1 Chronicles 6:21-31

21 Joah, his son; Iddo, his son; Zerah, his son; Jeaterai, 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; Saul, his son.

25 The sons of Elkanah were Amasai, and Ahimoth;

26 and (the son of Ahimoth was) Elkanah. The sons of (this) Elkanah; Zophai, his son; Nahath, his son;

27 Eliab, his son; Jeroham, his son; Elkanah, his son.

28 The sons of Samuel; the first begotten Vashni, and Abiah. (The sons of Samuel; Joel, the first-born son, and Abijah.)

29 Soothly the sons of Merari; Mahli, his son; Libni, his son; Shimei, his son; Uzza, his son;

30 Shimea, his son; Haggiah, his son; Asaiah, his son.

31 These it be that David ordained on the singers of the house of the Lord, since the ark of the Lord was set (there); (These it be whom David ordained over the music in the House of the Lord, after the Ark of the Lord was moved there;)

1 Chronicles 6:21-31 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.