Berean Standard Bible

1 Chronicles 6:16-30

16The sons of Levi:

Gershom,1 Kohath, and Merari. 17These are the names of the sons of Gershom: Libni and Shimei. 18The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel. 19The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi.

These are the clans of the Levites listed according to their fathers:

20Of Gershom: 21Libni his son, Jahath his son, Zimmah his son, Joah his son, Iddo his son, Zerah his son, and Jeatherai his son. 22The descendants of Kohath: 23Amminadab his son, Korah his son, Assir his son, Elkanah his son, Ebiasaph2 his son, Assir his son, 24Tahath his son, Uriel his son, Uzziah his son, and Shaul his son. 25The descendants of Elkanah: 26Amasai, Ahimoth, Elkanah his son,3 Zophai his son, Nahath his son, 27Eliab4 his son, Jeroham his son, and Elkanah his son.5 28The sons of Samuel: Joel his firstborn and Abijah his second son.6 29The descendants of Merari: 30Mahli, Libni his son, Shimei his son, Uzzah his son, Shimea his son, Haggiah his son, and Asaiah his son.

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Notes

1. 1 Chronicles 6:16 Gershom is a variant of Gershon; similarly in verses 17, 20, 43, 62, and 71; see verse 1. ↩
2. 1 Chronicles 6:23 Ebiasaph is a variant of Abiasaph; also in verse 37; see Exodus 6:24. ↩
3. 1 Chronicles 6:26 Some Hebrew manuscripts, LXX, and Syriac; most Hebrew manuscripts Elkanah. The sons of Elkanah: ↩
4. 1 Chronicles 6:27 Eliab is also called Eliel; see verse 34. Both of these are other names for Elihu; see 1 Samuel 1:1. ↩
5. 1 Chronicles 6:27 Hebrew; some LXX manuscripts include and Samuel his son; see verses 33–34 and 1 Samuel 1:19–20. ↩
6. 1 Chronicles 6:28 See Syriac and some LXX manuscripts (also verse 33 and 1 Samuel 8:2); Hebrew The sons of Samuel: the firstborn Vashni, then Abiah. ↩

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