1 Chronicles 6:44

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

And on the left hand their brethren the sons of Merari: Ethan the son of Kishi, the son of Abdi, the son of Malluch,

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Referenced Verses

1 Chr 15:17 : 17 So the Levites appointed Heman the son of Joel; and of his brethren, Asaph the son of Berechiah; and of the sons of Merari their brethren, Ethan the son of Kushaiah;
1 Chr 25:1 : 1 Moreover David and the captains of the host set apart for the service certain of the sons of Asaph, and of Heman, and of Jeduthun, who should prophesy with harps, with psalteries, and with cymbals: and the number of them that did the work according to their service was:
1 Chr 25:3 : 3 Of Jeduthun; the sons of Jeduthun: Gedaliah, and Zeri, and Jeshaiah, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah, six, under the hands of their father Jeduthun with the harp, who prophesied in giving thanks and praising Jehovah.
1 Chr 25:6 : 6 All these were under the hands of their father for song in the house of Jehovah, with cymbals, psalteries, and harps, for the service of the house of God; Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman being under the order of the king.
Ps 89:1 : 1 Maschil of Ethan the Ezrahite. I will sing of the lovingkindness of Jehovah for ever: With my mouth will I make known thy faithfulness to all generations.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

1 Chr 6:37-43
7 verses
83%
37the son of Tahath, the son of Assir, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah,
38the son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, the son of Israel.
39And his brother Asaph, who stood on his right hand, even Asaph the son of Berechiah, the son of Shimea,
40the son of Michael, the son of Baaseiah, the son of Malchijah,
41the son of Ethni, the son of Zerah, the son of Adaiah,
42the son of Ethan, the son of Zimmah, the son of Shimei,
43the son of Jahath, the son of Gershom, the son of Levi.
1 Chr 6:45-48
4 verses
83%
45the son of Hashabiah, the son of Amaziah, the son of Hilkiah,
46the son of Amzi, the son of Bani, the son of Shemer,
47the son of Mahli, the son of Mushi, the son of Merari, the son of Levi.
48And their brethren the Levites were appointed for all the service of the tabernacle of the house of God.
1 Chr 6:18-19
2 verses
77%
18And the sons of Kohath were Amram, and Izhar, and Hebron, and Uzziel.
19The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. And these are the families of the Levites according to their fathers' [houses].
1 Chr 6:16
76%
16The sons of Levi: Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.
1 Chr 6:1-3
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76%
1The sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
2And the sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, and Hebron, and Uzziel.
3And the children of Amram: Aaron, and Moses, and Miriam. And the sons of Aaron: Nadab, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
Exod 6:19
75%
19And the sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. These are the families of the Levites according to their generations.
1 Chr 15:17
74%
17So the Levites appointed Heman the son of Joel; and of his brethren, Asaph the son of Berechiah; and of the sons of Merari their brethren, Ethan the son of Kushaiah;
1 Chr 23:21
74%
21The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. The sons of Mahli: Eleazar and Kish.
Num 3:19-20
2 verses
74%
19And the sons of Kohath by their families: Amram, and Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.
20And the sons of Merari by their families: Mahli and Mushi. These are the families of the Levites according to their fathers' houses.
Gen 46:11
74%
11And the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
1 Chr 15:6
73%
6of the sons of Merari, Asaiah the chief, and his brethren two hundred and twenty;
1 Chr 2:8
73%
8And the sons of Ethan: Azariah.
1 Chr 6:29-30
2 verses
73%
29The sons of Merari: Mahli, Libni his son, Shimei his son, Uzzah his son,
30Shimea his son, Haggiah his son, Asaiah his son.
1 Chr 9:14
73%
14And of the Levites: Shemaiah the son of Hasshub, the son of Azrikam, the son of Hashabiah, of the sons of Merari;
Num 4:42
72%
42And those that were numbered of the families of the sons of Merari, by their families, by their fathers' houses,
1 Chr 24:26-27
2 verses
72%
26The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi; the sons of Jaaziah: Beno.
27The sons of Merari: of Jaaziah, Beno, and Shoham, and Zaccur, and Ibri.
2 Chr 29:12
72%
12Then the Levites arose, Mahath, the son of Amasai, and Joel the son of Azariah, of the sons of the Kohathites; and of the sons of Merari, Kish the son of Abdi, and Azariah the son of Jehallelel; and of the Gershonites, Joah the son of Zimmah, and Eden the son of Joah;
Num 3:33
72%
33Of Merari was the family of the Mahlites, and the family of the Mushites: these are the families of Merari.
1 Chr 24:30
71%
30And the sons of Mushi: Mahli, and Eder, and Jerimoth. These were the sons of the Levites after their fathers' houses.
Num 26:57
71%
57And these are they that were numbered of the Levites after their families: of Gershon, the family of the Gershonites; of Kohath, the family of the Kohathites; of Merari, the family of the Merarites.
1 Chr 23:6
70%
6And David divided them into courses according to the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
Num 3:17
70%
17And these were the sons of Levi by their names: Gershon, and Kohath, and Merari.
Ezra 8:19
70%
19and Hashabiah, and with him Jeshaiah of the sons of Merari, his brethren and their sons, twenty;
1 Chr 6:22
70%
22The sons of Kohath: Amminadab his son, Korah his son, Assir his son,
Exod 6:24
69%
24And the sons of Korah: Assir, and Elkanah, and Abiasaph; these are the families of the Korahites.
1 Chr 26:23
69%
23Of the Amramites, of the Izharites, of the Hebronites, of the Uzzielites:
Num 4:33
69%
33This is the service of the families of the sons of Merari, according to all their service, in the tent of meeting, under the hand of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest.
Num 4:29
69%
29As for the sons of Merari, thou shalt number them by their families, by their fathers' houses;
Neh 11:12
69%
12and their brethren that did the work of the house, eight hundred twenty and two; and Adaiah the son of Jeroham, the son of Pelaliah, the son of Amzi, the son of Zechariah, the son of Pashhur, the son of Malchijah,
Num 4:45
69%
45These are they that were numbered of the families of the sons of Merari, whom Moses and Aaron numbered according to the commandment of Jehovah by Moses.
1 Chr 6:34
69%
34the son of Elkanah, the son of Jeroham, the son of Eliel, the son of Toah,
Ezra 10:31
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31And [of] the sons of Harim: Eliezer, Isshijah, Malchijah, Shemaiah, Shimeon,
Ezra 10:36
69%
36Vaniah, Meremoth, Eliashib,
1 Chr 2:6
68%
6And the sons of Zerah: Zimri, and Ethan, and Heman, and Calcol, and Dara; five of them in all.
1 Chr 11:46
68%
46Eliel the Mahavite, and Jeribai, and Joshaviah, the sons of Elnaam, and Ithmah the Moabite,