1 Chronicles 23:6 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And David divided them into coursesa among the sons of Levi, namely, Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. ”

1 Chronicles 23:6 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

1 Chronicles 23:1 to 1 Chronicles 24:31 . The Levites and the Priests. The Chronicler implies that the organisation of the Levites and priests and the settling of their duties as existing in his...
1 Chronicles 23:6 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And David divided them into courses among the sons of Levi, namely , Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
1 Chronicles 23:6 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And David divided them into courses among the sons of Levi, namely, Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. David divided them into courses among the sons of Levi. These are enumerated according to thei...
1 Chronicles 23:6 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

David makes Solomon King. Particulars relating to the Levites This and the following three Chapter s (supplementing the earlier history) describe the arrangements made by David for the organisatio...
1 Chronicles 23:6 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

And David divided them into courses. — Heb., he divided him them (reflexive form of verb, with suffix) into divisions. (Comp. 1 Chronicles 24:3 , and Genesis 14:15 .) Others read the simple v...
1 Chronicles 23:6 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

David's interest in building the Temple and establishing it as the center of worship and of the nation is not only manifest in the material preparation he made in amassing treasure, and carrying out...
1 Chronicles 23:6 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

I do not interrupt the reading of this list of the Levites, but bring the account altogether into one view, because the observations arising out of the whole are one and the same. The Reader may perh...
1 Chronicles 23:6 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And David divided them into courses among the sons of Levi ,.... Into three classes, according to the number of them, which follow: namely, Gershon, Kohath, and Merari ; see Exodus 6:16 .
1 Chronicles 23:6 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And David divided them into courses among the sons of Levi, [namely], Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. Ver. 6. And David divided them into courses. ] Into certain ranks and distinct functions, accordi...
1 Chronicles 23:6 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

David divided them into courses Which he did not by his own invention, but, as a man of God, by his command, and with the advice and concurrence of Gad and Nathan the prophets, as is manifest from...
1 Chronicles 23:6 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Numbering of the Levites. B. C. 1015. 1 So when David was old and full of days, he m...
1 Chronicles 23:6 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

David divided them into courses; which he did not by his own invention, but as a man of God, and by the command of God, and with the advice and concurrence of Gad and Nathan the prophets, as is man...
1 Chronicles 23:6 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES.] This and following three Chapter s contain an account of Levites and distribution of their services. Here their number, classification, and work ( 1 Chronicles 23:1-6 ). But 1 Chron...
1 Chronicles 23:6 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Chronicles 23:3 . Thirty years. So Moses had commanded. Numbers 4:3 . But now it would seem from 1 Chronicles 23:24 , that David numbered the levites from the age of twenty, the number at thir...
1 Chronicles 23:6 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION This chapter is the first of four employed on the subject of the Levites and the services distributed among them. The twenty-four orders of priests, sons of Aaron, occupy 1 Chronicle...
1 Chronicles 23:6 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Levites Divided into Three Courses
1 Chronicles 23:6 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Chronicles 24:1 ; 1 Chronicles 26:1 ; 1 Chronicles 6:1 ; 1 Chronicles 6:16 ; 2 Chronicles 29:25 ; 2 Chronicles 31:2 ; 2 Chronicles 35:10 ; 2 Chronicles 8:14 ; Exodus 6:16-24 ; Ezra 6:18 ;...

1 Chronicles 23:6 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

1 Chronicles 23:6 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

1 Chronicles 23:6 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

1 Chronicles 23:6 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

1 Chronicles 23:6 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

1 Chronicles 23:6 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

1 Chronicles 23:6 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

1 Chronicles 23:6 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

1 Chronicles 23:6 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

1 Chronicles 23:6 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Chronicles 23:6 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

1 Chronicles 23:6 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

1 Chronicles 23:6 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

1 Chronicles 23:6 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Chronicles 23:6 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

1 Chronicles 23:6 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

1 Chronicles 23:6 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge