1 Chronicles 6:2-12

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

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

4 Eleazar had Phinehas, Phinehas had Abishua,

5 Abishua had Bukki, Bukki had Uzzi,

6 Uzzi had Zerahiah, Zerahiah had Meraioth,

7 Meraioth had Amariah, Amariah had Ahitub,

8 Ahitub had Zadok, Zadok had Ahimaaz,

9 Ahimaaz had Azariah, Azariah had Johanan,

10 and Johanan had Azariah (who served as priest in the temple Solomon built in Jerusalem).

11 Azariah had Amariah, Amariah had Ahitub,

12 Ahitub had Zadok, Zadok had Shallum,

1 Chronicles 6:2-12 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.