1 Chronicles 6:12-22

12 Ahitob genuit Sadoc et Sadoc genuit Sellum

13 Sellum genuit Helciam et Helcias genuit Azariam

14 Azarias genuit Saraiam et Saraias genuit Iosedec

15 porro Iosedec egressus est quando transtulit Dominus Iudam et Hierusalem per manus Nabuchodonosor

16 filii ergo Levi Gersom Caath et Merari

17 et haec nomina filiorum Gersom Lobeni et Semei

18 filii Caath Amram et Isaar et Hebron et Ozihel

19 filii Merari Mooli et Musi hae autem cognationes Levi secundum familias eorum

20 Gersom Lobeni filius eius Iaath filius eius Zamma filius eius

21 Ioaa filius eius Addo filius eius Zara filius eius Iethrai filius eius

22 filii Caath Aminadab filius eius Core filius eius Asir filius eius

1 Chronicles 6:12-22 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.