God’s Word Translation
1 Chronicles 6:1
1Levi’s sons were 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
Levi’s sons were Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. 2Kohath’s sons were Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel. 3Amram’s children were Aaron, Moses, and Miriam. Aaron’s sons were Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
Read all of 1 Chronicles 61 Chronicles 6:1 word by word
בְּנֵ֖י לֵוִ֑י גֵּרְשׁ֕וֹן קְהָ֖ת וּמְרָרִֽי׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 6:1
- 1 Chronicles 23:6David organized the Levites into divisions based on which of Levi’s sons (Gershon, Kohath, or Merari) they were descended from.
- Genesis 46:11The sons of Levi were Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
- Exodus 6:16These are the names of the sons of Levi listed in birth order: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. Levi lived 137 years.
- Numbers 3:17Gershon, Kohath, and Merari were the sons of Levi.
- Numbers 26:57The families descended from Levi were listed as the family of Gershon, the family of Kohath, and the family of Merari.
- 1 Chronicles 6:16Levi’s sons were 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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