the son of Mahli, the son of Mushi, the son of Merari, the son of Levi.
Parallel translations
- WEB the son of Mahli, the son of Mushi, the son of Merari, the son of Levi.
- KJV The son of Mahli, the son of Mushi, the son of Merari, the son of Levi.
- NKJV the son of Mahli, the son of Mushi, the son of Merari, the son of Levi.
- NASB the son of Mahli, the son of Mushi, the son of Merari, the son of Levi.
- NLT Mahli, Mushi, Merari, and Levi.
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Quick answer
Ethan's ancestry reaches Mahli, Mushi, Merari, and Levi. His line is traced to the founding clan and patriarch.
Overview
By concluding with Merari and Levi, the Chronicler completes the lineage of the third chief singer. All three worship leaders are now shown to descend from Levi through his three sons, a deliberate display of the tribe's full participation in praise. This rounds out the portrait of an ordered, comprehensive ministry of worship in Israel.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 10
- Num 3:33–36From Merari came the clans of the Mahlites and Mushites; these were the Merarite clans.
- 1 Chr 23:28but their duty was to assist the descendants of Aaron with the service of the house of the LORD, being responsible for the courts and chambers, the purification of all the holy things, and the work of the service of the house of God,
- Num 3:20And the sons of Merari by their clans were Mahli and Mushi. These were the clans of the Levites, according to their families.
- Num 10:17Then the tabernacle was taken down, and the Gershonites and the Merarites set out, transporting it.
- Josh 21:7And the descendants of Merari received twelve cities from the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun.
- Num 4:42And the Merarites were numbered by their clans and families,
- 1 Chr 23:21The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. The sons of Mahli: Eleazar and Kish.
- Num 7:8and he gave the Merarites four carts and eight oxen, as their service required, all under the direction of Ithamar son of Aaron the priest.
- Exod 6:19The sons of Merari were Mahli and Mushi. These were the clans of the Levites according to their records.
- Josh 21:34–40This is what the Merarite clan (the rest of the Levites) were given: From the tribe of Zebulun they were given Jokneam, Kartah,
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