1 Chronicles 15:17 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“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;”

1 Chronicles 15:17 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

1 Chronicles 15:17 in 6 Bible Translations

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1 Chronicles 15:17 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“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;”

1 Chronicles 15:17 — World English Bible

1 Chronicles 15:17 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“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; ”

1 Chronicles 15:17 — American Standard Version

1 Chronicles 15:17 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“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;”

1 Chronicles 15:17 — Young's Literal Translation

1 Chronicles 15:17 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“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; ”

1 Chronicles 15:17 — Darby Translation

1 Chronicles 15:17 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“So the Leuites appointed Heman the sonne of Ioel, and of his brethren Asaph the sonne of Berechiah, and of the sonnes of Merari their brethren, Ethan the sonne of Kushaiah,”

1 Chronicles 15:17 — Geneva Bible

1 Chronicles 15:17 in Context — 1 Chronicles 15

15 And the children of the Levites bare the ark of God upon their shoulders with the staves thereon, as Moses commanded according to the word of the Lord.

16 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.

17 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;

18 And with them their brethren of the second degree, Zechariah, Ben, and Jaaziel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Unni, Eliab, and Benaiah, and Maaseiah, and Mattithiah, and Elipheleh, and Mikneiah, and Obed–edom, and Jeiel, the porters.

19 So the singers, Heman, Asaph, and Ethan, were appointed to sound with cymbals of brass;

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What Does 1 Chronicles 15:17 Mean?

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