1 Chronicles 6:16

16 The sons of Levi: Gershon,[a] Kohath and Merari.

1 Chronicles 6:16 in Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)
16 The sons of Levi; Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.
English Standard Version (ESV)
16 The sons of Levi: Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.
New Living Translation (NLT)
16 The sons of Levi were Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
The Message Bible (MSG)
16 The sons of Levi were Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
American Standard Version (ASV)
16 The sons of Levi: Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.
GOD'S WORD Translation (GW)
16 Levi's sons were Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.
Holman Christian Standard Bible (CSB)
16 Levi's sons: Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.
New International Reader's Version (NIRV)
16 The sons of Levi were Gershon, Kohath and Merari.

1 Chronicles 6:16 Meaning and Commentary

1 Chronicles 6:16

The sons of Levi, Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
] Which is repeated from ( 1 Chronicles 6:1 ) for the sake of their posterity, whose names are given in the three following verses, in the same manner as in ( Exodus 6:17-19 ) .

1 Chronicles 6:16 In-Context

14 Azariah the father of Seraiah, and Seraiah the father of Jozadak.
15 Jozadak was deported when the LORD sent Judah and Jerusalem into exile by the hand of Nebuchadnezzar.
16 The sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath and Merari.
17 These are the names of the sons of Gershon: Libni and Shimei.
18 The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron and Uzziel.

Cross References 2

  • 1. S Genesis 29:34; Exodus 6:16; S Numbers 3:17-20
  • 2. S Numbers 26:57

Footnotes 1

  • [a]. Hebrew "Gershom," a variant of "Gershon" ; also in verses 17, 20, 43, 62 and 71
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