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The sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. See also: Exodus 6:16Genesis 46:11Numbers 26:57The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel. See also: Exodus 6:181 Chronicles 23:12Exodus 6:21-24The children of Amram: Aaron, Moses, and Miriam. The sons of Aaron: Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. See also: Leviticus 10:1Exodus 6:20Leviticus 10:12Eleazar became the father of Phinehas, Phinehas became the father of Abishua, See also: 1 Chronicles 6:50Exodus 6:25Ezra 7:1-5Abishua became the father of Bukki. Bukki became the father of Uzzi. Uzzi became the father of Zerahiah. Zerahiah became the father of Meraioth. Meraioth became the father of Amariah. Amariah became the father of Ahitub. Ahitub became the father of Zadok. Zadok became the father of Ahimaaz. See also: 2 Samuel 15:272 Samuel 8:171 Kings 1:44Ahimaaz became the father of Azariah. Azariah became the father of Johanan. Johanan became the father of Azariah, who executed the priest’s office in the house that Solomon built in Jerusalem. See also: 2 Chronicles 3:12 Chronicles 3:41 Kings 6:1-7Azariah became the father of Amariah. Amariah became the father of Ahitub. See also: Ezra 7:3Ahitub became the father of Zadok. Zadok became the father of Shallum. See also: Nehemiah 11:111 Chronicles 9:11Shallum became the father of Hilkiah. Hilkiah became the father of Azariah. See also: 2 Kings 22:12-142 Chronicles 35:82 Kings 22:4Azariah became the father of Seraiah. Seraiah became the father of Jehozadak. See also: 2 Kings 25:18Nehemiah 11:11Ezra 7:1Jehozadak went into captivity when the LORD carried Judah and Jerusalem away by the hand of Nebuchadnezzar. See also: 2 Kings 25:18Haggai 1:1Haggai 2:2The sons of Levi: Gershom, Kohath, and Merari. See also: Exodus 6:161 Chronicles 6:1These are the names of the sons of Gershom: Libni and Shimei. See also: 1 Chronicles 23:7Numbers 3:18Numbers 3:21The sons of Kohath were Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel. See also: 1 Chronicles 23:121 Chronicles 6:2-3The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. These are the families of the Levites according to their fathers’ households. See also: 1 Chronicles 23:211 Chronicles 24:26Numbers 3:20Of Gershom: Libni his son, Jahath his son, Zimmah his son, See also: 1 Chronicles 6:43Joah his son, Iddo his son, Zerah his son, and Jeatherai his son. The sons of Kohath: Amminadab his son, Korah his son, Assir his son, See also: Exodus 6:24Exodus 6:211 Chronicles 6:2Elkanah his son, Ebiasaph his son, Assir his son, Tahath his son, Uriel his son, Uzziah his son, and Shaul his son. The sons of Elkanah: Amasai and Ahimoth. See also: Exodus 6:241 Chronicles 6:35-36As for Elkanah, the sons of Elkanah: Zophai his son, Nahath his son, See also: 1 Samuel 1:11 Chronicles 6:35Eliab his son, Jeroham his son, and Elkanah his son. See also: 1 Samuel 1:11 Samuel 1:19-20The sons of Samuel: the firstborn, Joel, and the second, Abijah. See also: 1 Chronicles 6:331 Samuel 8:2The sons of Merari: Mahli, Libni his son, Shimei his son, Uzzah his son, See also: 1 Chronicles 6:19Numbers 3:33Shimea his son, Haggiah his son, Asaiah his son. These are they whom David set over the service of song in the LORD’s house after the ark came to rest there. See also: 2 Samuel 6:171 Chronicles 15:16-22Psalms 132:8They ministered with song before the tabernacle of the Tent of Meeting until Solomon had built the LORD’s house in Jerusalem. They performed the duties of their office according to their order. See also: Psalms 135:1-32 Chronicles 29:25-301 Chronicles 9:33These are those who served, and their sons. Of the sons of the Kohathites: Heman the singer, the son of Joel, the son of Samuel, See also: 1 Chronicles 6:281 Chronicles 15:172 Chronicles 5:12the son of Elkanah, the son of Jeroham, the son of Eliel, the son of Toah, the son of Zuph, the son of Elkanah, the son of Mahath, the son of Amasai, the son of Elkanah, the son of Joel, the son of Azariah, the son of Zephaniah, the son of Tahath, the son of