1 Chronicles 23:6

Bible in Basic English (1941)

And David put them into divisions under the names of the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

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Referenced Verses

  • 1 Chr 6:1 : 1 The sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
  • 2 Chr 8:14 : 14 And he gave the divisions of the priests their places for their work, as ordered by his father David, and to the Levites he gave their work of praise and waiting on the priests, to do what was needed day by day; and he gave the door-keepers their places in turn at every door; for so David, the man of God, had given orders.
  • 2 Chr 29:25 : 25 Then he put the Levites in their places in the house of the Lord, with brass and corded instruments of music as ordered by David and Gad, the king's seer, and Nathan the prophet: for the order was the Lord's, given by his prophets.
  • 1 Chr 6:16 : 16 The sons of Levi; Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.
  • Ezra 6:18 : 18 And they put the priests in their divisions and the Levites in their order, for the worship of God at Jerusalem; as it is recorded in the book of Moses.
  • Exod 6:16-24 : 16 And these are the names of the sons of Levi in the order of their generations: Gershon and Kohath and Merari: and the years of Levi's life were a hundred and thirty-seven. 17 The sons of Gershon: Libni and Shimei, in the order of their families. 18 And the sons of Kohath: Amram and Izhar and Hebron and Uzziel: and the years of Kohath's life were a hundred and thirty-three. 19 And the sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi: these are the families of the Levites, in the order of their generations. 20 And Amram took Jochebed, his father's sister, as wife; and she gave birth to Aaron and Moses: and the years of Amram's life were a hundred and thirty-seven. 21 And the sons of Izhar: Korah and Nepheg and Zichri. 22 And the sons of Uzziel: Mishael and Elzaphan and Sithri. 23 And Aaron took as his wife Elisheba, the daughter of Amminadab, the sister of Nahshon; and she gave birth to Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar. 24 And the sons of Korah: Assir and Elkanah and Abiasaph: these are the families of the Korahites.
  • Num 26:57-58 : 57 These were those of the Levites who were numbered by their families: of Gershon, the family of the Gershonites: of Kohath, the family of the Kohathites: of Merari, the family of the Merarites. 58 These are the families of Levi: the family of the Libnites, the family of the Hebronites, the family of the Mahlites, the family of the Mushites, the family of the Korahites. And Kohath was the father of Amram.
  • 1 Chr 24:1 : 1 Now the divisions into which the sons of Aaron were grouped were these: the sons of Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.
  • 1 Chr 26:1 : 1 For the divisions of the door-keepers: of the Korahites, Meshelemiah, the son of Kore, of the sons of Ebiasaph.
  • 2 Chr 31:2 : 2 Then Hezekiah put in order the divisions of the priests and Levites, every man in his division, in relation to his work, for the burned offerings and peace-offerings, and for the ordering of worship and for giving praise at the doors of the Lord's house.
  • 2 Chr 35:10 : 10 So everything was made ready and the priests took their places with the Levites in their divisions, as the king had said.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • 1 Chr 6:1
    82%

    1 The sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

  • 1 Chr 6:16
    80%

    16 The sons of Levi; Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.

  • Gen 46:11
    79%

    11 And the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari;

  • Num 26:57
    78%

    57 These were those of the Levites who were numbered by their families: of Gershon, the family of the Gershonites: of Kohath, the family of the Kohathites: of Merari, the family of the Merarites.

  • Num 3:17
    78%

    17 These were the sons of Levi by name: Gershon and Kohath and Merari.

  • 1 Chr 26:19
    76%

    19 These were the divisions of door-keepers, of the sons of the Korahites and of the sons of Merari.

  • 1 Chr 24:3
    76%

    3 And David, with Zadok of the sons of Eleazar, and Ahimelech of the sons of Ithamar, made distribution of them into their positions for their work.

  • 1 Chr 23:7
    75%

    7 Of the Gershonites: Ladan and Shimei.

  • 1 Chr 15:4
    75%

    4 And David got together the sons of Aaron, and the Levites;

  • 1 Chr 6:43
    74%

    43 The son of Jahath, the son of Gershom, the son of Levi.

  • 2 Chr 8:14
    74%

    14 And he gave the divisions of the priests their places for their work, as ordered by his father David, and to the Levites he gave their work of praise and waiting on the priests, to do what was needed day by day; and he gave the door-keepers their places in turn at every door; for so David, the man of God, had given orders.

  • 1 Chr 25:1
    74%

    1 Further, David and the chiefs of the servants of the holy place made selection of certain of the sons of Asaph and of Heman and of Jeduthun for the work of prophets, to make melody with corded instruments and brass; and the number of the men for the work they had to do was:

  • 1 Chr 23:2-5
    4 verses
    73%

    2 And he got together all the chiefs of Israel, with the priests and the Levites.

    3 And the Levites, all those of thirty years old and over, were numbered; and the number of them, by heads, man by man, was thirty-eight thousand.

    4 Of these, twenty-four thousand were to be overseers of the work of the house of the Lord, and six thousand were judges and men of authority;

    5 Four thousand were door-keepers; and four thousand gave praise to the Lord with the instruments which I made, said David, for giving praise.

  • 1 Chr 23:27
    73%

    27 So among the last acts of David was the numbering of the sons of Levi, from twenty years old and over.

  • Num 4:41-42
    2 verses
    73%

    41 This is the number of the sons of Gershon who did the work in the Tent of meeting, as they were numbered by Moses and Aaron at the order of the Lord.

