1 Chronicles 6:1

1 The sons of Levi: Gershon, Kehat, and Merari.

1 Chronicles 6:1 Meaning and Commentary

1 Chronicles 6:1

The sons of Levi
After an account of the chief of the tribes of Judah and Simeon, of Reuben, Gad, and the half tribe of Manasseh, follows that of Levi, and his posterity; the kingdom being given to Judah, the birthright to Joseph, and the priesthood to Levi: the immediate sons of Levi were

Gershon, Kohath, and Merari;
as in ( Genesis 46:11 ) ( Exodus 6:16 ) , from these sprung the three families of the Levites.

1 Chronicles 6:1 In-Context

1 The sons of Levi: Gershon, Kehat, and Merari.

2 The sons of Kehat: `Amram, Yitzhar, and Hevron, and `Uzzi'el.

3 The children of `Amram: Aharon, and Moshe, and Miryam. The sons of Aharon: Nadav, and Avihu, El`azar, and Itamar.

4 El`azar became the father of Pinechas, Pinechas became the father of Avishua,

5 and Avishua became the father of Bukki, and Bukki became the father of `Uzzi,