1 Chronicles 23:21

1 Chronicles 23:21 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)The sons of Merari; Mahli, and Mushi. The sons of Mahli; Eleazar, and Kish.
• English Standard Version (ESV)The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. The sons of Mahli: Eleazar and Kish.
• New King James Version (NKJV)The sons of Merari were Mahli and Mushi. The sons of Mahli were Eleazar and Kish.
• New Living Translation (NLT)The descendants of Merari included Mahli and Mushi. The sons of Mahli were Eleazar and Kish.

Context of 1 Chronicles 23:21

19The sons of Hebron: Jeriah the first, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third and Jekameam the fourth. 20The sons of Uzziel: Micah the first and Ishiah the second. The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. The sons of Mahli: Eleazar and Kish. 22Eleazar died without having sons: he had only daughters. Their cousins, the sons of Kish, married them. 23The sons of Mushi: Mahli, Eder and Jerimoth—three in all.

1 Chronicles 23:21 word by word

בְּנֵ֤י מְרָרִי֙ מַחְלִ֣י וּמוּשִׁ֔י בְּנֵ֥י מַחְלִ֖י אֶלְעָזָ֥ר וְקִֽישׁ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• The sonsבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• of Merariמְרָרִיmerârîy · MerariH4847
• Mahliמַחְלִיmachlîy · MahliH4249
• and Mushiמוּשִׁיmûshîy mûshshîy · MushiH4187
• Eleazarאֶלְעָזָר'el‛âzâr · EleazarH499
• and Kishקִישׁqîysh · KishH7027

Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 23:21

• 1 Chronicles 23:6David separated the Levites into divisions corresponding to the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath and Merari.
• 1 Chronicles 6:20Of Gershon: Libni his son, Jahath his son, Zimmah his son,
• 1 Chronicles 24:26The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. The son of Jaaziah: Beno.
• Exodus 6:19The sons of Merari were Mahli and Mushi. These were the clans of Levi according to their records.

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 23:21

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6-23David organized the Levites into groups based on their family lines. There were more clerics than needed for one temple. These groups allowed all priests and Levites to take turns serving in the temple (see Luke 1:5, 8).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 21-2321-23. The sons of Merari--They comprised six fathers' houses. Summing them together, Gershon founded nine fathers houses, Kohath nine, and Merari six: total, twenty-four. 1Ch 23:24-32. Office of the Levites.Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Chronicles 23:21

• Eleazar (Eleazer)
• Kish
• Levites

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Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 23

• 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