1 Chronicles 23:6New American Standard Bible (NASB ©1995) [2]
— David divided them into divisions according to the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
King James Version (KJV 1769) [2]
— And David divided them into courses among the sons of Levi, [namely], Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
English Revised Version (ERV 1885)
— And David divided them into courses according to the sons of Levi; Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
American Standard Version (ASV 1901) [2]
— And David divided them into courses according to the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
Webster's Revision of the KJB (WEB 1833)
— And David divided them into courses among the sons of Levi, [namely], Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
Darby's Translation (DBY 1890)
— And David divided them into courses according to the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
Rotherham's Emphasized Bible (EBR 1902)
— And David divided them into courses,—pertaining to the sons of Levi, to Gershon, Kohath and Merari.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT 1898)
— And David distributeth them into courses: Of the sons of Levi: of Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
Douay-Rheims Challoner Revision (DR 1750)
— And David distributed them into courses by the families of the sons of Levi, to wit, of Gerson, and of Caath, and of Merari.
Geneva Bible (GNV 1560)
— So Dauid deuided offices vnto them, to wit, to the sonnes of Leui, to Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
Original King James Bible (AV 1611) [2]
— And Dauid diuided them into courses among the sonnes of Leui, [namely] Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
Lamsa Bible (1957)
— 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.
Brenton Greek Septuagint (LXX, Restored Names)
— And David divided them [into] daily courses, for the sons of Levi, for Gershom{gr.Gedson}, Kohath{gr.Caath}, and Merari.
Full Hebrew Names / Holy Name KJV (2008) [2] [3]
— And Dawid divided them into courses among the sons of Lewi, [namely], Gershon, Qehath, and Merari. |
And
Däwiđ
דָּוִד
1732 {1732} PrimeדָּוִדDavid{daw-veed'}
From the same as H1730; loving; David, the youngest son of Jesse.
divided
2505 {2505} Primeחָלַקchalaq{khaw-lak'}
A primitive root; to be smooth (figuratively); by implication (as smooth stones were used for lots) to apportion or separate.
z8735 <8735> Grammar
Stem - Niphal (See H8833) Mood - Imperfect (See H8811) Count - 1602
them into courses
4256 {4256} Primeמַחֲלְקָהmachaloqeth{makh-al-o'-keth}
From H2505; a section (of Levites, people or soldiers).
among the sons
1121 {1121} Primeבֵּןben{bane}
From H1129; a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like H0001, H0251, etc.).
of
Lëwî
לֵוִי,
3878 {3878} PrimeלֵוִיLeviy{lay-vee'}
From H3867; attached; Levi, a son of Jacob.
[ namely],
Gëršôn
גֵּרשׁוֹן,
1648 {1648} PrimeגֵּרְשׁוֹןGer@shown{gay-resh-one'}
From H1644; a refugee; Gereshon or Gereshom, an Israelite.
Kæhäŧ
קְהָת,
6955 {6955} PrimeקְהָתQ@hath{keh-hawth'}
From an unused root meaning to ally oneself; allied; Kehath, an Israelite.
and
Mærärî
מְרָרִי.
4847 {4847} PrimeמְרָרִיM@rariy{mer-aw-ree'}
From H4843; bitter; Merari, an Israelite. |
1 Chronicles 23:6
_ _ David divided them into courses among the sons of Levi — These are enumerated according to their fathers’ houses, but no more of these are mentioned here than the twenty-four thousand who were engaged in the work connected with the Lord’s house. The fathers’ houses of those Levites corresponded with the classes into which they [Josephus, Antiquities] as well as the priests were divided (see 1 Chronicles 24:20-31; 1 Chronicles 26:20-28). |
- divided:
2 Chronicles 8:14 And he appointed, according to the order of David his father, the courses of the priests to their service, and the Levites to their charges, to praise and minister before the priests, as the duty of every day required: the porters also by their courses at every gate: for so had David the man of God commanded.
2 Chronicles 29:25 And he set the Levites in the house of the LORD with cymbals, with psalteries, and with harps, according to the commandment of David, and of Gad the king's seer, and Nathan the prophet: for [so was] the commandment of the LORD by his prophets.
2 Chronicles 31:2 And Hezekiah appointed the courses of the priests and the Levites after their courses, every man according to his service, the priests and Levites for burnt offerings and for peace offerings, to minister, and to give thanks, and to praise in the gates of the tents of the LORD.
2 Chronicles 35:10 So the service was prepared, and the priests stood in their place, and the Levites in their courses, according to the king's commandment.
Ezra 6:18 And they set the priests in their divisions, and the Levites in their courses, for the service of God, which [is] at Jerusalem; as it is written in the book of Moses.
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- courses:
- Heb. divisions,
1 Chronicles 24:1 Now [these are] the divisions of the sons of Aaron. The sons of Aaron; Nadab, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
1 Chronicles 26:1 Concerning the divisions of the porters: Of the Korhites [was] Meshelemiah the son of Kore, of the sons of Asaph.
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- Gershon:
- Gershon, גרשׁון [Strong's H1647], is called גרשׁם [Strong's H1648], Gershom, in the parallel passage, simply by the mutation of נ, noon, into מ, mem.
1 Chronicles 6:1 The sons of Levi; Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
1 Chronicles 6:16 The sons of Levi; Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.
, Gershom,
Exodus 6:16-24 And these [are] the names of the sons of Levi according to their generations; Gershon, and Kohath, and Merari: and the years of the life of Levi [were] an hundred thirty and seven years. ... And the sons of Korah; Assir, and Elkanah, and Abiasaph: these [are] the families of the Korhites.
Numbers 26:57-58 And these [are] they that were numbered of the Levites after their families: of Gershon, the family of the Gershonites: of Kohath, the family of the Kohathites: of Merari, the family of the Merarites. ... These [are] the families of the Levites: the family of the Libnites, the family of the Hebronites, the family of the Mahlites, the family of the Mushites, the family of the Korathites. And Kohath begat Amram.
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