Assir, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah, See also: Psalms 85:1Psalms 45:1Numbers 16:1-35the son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, the son of Israel. See also: 1 Chronicles 16:1Numbers 3:19His brother Asaph, who stood on his right hand, even Asaph the son of Berechiah, the son of Shimea, See also: Nehemiah 7:44Ezra 2:41Psalms 73:1the son of Michael, the son of Baaseiah, the son of Malchijah, the son of Ethni, the son of Zerah, the son of Adaiah, the son of Ethan, the son of Zimmah, the son of Shimei, the son of Jahath, the son of Gershom, the son of Levi. See also: 1 Chronicles 23:61 Chronicles 6:1Numbers 3:17On the left hand their brothers the sons of Merari: Ethan the son of Kishi, the son of Abdi, the son of Malluch, See also: 1 Chronicles 25:6Psalms 89:11 Chronicles 25:1the son of Hashabiah, the son of Amaziah, the son of Hilkiah, the son of Amzi, the son of Bani, the son of Shemer, the son of Mahli, the son of Mushi, the son of Merari, the son of Levi. See also: Numbers 3:33-36Exodus 6:19Joshua 21:34-40Their brothers the Levites were appointed for all the service of the tabernacle of God’s house. See also: Numbers 18:1-32Numbers 16:9-101 Chronicles 23:2But Aaron and his sons offered on the altar of burnt offering, and on the altar of incense, for all the work of the most holy place, and to make atonement for Israel, according to all that Moses the servant of God had commanded. See also: Leviticus 4:20Exodus 30:10-16Exodus 30:1-7These are the sons of Aaron: Eleazar his son, Phinehas his son, Abishua his son, See also: Ezra 7:1-51 Chronicles 24:1Numbers 3:32Bukki his son, Uzzi his son, Zerahiah his son, Meraioth his son, Amariah his son, Ahitub his son, Zadok his son, and Ahimaaz his son. See also: 2 Samuel 8:171 Kings 1:82 Samuel 17:15-17Now these are their dwelling places according to their encampments in their borders: to the sons of Aaron, of the families of the Kohathites (for theirs was the first lot), See also: Genesis 25:16Numbers 35:1-8Joshua 21:3-8to them they gave Hebron in the land of Judah, and its pasture lands around it; See also: Joshua 14:13Judges 1:20Joshua 21:11-13but the fields of the city and its villages, they gave to Caleb the son of Jephunneh. See also: Joshua 15:13Joshua 14:13To the sons of Aaron they gave the cities of refuge, Hebron, Libnah also with its pasture lands, Jattir, Eshtemoa with its pasture lands, See also: Joshua 15:48Joshua 21:13-14Joshua 10:29Hilen with its pasture lands, Debir with its pasture lands, See also: Joshua 10:3Joshua 15:49Joshua 15:51Ashan with its pasture lands, and Beth Shemesh with its pasture lands; See also: Joshua 21:16Joshua 15:421 Samuel 6:12-19and out of the tribe of Benjamin, Geba with its pasture lands, Allemeth with its pasture lands, and Anathoth with its pasture lands. All their cities throughout their families were thirteen cities. See also: Jeremiah 1:1Jeremiah 37:12Joshua 18:24To the rest of the sons of Kohath were given by lot, out of the family of the tribe, out of the half-tribe, the half of Manasseh, ten cities. See also: 1 Chronicles 6:33Joshua 21:4-51 Chronicles 6:66-70To the sons of Gershom, according to their families, out of the tribe of Issachar, and out of the tribe of Asher, and out of the tribe of Naphtali, and out of the tribe of Manasseh in Bashan, thirteen cities. See also: Joshua 21:27-33Exodus 2:221 Chronicles 6:71-76To the sons of Merari were given by lot, according to their families, out of the tribe of Reuben, and out of the tribe of Gad, and out of the tribe of Zebulun, twelve cities. See also: Joshua 21:7Joshua 21:34-40Genesis 46:11The children of Israel gave to the Levites the cities with their pasture lands. See also: Joshua 21:41-42Joshua 21:3Numbers 35:1-8They gave by lot out of the tribe of the children of Judah, and out of the tribe of the children of Simeon, and out of the tribe of the children of Benjamin, these cities which are mentioned by name. See also: 1 Chronicles 6:57-60Some of the families of the sons of Kohath had cities of their borders out of the tribe of Ephraim. See also: Joshua 21:20-26They gave to them the cities of