Discovery Box1 Chronicles 6:31-48
Context6:31 These are the men David put in charge of music in the Lord’s sanctuary, 1 after the ark was placed there. 6:32 They performed music 2 before the sanctuary 3 of the meeting tent until Solomon built the Lord’s temple in Jerusalem. 4 They carried out their tasks according to regulations.
6:33 These are the ones who served along with their sons:
From the Kohathites:
Heman the musician, son of Joel, son of Samuel, 6:34 son of Elkanah, son of Jeroham, son of Eliel, son of Toah, 6:35 son of Zuph, son of Elkanah, son of Mahath, son of Amasai, 6:36 son of Elkanah, son of Joel, son of Azariah, son of Zephaniah, 6:37 son of Tahath, son of Assir, son of Ebiasaph, son of Korah, 6:38 son of Izhar, son of Kohath, son of Levi, son of Israel.
6:39 Serving beside him was his fellow Levite Asaph, 5 son of Berechiah, son of Shimea, 6:40 son of Michael, son of Baaseiah, 6 son of Malkijah, 6:41 son of Ethni, son of Zerah, son of Adaiah, 6:42 son of Ethan, son of Zimmah, son of Shimei, 6:43 son of Jahath, son of Gershom, son of Levi.
6:44 Serving beside them were their fellow Levites, the descendants of Merari, led by 7 Ethan, son of Kishi, son of Abdi, son of Malluch, 6:45 son of Hashabiah, son of Amaziah, son of Hilkiah, 6:46 son of Amzi, son of Bani, son of Shemer, 6:47 son of Mahli, son of Mushi, son of Merari, son of Levi.
6:48 The rest of their fellow Levites 8 were assigned to perform the remaining tasks at God’s sanctuary. 9
[6:32] 2 tn Heb “they were serving…with music.”
[6:32] 3 tn Or traditionally “tabernacle.”
[6:32] 4 map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.
[6:39] 5 tn Heb “and his brother Asaph, the one who stood at his right hand.”
[6:40] 6 tc A few Hebrew
[6:44] 7 tn Heb “and the sons of Merari, their brothers, on the left.”
[6:48] 8 tn Heb “their brothers, the Levites.”
[6:48] 9 tn Heb “were assigned to all the work of the tabernacle of the house of God.”
