American Standard Version
1 Chronicles 6:1
1The sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
1 Chronicles 6:1 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)The sons of Levi; Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
- New International Version (NIV)The sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath and Merari.
- English Standard Version (ESV)The sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
- New King James Version (NKJV)The sons of Levi were Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
Context of 1 Chronicles 6:1
The sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. 2And the sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, and Hebron, and Uzziel. 3And the children of Amram: Aaron, and Moses, and Miriam. And the sons of Aaron: Nadab, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
Read all of 1 Chronicles 61 Chronicles 6:1 word by word
בְּנֵ֖י לֵוִ֑י גֵּרְשׁ֕וֹן קְהָ֖ת וּמְרָרִֽי׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 6:1
- 1 Chronicles 23:6And David divided them into courses according to the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
- Genesis 46:11And the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
- Exodus 6:16And these are the names of the sons of Levi according to their generations: Gershon, and Kohath, and Merari; and the years of the life of Levi were a hundred thirty and seven years.
- Numbers 3:17And these were the sons of Levi by their names: Gershon, and Kohath, and Merari.
- Numbers 26:57And these are they that were numbered of the Levites after their families: of Gershon, the family of the Gershonites; of Kohath, the family of the Kohathites; of Merari, the family of the Merarites.
- 1 Chronicles 6:16The sons of Levi: Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.
Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 6:1
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1The sons of Levi - It has been well remarked that the genealogy of Levi is given here more ample and correct than that of any of the others. And this is perhaps an additional proof that the author was a priest, felt much for the priesthood, and took care to give the genealogy of the Levitical and sacerdotal families, from the most correct tables; for with such tables we may presume he was intimately acquainted.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1The genealogy of the high priestly stem to the captivity.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1Genealogies. --We have an account of Levi in this chapter. The priests and Levites were more concerned than any other Israelites, to preserve their descent clear, and to be able to prove it; because all the honours and privileges of their office depended upon their descent. Now, the Spirit of God calls ministers to their work, without any limit as to the families they came from; and then, as now, though believers and ministers may be very useful to the…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1The three sons of Levi are mentioned, but their family trees are given after the list of high priests.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-481Ch 6:1-48. Line of the Priests. 5. Uzzi--It is supposed that, in his days, the high priesthood was, for unrecorded reasons, transferred from Eleazar's family to Ithamar's, in which it continued for several generations.Read the comment
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Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 6
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
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