1 CHRONICLES 6:1 The Tribe of Levi. Levi is placed at the center of the Chronicler’s ideal conception of Israel (see diagram in note on 1 Chronicles 1:1). The Davidic monarchy and the Jerusalem temple together form the institutional foundation of Israel’s existence. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getE... [ Continue Reading ]
1 CHRONICLES—NOTE ON 1 CHRONICLES 6:10 AZARIAH. See note on 1 Kings 4:2. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
1 CHRONICLES—NOTE ON 1 CHRONICLES 6:16 This section details the three main Levite clans. Seven generations are given for descendants of GERSHOM and MERARI. This probably takes them to the time of David, who reorganized the Levites’ duties. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); fo... [ Continue Reading ]
1 CHRONICLES—NOTE ON 1 CHRONICLES 6:22 The Kohathite line is a little more difficult to follow. AMMINADAB may be an alternative name for Izhar (see v. 1 Chronicles 6:38) or Amram (v. 1 Chronicles 6:18). These verses present the descent from Kohath through ASSIR to SHAUL. ELKANAH and EBIASAPH, v. 1 C... [ Continue Reading ]
1 CHRONICLES—NOTE ON 1 CHRONICLES 6:28 The prophet SAMUEL is a Kohathite. 1 Samuel 1:1 states that his father Elkanah was from an “Ephraimite” family, but this may indicate the locality in which they lived (see Joshua 21:20) rather than their tribal identity. A clear genealogical link with the Kohat... [ Continue Reading ]
1 CHRONICLES—NOTE ON 1 CHRONICLES 6:31 For the Levites whom David PUT IN CHARGE OF THE SERVICE OF SONG (v. 1 Chronicles 6:31), their leaders were appointed from each clan: HEMAN, from the Kohathites (vv. 1 Chronicles 6:33); ASAPH, from the Gershomites (vv. 1 Chronicles 6:39); and ETHAN, from the Mer... [ Continue Reading ]
1 CHRONICLES—NOTE ON 1 CHRONICLES 6:49 It is a recurring theme that the Aaronic priests make ATONEMENT FOR ISRAEL in order to maintain a relationship with God (see 2 Chronicles 13:10; 2 Chronicles 29:21). Verses 1 Chronicles 6:50 of 1 Chronicles 6:1 repeat vv. 1 Chroni [ Continue Reading ]
1 CHRONICLES—NOTE ON 1 CHRONICLES 6:54 Summarized from Joshua 21:1 with some small omissions and variations of order. The Levites possessed no tribal territory, so they are distributed throughout the cities of Israel. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images... [ Continue Reading ]