1 Chronicles 6 Footnotes
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6:1 The tribe of “Levi,” like Judah, was important to the theology of the Chronicler. Since the tribe was scattered throughout the land of Israel, they were crucial to Israel’s faithfulness or lack thereof.
6:2 The list of priests was arranged in twenty-five generations with Zadok (v. 12) at the center, and with twelve generations listed before and after. This emphasized Kohath, Zadok, and Jehozadak (v. 15), the beginning, middle, and end.
6:16 Having listed the high priests in a straight line vertical descent, the Chronicler backed up and recorded the branching lines of Levi’s sons.
6:31-32 David was a musician (playing the harp; 1Sm 16:23; 2Sm 6:5) and a composer (2Sm 23:1), so it is natural that David organized the tabernacle worship himself. Singing was important to the Chronicler as a part of the proper worship of the Lord, and he was careful to detail those Levites who specialize as musicians.