1 Chronicles 15:20
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | And Zechariah, and Aziel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Unni, and Eliab, and Maaseiah, and Benaiah, with psalteries on Alamoth; | Zechariah, Aziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Maaseiah, and Benaiah were to play the harps according to Alamoth. | and Zechariah, and Aziel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Unni, and Eliab, and Maaseiah, and Benaiah, with psalteries set to Alamoth; |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| and Zechariah | וּזְכַרְיָ֨ה | u-ze-khar-YAH | H2148A | Zechariahזְכַרְיָהוּ (ze.khar.yah) A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at 1Ch.9.21; son of: Meshelemiah (H4920); brother of: Jediael (H3043J), Zebadiah (H2069J), Jathniel (H3496), Elam (H5867H), Jehohanan (H3076I) and Eliehoenai (H0454A) § Zechariah = "Jehovah remembers" 1) king of Israel, son of Jeroboam II 2) son of Meshelemiah of Shelemiah, a Korhite, and keeper of the north gate of the tabernacle of the congregation 3) one of the sons of Jehiel 4) a Levite of the second order in the temple band in the time of David 5) one of the princes of Judah in the reign of Jehoshaphat … |
| and Aziel | וַעֲזִיאֵ֜ל | va-'a-zi-'EL | H5815 | Azielעֲזִיאֵל (a.zi.el) A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ch.15.18; also called Aziel at 1Ch.15.20; Another name of ya.a.zi.el (יַעֲזִיאֵל "Jaaziel" H3268) § Aziel = "whom God comforts" a Levite; also 'Jaaziel' |
| and Shemiramoth | וּשְׁמִֽירָמ֤וֹת | u-she-mi-ra-MOT | H8070G | Shemiramothשְׁמִירָמוֹת (she.mi.ra.mot) A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ch.15.18 § Shemiramoth = "name of heights" 1) a Merarite Levite in the second rank in the choir of David 2) a Levite in the time of king Jehoshaphat of Judah |
| and Jehiel | וִֽיחִיאֵל֙ | vi-chi-'EL | H3171G | Jehielיְחִיאֵל (ye.chi.el) A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ch.15.18 § Jehiel = "God lives" 1) a Levite and one of the chief musicians in the time of David 2) a Gershonite Levite who had charge of the treasures in the time of David 3) son of Hachmoni and an officer of David and tutor of David's sons 4) a son of king Jehoshaphat of Judah put to death by his brother Jehoram 5) Hemanite who took part in the restoration of king Hezekiah 6) a Levite and overseer in the time of Hezekiah 7) a ruler of the temple during the reforms of Josiah … |
| and Unni | וְעֻנִּ֣י | ve-'u-NI | H6042G | Unniעֻנִּי (un.ni) A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ch.15.18 § Unni = "afflicted" 1) a Levite doorkeeper in the time of David 2) a Levite concerned in the sacred office after the return from exile in Babylon |
| and Eliab | וֶֽאֱלִיאָ֔ב | ve-'e-li-'AV | H0446K | Eliabאֱלִיאָב (e.li.av) A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ch.15.18 § Eliab = "my God is father" or "God is father" 1) son of Helon, leader of Zebulun in the wilderness 2) a Reubenite chief, father of Dathan and Abiram 3) David's oldest brother 4) a Levite musician 5) a Gadite warrior for David 6) a Kohathite |
| and Maaseiah | וּמַעֲשֵׂיָ֖הוּ | u-ma-'a-se-YA-hu | H4641G | Maaseiahמַעֲשֵׂיָהוּ (ma.a.se.yah) A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ch.15.18 § Maaseiah = "work of Jehovah" 1) a descendant of Jeshua who had taken a foreign wife in the time of Ezra 2) a priest of the sons of Harim who had taken a foreign wife in the time of Ezra 3) a priest of the sons of Pashur who had taken a foreign wife in the time of Ezra 4) a descendant of Pahath-moab who had taken a foreign wife in the time of Ezra 5) father of Azariah 6) one who stood on the right hand of Ezra when he read the law to the people 7) a Levite who assisted when Ezra read the law to the people … |
| and Benaiah | וּבְנָיָ֑הוּ | u-ve-na-YA-hu | H1141J | Benaiahבְּנָיָ֫הוּ (be.na.yah) A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ch.15.18 § Benaiah = "Jehovah has built" or "Yahweh has built up" 1) one of David's mighty warriors, son of Jehoiada the chief priest, a Levite, set by David over his bodyguard, later having remained faithful to Solomon during Adonijah's attempt on the crown, was raised into the place of Joab as commander-in-chief of the army 2) the Pirathonite, an Ephraimite, one of David's thirty mighty warriors, and the captain of the eleventh monthly course 3) a Simeonite, a prince of the families of Simeon … |
| with lyres | בִּנְבָלִ֖ים | bin-va-LIM | H5035B | harpנֵ֫בֶל (ne.vel) harp, lute, guitar, musical instrument |
| on | עַל־ | 'al- | H5921A | uponעַל (al) prep 1) upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against 1a) upon, on the ground of, on the basis of, on account of, because of, therefore, on behalf of, for the sake of, for, with, in spite of, notwithstanding, concerning, in the matter of, as regards 1b) above, beyond, over (of excess) 1c) above, over (of elevation or pre-eminence) 1d) upon, to, over to, unto, in addition to, together with, with (of addition) 1e) over (of suspension or extension) … |
| alamoth | עֲלָמֽוֹת׃ | a-la-MOT | H5961 | Alamothעֲלָמוֹת (a.la.mot) young women, soprano? a term in psalm heading-Alamoth |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.