1 Chronicles 23:6
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Then David divided the Levites into divisions according to the sons of Levi: Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.”
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“Then David divided the Levites into divisions according to the sons of Levi: Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“And David divided them into courses among the sons of Levi, namely, Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.”
King James Version · Public Domain“And David divided them into courses according to the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“And David distributeth them into courses: Of the sons of Levi: of Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo 1 Chronicles 23:6 — 15 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Exodus 6:16These were the names of the sons of Levi according to their records: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. Levi lived 137 years.
- Numbers 3:3These were Aaron’s sons, the anointed priests, who were ordained to serve as priests.
- Numbers 3:17These were the sons of Levi by name: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
- Numbers 4:4This service of the Kohathites at the Tent of Meeting regards the most holy things.
- Numbers 26:57Now these were the Levites numbered by their clans: The Gershonite clan from Gershon, the Kohathite clan from Kohath, and the Merarite clan from Merari.
- 1 Chronicles 6:1The sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
- 1 Chronicles 6:16The sons of Levi: Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.
- 1 Chronicles 24:1These were the divisions of the descendants of Aaron. The sons of Aaron were Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
- 1 Chronicles 26:1These were the divisions of the gatekeepers: From the Korahites: Meshelemiah son of Kore, one of the sons of Asaph.
- 2 Chronicles 8:14In keeping with the ordinances of his father David, Solomon appointed the divisions of the priests over their service, and the Levites for their duties to offer praise and to minister before the priests according to the daily requirement. He also appointed gatekeepers by their divisions at each gate, for this had been the command of David, the man of God.
- 2 Chronicles 29:25Hezekiah stationed the Levites in the house of the LORD with cymbals, harps, and lyres according to the command of David, of Gad the king’s seer, and of Nathan the prophet. For the command had come from the LORD through His prophets.
- 2 Chronicles 31:2Hezekiah reestablished the divisions of the priests and Levites—each of them according to their duties as priests or Levites—for the burnt offerings and peace offerings, for ministry, for giving thanks, and for singing praises at the gates of the LORD’s dwelling.
- 2 Chronicles 35:4Prepare yourselves by families in your divisions, according to the instructions written by David king of Israel and Solomon his son.
- 2 Chronicles 35:10So the service was prepared; the priests stood in their places and the Levites in their divisions according to the king’s command.
- Ezra 6:18They also appointed the priests by their divisions and the Levites by their groups to the service of God in Jerusalem, according to what is written in the Book of Moses.
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