Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Then some Levites from the Kohathites and Korahites stood up and praised the LORD, the God of Israel, with a very loud voice. New Living Translation Then the Levites from the clans of Kohath and Korah stood to praise the LORD, the God of Israel, with a very loud shout. English Standard Version And the Levites, of the Kohathites and the Korahites, stood up to praise the LORD, the God of Israel, with a very loud voice. Berean Standard Bible And the Levites from the Kohathites and Korahites stood up to praise the LORD, the God of Israel, shouting in a very loud voice. King James Bible And the Levites, of the children of the Kohathites, and of the children of the Korhites, stood up to praise the LORD God of Israel with a loud voice on high. New King James Version Then the Levites of the children of the Kohathites and of the children of the Korahites stood up to praise the LORD God of Israel with voices loud and high. New American Standard Bible The Levites, from the sons of the Kohathites and from the sons of the Korahites, stood up to praise the LORD God of Israel, with a very loud voice. NASB 1995 The Levites, from the sons of the Kohathites and of the sons of the Korahites, stood up to praise the LORD God of Israel, with a very loud voice. NASB 1977 And the Levites, from the sons of the Kohathites and of the sons of the Korahites, stood up to praise the LORD God of Israel, with a very loud voice. Legacy Standard Bible Then the Levites, from the sons of the Kohathites and of the sons of the Korahites, rose up to praise Yahweh, the God of Israel, with a very loud voice. Amplified Bible The Levites, from the sons of the Kohathites and the sons of the Korahites, stood up to praise the LORD God of Israel, with a very loud voice. Christian Standard Bible Then the Levites from the sons of the Kohathites and the Korahites stood up to praise the LORD God of Israel shouting loudly. Holman Christian Standard Bible Then the Levites from the sons of the Kohathites and the Korahites stood up to praise the LORD God of Israel shouting with a loud voice. American Standard Version And the Levites, of the children of the Kohathites and of the children of the Korahites, stood up to praise Jehovah, the God of Israel, with an exceeding loud voice. Contemporary English Version Then some Levites from the Kohath and Korah clans stood up and shouted praises to the LORD God of Israel. English Revised Version And the Levites, of the children of the Kohathites and of the children of the Korahites, stood up to praise the LORD, the God of Israel, with an exceeding loud voice. GOD'S WORD® Translation The Levites, descendants of Kohath and Korah, stood up to praise the LORD God of Israel with very loud songs. Good News Translation The members of the Levite clans of Kohath and Korah stood up and with a loud shout praised the LORD, the God of Israel. International Standard Version Descendants of Levi from the descendants of Kohath and from the descendants of Korah stood up to praise the LORD God of Israel in a very loud voice that ascended to heaven. Majority Standard Bible And the Levites from the Kohathites and Korahites stood up to praise the LORD, the God of Israel, shouting in a very loud voice. NET Bible Then some Levites, from the Kohathites and Korahites, got up and loudly praised the LORD God of Israel. New Heart English Bible The Levites, of the descendants of the Kohathites and of the descendants of the Korahites, stood up to praise the LORD, the God of Israel, with an exceeding loud voice. Webster's Bible Translation And the Levites, of the children of the Kohathites, and of the children of the Korhites, stood up to praise the LORD God of Israel with a loud voice on high. World English Bible The Levites, of the children of the Kohathites and of the children of the Korahites, stood up to praise Yahweh, the God of Israel, with an exceedingly loud voice. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd the Levites, of the sons of the Kohathites, and of the sons of the Korahites, rise to give praise to YHWH, God of Israel, with a loud voice on high. Young's Literal Translation And the Levites, of the sons of the Kohathites, and of the sons of the Korhites, rise to give praise to Jehovah, God of Israel, with a loud voice on high. Smith's Literal Translation And the Levites from the sons of the Kohathites, and from the sons of the Korhites, will rise up to praise to Jehovah the God of Israel with a great voice to above. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd the Levites of the sons of Caath, and of the sons of Core praised the Lord the God of Israel with a loud voice, on high. Catholic Public Domain Version And the Levites from the sons of Kohath, and from the sons of Korah, were praising the Lord, the God of Israel, with a great voice, on high. New American Bible Levites from among the Kohathites and Korahites stood up to sing the praises of the LORD, the God of Israel, their voices ever louder. New Revised Standard Version And the Levites, of the Kohathites and the Korahites, stood up to praise the LORD, the God of Israel, with a very loud voice. