1 Chronicles 9:15
13 and 1,760 of their relatives, the heads of their families, able men for the work of the service of the house of God.
14 From the Levites: Shemaiah son of Hasshub, the son of Azrikam, the son of Hashabiah, a descendant of Merari;
Bakbakkar, Heresh, Galal, and Mattaniah son of Mica, the son of Zichri, the son of Asaph;
16 Obadiah son of Shemaiah, the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun; and Berechiah son of Asa, the son of Elkanah, who lived in the villages of the Netophathites.
17 These were the gatekeepers: Shallum, Akkub, Talmon, Ahiman, and their relatives. Shallum was their chief;
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- BSB
- Bakbakkar, Heresh, Galal, and Mattaniah son of Mica, the son of Zichri, the son of Asaph;
- KJV
- And Bakbakkar, Heresh, and Galal, and Mattaniah the son of Micah, the son of Zichri, the son of Asaph;
- WEB
- and Bakbakkar, Heresh, Galal, and Mattaniah the son of Mica, the son of Zichri, the son of Asaph,
- ASV
- and Bakbakkar, Heresh, and Galal, and Mattaniah the son of Mica, the son of Zichri, the son of Asaph,
- DARBY
- and Bakbakkar, Heresh, and Galal; and Mattaniah the son of Micah, the son of Zichri, the son of Asaph;
- BLB
- and Bakbakkar, Heresh, and Galal, and Mattaniah son of Micha, son of Zichri, son of Asaph;
- ÅB
- og Bakbakkar, Heres og Galal og Mattanja, sønn av Mika, sønn av Sikri, sønn av Asaf,
- OTB
- og Bakbakkar, Heresj og Galal;
og Mattanja, etterkommer av Mika, Sikri og Asaf; - B1930
- og Bakbakkar, Heres og Galal og Mattanja, sønn av Mika, sønn av Sikri, sønn av Asaf,
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Cross references
Nehemiah 11:22
Now the overseer of the Levites in Jerusalem was Uzzi son of Bani, the son of Hashabiah, the son of Mattaniah, the son of Mica. He was one of Asaph’s descendants, who were the singers in charge of the service of the house of God.
Read in contextNehemiah 10:12
Zaccur, Sherebiah, Shebaniah,
Read in contextNehemiah 11:17
Mattaniah son of Mica, the son of Zabdi, the son of Asaph, who led in thanksgiving and prayer; Bakbukiah, second among his associates; and Abda son of Shammua, the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun.
Read in context1 Chronicles 12:35
From Dan: 28,600 prepared for battle.
Read in context1 Chronicles 25:2
From the sons of Asaph: Zaccur, Joseph, Nethaniah, and Asarelah. These sons of Asaph were under the direction of Asaph, who prophesied under the direction of the king.
Read in context1 Chronicles 11:17
David longed for water and said, “Oh, that someone would get me a drink of water from the well near the gate of Bethlehem!”
Read in context1 Chronicles 12:25
From Simeon: 7,100 mighty men of valor, ready for battle.
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