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1 Chronicles 15:4

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What does 1 Chronicles 15:4 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “And David gathered together the sons of Aaron, and the Levites:” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

And David gathered together the sons of Aaron, and the Levites:
1 Chronicles 15:4 — American Standard Version

Context — 1 Chronicles 15

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
1And [David] made him houses in the city of David; and he prepared a place for the ark of God, and pitched for it a tent.
2Then David said, None ought to carry the ark of God but the Levites: for them hath Jehovah chosen to carry the ark of God, and to minister unto him for ever.
3And David assembled all Israel at Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of Jehovah unto its place, which he had prepared for it.
4And David gathered together the sons of Aaron, and the Levites:
5of the sons of Kohath, Uriel the chief, and his brethren a hundred and twenty;
6of the sons of Merari, Asaiah the chief, and his brethren two hundred and twenty;
7of the sons of Gershom, Joel the chief, and his brethren a hundred and thirty;
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What do historical commentaries say?

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown · Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“David assembled the children of Aaron, and the Levites--The children of Aaron were the two priests (Ch1 15:11), Zadok and Abiathar, heads of the two priestly houses of Eleazar and Ithamar, and colleagues in the high priesthood (Sa2 20:25). The Levites were the chiefs of their father's house (Ch1 15:12); four belonging to the Kohathite branch, on whose shoulders the ark was to be borne; namely, Uriel, Shemaiah--descended from Elizaphan or Elzaphan-- (Exo 6:22), Hebron (Exo 6:18; Ch1 6:2), and Amminadab from Uzziel (Exo 6:22).”
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Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“The children of Aaron - i. e., the priests. return to 'Top of Page'”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“the children of Aaron: Ch1 6:16-20, Ch1 6:49, Ch1 6:50, Ch1 12:26-28; Exo 6:16-22; Num 3:4 1 Chronicles 15:5”
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Keil & Delitzsch
C. F. Keil & F. Delitzsch · Commentary on the Old Testament · 19th-century historical commentary
“From among assembled Israel David then specially gathered together the heads of the priests and Levites, to determine upon the details of this solemn procession. "The sons of Aaron" are the high priests Zadok and Abiathar, Ch1 15:11; and the "Levites" are the six princes named in Ch1 15:5-10, with their brethren, viz., ( Ch1 15:5-7) the three heads of the families into which the tribe of Levi was divided, and which corresponded to the three sons of Levi, Gershon, Kohath, and Merari, respectively ( Exo 6:16): Uriel head of the Kohathites, Asaiah of the Merarites, and Joel head of the Gershonites, with their brethren. Kohath is first enumerated, because Aaron the chief of the priests was…”
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