1 Chronicles 6:1-11

1 The sons of Levi: Gershom, Kohath, and Merar'i.

2 The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uz'ziel.

3 The children of Amram: Aaron, Moses, and Miriam. The sons of Aaron: Nadab, Abi'hu, Elea'zar, and Ith'amar.

4 Elea'zar was the father of Phin'ehas, Phin'ehas of Abishu'a,

5 Abishu'a of Bukki, Bukki of Uzzi,

6 Uzzi of Zerahi'ah, Zerahi'ah of Merai'oth,

7 Merai'oth of Amari'ah, Amari'ah of Ahi'tub,

8 Ahi'tub of Zadok, Zadok of Ahim'a-az,

9 Ahim'a-az of Azari'ah, Azari'ah of Joha'nan,

10 and Joha'nan of Azari'ah (it was he who served as priest in the house that Solomon built in Jerusalem).

11 Azari'ah was the father of Amari'ah, Amari'ah of Ahi'tub,

1 Chronicles 6:1-11 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.