1 Chronicles 6:1-30

The Descendants of Levi

1 The sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

2 The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.

3 The children of Amram: Aaron, Moses, and Miriam. The sons of Aaron: Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.

4 Eleazar was the father of Phinehas, Phinehas was the father of Abishua,

5 Abishua was the father of Bukki, Bukki was the father of Uzzi,

6 Uzzi was the father of Zerahiah, Zerahiah was the father of Meraioth,

7 Meraioth was the father of Amariah, Amariah was the father of Ahitub,

8 Ahitub was the father of Zadok, Zadok was the father of Ahimaaz,

9 Ahimaaz was the father of Azariah, Azariah was the father of Johanan,

10 Johanan was the father of Azariah, who served as priest in the temple that Solomon built in Jerusalem,

11 Azariah was the father of Amariah, Amariah was the father of Ahitub,

12 Ahitub was the father of Zadok, Zadok was the father of Shallum,

13 Shallum was the father of Hilkiah, Hilkiah was the father of Azariah,

14 Azariah was the father of Seraiah, and Seraiah was the father of Jehozadak. ^[a]

15 Jehozadak went into captivity when the LORD sent Judah and Jerusalem into exile by the hand of Nebuchadnezzar.

16 The sons of Levi: Gershom, ^[b] Kohath, and Merari.

17 These are the names of the sons of Gershom: Libni and Shimei.

18 The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.

19 The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. These are the clans of the Levites listed according to their fathers:

20 Of Gershom: Libni his son, Jahath his son, Zimmah his son,

21 Joah his son, Iddo his son, Zerah his son, and Jeatherai his son.

22 The descendants of Kohath: Amminadab his son, Korah his son, Assir his son,

23 Elkanah his son, Ebiasaph ^[c] his son, Assir his son,

24 Tahath his son, Uriel his son, Uzziah his son, and Shaul his son.

25 The descendants of Elkanah: Amasai, Ahimoth,

26 Elkanah his son, ^[d] Zophai his son, Nahath his son,

27 Eliab ^[e] his son, Jeroham his son, and Elkanah his son. ^[f]

28 The sons of Samuel: Joel his firstborn and Abijah his second son. ^[g]

29 The descendants of Merari: Mahli, Libni his son, Shimei his son, Uzzah his son,

30 Shimea his son, Haggiah his son, and Asaiah his son.

1 Chronicles 6:1-30 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.

Footnotes

• [a]. Jehozadak is a variant of Jozadak; also in verse 15; see Ezra 3:2.
• [b]. Gershom is a variant of Gershon; similarly in verses 17, 20, 43, 62, and 71; see verse 1.
• [c]. Ebiasaph is a variant of Abiasaph; also in verse 37; see Exodus 6:24.
• [d]. Some Hebrew manuscripts, LXX, and Syriac; most Hebrew manuscripts Elkanah. The sons of Elkanah:
• [e]. Eliab is also called Eliel; see verse 34. Both of these are other names for Elihu; see 1 Samuel 1:1.
• [f]. Hebrew; some LXX manuscripts include and Samuel his son; see verses 33–34 and 1 Samuel 1:19–20.
• [g]. See Syriac and some LXX manuscripts (also verse 33 and 1 Samuel 8:2); Hebrew The sons of Samuel: the firstborn Vashni, then Abiah.