1 Chronicles 6

KJ3 Literal Translation — Chapter 6 of 29

¹ The sons of Levi were Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

² And the sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, and Hebron, and Uzziel.

³ And Amram's sons: Aaron and Moses; also Miriam. And the sons of Aaron: Nadab, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.

⁴ Eleazar fathered Phinehas, Phinehas fathered Abishua,

Chapter Summary

The sons of Levi. The line of the priests to the captivity. The families of Gershom, Merari, and Kohath. The office of Aaron.

שִׁירָה song H7892 · TWOT 2378b

שָׁרַת minister H8334 · TWOT 2472

כָּפַר make atonement H3722 · TWOT 1024

גּוֹרָל lot H1486 · TWOT 381a

מִקְלָט refuge H4733 · TWOT 2026a

גָּלָה carry into exile H1540 · TWOT 350

David

King who set the Levites over the service of song in the house of Jehovah after the ark rested.

Aaron

Father of the priestly line; he and his sons offered on the altar and made atonement for Israel.

Moses

Servant of God by whose command Aaron's sons carried out their priestly service.

Solomon

King who built the house of Jehovah in Jerusalem, ending the Levites' service at the tabernacle.

Levi

Patriarch of the priestly tribe whose sons Gershon, Kohath, and Merari head these genealogies.

Samuel

Ancestor of Heman the singer, listed in the Kohathite line of the Levitical musicians.

Descendants of Levi

The three sons of Levi (Gershon, Kohath, Merari) are listed.

1 Chronicles 6:1

Lineage of the High Priests

The high priestly line is recorded from Aaron down to Jehozadak.

1 Chronicles 6:2-14

Jehozadak goes into exile

Jehozadak is taken away when Jehovah exiles Judah and Jerusalem by the hand of Nebuchadnezzar.

1 Chronicles 6:15

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