Parallel Verses
A Conservative Version
And David divided them into divisions according to the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
New American Standard Bible
David divided them into divisions
King James Version
And David divided them into courses among the sons of Levi, namely, Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
Holman Bible
Then David divided them into divisions according to Levi’s sons:
International Standard Version
David divided them into divisions based on Gershon, Kohath, and Merari, Levi's sons.
American Standard Version
And David divided them into courses according to the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
Amplified
And David organized them into divisions according to the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
Bible in Basic English
And David put them into divisions under the names of the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
Darby Translation
And David divided them into courses according to the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
Julia Smith Translation
And David will divide them into divisions to the sons of Levi, to Gershon, Kohath and Merari.
King James 2000
And David divided them into divisions among the sons of Levi, namely, Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And David organized them [in] divisions according to the sons of Levi: to Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
Modern King James verseion
And David divided them into courses among the sons of Levi, Gershon, Kohath and Merari.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And David put an order among the children of Levi: Gershon, Kohath and Merari.
NET Bible
David divided them into groups corresponding to the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
New Heart English Bible
David divided them into divisions according to the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
The Emphasized Bible
And David divided them into courses, - pertaining to the sons of Levi, to Gershon, Kohath and Merari.
Webster
And David divided them into courses among the sons of Levi, namely, Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
World English Bible
David divided them into divisions according to the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
Youngs Literal Translation
And David distributeth them into courses: Of the sons of Levi: of Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
Themes
Levites » Functions of » Had charge of the temple
the Levites » Services of » Conducting the sacred music
the Levites » David » Subdivided them into twenty-four courses
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Word Count of 20 Translations in 1 Chronicles 23:6
Verse Info
Context Readings
David Organizes The Levites
5 and four thousand were porters, and four thousand praised LORD with the instruments which I made, [David said], to praise therewith. 6 And David divided them into divisions according to the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. 7 Of the Gershonites: Ladan and Shimei.
Phrases
Cross References
1 Chronicles 6:1
The sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
2 Chronicles 8:14
And he appointed, according to the ordinance of David his father, the divisions of the priests to their service, and the Levites to their offices, to praise, and to minister before the priests, as the duty of every day required, al
1 Chronicles 6:16
The sons of Levi: Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.
2 Chronicles 29:25
And he set the Levites in the house of 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 the commandment was of LORD by his prophets.
Ezra 6:18
And they set the priests in their divisions, and the Levites in their divisions, for the service of God, which is at Jerusalem, as it is written in the book of Moses.
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 a hundred thirty-seven years.
Numbers 26:57-58
And these are those who were numbered of the Levites according to their families: of Gershon, the family of the Gershonites; of Kohath, the family of the Kohathites; of Merari, the family of the Merarites.
1 Chronicles 24:1
And the divisions of the sons of Aaron [were these]. The sons of Aaron: Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.
1 Chronicles 26:1
For the divisions of the porters: of the Korahites, Meshelemiah the son of Kore, of the sons of Asaph.
2 Chronicles 31:2
And Hezekiah appointed the divisions of the priests and the Levites after their divisions, every man according to his service, both the priests and the Levites, for burnt-offerings and for peace-offerings, to minister, and to give
2 Chronicles 35:10
So the service was prepared, and the priests stood in their place, and the Levites by their divisions, according to the king's commandment.