1 Chronicles 6:35-45

35 the son of Tzuf, the son of Elkanah, the son of Machat, the son of 'Amasai,

36 the son of Elkanah, the son of Yo'el, the son of 'Azaryah, the son of Tz'fanyah,

37 the son of Tachat, the son of Asir, the son of Evyasaf, the son of Korach,

38 the son of Yitz'har, the son of K'hat, the son of Levi, the son of Isra'el.

39 His brother Asaf, who stood on his right, was Asaf the son of Berekhyah, the son of Shim'a,

40 the son of Mikha'el, the son of Ba'aseyah, the son of Malkiyah,

41 the son of Etni, the son of Zerach the son of 'Adayah,

42 the son of Eitan, the son of Zimah, the son of Shim'i,

43 the son of Yachat, the son of Gershom, the son of Levi.

44 On the left were their kinsmen the descendants of M'rari: Eitan the son of Kishi, the son of 'Avdi, the son of Malukh,

45 the son of Hashavyah, the son of Amatzyah, the son of Hilkiyah,

1 Chronicles 6:35-45 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.