1 Chronicles 23:6
Strong's Lexicon
Then David
דָּוִ֖יד (dā·wîḏ)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1732: David = 'beloved' 1) youngest son of Jesse and second king of Israel

divided [the Levites]
וַיֶּֽחָלְקֵ֥ם (way·ye·ḥā·lə·qêm)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 2505: 1) to divide, share, plunder, allot, apportion, assign 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to divide, apportion 1a2) to assign, distribute 1a3) to assign, impart 1a4) to share 1a5) to divide up, plunder 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to divide oneself 1b2) to be divided 1b3) to assign, distribute 1c) (Piel) 1c1) to divide, apportion 1c2) to assign, distribute 1c3) to scatter 1d) (Pual) to be divided 1e) (Hiphil) to receive a portion or part 1f) (Hithpael) to divide among themselves 2) to be smooth, slippery, deceitful 2a) (Qal) to be smooth, slippery 2b) (Hiphil) 2b1) to be smooth 2b2) to flatter

into divisions
מַחְלְק֑וֹת (maḥ·lə·qō·wṯ)
Noun - feminine plural
Strong's Hebrew 4256: 1) division, course, class, share, allotment 1a) division, part 1b) division, class, course 1b1) of priests, Levites (technical term of organisation)

according to the sons
לִבְנֵ֣י (liḇ·nê)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's Hebrew 1121: 1) son, grandson, child, member of a group 1a) son, male child 1b) grandson 1c) children (pl. - male and female) 1d) youth, young men (pl.) 1e) young (of animals) 1f) sons (as characterisation, i.e. sons of injustice [for un- righteous men] or sons of God [for angels] 1g) people (of a nation) (pl.) 1h) of lifeless things, i.e. sparks, stars, arrows (fig.) 1i) a member of a guild, order, class

of Levi:
לֵוִ֔י (lê·wî)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3878: Levi = 'joined to' 1) the 3rd son of Jacob by Leah and progenitor of tribe of Levites

Gershom,
לְגֵרְשׁ֖וֹן (lə·ḡê·rə·šō·wn)
Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1647: Gershom = 'foreigner' 1) firstborn son of Moses and Zipporah 2) firstborn son of Levi 3) a son of the priestly family of Phinehas who returned from exile with Ezra

Kohath,
קְהָ֥ת (qə·hāṯ)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6955: Kohath = 'assembly' 1) the 2nd of the 3 sons of Levi and progenitor of a family in the tribe of Levi

and Merari.
וּמְרָרִֽי׃ (ū·mə·rā·rî)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4847: Merari = 'bitter' 1) the 3rd son of Levi and head of a Levitical family

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

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

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

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

King James Bible
And David divided them into courses among the sons of Levi, [namely], Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
Parallel Verses
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.

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

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

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

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.

American Standard Version
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.

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
















Cross References
1 Chronicles 6:1
The sons of Levi; Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

1 Chronicles 23:7
Of the Gershonites were, Laadan, and Shimei.

1 Chronicles 28:13
Also for the courses of the priests and the Levites, and for all the work of the service of the house of the LORD, and for all the vessels of service in the house of the LORD.

2 Chronicles 23:18
Also Jehoiada appointed the offices of the house of the LORD by the hand of the priests the Levites, whom David had distributed in the house of the LORD, to offer the burnt offerings of the LORD, as it is written in the law of Moses, with rejoicing and with singing, as it was ordained by David.

Ezra 6:18
And they set the priests in their divisions, and the Levites in their courses, for the service of God, which is at Jerusalem; as it is written in the book of Moses.

1 Chronicles 1:1
Adam, Sheth, Enosh,

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.

1 Chronicles 23:4
Of which, twenty and four thousand were to set forward the work of the house of the LORD; and six thousand were officers and judges:

1 Chronicles 23:3
Now the Levites were numbered from the age of thirty years and upward: and their number by their polls, man by man, was thirty and eight thousand.

1 Chronicles 23:8
The sons of Laadan; the chief was Jehiel, and Zetham, and Joel, three.

1 Chronicles 23:9
The sons of Shimei; Shelomith, and Haziel, and Haran, three. These were the chief of the fathers of Laadan.
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