KJV King James Version
And David called for Zadok and Abiathar the priests, and for the Levites, for Uriel, Asaiah, and Joel, Shemaiah, and Eliel, and Amminadab,
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1 Chronicles 15:11
And David called for Zadok and Abiathar the priests, and for the Levites, for Uriel, Asaiah, and Joel, Shemaiah, and Eliel, and Amminadab,
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
David summoned the priests Zadok and Abiathar and the Levites Uriel, Asaiah, Joel, Shemaiah, Eliel, and Amminadab.
WEB World English Bible
David called for Zadok and Abiathar the priests, and for the Levites, for Uriel, Asaiah, and Joel, Shemaiah, and Eliel, and Amminadab,
ASV American Standard Version
And David called for Zadok and Abiathar the priests, and for the Levites, for Uriel, Asaiah, and Joel, Shemaiah, and Eliel, and Amminadab,
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And David calleth to Zadok and to Abiathar the priests, and to the Levites, to Uriel, Asaiah, and Joel, Shemaiah, and Eliel, and Amminadab,
Surrounding context — 1 Chronicles 15
8 Of the sons of Elizaphan; Shemaiah the chief, and his brethren two hundred:
9 Of the sons of Hebron; Eliel the chief, and his brethren fourscore:
10 Of the sons of Uzziel; Amminadab the chief, and his brethren an hundred and twelve.
11 And David called for Zadok and Abiathar the priests, and for the Levites, for Uriel, Asaiah, and Joel, Shemaiah, and Eliel, and Amminadab,
12 And said unto them, Ye [are] the chief of the fathers of the Levites: sanctify yourselves, [both] ye and your brethren, that ye may bring up the ark of the LORD God of Israel unto [the place that] I have prepared for it.
13 For because ye [did it] not at the first, the LORD our God made a breach upon us, for that we sought him not after the due order.
14 So the priests and the Levites sanctified themselves to bring up the ark of the LORD God of Israel.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
וַיִּקְרָ֣אH7121 · qa.rato call: call toדָוִ֔ידH1732 · da.vidDavidלְצָד֥וֹקH6659 · tsa.doqZadokוּלְאֶבְיָתָ֖רH54 · ev.ya.tarAbiatharהַכֹּֽהֲנִ֑יםH3548 · ko.henpriestוְלַלְוִיִּ֗םH3881 · le.viy.yiLeviלְאֽוּרִיאֵ֤לH222 · u.ri.elUrielעֲשָׂיָה֙H6222 · a.sa.yahAsaiahוְיוֹאֵ֣לH3100 · yo.elJoelשְׁמַֽעְיָ֔הH8098 · she.ma.yahShemaiahוֶאֱלִיאֵ֖לH447 · e.li.elElielוְעַמִּינָדָֽב׃H5992 · am.mi.na.davAmminadab
Cross-references
1 Chronicles 12:28And Zadok, a young man mighty of valour, and of his father’s house twenty and two captains.1 Samuel 22:20-23And one of the sons of Ahimelech the son of Ahitub, named Abiathar, escaped, and fled after David.1 Kings 2:35And the king put Benaiah the son of Jehoiada in his room over the host: and Zadok the priest did the king put in the room of Abiathar.2 Samuel 15:35And [hast thou] not there with thee Zadok and Abiathar the priests? therefore it shall be, [that] what thing soever thou shalt hear out of the king’s house, thou shalt tell [it] to Zadok and Abiathar the priests.1 Kings 2:26And unto Abiathar the priest said the king, Get thee to Anathoth, unto thine own fields; for thou [art] worthy of death: but I will not at this time put thee to death, because thou barest the ark of the Lord GOD before David my father, and because thou hast been afflicted in all wherein my father was afflicted.2 Samuel 8:17And Zadok the son of Ahitub, and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar, [were] the priests; and Seraiah [was] the scribe;1 Chronicles 18:16And Zadok the son of Ahitub, and Abimelech the son of Abiathar, [were] the priests; and Shavsha was scribe;2 Samuel 15:24-29And lo Zadok also, and all the Levites [were] with him, bearing the ark of the covenant of God: and they set down the ark of God; and Abiathar went up, until all the people had done passing out of the city.2 Samuel 20:25And Sheva [was] scribe: and Zadok and Abiathar [were] the priests:
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