1 Chronicles 6:2

1 Chronicles 6:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the sons of Kohath; Amram, Izhar, and Hebron, and Uzziel.
• New International Version (NIV)The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron and Uzziel.
• English Standard Version (ESV)The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.
• New King James Version (NKJV)The sons of Kohath were Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.

Context of 1 Chronicles 6:2

1The sons of Levi were Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. The descendants of Kohath included Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel. 3The children of Amram were Aaron, Moses, and Miriam. The sons of Aaron were Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. 4Eleazar was the father of Phinehas. Phinehas was the father of Abishua.

1 Chronicles 6:2 word by word

וּבְנֵ֖י קְהָ֑ת עַמְרָ֣ם יִצְהָ֔ר וְחֶבְר֖וֹן וְעֻזִּיאֵֽל׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And the sonsבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• of Kohathקְהָתqehâth · KohathH6955
• Amramעַמְרָם‛amrâm · AmramH6019
• Izharיִצְהָרyitshâr · IzharH3324
• and Hebronחֶבְרוֹןchebrôn · HebronH2275
• and Uzzielעֻזִּיאֵל‛ûzzîy'êl · UzzielH5816

Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 6:2

• 1 Chronicles 23:12Four of the descendants of Kohath were Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.
• Exodus 6:18The descendants of Kohath included Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel. (Kohath lived to be 133 years old.)
• 1 Chronicles 6:22The descendants of Kohath included Amminadab, Korah, Assir,

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 6:2

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2-15After the exile in Babylon, the Judean community needed to confirm the legitimate ancestry of the priests. This genealogy of Kohath linked the ancestors from the Pentateuch to the high priests up to Judah's exile in 586 BC. Other records connected the priests after the exile to this lineage (see Ezra 3:2; 7:1–6; Haggai 1:1). Not all high priests were included in this list.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

Topics related to 1 Chronicles 6:2

• Aaron
• Hebron
• Izhar

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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