1 Chronicles 6:22-32

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.

31 These are they whom David set over the service of song in the house of the LORD, after that the ark had rest.

32 They ministered with song before the tent of the tent of meeting, until Shlomo had built the house of the LORD in Yerushalayim: and they waited on their office according to their order.

1 Chronicles 6:22-32 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.