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1 Chronicles 6:10-20

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10 and Johanan became the father of Azariah (1it was he who served as the priest in the house 2which Solomon built in Jerusalem ),
11 and 3Azariah became the father of Amariah, and Amariah became the father of Ahitub,
12 and Ahitub became the father of Zadok, and Zadok became the father of Shallum,
13 and Shallum became the father of Hilkiah, and Hilkiah became the father of Azariah,
14 and Azariah became the father of 4Seraiah, and Seraiah became the father of Jehozadak;
15 and Jehozadak went along when the LORD carried Judah and Jerusalem away into exile by Nebuchadnezzar.
16 5The sons of Levi were Gershom, Kohath and Merari.
17 These are the names of the sons of Gershom: Libni and Shimei.
18 The sons of Kohath were Amram, Izhar, Hebron and Uzziel.
19 The sons of 6Merari were Mahli and Mushi. And these are the families of the Levites according to their fathers' households.
20 Of Gershom: Libni his son, Jahath his son, Zimmah his son,
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1 Chronicles 6:10-20 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

Cross References 6

  • 1. 2 Chronicles 26:17
  • 2. 1 Kings 6:1; 2 Chronicles 3:1
  • 3. Ezra 7:3
  • 4. Nehemiah 11:11
  • 5. Genesis 46:11; Exodus 6:16
  • 6. Numbers 3:33; 1 Chronicles 23:21

Footnotes 4

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