1 Chronicles 23:22

22 Eleazar died with no sons, only daughters. His daughters married their cousins, the sons of Kish.

1 Chronicles 23:22 Meaning and Commentary

1 Chronicles 23:22

And Eleazar died, and had no sons, but daughters
And so none to succeed him in his office and service:

and their brethren the sons of Kish took them;
married them, their uncle's sons, their own cousins.

1 Chronicles 23:22 In-Context

20 The descendants of Uzziel included Micah (the family leader) and Isshiah (the second).
21 The descendants of Merari included Mahli and Mushi. The sons of Mahli were Eleazar and Kish.
22 Eleazar died with no sons, only daughters. His daughters married their cousins, the sons of Kish.
23 Three of the descendants of Mushi were Mahli, Eder, and Jerimoth.
24 These were the descendants of Levi by clans, the leaders of their family groups, registered carefully by name. Each had to be twenty years old or older to qualify for service in the house of the LORD .
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