And the sons of Izhar; Korah, and Nepheg, and Zichri.
Parallel translations
- WEB The sons of Izhar: Korah, and Nepheg, and Zichri.
- BSB The sons of Izhar were Korah, Nepheg, and Zichri.
- NKJV The sons of Izhar were Korah, Nepheg, and Zichri.
- NASB And the sons of Izhar: Korah, Nepheg, and Zichri.
- NLT The sons of Izhar were Korah, Nepheg, and Zicri.
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Quick answer
Izhar's sons are listed, including Korah. Korah will later become infamous for rebelling against Moses and Aaron.
Overview
This brief list names the sons of Izhar, Amram's brother, placing Korah within the Kohathite line. Though a Levite with sacred privileges, Korah will later lead a rebellion against God's appointed leaders (Numbers 16). The mention warns that nearness to holy things is no guarantee of a faithful heart, a theme fulfilled in the call to genuine, not merely outward, devotion to God.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 5
- 1 Chr 6:37–38The son of Tahath, the son of Assir, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah,
- Num 16:1Now Korah, the son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, and Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, and On, the son of Peleth, sons of Reuben, took men:
- Num 26:10–11And the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed them up together with Korah, when that company died, what time the fire devoured two hundred and fifty men: and they became a sign.
- Exod 6:24And the sons of Korah; Assir, and Elkanah, and Abiasaph: these are the families of the Korhites.
- Num 16:32And the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed them up, and their houses, and all the men that appertained unto Korah, and all their goods.
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