Chronicles 25:1-31

after that: 1 Chronicles 16:1, 2 Samuel 6:17, Psalms 132:8, Psalms 132:14

Reciprocal: 1 Chronicles 9:33 - the singers 1 Chronicles 23:5 - praised 1 Chronicles 23:30 - stand 1 Chronicles 28:2 - rest 2 Chronicles 7:6 - the Levites 2 Chronicles 8:14 - the Levites 2 Chronicles 34:12 - all Ezra 3:10 - after the ordinance Ezra 7:7 - singers Ezekiel 40:44 - chambers

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And these are they,.... Who follow; the account of whom begins 1 Chronicles 6:33,

whom David set over the service of the song in the house of the Lord: whom he appointed chief musicians, and masters of the chorus, to manage and conduct that part of divine service in the sanctuary, singing the praises of God, both with vocal and instrumental music:

after the ark had rest; which was when it was brought from the house of Obededom to the city of David, and was placed in a tabernacle he provided for it, 2 Samuel 6:12, where it remained until the temple was built, when and which was the only time it was removed, whereas before it had been removed from place to place, and so till now had no rest; though some understand this of the ceasing or silence of the oracle over the ark, which was neither consulted by Solomon and his successors, nor any of the high priests afterwards g.

g Vid. Marsham. Canon. Chron. Setul. 14. p. 365.

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.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 31. After that the ark had rest. — The Targum says, "These are they whom David set over the service of the singing, in the house of the sanctuary, or tabernacle of the Lord, at the time in which the ark was brought into it;" that is, when it was brought from the house of Obed-edom.