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1 Chronicles 6:16

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The sons of Levi were Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
1 Chronicles 6:16 · New King James Version
Parallel translations
  • WEB The sons of Levi: Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.
  • KJV The sons of Levi; Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.
  • BSB The sons of Levi: Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.
  • NASB The sons of Levi were Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.
  • NLT The sons of Levi were Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

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Quick answer

Levi's three sons were Gershom, Kohath, and Merari, the heads of the great Levitical families. This sets the framework for organizing all who served in worship.

Overview

After tracing the high-priestly line, the Chronicler steps back to the broader tribe of Levi and its three founding clans. From these families came the priests, singers, gatekeepers, and temple servants. Structuring God's worship around appointed families shows that the service of God is ordered and gracious, gathering a whole people into his presence.

Cross-references & the web

Cross-references · 2

  • Exod 6:16These are the names of the sons of Levi according to their generations: Gershon, and Kohath, and Merari; and the years of the life of Levi were one hundred thirty-seven years.
  • 1 Chr 6:1The sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

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Christ at the center

The genealogies and the everlasting covenant with David trace the single thread of promise running through the generations straight to the Christ in whom the line reaches its goal.

How 1 Chronicles 6:16 points to him is part of the one story that runs through all Scripture — meet Jesus at the heart of the web, or follow a trail that traces him from Genesis to Revelation.

Original language

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The sonsבֵּןof LeviלֵוִיGershomגֵּרְשֹׁםKohathקְהָתand Merariמְרָרִי
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