Chronicles I 6:1-30

1 The sons of Levi: Gedson, Caath, and Merari.
2 And the sons of Caath; Ambram, and Issaar, Chebron, and Oziel.
3 And the sons of Ambram; Aaron, and Moses, and Mariam: and the sons of Aaron; Nadab, and Abiud, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
4 Eleazar begot Phinees, Phinees begot Abisu;
5 Abisu begot Bokki, and Bokki begot Ozi;
6 Ozi begot Zaraia, Zaraia begot Mariel;
7 and Mariel begot Amaria, and Amaria begot Achitob;
8 and Achitob begot Sadoc, and Sadoc begot Achimaas;
9 and Achimaas begot Azarias, and Azarias begot Joanan;
10 and Joanan begot Azarias: he ministered as priest in the house which Solomon built in Jerusalem.
11 And Azarias begot Amaria, and Amaria begot Achitob;
12 and Achitob begot Sadoc, and Sadoc begot Salom;
13 and Salom begot Chelcias, and Chelcias begot Azarias;
14 and Azarias begot Saraia, and Saraias begot Josadac.
15 And Josadac went into captivity with Juda and Jerusalem under Nabuchodonosor.
16 The sons of Levi: Gedson, Caath, and Merari.
17 And these the names of the sons of Gedson; Lobeni, and Semei.
18 The sons of Caath; Ambram, and Issaar, Chebron, and Oziel.
19 The sons of Merari; Mooli and Musi: and these the families of Levi, according to their families.
20 To Gedson—to Lobeni his son— Jeth his son, Zammath his son,
21 Joab his son, Addi his son, Zara his son, Jethri his son.
22 The sons of Caath; Aminadab his son, Core his son, Aser his son;
23 Helcana his son, Abisaph his son, Aser his son:
24 Thaath his son, Uriel his son, Ozia his son, Saul his son.
25 And the sons of Helcana; Amessi, and Achimoth.
26 Helcana his son, Suphi his son, Cainaath his son;
27 Eliab his son, Jeroboam his son, Helcana his son.
28 The sons of Samuel; the first-born Sani, and Abia.
29 The sons of Merari; Mooli, Lobeni his son, Semei his son, Oza his son;
30 Samaa his son, Angia his son, Asaias his son.

Chronicles I 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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