refuge, Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim with its pasture lands and Gezer with its pasture lands, See also: Joshua 21:211 Kings 9:16Genesis 33:18Jokmeam with its pasture lands, Beth Horon with its pasture lands, See also: Joshua 10:11Joshua 21:22Joshua 16:5Aijalon with its pasture lands, Gath Rimmon with its pasture lands; See also: Joshua 10:12Joshua 21:24-25and out of the half-tribe of Manasseh, Aner with its pasture lands, and Bileam with its pasture lands, for the rest of the family of the sons of Kohath. See also: Joshua 21:25Joshua 17:11To the sons of Gershom were given, out of the family of the half-tribe of Manasseh, Golan in Bashan with its pasture lands, and Ashtaroth with its pasture lands; See also: Joshua 21:27Joshua 9:10Joshua 20:8and out of the tribe of Issachar, Kedesh with its pasture lands, Daberath with its pasture lands, See also: Judges 4:9Joshua 19:37Joshua 21:32Ramoth with its pasture lands, and Anem with its pasture lands; and out of the tribe of Asher, Mashal with its pasture lands, Abdon with its pasture lands, See also: Joshua 21:30Joshua 19:26Hukok with its pasture lands, and Rehob with its pasture lands; See also: Joshua 21:31and out of the tribe of Naphtali, Kedesh in Galilee with its pasture lands, Hammon with its pasture lands, and Kiriathaim with its pasture lands. See also: Joshua 21:32Joshua 20:7Judges 4:6To the rest of the Levites, the sons of Merari, were given, out of the tribe of Zebulun, Rimmono with its pasture lands, and Tabor with its pasture lands; See also: Joshua 21:34-35and beyond the Jordan at Jericho, on the east side of the Jordan, were given them out of the tribe of Reuben: Bezer in the wilderness with its pasture lands, Jahzah with its pasture lands, See also: Joshua 20:8Joshua 21:36-37Deuteronomy 4:41-43Kedemoth with its pasture lands, and Mephaath with its pasture lands; and out of the tribe of Gad, Ramoth in Gilead with its pasture lands, Mahanaim with its pasture lands, See also: Genesis 32:22 Kings 9:11 Kings 22:3-28Heshbon with its pasture lands, and Jazer with its pasture lands. See also: Joshua 21:39Song of Songs 7:4Numbers 32:3
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1 Chronicles 6:1
Ver. 1. Levi. The genealogy of the Levites is given with more exactitude than any of the preceding. Caath formed two branches, 1. the priests, descended from Aaron; 2. all his other children, who were simply Levites. C. --- Hence they are placed after the priests. M.
↑ 11 Chronicles 6:2
Ver. 2. Isaar, or Aminadab, v. 22.
↑ 21 Chronicles 6:3
Ver. 3. Abiu. These died without children. The genealogy of Eleazar is given, as his family enjoyed the pontificate a long time, while that of Ithamar is neglected, (C.) as only Heli and a few others were raised to that dignity. H.
↑ 31 Chronicles 6:4
Ver. 4. Eleazar. The nine following generations to Sadoc may be immediate. D.
↑ 41 Chronicles 6:5
Ver. 5. Abisue. He is mentioned no where else. Josephus (v. ult.) calls him Abiezer. C. --- Many of these high priests were very obscure. M. --- Ozi, after whom Heli is supposed to have reigned, so that Zaraias and the three following were excluded, (C.) while Heli, and four of the same family of Ithamar, were acknowledged as high priests. T. --- Abiathar was then forced to give place to Sadoc, (3 K. ii. 26. H.) whose family was in power at the captivity, v. 15.
T. ---
Nicephorus (ii. 4.) and Josephus (x. 11.) mention other high priests besides these. W.
↑ 51 Chronicles 6:9
Ver. 9. Azarias. Perhaps the same who is called Amarias, (2 Par. xix. 11.) as Johanan is probably the illustrious Joiada, 4 K. xi. 4.
↑ 91 Chronicles 6:10
Ver. 10. This may refer to either. C. --- The Holy Ghost gives an encomium to Joiada, for re-establishing the divine worship, (Junius) or to Azarias, for withstanding the impious attempt of king Osias. E. T. &c. 2 Paral. xxvi. 17. M.
↑ 101 Chronicles 6:12
Ver. 12. Sellum, or Mosollam. C. ix. 11. C.
↑ 121 Chronicles 6:15
Ver. 15. Went out, into captivity, while his father was slain. 4 K. xxv. 18. More than 22 priests would be requisite to fill up near 900 years. See Salien.
