1 Chronicles 6:44
in 1 Chronicles 6On the left were their kinsmen, the sons of Merari:
BSB
The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And on the left hand their brethren the sons of Merari: Ethan the son of Kishi, the son of Abdi, the son of Malluch,
KJV
And their brethren the sons of Merari stood on the left hand: Ethan the son of Kishi, the son of Abdi, the son of Malluch,
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This verse in 1 Chronicles 6
Commentary
3 notes on this verseAnd their brethren, the sons of Merari,.... Who were the brethren of the Kohathites and Gershonites, descending from the same ancestor Levi: stood on the left hand; that is, of Heman, see 1Ch 6:39, the chief of whom was Ethan, sometimes called Jeduthun, 1Ch 16:41 and often in the book of Psalms; his genealogy is traced up to Levi thus; Kishi, called Kushaiah, 1Ch 15:17 Abdi, Malluch, Hashabiah, Amaziah, Hilkiah, Amzi, Bani, Shamer, Mahli, Mushi, Merari, Levi.
This site's exposition
the men David put in charge of the music
on 1 Chronicles 6:31-48
These are the men David put in charge of the music in the house of the LORD. Heman comes from Kohath's line through Samuel and Korah, Asaph from Gershom's at his right hand, and Ethan from Merari's on the left. Edersheim traces the office to the Levitical standing recorded here.
The record, by era
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
Gershom, &c.--This repetition (see 1Ch 6:1) is made, as the historian here begins to trace the genealogy of the Levitical families who were not priests. The list is a long one, comprising the chiefs or heads of their several families until David's reign, who made a new and different classification of them by courses.
The words behind it
12 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וּבְנֵ֧י | uvenei | and [the] descendants of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| מְרָרִ֛י | merari | Merari | H4847 → | 36 times |
| אֲחֵיהֶ֖ם | ʾacheihem | relatives their | H251 → | 630 times |
| עַֽל־ | ʾal- | [were] at | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| הַשְּׂמֹ֑אול | hasemol | the left [hand] | H8040 → | |
| אֵיתָן֙ | ʾeitan | Ethan | H387 → | 7 times |
| בֶּן־ | ben- | [the] son of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| קִישִׁ֔י | kishi | Kishi | H7029 → | |
| בֶּן־ | ben- | [the] son of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| עַבְדִּ֖י | ʾavdi | Abdi | H5660 → | |
| בֶּן־ | ben- | [the] son of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| מַלּֽוּךְ׃ | malukh | Malluch | H4409 → |
וּבְנֵ֧יand [the] descendants of
uveneiH1121 →4930 times
מְרָרִ֛יMerari
merariH4847 →36 times
אֲחֵיהֶ֖םrelatives their
ʾacheihemH251 →630 times
עַֽל־[were] at
ʾal-H5921 →5755 times
הַשְּׂמֹ֑אולthe left [hand]
hasemolH8040 →
אֵיתָן֙Ethan
ʾeitanH387 →7 times
בֶּן־[the] son of
ben-H1121 →4930 times
קִישִׁ֔יKishi
kishiH7029 →
בֶּן־[the] son of
ben-H1121 →4930 times
עַבְדִּ֖יAbdi
ʾavdiH5660 →
בֶּן־[the] son of
ben-H1121 →4930 times
מַלּֽוּךְ׃Malluch
malukhH4409 →
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
1 Chronicles 25:1Additionally, David and the commanders of the army set apart some of the sons of Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun to prophesy with the accompaniment of lyres, harps, and cymbals. The following is the list…
it leads to
- 1 Chronicles 6:33
These are the men who served, together with their sons. From the Kohathites:
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- 1 Chronicles 6:39
Heman’s kinsman was Asaph, who served at his right hand:
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- 2 Kings 3:15
But now, bring me a harpist.” And while the harpist played, the hand of the LORD came upon Elisha
- 1 Samuel 10:5
After that you will come to Gibeah of God, where the Philistines have an outpost. As you approach the city, you will meet a group of prophets coming down from the high place, preceded…
- 1 Chronicles 6:33
Through
Psalms 89:1I will sing of the loving devotion of the LORD forever; with my mouth I will proclaim Your faithfulness to all generations.
it leads to
- Psalms 101:1
I will sing of Your loving devotion and justice; to You, O LORD, I will sing praises.
- Psalms 89:8
O LORD God of Hosts, who is like You? O mighty LORD, Your faithfulness surrounds You.
- Psalms 119:90
Your faithfulness continues through all generations; You established the earth, and it endures.
- Lamentations 3:23
They are new every morning; great is Your faithfulness!
- Psalms 101:1
Where this verse is studied
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About 1 Chronicles
This page draws on Alfred Edersheim, The Temple: Its Ministry and Services; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.