BSB 1 CHR section

The Descendants of Levi

6 The sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
- 2 The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.
- 3 The children of Amram: Aaron, Moses, and Miriam. The sons of Aaron: Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
- 4 Eleazar was the father of Phinehas, Phinehas was the father of Abishua,
- 5 Abishua was the father of Bukki, Bukki was the father of Uzzi,
- 6 Uzzi was the father of Zerahiah, Zerahiah was the father of Meraioth,
- 7 Meraioth was the father of Amariah, Amariah was the father of Ahitub,
- 8 Ahitub was the father of Zadok, Zadok was the father of Ahimaaz,
- 9 Ahimaaz was the father of Azariah, Azariah was the father of Johanan,
- 10 Johanan was the father of Azariah, who served as priest in the temple that Solomon built in Jerusalem,
- 11 Azariah was the father of Amariah, Amariah was the father of Ahitub,
- 12 Ahitub was the father of Zadok, Zadok was the father of Shallum,
- 13 Shallum was the father of Hilkiah, Hilkiah was the father of Azariah,
- 14 Azariah was the father of Seraiah, and Seraiah was the father of Jehozadak.[fn]
15 Jehozadak went [into captivity] when the LORD sent Judah and Jerusalem into exile by the hand of Nebuchadnezzar.

19 The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. These [are] the clans of the Levites [listed] according to their fathers:

- 20 Of Gershom: Libni his son, Jahath his son, Zimmah his son, 21 Joah his son, Iddo his son, Zerah his son, [and] Jeatherai his son.
- 22 The descendants of Kohath: Amminadab his son, Korah his son, Assir his son, 23 Elkanah his son, Ebiasaph[fn] his son, Assir his son, 24 Tahath his son, Uriel his son, Uzziah his son, and Shaul his son.
- 25 The descendants of Elkanah: Amasai, Ahimoth, 26 Elkanah his son Zophai his son, Nahath his son, 27 Eliab[fn] his son, Jeroham his son, [and] Elkanah his son.[fn]
- 28 The sons of Samuel: [Joel] his firstborn and Abijah his second son.[fn]
- 29 The descendants of Merari: Mahli, Libni his son, Shimei his son, Uzzah his son, 30 Shimea his son, Haggiah his son, [and] Asaiah his son.

6:14 Jehozadak is a variant of Jozadak; also in verse 15; see Ezra 3:2.

6:16 Gershom is a variant of Gershon; similarly in verses 17, 20, 43, 62, and 71; see verse 1.

6:23 Ebiasaph is a variant of Abiasaph; also in verse 37; see Exodus 6:24.

6:27 Eliab is also called Eliel; see verse 34. Both of these are other names for Elihu; see 1 Samuel 1:1.

6:27 Hebrew; some LXX manuscripts include and Samuel his son; see verses 33–34 and 1 Samuel 1:19–20.

6:28 See Syriac and some LXX manuscripts (also verse 33 and 1 Samuel 8:2); Hebrew The sons of Samuel: the firstborn Vashni, then Abiah.

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