1 Chronicles 23:6
Modern Translations
New International Version
David separated the Levites into divisions corresponding to the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath and Merari.

New Living Translation
Then David divided the Levites into divisions named after the clans descended from the three sons of Levi—Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

English Standard Version
And David organized them in divisions corresponding to the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

Berean Study Bible
Then David divided the Levites into divisions according to the sons of Levi: Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.

New American Standard Bible
David divided them into divisions according to the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

NASB 1995
David divided them into divisions according to the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

NASB 1977
And David divided them into divisions according to the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

Amplified Bible
And David organized them into divisions according to the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

Christian Standard Bible
Then David divided them into divisions according to Levi’s sons: Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Then David divided them into divisions according to Levi's sons: Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.

Contemporary English Version
David then divided the Levites into three groups according to the clans of Levi's sons, Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

Good News Translation
David divided the Levites into three groups, according to their clans: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
David organized the Levites into divisions based on which of Levi's sons (Gershon, Kohath, or Merari) they were descended from.

International Standard Version
David divided them into divisions based on Gershon, Kohath, and Merari, Levi's sons.

NET Bible
David divided them into groups corresponding to the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
And David divided them into courses among the sons of Levi, namely, Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

New King James Version
Also David separated them into divisions among the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

King James 2000 Bible
And David divided them into divisions among the sons of Levi, namely, Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

New Heart English Bible
David divided them into divisions according to the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

World English Bible
David divided them into divisions according to the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

American King James Version
And David divided them into courses among the sons of Levi, namely, Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

American Standard Version
And David divided them into courses according to the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

A Faithful Version
And David divided them into courses among the sons of Levi, Gershon, Kohath and Merari.

Darby Bible Translation
And David divided them into courses according to the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

English Revised Version
And David divided them into courses according to the sons of Levi; Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

Webster's Bible Translation
And David divided them into courses among the sons of Levi, namely, Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
So Dauid deuided offices vnto them, to wit, to the sonnes of Leui, to Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
And so Dauid put an order among them deuiding them, in partes: Of the children of Leui, Gerson, Caath, and Merari.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
And Dauid made the ordinaunce amonge the children of Leui, namely amoge Gerson, Kahath & Merari.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And David distributes them into divisions of the sons of Levi—of Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

Young's Literal Translation
And David distributeth them into courses: Of the sons of Levi: of Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

Smith's Literal Translation
And David will divide them into divisions to the sons of Levi, to Gershon, Kohath and Merari.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And David distributed them into courses by the families of the sons of Levi, to wit, of Gerson, and of Caath, and of Merari.

Catholic Public Domain Version
And David distributed them into courses according to the sons of Levi, specifically, Gershom, and Kohath, and Merari.

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And David appointed all of them in their offices of the children of Levi: Gershun and Qahath and Merari.

Lamsa Bible
And David appointed administrators and managers over the poor and needy, to provide and distribute to the poor; one person over each ten, and they lacked nothing. And David appointed them all in their courses according to the sons of Levi; namely, Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
And David divided them into courses according to the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And David divided them into daily courses, for the sons of Levi, for Gedson, Caath, and Merari.
















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