David gathered together the sons of Aaron and the Levites:
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And David gathered together the sons of Aaron, and the Levites;
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Passages linked to 1 Chronicles 15:4 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- 1 Chronicles 6:16-30 The sons of Levi: Gershom, Kohath, and Merari. These are the names of the sons of Gershom: Libni and Shimei. The sons of Kohath were Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel. The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. These are the families of the Levites according to their fathers’ households. Of Gershom: Libni his son, Jahath his son, Zimmah his son, Joah his son, Iddo his son, Zerah his son, and Jeatherai his son. The sons of Kohath: Amminadab his son, Korah his son, Assir his son, Elkanah his son, and Ebiasaph his son, Assir his son, Tahath his son, Uriel his son, Uzziah his son, and Shaul his son. The sons of Elkanah: Amasai and Ahimoth. As for Elkanah, the sons of Elkanah: Zophai his son, Nahath his son, Eliab his son, Jeroham his son, and Elkanah his son. The sons of Samuel: the firstborn, Joel, and the second, Abijah. The sons of Merari: Mahli, Libni his son, Shimei his son, Uzzah his son, Shimea his son, Haggiah his son, Asaiah his son.
- 1 Chronicles 6:49-50 But Aaron and his sons offered on the altar of burnt offering, and on the altar of incense, for all the work of the most holy place, and to make atonement for Israel, according to all that Moses the servant of God had commanded. These are the sons of Aaron: Eleazar his son, Phinehas his son, Abishua his son,
- Exodus 6:16-22 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 one hundred thirty-seven years. The sons of Gershon: Libni and Shimei, according to their families. The sons of Kohath: Amram, and Izhar, and Hebron, and Uzziel; and the years of the life of Kohath were one hundred thirty-three years. The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. These are the families of the Levites according to their generations. Amram took Jochebed his father’s sister to himself as wife; and she bore him Aaron and Moses. The years of the life of Amram were one hundred thirty-seven years. The sons of Izhar: Korah, and Nepheg, and Zichri. The sons of Uzziel: Mishael, and Elzaphan, and Sithri.
- Numbers 3:4 Nadab and Abihu died before Yahweh when they offered strange fire before Yahweh in the wilderness of Sinai, and they had no children. Eleazar and Ithamar ministered in the priest’s office in the presence of Aaron their father.
- 1 Chronicles 12:26-28 Of the children of Levi: four thousand six hundred. Jehoiada was the leader of the household of Aaron; and with him were three thousand seven hundred, and Zadok, a young man mighty of valor, and of his father’s house twenty-two captains.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 1Ch 15:4 And David assembled the children of Aaron,…
1Ch 15:4 And David assembled the children of Aaron, and the Levites:
Ver. 4. And David assembled.] That "all things" might now "be done decently and in order," by their advice and assistance.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And David assembled the children of Aaron, and the…
And David assembled the children of Aaron, and the Levites. Whose business it was to bear the ark when there was any occasion for it: and from hence to the end of Ch1 15:10 an account is given of the Levites, and their number employed in this affair:
of the sons of Kohath; a son of Levi, that is, of his posterity; for his immediate sons, and so those of the rest after mentioned, had been dead ages ago; the principal of those, at this present time, was Uriel, and his kindred, or those of the same family with him, were one hundred and twenty: of those of Merari, another son of Levi, the chief was Asaiah, with two hundred and twenty of his relations: of those of Gershon, another son of Levi, was Joel, and his brethren were one hundred and thirty: of the posterity of Elizaphan, a grandson of Kohath, Exo 5:18, the most noted was Shemaiah, who had two hundred of his family with him: and of those of Hebron, the son of Kohath, Exo 6:18, Eliel was the most famous, and he had eighty of his kindred with him: and of those of Uzziel, another son of Kohath in a different line from Elizaphan, who also was a son of Uzziel, was Amminadab the chief, who had one hundred and twelve of his kindred with him: the number of Levites, in all, gathered together, were eight hundred and sixty two, besides their chiefs.
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Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain The children of Aaron - i. e., the priests.
The children of Aaron - i. e., the priests.
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Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown 1871 · Public Domain David assembled the children of Aaron, and the Levites--The…
David assembled the children of Aaron, and the Levites--The children of Aaron were the two priests (Ch1 15:11), Zadok and Abiathar, heads of the two priestly houses of Eleazar and Ithamar, and colleagues in the high priesthood (Sa2 20:25). The Levites were the chiefs of their father's house (Ch1 15:12); four belonging to the Kohathite branch, on whose shoulders the ark was to be borne; namely, Uriel, Shemaiah--descended from Elizaphan or Elzaphan-- (Exo 6:22), Hebron (Exo 6:18; Ch1 6:2), and Amminadab from Uzziel (Exo 6:22).
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (4) And David assembled.—He confers separately with the priestly…
(4) And David assembled.—He confers separately with the priestly order respecting their part in the procession.
The children of Aaron.—The sons of Aaron, i.e., the high priests, Zadok and Abiathar (1Ch_15:11).
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The Levites—i.e., the six chieftains—Uriel, Asaiah, Joel, heads of the clans of Kohath, Merari, and Gershom respectively; and Shemaiah, Eliel, and Amminadab, additional Kohathite chiefs: all the six being at the head of their clansmen (“brethren,” 1Ch_15:5-10). There were four Kohathite houses to one of Merari and Gershom, because the sub-tribe of Kohath was the elder house, and had special charge of the Ark and other most holy vessels of the sanctuary (Num_4:4).
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain Vers. 4-11. This classification of the children of Aaron,…
Vers. 4-11. This classification of the children of Aaron, as the special priests, and of the Levites, is constantly observed. (1Ch_12:26, 27 27:17) The mention of the six representative Levitical families follows. That of Kohath (ver. 5) takes the lead, because, though second in order of (Gen_46:11; Exo_6:16-19; 1Ch_6:1-30) its priestly importance gave it always first rank. To the same head belonged also three of the remaining five families, viz. Hebron (ver. 9) and Uzziel (ver. 10), who were brothers, as being beth sons of Kohath; (Exo_6:18) and Elizaphan, who, though son of Uzziel, (Exo_6:22) had come to represent a distinct family. (Num_3:30) The other two required to complete the six are Asaiah (ver. 6) of the house of Merari, and Joel (ver. 7) of the house of Gershom. The representatives, then, of these six families, with the company of the brethren belonging to each of them, and the two priests Zadok and Abiathar (ver. 11), are now summoned into the presence of David, to receive a short but special charge.
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This begins the list of the number of men whom David assembled from each of the Levite clans. (See: How to Translate Names and Numbers)
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120 men
"one hundred twenty men" (See: Numbers)
220 men
"two hundred twenty men" (See: Numbers)
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