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1 Chronicles 6:18 KJV

1 Chronicles · chapter 6 · verse 18

And the sons of Kohath were, Amram, and Izhar, and Hebron, and Uzziel.1 Chronicles 6:18 · King James Version

1 Chronicles 6:18 in context

16The sons of Levi; Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.

17And these be the names of the sons of Gershom; Libni, and Shimei.

18And the sons of Kohath were, Amram, and Izhar, and Hebron, and Uzziel.

19The sons of Merari; Mahli, and Mushi. And these are the families of the Levites according to their fathers.

20Of Gershom; Libni his son, Jahath his son, Zimmah his son,

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Commentary

The priests and Levites were more concerned than any other Israelites to preserve their pedigree clear and to be able to prove it, because all the honours and privileges of their office depended upon their descent.

— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-30

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