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd the Levites of the descendants of the Kohathites and of the descendants of the Korhites stood up to praise the LORD God of Israel with a loud voice, Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And the Levites of the sons of Qahath and of the sons of Qorakh stood up to glorify LORD JEHOVAH, God of Israel, with a loud voice. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917And the Levites, of the children of the Kohathites and of the children of the Korahites, stood up to praise the LORD, the God of Israel, with an exceeding loud voice. Brenton Septuagint Translation And the Levites of the children of Caath, and they of the sons of Core, rose up to praise the Lord God of Israel with a loud voice on high. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Prophecy of Jahaziel…18Then Jehoshaphat bowed facedown, and all the people of Judah and Jerusalem fell down before the LORD to worship Him. 19And the Levites from the Kohathites and Korahites stood up to praise the LORD, the God of Israel, shouting in a very loud voice. Cross References Psalm 47:1-2 For the choirmaster. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. Clap your hands, all you peoples; shout unto God with a voice of triumph. / How awesome is the LORD Most High, the great King over all the earth! Psalm 150:1-6 Hallelujah! Praise God in His sanctuary. Praise Him in His mighty heavens. / Praise Him for His mighty acts; praise Him for His excellent greatness. / Praise Him with the sound of the horn; praise Him with the harp and lyre. ... Psalm 95:1-2 Come, let us sing for joy to the LORD; let us shout to the Rock of our salvation! / Let us enter His presence with thanksgiving; let us make a joyful noise to Him in song. Psalm 100:1-2 A Psalm of thanksgiving. Make a joyful noise to the LORD, all the earth. / Serve the LORD with gladness; come into His presence with joyful songs. Psalm 66:1-2 For the choirmaster. A song. A Psalm. Make a joyful noise to God, all the earth! / Sing the glory of His name; make His praise glorious. Psalm 81:1 For the choirmaster. According to Gittith. Of Asaph. Sing for joy to God our strength; make a joyful noise to the God of Jacob. Psalm 98:4-6 Make a joyful noise to the LORD, all the earth; break forth—let your cry ring out, and sing praises! / Sing praises to the LORD with the lyre, in melodious song with the harp. / With trumpets and the blast of the ram’s horn shout for joy before the LORD, the King. Psalm 149:1-3 Hallelujah! Sing to the LORD a new song—His praise in the assembly of the godly. / Let Israel rejoice in their Maker; let the children of Zion rejoice in their King. / Let them praise His name with dancing, and make music to Him with tambourine and harp. Psalm 33:1-3 Rejoice in the LORD, O righteous ones; it is fitting for the upright to praise Him. / Praise the LORD with the harp; make music to Him with ten strings. / Sing to Him a new song; play skillfully with a shout of joy. Psalm 68:4 Sing to God! Sing praises to His name. Exalt Him who rides on the clouds—His name is the LORD—and rejoice before Him. Ephesians 5:19 Speak to one another with psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs. Sing and make music in your hearts to the Lord, Colossians 3:16 Let the word of Christ richly dwell within you as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom, and as you sing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs with gratitude in your hearts to God. Hebrews 13:15 Through Jesus, therefore, let us continually offer to God a sacrifice of praise, the fruit of lips that confess His name. Revelation 19:5-6 Then a voice came from the throne, saying: “Praise our God, all you who serve Him, and those who fear Him, small and great alike!” / And I heard a sound like the roar of a great multitude, like the rushing of many waters, and like a mighty rumbling of thunder, crying out: “Hallelujah! For the Lord our God the Almighty reigns. Acts 16:25 About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners were listening to them. Treasury of Scripture And the Levites, of the children of the Kohathites, and of the children of the Korhites, stood up to praise the LORD God of Israel with a loud voice on high. Levites 1 Chronicles 15:16-22 And David spake to the chief of the Levites to appoint their brethren to be the singers with instruments of musick, psalteries and harps and cymbals, sounding, by lifting up the voice with joy… 1 Chronicles 16:5,42 Asaph the chief, and next to him Zechariah, Jeiel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Mattithiah, and Eliab, and Benaiah, and Obededom: and Jeiel with psalteries and with harps; but Asaph made a sound with cymbals; … 1 Chronicles 23:5 Moreover four thousand were porters; and four thousand praised the LORD with the instruments which