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1 Chronicles 9:15 Explained in Context
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Verse 15. 15And Bakbakkar, Heresh, and Galal, and Mattaniah the son of Micah, the son of Zichri, the son of Asaph;
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Quick Meaning
This verse advances the thought unit through its next name, action, speech, or consequence: “And Bakbakkar, Heresh, and Galal, and Mattaniah the son of Micah, the son of Zichri, the son of….” Its responsible meaning belongs to the complete movement “Levites connect Jerusalem and surrounding villages.”
Read It With
- 1 Chronicles 9:14–16
Read 1 Chronicles 9:15 with 9:14–16. The selected wording supplies one step in the thought unit through its next name, action, speech, or consequence; the surrounding verses supply the relationships and outcome summarized here: Merarite, Asaphite, and Jeduthun-linked Levites are named in Jerusalem and Netophathite villages.
Why This Verse Appears Here
Within “Levites connect Jerusalem and surrounding villages,” 1 Chronicles 9:15 advances the thought unit through its next name, action, speech, or consequence through the wording “And Bakbakkar, Heresh, and Galal, and Mattaniah the son of Micah, the son of Zichri, the son of….” Its placement is governed by this reviewed relationship: The brief list links worship personnel across city and village rather than isolating temple service from wider households. 1 Chronicles 9:10–13 has just established this prior movement: Priestly lines and 1,760 able household heads are associated with service in God's house. Together those details explain why “Levites connect Jerusalem and surrounding villages” belongs here rather than merely following a database record.
Read 1 Chronicles 9:14–16 together
Why these verses belong together: 1 Chronicles 9:14–16 forms the complete movement “Levites connect Jerusalem and surrounding villages”: Merarite, Asaphite, and Jeduthun-linked Levites are named in Jerusalem and Netophathite villages.
Verse 14. 14 And of the Levites; Shemaiah the son of Hasshub, the son of Azrikam, the son of Hashabiah, of the sons of Merari;
Verse 15. 15 And Bakbakkar, Heresh, and Galal, and Mattaniah the son of Micah, the son of Zichri, the son of Asaph;
Verse 16. 16 And Obadiah the son of Shemaiah, the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun, and Berechiah the son of Asa, the son of Elkanah, that dwelt in the villages of the Netophathites.
What Remains True
Worship requires ordered, truthful, skilled, and accountable service, while sacred office, beauty, or scale never determines a person's worth. This unit tests that truth through the narrated movement: Merarite, Asaphite, and Jeduthun-linked Levites are named in Jerusalem and Netophathite villages. In 1 Chronicles 9:15, the concrete line “And Bakbakkar, Heresh, and Galal, and Mattaniah the son of Micah, the son of Zichri, the son of…” keeps that truth accountable to the narrated evidence.
How It Can Shape Life
- The evidence to keep visible in this verse is “And Bakbakkar, Heresh, and Galal, and Mattaniah the son of Micah, the son of Zichri, the son of….” In shared worship or institutional service, name every role, protect workers, use transparent assignments and finances, and refuse status systems that make inherited office equal superior worth. This response follows from the unit's own movement: Merarite, Asaphite, and Jeduthun-linked Levites are named in Jerusalem and Netophathite villages.
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Biblical text
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Open source ↗hebrew text and morphology
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible: 1 Chronicles
Open Scriptures
Open Scriptures, release 2.2
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NET Bible Full Notes: 1 Chronicles
Biblical Studies Press
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