1 Chronicles 6:1-30

1 The sons of Levi: Gershom, 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 became the father of Phinehas, Phinehas of Abishua,
5 Abishua of Bukki, Bukki of Uzzi,
6 Uzzi of Zerahiah, Zerahiah of Meraioth,
7 Meraioth of Amariah, Amariah of Ahitub,
8 Ahitub of Zadok, Zadok of Ahimaaz,
9 Ahimaaz of Azariah, Azariah of Johanan,
10 and Johanan of Azariah (it was he who served as priest in the house that Solomon built in Jerusalem).
11 Azariah became the father of Amariah, Amariah of Ahitub,
12 Ahitub of Zadok, Zadok of Shallum,
13 Shallum of Hilkiah, Hilkiah of Azariah,
14 Azariah of Seraiah, Seraiah of Jehozadak;
15 and Jehozadak went into exile when the Lord sent Judah and Jerusalem into exile by the hand of Nebuchadnezzar.
16 The sons of Levi: Gershom, 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 according to their ancestry.
20 Of Gershom: Libni his son, Jahath his son, Zimmah his son,
21 Joah his son, Iddo his son, Zerah his son, Jeatherai his son.
22 The 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 his firstborn, the second Abijah.
29 The sons 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 5

  • [a]. Ch 5.27 in Heb
  • [b]. Heb [Gershon], variant of [Gershom]; See 6.16
  • [c]. Ch 6.1 in Heb
  • [d]. Gk Syr Compare verse 33 and 1 Sam 8.2: Heb lacks [Joel]
  • [e]. Heb reads [Vashni, and Abijah] for [the second Abijah], taking [the second] as a proper name
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