↑ 151 Chronicles 6:16
Ver. 16. Gerson. Hebrew here reads Gersom, though it had Gerson before, v. 1.
↑ 161 Chronicles 6:18
Ver. 18. The, &c. This verse is repeated from v. 2. as the author is now going to continue the genealogy of the Levites, in their natural order, (H.) to Samuel. D.
↑ 181 Chronicles 6:20
Ver. 20. Jahath. See v. 42, 3. --- Zamma springs from Semei, Jeth, Gerson, and has a son named Ethan, who has Adaia; as Zara begot Athanai, v. 41. Almost all the names are rather different Ver. 22. Asir. While Core perished, his children were preserved. Num. xvi. 30. and xxvi. 11. H.
↑ 201 Chronicles 6:23
Ver. 23. Asir. This name seems superfluous (v. 36. Ex. vi. 24. C.) perhaps taken from the preceding verse. H. --- The two former were sons of Core, v. 25. 37. C.
↑ 231 Chronicles 6:26
Ver. 26. Sophai, Nahath, and Eliab, are called Suph, (H.) Thohu, (v. 34. C.) and Eliel. H. ---
Sophai may be a surname of Elcana. Poole. D.
↑ 261 Chronicles 6:27
Ver. 27. Elcana, his son. It seems necessary to supply, "Samuel, his son," (H.) as he descended from the 3d Elcana. D.
↑ 271 Chronicles 6:28
Ver. 28. Vasseni. Some Latin copies subjoin "Joel," who was the first-born, (v.
33.) La Haye. ---
Vasseni means, "and the second;" which can hardly be considered as the name of the eldest son, tough some have take it as such, in like manner as they have explained six. C. iii. 22. But then the v ought at least to be omitted, (C.) as it is in the Vat. and Alex. Sept. "Sani and Abia." H. ---
Other editions insert "Joel," with the Syr. and Arab. C. --- This person had therefore either two names, or Joel has been omitted, and we should translate
"Joel and the second, Abia." M. ---
These brothers acted so ill as judges, that the people took occasion to demand a king. 1 K. viii. 3.
↑ 281 Chronicles 6:31
Ver. 31. The singing. Heb. "the hands or places of the canticle," the two tribunes on each side of the altar. Heman presided over the band in the middle, while Asaph directed those on the right, and Ethan those on the left, v. 33. 39.
and 44. C. --- Placed. Heb. "rested," as before David's time it had been carried about. He erected a tabernacle for it on Sion, and directed the Levites to attend in order, (C. xxv.) so that some should be present every day (M.) to honour God, both by instruments and vocal music, while the priests performed their sacred functions with the utmost decency.
↑ 311 Chronicles 6:33
Ver. 33. Heman. Some families among the Levites were more distinguished than the rest, having authority to regulate the singers, and to give the tune.
Hence many psalms are addressed to these three masters of music. Yet from those titles we cannot surely infer that those psalms were composed by Asaph, &c. C.
↑ 331 Chronicles 6:34
Ver. 34. Eliel. Many of the genealogies do not seem to agree in these first 10
chapters, as some more obscure names have been passed over, (M.) or the people had different names, or, through the fault of transcribers, some alteration has taken place, which could hardly be avoided, without a constant miracle. H.
↑ 341 Chronicles 6:39
Ver. 39. Brother, or relation, though of the family of Gerson. He also followed the same profession as Ethan did, v. 44.
↑ 391 Chronicles 6:44
Ver. 44. Ethan is also called Idithun (C. xxv. 1. 8.) in the Psalms. C.
↑ 441 Chronicles 6:48
Ver. 48. Brethren. All the other Levites, who were not Cantors. M.
↑ 481 Chronicles 6:49
Ver. 49. Offerings, which is here the meaning of incensum; as "incense" was not burnt on this altar, but only victims. Ex. xxix. 13.
↑ 491 Chronicles 6:53
Ver. 53. Sadoc. By God's ordinance Heli had been appointed. But the dignity still subsisted in Aaron's family. W. --- Achimaas, who was pontiff in the days of Solomon. This genealogy had been brought down to the Captivity, (v. 3, &c.) which shews that the author give extracts from different records.
↑ 531 Chronicles 6:55
Ver. 55. Suburbs, or 2000 cubits round the city. See Jos. xx. and xxi. C.
↑ 551 Chronicles 6:57
Ver. 57. Of, is not authorized by the Vulg. civitates, but is added, to signify that all these 13 cities were not thus privileged. H. --- There were only six cites of refuge, of which Hebron was one.
