1st Chronicles Chapter 15 verse 17 Holy Bible
So the Levites appointed Heman the son of Joel; and of his brethren, Asaph the son of Berechiah; and of the sons of Merari their brethren, Ethan the son of Kushaiah;
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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;
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And the Levites appointed Heman the son of Joel; and of his brethren, Asaph the son of Berechiah; and of the sons of Merari their brethren, Ethan the son of Kushaiah;
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So the Levites appointed Heman the son of Joel; and of his brethren, Asaph the son of Berechiah; and of the sons of Merari their brethren, Ethan the son of Kushaiah;
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So the Levites appointed Heman the son of Joel; and of his brethren, Asaph the son of Berechiah; and of the sons of Merari their brethren, Ethan the son of Kushaiah;
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So the Levites appointed 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;
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And the Levites appoint Heman son of Joel, and of his brethren, Asaph son of Berechiah, and of the sons of Merari their brethren, Ethan son of Kushaiah;
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Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(17) Heman . . . Asaph . . . Ethan (or Jeduthun) were the precentors of David's three choirs of Levitical minstrels (1Chronicles 6:31-44). Heman was of Kohath, and Asaph of Gershon, as Ethan of Merari.Parallel Commentaries ...HebrewSo the Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֗ם (hal·wî·yim)Article | Noun - proper - masculine pluralStrong's 3881: Levites -- descendant of Leviappointedוַיַּעֲמִ֣ידוּ (way·ya·‘ă·mî·ḏū)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralStrong's 5975: To stand, in various relationsHemanהֵימָ֣ן (hê·mān)Noun - proper - masculine singularStrong's 1968: Heman -- an Israelite namesonבֶּן־ (ben-)Noun - masculine singular constructStrong's 1121: A sonof Joel;יוֹאֵ֔ל (yō·w·’êl)Noun - proper - masculine singularStrong's 3100: Joel -- probably 'the LORD is God', the name of a number of Israelitesfromוּמִ֨ן־ (ū·min-)Conjunctive waw | PrepositionStrong's 4480: A part of, from, out ofhis brothers,אֶחָ֔יו (’e·ḥāw)Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singularStrong's 251: A brother, )Asaphאָסָ֖ף (’ā·sāp̄)Noun - proper - masculine singularStrong's 623: Asaph -- 'gatherer', the name of several Israelitessonבֶּן־ (ben-)Noun - masculine singular constructStrong's 1121: A sonof Berechiah;בֶּֽרֶכְיָ֑הוּ (be·reḵ·yā·hū)Noun - proper - masculine singularStrong's 1296: Berechiah -- 'Yah blesses', the name of several Israelitesand fromוּמִן־ (ū·min-)Conjunctive waw | PrepositionStrong's 4480: A part of, from, out oftheir brothersאֲחֵיהֶ֔ם (’ă·ḥê·hem)Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine pluralStrong's 251: A brother, )the Merarites,בְּנֵ֤י (bə·nê)Noun - masculine plural constructStrong's 1121: A sonEthanאֵיתָ֖ן (’ê·ṯān)Noun - proper - masculine singularStrong's 387: Ethan -- 'permanence', an Israelite namesonבֶּן־ (ben-)Noun - masculine singular constructStrong's 1121: A sonof Kushaiah;קֽוּשָׁיָֽהוּ׃ (qū·šā·yā·hū)Noun - proper - masculine singularStrong's 6984: Kushaiah -- a LeviteJump to PreviousAppoint Appointed Asaph Berechiah Berechi'ah Berekiah Ethan Heman Joel Jo'el Levites Merari Merar'i Merarites Relatives