Parallel Verses
Amplified
And David organized 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.
A Conservative Version
And David divided them into divisions according to the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
American Standard Version
And David divided them into courses 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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References
Word Count of 20 Translations in 1 Chronicles 23:6
Verse Info
Context Readings
David Organizes The Levites
5 and 4,000 were gatekeepers, and 4,000 [musicians] were to praise the Lord with the instruments which David made for giving praise. 6 And David organized them into divisions according to the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. 7 Of the Gershonites: Ladan (Libni) and Shimei.
Phrases
Cross References
1 Chronicles 6:1
2 Chronicles 8:14
Now in accordance with the ordinance of his father David, he appointed the divisions of the priests for their service, and the Levites for their duties of praise and ministering and serving before the priests as every day required, and the gatekeepers by their divisions at every gate; for David the man of God had so commanded.
1 Chronicles 6:16
2 Chronicles 29:25
Hezekiah stationed the Levites in the house of the Lord with cymbals, with harps, and with lyres, in accordance with the command of David [his ancestor] and of Gad the king’s seer, and of Nathan the prophet; for the command was from the Lord through His prophets.
Ezra 6:18
Then they appointed the priests to their divisions and the Levites in their orders for the service of God at Jerusalem, as it is written in the book of Moses.
Exodus 6:16-24
These are the names of the sons of Levi according to their births: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari; and Levi lived a hundred and thirty-seven years.
Numbers 26:57-58
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
The divisions of the
1 Chronicles 26:1
For the divisions of the gatekeepers: 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 by their divisions, each in accordance with his service, both 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 camp of the Lord.
2 Chronicles 35:10
When the service was ready, the priests stood in their [assigned] places and the Levites by their divisions, in accordance with the king’s command.