See Josue xx. 7. C. M. --- Prot. "And to the sons of Aaron they gave the cities of Juda, namely, Hebron, the city of refuge." But "such a licence to insert words at pleasure, cannot be allowed."
Heb. lit. "they gave cities of Hebrew refuge, Hebron," &c. The "sense absolutely disallows the word Judah, " which is omitted , (Jos. xxi. 13.) as well as in some Heb. MSS. in the Bamberg, and Complut. editions, and in those of Jablonski and Michaelis. --- Hari, "cities," ought to be hir, "a city," as only one is meant. We should also add with the Arab. and Syriac, and the parallel passage in Josue, "and her suburbs," after Hebron. Kennicott. --- "Juda" is not found in the Sept.
&c.: and Buxtorf acted with little wisdom, when he thought he had sufficiently answered Capellus, by observing that the Masora declared the word to be authentic. Anticrit. It is a great misfortune that most of the printed Heb.
editions have been given under such influence; and that the Masorets have defaced so many MSS. by their corrections. H. --- Hence they probably burnt all the first edition of Naples, 1487, except part of a single copy, comprising the Cethubim given to Eton college by Dr. Pellet, which omits the word Juda.
Kennicott. Dis. i. p. 520-2.
↑ 571 Chronicles 6:59
Ver. 59. Asan, perhaps Jethnan, or Ain. Jos. xv. 23. and xxi. 15. Syriac adds Ethra. C. ---
Bethsames. Sept. Alex. subjoins, "Baither and its suburbs." H. --- All these cities were in the tribes of Juda and of Simeon. M.
↑ 591 Chronicles 6:60
Ver. 60. Almath. Jos. Almon. --- Thirteen; but Geta and Gabaon are not here expressed. Jos.
xxi. 16. 17. C. --- Sept. Alex. inserts, "Lebee," before, and "Anchos, with its suburbs," after Anathoth, thus making 14; but these additional cities are not sacerdotal. H.
↑ 601 Chronicles 6:61
Ver. 61. Out of. We may supply, "the tribe of Dan, Ephraim, &c." as only two cities belonged to Manasses. Jos. xxi. 25. C. --- Double that number was taken from the two other tribes. M.
↑ 611 Chronicles 6:65
Ver. 65. Them. The priests, v. 54. D. --- Names. Some being styled of the priests, (C.) other of the Levites, (M.) whose dominion as thus asserted. C.
↑ 651 Chronicles 6:66
Ver. 66. The cities, or rather "some cities," as all were not in the tribe of Ephraim. H.
↑ 661 Chronicles 6:67
Ver. 67. Of the. Lit. "cities to flee to, ( or of refuge) Sichem," (H.) which might induce some to suppose that all these cities were of this description; but, in reality, only Sichem had that privilege. C. --- Sept. is liable to the same ambiguity. See v. 57. (H.) Jos. xx. 7. and xxi. 21.
↑ 671 Chronicles 6:68
Ver. 68. Jecmaan, or Cibsaim, (Jos.) as Helon is put for Aialon below. And of the tribe of Dan, Eltheco and Gabathon is omitted. See Jos. xxi. 23.
↑ 681 Chronicles 6:70
Ver. 70. Aner and Baalam, perhaps the same as Thanach and Gethremmon, which were given to the children of Caath of the inferior degree, (Jos. xxi. 26.
C.) or, who were left out of the rank of priests, (M.) or before unprovided for, as the partition was made at different times. --- Baalam.
Heb. "Balaam." Sept. "Iblaam" is the Jeblaam. Jos. xvii. 11.
↑ 701 Chronicles 6:71
Ver. 71. Astharoth, or Bosra. C. --- Heb. Hashtaroth. Jos. xxi. 27. H.
↑ 711 Chronicles 6:72
Ver. 72. Cedes...Ramoth, and Anem, are Cesion, Jaramoth, and Engannim. Jos.
xxi. 28. 29.
↑ 721 Chronicles 6:75
Ver. 75. Hucac...Hamon, and Cariathaim, are Helcath, Hammoth-Dor, and Carthan.
↑ 751 Chronicles 6:77
Ver. 77. Remmono and Thabor, or, Jecham and Cartha. H. --- Damna and Naalol are here omitted. Jos. xxi. 35. There was formerly a town on Thabor, perhaps called Ceselet Thabor. Jos.
xix. 12. Judg. iv. 6. C.
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