The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. The sons of Mahli: Eleazar and Kish. Eleazar died, and had no sons, but daughters only: and their brothers the sons of Kish took them as wives. The sons of Mushi: Mahli, Eder, and Jeremoth, three.
Show the surrounding paragraph
1 Chronicles 23:21-23 sits inside this longer paragraph.
The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel, four. The sons of Amram: Aaron and Moses; and Aaron was separated, that he should sanctify the most holy things, he and his sons, forever, to burn incense before Yahweh, to minister to him, and to bless in his name, forever. But as for Moses the man of God, his sons were named among the tribe of Levi. The sons of Moses: Gershom and Eliezer. The sons of Gershom: Shebuel the chief. The sons of Eliezer were: Rehabiah the chief; and Eliezer had no other sons; but the sons of Rehabiah were very many. The sons of Izhar: Shelomith the chief. The sons of Hebron: Jeriah the chief, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, and Jekameam the fourth. The sons of Uzziel: Micah the chief, and Isshiah the second. The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. The sons of Mahli: Eleazar and Kish. Eleazar died, and had no sons, but daughters only: and their brothers the sons of Kish took them as wives. The sons of Mushi: Mahli, Eder, and Jeremoth, three.
Parallel Translations
-
The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. The sons of Mahli: Eleazar and Kish.
Eleazar died, and had no sons, but daughters only: and their brothers the sons of Kish took them as wives.
The sons of Mushi: Mahli, Eder, and Jeremoth, three.
-
The sons of Merari; Mahli, and Mushi. The sons of Mahli; Eleazar, and Kish.
And Eleazar died, and had no sons, but daughters: and their brethren the sons of Kish took them.
The sons of Mushi; Mahli, and Eder, and Jeremoth, three.
Show all 3 translations
-
The sons of Merari: Mahli, and Mushi. The sons of Mahli: Eleazar, and Kish.
And Eleazar died, and had no sons, but daughters only; and their brethren the sons of Kish took them to wife.
The sons of Mushi: Mahli, and Eder, and Jeremoth, three.
Cross-references (8)
- Exodus 6:19 (v21) The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. These are the families of the Levites according to their generations.
- 1 Chronicles 24:28 (v22) Of Mahli: Eleazar, who had no sons.
- 1 Chronicles 24:30 (v23) The sons of Mushi: Mahli, Eder, and Jerimoth. These were the sons of the Levites after their fathers’ houses.
- Numbers 36:6-8 (v22) This is the thing which Yahweh commands concerning the daughters of Zelophehad, saying, ‘Let them be married to whom they think best, only…
- 1 Chronicles 6:20 (v21) Of Gershom: Libni his son, Jahath his son, Zimmah his son,
Show all 8 cross-references
- 1 Chronicles 6:30 (v21) Shimea his son, Haggiah his son, Asaiah his son.
- 1 Chronicles 23:6 (v21) David divided them into divisions according to the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
- 1 Chronicles 24:26-30 (v21) The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. The son of Jaaziah: Beno. The sons of Merari: of Jaaziah, Beno, Shoham, Zaccur, and Ibri. Of Mahli:…
Cross-references from openbible.info (CC BY 4.0)
Explain this passage (9 sources)
Historical commentary, presented as a primary source — not an endorsement.
Private notes
Saved on this device only — never synced or sent anywhere.
Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain On v22 Meaning, their cousins.
Meaning, their cousins.
Geneva Bible (1599) marginal notes — public domain.
John Gill 1763 · Public Domain On vv22–23 These were the sons of Levi, after the house…
These were the sons of Levi, after the house of their fathers,.... According to the three classes of them, as descending from the three sons of Levi:
even the chief of the fathers; or heads of families:
Read full note →
as they were counted by number of names by their polls; or according to their heads, one by one:
that did the work for the service of the house of the Lord; the particulars of which are in Ch1 23:28.
from the age of twenty years, and upwards; they were first numbered thirty and upwards, Ch1 23:3, but David before his death ordered they should be numbered from twenty and upwards, Ch1 23:27, because the Israelites being increased, there would be more work for the priests in the temple, which would require the assistance of more Levites. The reasons follow.
John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible (1746–1763) — public domain (CC PDM 1.0). Text via the HelloAO Bible API.
Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain On v22 Verse 22. Their brethren the sons of Kish took…
Verse 22. Their brethren the sons of Kish took them.] This was according to the law made Nu 27:1, &c., and Nu 36:5-9, in favour of the daughters of Zelophehad, that women who were heiresses should marry in the family of the tribe of their father, and that their estates should not be alienated from them.
Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible (1810–1826) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword/MySword module.
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown 1871 · Public Domain On v21 OF MERARI. (Ch1 23:21-23)
OF MERARI. (Ch1 23:21-23)
The sons of Merari--They comprised six fathers' houses. Summing them together, Gershon founded nine fathers houses, Kohath nine, and Merari six: total, twenty-four.
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown — Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871) — public domain (CC PDM 1.0). Text via the HelloAO Bible API.
The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain On vv21–23 21. The sons of Merari] Cp. 1Ch_24:26.
21. The sons of Merari] Cp. 1Ch_24:26.
The sons of Mahli] Cp. 1Ch_24:28-29.
The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges (gen. ed. J. J. S. Perowne; Cambridge University Press, 1878–1918) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain On vv21–23 (21) The sons of Merari; Mahli, and Mushi.—See Exo_6:19,…
(21) The sons of Merari; Mahli, and Mushi.—See Exo_6:19, and Num_3:33, and 1Ch_6:19.
A Bible Commentary for English Readers, edited by Charles John Ellicott (1878–1897) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain On vv21–23 This and the following two verses give the houses…
This and the following two verses give the houses of Merari, contributing four houses, and, with the nine Gershonite and eleven Kohathite, adding up to twenty-four. Merari is the third son of Levi. (Gen_46:11) The Mahli and Mushi of this verse were possibly grandson and son of Merari, if we follow the guidance of 1Ch_6:47. Yet it would seem far more natural to explain this last-quotedpassage by our ver. 23, which would then parallel it. Otherwise we must account for the name of Mahli habitually standing first, as here, as in 1Ch_6:19 also, and 1Ch_24:26, as also in Exodus Num_3:20, Num_3:33, etc.; in all of which places the statement is as distinct as in this verse, that Mahli and Mushi were sons. This and the following verse must be compared particularly with. 1Ch_24:26-29; the Jaaziah of which passage was evidently no son of Merari, on a par with Mahli and Mushi, but a later descendant. His descendants were three Shoham, Zaccur, and Ibri (Beno being no proper name, but signifying "his son
The Pulpit Commentary (1880–1919), ed. H.D.M. Spence-Jones & Joseph S. Exell — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
C. I. Scofield 1917 · Public Domain On v22 i.e. cousins.
brethren
i.e. cousins.
The Scofield Reference Bible (1917 edition), notes by C. I. Scofield — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 On v21 General Information:
General Information:
This continues the list of Levites according to their clans. (See: How to Translate Names)
Read full note →
translationWords
die
unfoldingWord translationNotes — © Distant Shores Media and the Door43 World Missions Community, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Source: git.door43.org/Door43/en_tn.