1 Chronicles 6:16

16 Levi had three sons: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. ¹

1 Chronicles 6:16 Meaning and Commentary

1 Chronicles 6:16

The sons of Levi, Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
] Which is repeated from ( 1 Chronicles 6:1 ) for the sake of their posterity, whose names are given in the three following verses, in the same manner as in ( Exodus 6:17-19 ) .

1 Chronicles 6:16 In-Context

14 Seraiah, Jehozadak.

15 King Nebuchadnezzar deported Jehozadak along with the other people of Judah and Jerusalem whom the Lord sent into exile.

16 Levi had three sons: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

17 Each of them also had sons. Gershon was the father of Libni and Shimei;

18 Kohath was the father of Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel;

Cross References

• 1. 6.16-19Exodus 6.16-19.