    42 And those of the sons of Merari who were numbered by families, in the order of their fathers' houses,

  • 1 Chr 6:19
    73%

    19 The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. And these are the families of the Levites listed by the names of their fathers.

  • 1 Chr 16:4
    73%

    4 And he put some of the Levites before the ark of the Lord as servants, to keep the acts of the Lord in memory, and to give worship and praise to the Lord, the God of Israel:

  • 2 Chr 35:4
    73%

    4 And make yourselves ready in your divisions, by your families, as it is ordered in the writings of David, king of Israel, and of Solomon his son;

  • Neh 12:24
    73%

    24 And the chiefs of the Levites: Hashabiah, Sherebiah, and Jeshua, the son of Kadmiel, with their brothers opposite them, to give blessing and praise as ordered by David, the man of God, watch against watch.

  • 1 Chr 15:16-17
    2 verses
    72%

    16 And David gave orders to the chief of the Levites to put their brothers the music-makers in position, with instruments of music, corded instruments and brass, with glad voices making sounds of joy.

    17 So Heman, the son of Joel, and, of his brothers, Asaph, the son of Berechiah; and of the sons of Merari their brothers, Ethan, the son of Kushaiah, were put in position by the Levites;

  • Num 4:38
    72%

    38 And those of the sons of Gershon who were numbered by families,

  • Neh 11:36
    72%

    36 And of the Levites, certain divisions in Judah were joined to Benjamin.

  • Exod 6:16
    72%

    16 And these are the names of the sons of Levi in the order of their generations: Gershon and Kohath and Merari: and the years of Levi's life were a hundred and thirty-seven.

  • 2 Chr 29:12
    72%

    12 Then the Levites took their places; Mahath, the son of Amasai, and Joel, the son of Azariah, among 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;

  • 1 Chr 23:24
    72%

    24 These were the sons of Levi, grouped by families, the heads of the families of those who were numbered by name, by heads, all those of twenty years old and over who did the work of the house of the Lord.

  • Num 4:29
    72%

    29 The sons of Merari are to be numbered by families, in the order of their fathers' houses;

  • 1 Chr 23:21
    72%

    21 The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi; the sons of Mahli: Eleazar and Kish.

  • 1 Chr 6:31
    72%

    31 And these are those whom David made responsible for the music in the house of the Lord, after the ark had rest.

  • Num 3:20
    71%

    20 And the sons of Merari by their families: Mahli and Mushi. These are the families of the Levites in the order of their fathers' houses.

  • 1 Chr 24:6
    71%

    6 And Shemaiah, the son of Nethanel the scribe, who was a Levite, put down their names in writing, the king being present with the rulers, and Zadok the priest, and Ahimelech, the son of Abiathar, and the heads of families of the priests and the Levites; one family being taken for Eleazar and then one for Ithamar, and so on.

  • Exod 6:19
    71%

    19 And the sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi: these are the families of the Levites, in the order of their generations.

  • 1 Chr 6:47
    71%

    47 The son of Mahli, the son of Mushi, the son of Merari, the son of Levi.

  • 1 Chr 26:23
    71%

    23 Of the Amramites, of the Izharites, of the Hebronites, of the Uzzielites:

  • Ezra 6:18
    71%

    18 And they put the priests in their divisions and the Levites in their order, for the worship of God at Jerusalem; as it is recorded in the book of Moses.

  • 1 Chr 26:12
    71%

    12 Of these were the divisions of the door-keepers, men of authority, having responsible positions like their brothers to be servants in the house of the Lord.

  • Num 4:46
    71%

    46 And all the Levites who were numbered by Moses and Aaron and the chiefs of the people, by families, in the order of their fathers' houses,

  • 1 Chr 25:6
    71%

    6 All these, under the direction of their father, made music in the house of the Lord, with brass and corded instruments, for the worship of the house of God; Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman being under the orders of the king.

  • Num 3:27
    71%

    27 From Kohath come the Amramites and the Izharites and the Hebronites and the Uzzielites; these are the families of the Kohathites.

  • 1 Chr 26:1
    71%

    1 For the divisions of the door-keepers: of the Korahites, Meshelemiah, the son of Kore, of the sons of Ebiasaph.

  • 1 Chr 15:6
    71%

    6 Of the sons of Merari: Asaiah the chief, and his brothers, two hundred and twenty;

  • 1 Chr 15:11
    71%

    11 And David sent for Zadok and Abiathar the priests, and for the Levites, Uriel, Asaiah and Joel, Shemaiah and Eliel and Amminadab,

  • 1 Chr 15:2
    71%

    2 Then David said, The ark of God may not be moved by any but the Levites, for they have been marked out by God to take the ark of God, and to do his work for ever.

  • Num 4:22
    71%

    22 Let the sons of Gershon be numbered by families, in the order of their fathers' houses;

  • 2 Chr 7:6
    70%

    6 And the priests were in their places, and the Levites with their instruments of music for the Lord's song, which David the king had made for the praise of the Lord whose mercy is unchanging for ever, when David gave praise by their hand; and the priests were sounding horns before them; and all Israel were on their feet.

  • 1 Chr 24:31
    70%

    31 Selection was made of these in the same way as of their brothers the sons of Aaron, David the king being present, with Zadok, and Ahimelech, and the heads of families of the priests and of the Levites; the families of the chief in the same way as those of his younger brother.