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Text -- 1 Chronicles 6:1-46 (NET)
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Levi’s Descendants
6:1 The sons of Levi : Gershon , Kohath , and Merari .
6:2 The sons of Kohath : Amram , Izhar , Hebron , and Uzziel .
6:3 The children of Amram : Aaron , Moses , and Miriam . The sons of Aaron : Nadab , Abihu , Eleazar , and Ithamar .
6:4 Eleazar was the father of Phinehas , and Phinehas was the father of Abishua .
6:5 Abishua was the father of Bukki , and Bukki was the father of Uzzi .
6:6 Uzzi was the father of Zerahiah , and Zerahiah was the father of Meraioth .
6:7 Meraioth was the father of Amariah , and Amariah was the father of Ahitub .
6:8 Ahitub was the father of Zadok , and Zadok was the father of Ahimaaz .
6:9 Ahimaaz was the father of Azariah , and Azariah was the father of Johanan .
6:10 Johanan was the father of Azariah , who served as a priest in the temple Solomon built in Jerusalem .
6:11 Azariah was the father of Amariah , and Amariah was the father of Ahitub .
6:12 Ahitub was the father of Zadok , and Zadok was the father of Shallum .
6:13 Shallum was the father of Hilkiah , and Hilkiah was the father of Azariah .
6:14 Azariah was the father of Seraiah , and Seraiah was the father of Jehozadak .
6:15 Jehozadak went into exile when the Lord sent the people of Judah and Jerusalem into exile by the hand of Nebuchadnezzar .
6:16 The sons of Levi : Gershom , Kohath , and Merari .
6:17 These are the names of the sons Gershom : Libni and Shimei .
6:18 The sons of Kohath : Amram , Izhar , Hebron , and Uzziel .
6:19 The sons of Merari : Mahli and Mushi . These are the clans of the Levites by their families .
6:20 To Gershom : His son Libni , his son Jahath , his son Zimmah ,
6:21 his son Joah , his son Iddo , his son Zerah , and his son Jeatherai .
6:22 The sons of Kohath : His son Amminadab , his son Korah , his son Assir ,
6:23 his son Elkanah , his son Ebiasaph , his son Assir ,
6:24 his son Tahath , his son Uriel , his son Uzziah , and his son Shaul .
6:25 The sons of Elkanah : Amasai , Ahimoth ,
6:26 his son Elkanah , his son Zophai , his son Nahath ,
6:27 his son Eliab , his son Jeroham , and his son Elkanah .
6:28 The sons of Samuel : Joel the firstborn and Abijah the second oldest.
6:29 The descendants of Merari : Mahli , his son Libni , his son Shimei , his son Uzzah ,
6:30 his son Shimea , his son Haggiah , and his son Asaiah .
Professional Musicians
6:31 These are the men David put in charge of music in the Lord’s sanctuary , after the ark was placed there.
6:32 They performed music before the sanctuary of the meeting tent until Solomon built the Lord’s temple in Jerusalem . They carried out their tasks according to regulations .
6:33 These are the ones who served along with their sons : From the Kohathites : Heman the musician , son of Joel , son of Samuel ,
6:34 son of Elkanah , son of Jeroham , son of Eliel , son of Toah ,
6:35 son of Zuph , son of Elkanah , son of Mahath , son of Amasai ,
6:36 son of Elkanah , son of Joel , son of Azariah , son of Zephaniah ,
6:37 son of Tahath , son of Assir , son of Ebiasaph , son of Korah ,
6:38 son of Izhar , son of Kohath , son of Levi , son of Israel .
6:39 Serving beside him was his fellow Levite Asaph , son of Berechiah , son of Shimea ,
6:40 son of Michael , son of Baaseiah , son of Malkijah ,
6:41 son of Ethni , son of Zerah , son of Adaiah ,
6:42 son of Ethan , son of Zimmah , son of Shimei ,
6:43 son of Jahath , son of Gershom , son of Levi .
6:44 Serving beside them were their fellow Levites, the descendants of Merari , led by Ethan , son of Kishi , son of Abdi , son of Malluch ,
6:45 son of Hashabiah , son of Amaziah , son of Hilkiah ,
6:46 son of Amzi , son of Bani , son of Shemer ,
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Names, People and Places, Dictionary Themes and Topics
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Names, People and Places:
Dictionary Themes and Topics:
ABIASAPH |
PHINEES |
GENEALOGY, 8 part 2 |
Genealogy |
TEXT OF THE OLD TESTAMENT |
Polygamy |
Israel |
Jacob |
EGYPT |
Ahitub |
GERSHON; GERSHONITES |
Azariah |
Korah |
KORAHITES; SONS OF KORAH |
Aaron |
Elkanah |
GENEALOGY, 1-7 |
PRIEST, HIGH |
MOSES |
GERSHOM |
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NET Notes: 1Ch 6:1 Beginning with 6:1, the verse numbers through 6:81 in the English Bible differ from the verse numbers in the Hebrew text (BHS), with 6:1 ET = 5:27 HT,...
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NET Notes: 1Ch 6:10 For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.
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NET Notes: 1Ch 6:16 The name “Gershom” (also in vv. 17, 20, 43, 62, 71) appears as “Gershon” in 1 Chr 6:1.
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NET Notes: 1Ch 6:26 The consonantal Hebrew text (Kethib) has, “Elkanah, his son, Elkanah.” The marginal reading (Qere) is “Elkanah, the sons of Elkanah....
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NET Notes: 1Ch 6:27 After the last named individual (“Elkanah” in v. 27) some LXX mss insert the words “Samuel his son” to facilitate a transition...
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NET Notes: 1Ch 6:28 The Hebrew text lacks the name יוֹאֵל (yo’el, “Joel”), which has probably dropped out due to hom...
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NET Notes: 1Ch 6:32 For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.
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