I made, said David, to praise therewith. Korhites Psalm 44:1 To the chief Musician for the sons of Korah, Maschil. We have heard with our ears, O God, our fathers have told us, what work thou didst in their days, in the times of old. Psalm 49:1 To the chief Musician, A Psalm for the sons of Korah. Hear this, all ye people; give ear, all ye inhabitants of the world: a loud 2 Chronicles 5:13 It came even to pass, as the trumpeters and singers were as one, to make one sound to be heard in praising and thanking the LORD; and when they lifted up their voice with the trumpets and cymbals and instruments of musick, and praised the LORD, saying, For he is good; for his mercy endureth for ever: that then the house was filled with a cloud, even the house of the LORD; Ezra 3:12,13 But many of the priests and Levites and chief of the fathers, who were ancient men, that had seen the first house, when the foundation of this house was laid before their eyes, wept with a loud voice; and many shouted aloud for joy: … Nehemiah 12:42,43 And Maaseiah, and Shemaiah, and Eleazar, and Uzzi, and Jehohanan, and Malchijah, and Elam, and Ezer. And the singers sang loud, with Jezrahiah their overseer… Jump to Previous Children Exceeding Feet High Israel Kohathites Ko'hathites Korahites Korhites Levites Praise Praised Rise Stood VoiceJump to Next Children Exceeding Feet High Israel Kohathites Ko'hathites Korahites Korhites Levites Praise Praised Rise Stood Voice2 Chronicles 20 1. Jehoshaphat, invaded by Moab, proclaims a fast5. His prayer 14. The prophecy of Jahaziel 20. Jehoshaphat exhorts the people, and sets singers to praise the Lord 22. The great overthrow of his enemies 26. The people, having blessed God at Berachah, return in triumph 31. Jehoshaphat's reign 35. His convoy of ships, according to the prophecy of Eliezer, unhappily perishes. Then the Levites The Levites were a distinct tribe in Israel, set apart for religious duties and temple service. Their role was crucial in maintaining the spiritual life of the nation. The Levites' involvement here signifies the importance of worship and praise in the life of God's people. Historically, the Levites were responsible for the music and singing in the temple, which underscores the power of worship in spiritual warfare and community life. from the Kohathites and the Korahites stood up to praise the LORD, the God of Israel shouting in a very loud voice Of the children of the Kohathites, and of the children of the Korhites.--Sons of the Kohathites specifies the clan, and sons of the Korhites the house of the musicians who rose up on this occasion. The Korhites were the leading division of Kohath (1Chronicles 6:22). And is explanatory; even, namely some of the sons of Korah. The "sons of Korah" were a guild of Levitical minstrels of the first rank. (Comp. the headings of many psalms, e.g., 44-49, connecting them with their authorship.) To praise the Lord God of Israel.--1Chronicles 16:14 (hallel). Verse 19. - Of the children of the Korhites; i.e., with Revised Version, of the Korahites, who were the best of the Kohathite family (1 Chronicles 6:22; also at head of Psalm 42-49, Authorized Version and Revised Version). Keil would translate, "Of the sons of Kohath, yea, of the Korahites."Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew And the Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֛ם (hal·wî·yim) Article | Noun - proper - masculine plural Strong's 3881: Levites -- descendant of Levi from מִן־ (min-) Preposition Strong's 4480: A part of, from, out of the Kohathites הַקְּהָתִ֖ים (haq·qə·hā·ṯîm) Article | Noun - proper - masculine plural Strong's 6956: Kohathites -- descendant of Kohath and Korahites הַקָּרְחִ֑ים (haq·qā·rə·ḥîm) Article | Noun - proper - masculine plural Strong's 7145: Korahites -- descendant of Korah stood up וַיָּקֻ֧מוּ (way·yā·qu·mū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 6965: To arise, stand up, stand to praise לְהַלֵּ֗ל (lə·hal·lêl) Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct Strong's 1984: To shine the LORD, לַיהוָה֙ (Yah·weh) Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel the God אֱלֹהֵ֣י (’ĕ·lō·hê) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative of Israel, יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל (yiś·rā·’êl) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3478: Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc shouting in a very loud גָּד֖וֹל (gā·ḏō·wl) Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 1419: Great, older, insolent voice. בְּק֥וֹל (bə·qō·wl) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 6963: A voice, sound Links 2 Chronicles 20:19 NIV2 Chronicles 20:19 NLT 2 Chronicles 20:19 ESV 2 Chronicles 20:19 NASB 2 Chronicles 20:19 KJV 2 Chronicles 20:19 BibleApps.com 2 Chronicles 20:19 Biblia Paralela 2 Chronicles 20:19 Chinese Bible 2 Chronicles 20:19 French Bible 2 Chronicles 20:19 Catholic Bible OT History: 2 Chronicles 20:19 The Levites of the children (2 Chron. 2Ch iiCh ii ch 2 chr 2chr) |