1 Chronicles 6:1-30

1 filii Levi Gersom Caath Merari

2 filii Caath Amram Isaar Hebron et Ozihel

3 filii Amram Aaron Moses et Maria filii Aaron Nadab et Abiu Eleazar et Ithamar

4 Eleazar genuit Finees et Finees genuit Abisue

5 Abisue vero genuit Bocci et Bocci genuit Ozi

6 Ozi genuit Zaraiam et Zaraias genuit Meraioth

7 porro Meraioth genuit Amariam et Amarias genuit Ahitob

8 Ahitob genuit Sadoc Sadoc genuit Achimaas

9 Achimaas genuit Azariam Azarias genuit Iohanan

10 Iohanan genuit Azariam ipse est qui sacerdotio functus est in domo quam aedificavit Salomon in Hierusalem

11 genuit autem Azarias Amariam et Amarias genuit Ahitob

12 Ahitob genuit Sadoc et Sadoc genuit Sellum

13 Sellum genuit Helciam et Helcias genuit Azariam

14 Azarias genuit Saraiam et Saraias genuit Iosedec

15 porro Iosedec egressus est quando transtulit Dominus Iudam et Hierusalem per manus Nabuchodonosor

16 filii ergo Levi Gersom Caath et Merari

17 et haec nomina filiorum Gersom Lobeni et Semei

18 filii Caath Amram et Isaar et Hebron et Ozihel

19 filii Merari Mooli et Musi hae autem cognationes Levi secundum familias eorum

20 Gersom Lobeni filius eius Iaath filius eius Zamma filius eius

21 Ioaa filius eius Addo filius eius Zara filius eius Iethrai filius eius

22 filii Caath Aminadab filius eius Core filius eius Asir filius eius

23 Helcana filius eius Abiasaph filius eius Asir filius eius

24 Thaath filius eius Urihel filius eius Ozias filius eius Saul filius eius

25 filii Helcana Amasai et Ahimoth

26 Helcana filii Helcana Sophai filius eius Naath filius eius

27 Heliab filius eius Hieroam filius eius Helcana filius eius

28 filii Samuhel primogenitus Vasseni et Abia

29 filii autem Merari Mooli Lobeni filius eius Semei filius eius Oza filius eius

30 Samaa filius eius Aggia filius eius Asaia filius eius

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1 Chronicles 6:1-30 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO 1 CHRONICLES 6

This chapter begins with the fathers and heads of the tribe of Levi, 1Ch 6:1-3, and reckons up the high priests in the line of Eleazar, to the Babylonish captivity, 1Ch 6:4-15 gives an account of the families of the sons of Levi, 1Ch 6:16-30 and of those Levites that were employed as singers, and in other ministrations in the sanctuary in the times of David and Solomon, 1Ch 6:31-49, then follows a repetition of the sons of Aaron in the line of Eleazar, to the said times, 1Ch 6:50-53, and a recital of the dwelling places of the Levites in the several tribes, 1Ch 6:54-81.

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

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