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1 Chronicles 6:16-30

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16 [a] The 1sons of Levi: Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.
17 And these are the names of the sons of Gershom: 2Libni and Shimei.
18 3The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron and Uzziel.
19 4The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. These are the clans of the Levites according to their fathers.
20 5Of Gershom: Libni his son, 6Jahath his son, Zimmah his son,
21 Joah his son, Iddo his son, Zerah his son, Jeatherai his son.
22 7The sons of Kohath: Amminadab his son, Korah his son, Assir his son,
23 Elkanah his son, Ebiasaph his son, Assir his son,
24 Tahath his son, Uriel his son, Uzziah his son, and Shaul his son.
25 The sons of Elkanah: Amasai and Ahimoth,
26 Elkanah his son, Zophai his son, Nahath his son,
27 Eliab his son, Jeroham his son, Elkanah his son.
28 The sons of Samuel: Joel[b] his firstborn, the second Abijah.[c]
29 8The sons of Merari: Mahli, Libni his son, Shimei his son, Uzzah his son,
30 Shimea his son, Haggiah his son, and Asaiah his son.
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1 Chronicles 6:16-30 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 8

  • 1. For ver. 16-19, see Exodus 6:16-19
  • 2. [1 Chronicles 23:7]
  • 3. 1 Chronicles 23:12
  • 4. 1 Chronicles 23:21; [ver. 44, 47]
  • 5. For ver. 20, 21, see ver. 41-43
  • 6. ver. 43
  • 7. For ver. 22-28, see ver. 33-38
  • 8. [ver. 19, 44-47]

Footnotes 3

  • [a]. Ch 6:1 in Hebrew
  • [b]. Septuagint, Syriac (compare verse 33 and 1 Samuel 8:2); Hebrew lacks Joel
  • [c]. Hebrew and Abijah
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