God’s Word Translation
1 Chronicles 6:19
19Merari’s sons were Mahli and Mushi. These are the descendants of Levi’s sons. They are grouped by families:
1 Chronicles 6:19 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)The sons of Merari; Mahli, and Mushi. And these are the families of the Levites according to their fathers.
- New International Version (NIV)The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. These are the clans of the Levites listed according to their fathers:
- English Standard Version (ESV)The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. These are the clans of the Levites according to their fathers.
- New King James Version (NKJV)The sons of Merari were Mahli and Mushi. Now these are the families of the Levites according to their fathers:
Context of 1 Chronicles 6:19
17These are the names of Gershom’s sons: Libni and Shimei. 18Kohath’s sons were Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel. Merari’s sons were Mahli and Mushi. These are the descendants of Levi’s sons. They are grouped by families: 20Gershom’s son was Libni. Libni’s son was Jahath. Jahath’s son was Zimmah. 21Zimmah’s son was Joah. Joah’s son was Iddo. Iddo’s son was Zerah. Zerah’s son was Jeatherai.
Read all of 1 Chronicles 61 Chronicles 6:19 word by word
בְּנֵ֥י מְרָרִ֖י מַחְלִ֣י וּמֻשִׁ֑י וְאֵ֛לֶּה מִשְׁפְּח֥וֹת הַלֵּוִ֖י לַאֲבוֹתֵיהֶֽם׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 6:19
- 1 Chronicles 23:21Merari’s sons were Mahli and Mushi. Mahli’s sons were Eleazar and Kish.
- 1 Chronicles 24:26The following men were leaders from Levi’s descendants from Merari: Mahli, Mushi, and Merari’s son Jaaziah,
- Exodus 6:19The sons of Merari were Mahli and Mushi. These were the families descended from Levi listed in birth order.
- Numbers 3:20Mahli and Mushi were the sons of Merari. Their families were named after them. These were the households of Levite families.
- Numbers 26:57The families descended from Levi were listed as the family of Gershon, the family of Kohath, and the family of Merari.
Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 6:19
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 16-30The second introduction of the Levites (1 Chronicles 6:16–19a) presents the leaders of all the Levitical families (6:19b–30). The list includes the family trees of: Gershon (1 Chronicles 6:20–21) Kohath (1 Chronicles 6:22–24) Merari (1 Chronicles 6:29–30)Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 16-4816-48. The sons of Levi; Gershom, &c.--This repetition (see 1Ch 6:1) is made, as the historian here begins to trace the genealogy of the Levitical families who were not priests. The list is a long one, comprising the chiefs or heads of their several families until David's reign, who made a new and different classification of them by courses.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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