New English Translation
1 Chronicles 6:8-53
8Ahitub was the father of Zadok, and Zadok was the father of Ahimaaz.
9Ahimaaz was the father of Azariah, and Azariah was the father of Johanan.
10Johanan was the father of Azariah, who served as a priest in the temple Solomon built in Jerusalem.
11Azariah was the father of Amariah, and Amariah was the father of Ahitub.
12Ahitub was the father of Zadok, and Zadok was the father of Shallum.
13Shallum was the father of Hilkiah, and Hilkiah was the father of Azariah.
14Azariah was the father of Seraiah, and Seraiah was the father of Jehozadak.
15Jehozadak went into exile when the Lord sent the people of Judah and Jerusalem into exile by the hand of Nebuchadnezzar.
16(6:1) The sons of Levi: Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.
17These are the names of the sons 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 by their families.
20To Gershom: His son Libni, his son Jahath, his son Zimmah,
21his son Joah, his son Iddo, his son Zerah, and his son Jeatherai.
22The sons of Kohath: His son Amminadab, his son Korah, his son Assir,
23his son Elkanah, his son Ebiasaph, his son Assir,
24his son Tahath, his son Uriel, his son Uzziah, and his son Shaul.
25The sons of Elkanah: Amasai, Ahimoth,
26his son Elkanah, his son Zophai, his son Nahath,
27his son Eliab, his son Jeroham, and his son Elkanah.
28The sons of Samuel: Joel the firstborn and Abijah the second oldest.
29The descendants of Merari: Mahli, his son Libni, his son Shimei, his son Uzzah,
30his son Shimea, his son Haggiah, and his son Asaiah.
31These are the men David put in charge of music in the Lord’s sanctuary, after the ark was placed there.
32They performed music before the sanctuary of the meeting tent until Solomon built the Lord’s temple in Jerusalem. They carried out their tasks according to regulations.
33These are the ones who served along with their sons: From the Kohathites: Heman the musician, son of Joel, son of Samuel,
34son of Elkanah, son of Jeroham, son of Eliel, son of Toah,
35son of Zuph, son of Elkanah, son of Mahath, son of Amasai,
36son of Elkanah, son of Joel, son of Azariah, son of Zephaniah,
37son of Tahath, son of Assir, son of Ebiasaph, son of Korah,
38son of Izhar, son of Kohath, son of Levi, son of Israel.
39Serving beside him was his fellow Levite Asaph, son of Berechiah, son of Shimea,
40son of Michael, son of Baaseiah, son of Malkijah,
41son of Ethni, son of Zerah, son of Adaiah,
42son of Ethan, son of Zimmah, son of Shimei,
43son of Jahath, son of Gershom, son of Levi.
44Serving beside them were their fellow Levites, the descendants of Merari, led by Ethan, son of Kishi, son of Abdi, son of Malluch,
45son of Hashabiah, son of Amaziah, son of Hilkiah,
46son of Amzi, son of Bani, son of Shemer,
47son of Mahli, son of Mushi, son of Merari, son of Levi.
48The rest of their fellow Levites were assigned to perform the remaining tasks at God’s sanctuary.
49But Aaron and his descendants offered sacrifices on the altar for burnt offerings and on the altar for incense as they had been assigned to do in the most holy sanctuary. They made atonement for Israel, just as God’s servant Moses had ordered.
50These were the descendants of Aaron: His son Eleazar, his son Phinehas, his son Abishua,
51his son Bukki, his son Uzzi, his son Zerahiah,
52his son Meraioth, his son Amariah, his son Ahitub,
53his son Zadok, and his son Ahimaaz.
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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