1 Chroniques 6:10-20

10 Jochanan engendra Azaria, qui exerça la sacrificature dans la maison que Salomon bâtit à Jérusalem.
11 Azaria engendra Amaria; Amaria engendra Achitub;
12 Achitub engendra Tsadok; Tsadok engendra Shallum;
13 Shallum engendra Hilkija; Hilkija engendra Azaria;
14 Azaria engendra Séraja; Séraja engendra Jéhotsadak;
15 Jéhotsadak s'en alla, quand l'Éternel transporta Juda et Jérusalem par Nébucadnetsar.
16 Fils de Lévi: Guershom, Kéhath et Mérari.
17 Voici les noms des fils de Guershom: Libni et Shimeï.
18 Fils de Kéhath: Amram, Jitsehar, Hébron et Uziel.
19 Fils de Mérari: Machli et Mushi. Ce sont là les familles de Lévi, selon les maisons de leurs pères.
20 De Guershom: Libni, son fils; Jachath, son fils; Zimma, son fils;

1 Chroniques 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.

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