1 Chronicles 6:1-30

1 The sons of Levi: Gershon, Kehat, and Merari.
2 The sons of Kehat: `Amram, Yitzhar, and Hevron, and `Uzzi'el.
3 The children of `Amram: Aharon, and Moshe, and Miryam. The sons of Aharon: Nadav, and Avihu, El`azar, and Itamar.
4 El`azar became the father of Pinechas, Pinechas became the father of Avishua,
5 and Avishua became the father of Bukki, and Bukki became the father of `Uzzi,
6 and `Uzzi became the father of Zerachyah, and Zerachyah became the father of Merayot,
7 Merayot became the father of Amaryah, and Amaryah became the father of Achituv,
8 and Achituv became the father of Tzadok, and Tzadok became the father of Achima`atz,
9 and Achima`atz became the father of `Azaryah, and `Azaryah became the father of Yochanan,
10 and Yochanan became the father of `Azaryah, (he it is who executed the Kohen's office in the house that Shlomo built in Yerushalayim),
11 and `Azaryah became the father of Amaryah, and Amaryah became the father of Achituv,
12 and Achituv became the father of Tzadok, and Tzadok became the father of Shallum,
13 and Shallum became the father of Hilkiyah, and Hilkiyah became the father of `Azaryah,
14 and `Azaryah became the father of Serayah, and Serayah became the father of Yehotzadak;
15 Yehotzadak went [into captivity], when the LORD carried away Yehudah and Yerushalayim by the hand of Nevukhadnetztzar.
16 The sons of Levi: Gershom, Kehat, and Merari.
17 These are the names of the sons of Gershom: Livni and Shim`i.
18 The sons of Kehat were `Amram, and Yitzhar, and Hevron, and `Uzzi'el.
19 The sons of Merari: Machli and Mushi. These are the families of the Levites according to their fathers' [houses].
20 Of Gershom: Livni his son, Yachat his son, Zimmah his son,
21 Yo'ach his son, `Iddo his son, Zerach his son, Ye'aterai his son.
22 The sons of Kehat: `Amminadav his son, Korach his son, Assir his son,
23 Elkana his son, and Avi'asaf his son, and Assir his son,
24 Tachat his son, Uri'el his son, `Uzziyah his son, and Sha'ul his son.
25 The sons of Elkana: `Amasai, and Achimot.
26 As for Elkana, the sons of Elkana: Tzafai his son, and Nachat his son,
27 Eli'av his son, Yerocham his son, Elkana his son.
28 The sons of Shemu'el: the firstborn [Yo'el], and the second Aviyah.
29 The sons of Merari: Machli, Livni his son, Shim`i his son, Uzzah his son,
30 Shim`a his son, Haggiyah his son, `Asayah 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.

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