1 Chronicles 6:1-8

1 The sons of Levi: Gershon, K'hat and M'rari.
2 The sons of K'hat: 'Amram, Yitz'har, Hevron and 'Uzi'el.
3 The children of 'Amram: Aharon, Moshe and Miryam. The sons of Aharon: Nadav, Avihu, El'azar and Itamar.
4 El'azar fathered Pinchas, Pinchas fathered Avishua,
5 Avishua fathered Buki, Buki fathered
6 'Uzi fathered Z'rachyah, Z'rachyah fathered M'rayot,
7 M'rayot fathered Amaryah, Amaryah fathered Achituv,
8 Achituv fathered Tzadok, Tzadok fathered Achima'atz,

1 Chronicles 6:1-8 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.

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