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Arthur Peake

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Chronicles 6:1-81

PART I (1 Chronicles 1-9). Genealogical Lists, together with Geographical and Historical Notes.— These chapters form a general introduction to the whole work. They contain the following genealogies, often in an incomplete form: Adam to Israel ( 1 Chronicles 1:1 to 1 Chronicles 2:2)— with the exception of Cain’ s descendants ( Genesis 4:16-Song of Solomon :)— the whole material is taken from Genesis 1-36; Judah ( 1 Chronicles 2:3-2 Timothy :); David ( 1 Chronicles 3:1-Jeremiah :); Judah... read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - 1 Chronicles 6:1-81

CRITICAL NOTES.] This chapter refers wholly to tribe of Levi. Gives the family of Aaron, 1 Chronicles 6:1-15; the descendants of Gershom, Kohath, and Merari, 1 Chronicles 6:16-30; the pedigrees of the song-masters, 1 Chronicles 6:31-48; the line from Aaron to Ahimaaz, 1 Chronicles 6:49-53; and the towns assigned to the tribe, 1 Chronicles 6:54-81.1 Chronicles 6:1-3.—The sons of Levi. The genealogy of Levi follows (Exodus 6:16-25), as far as Phinehas, after which the writer must have had... read more

Chuck Smith

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - 1 Chronicles 6:1-81

Chapter 6Now in chapter six, we now get to the tribe of Levi from which was the priestly tribe.[And the three sons which made the major families within the tribe of] Levi were Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. And of Kohath was born Amram. And from Amram was born Aaron, and Moses, and Miriam, [their sister] ( 1 Chronicles 6:1-3 ).And so Moses and Aaron both came from the family of Kohath in the tribe of Levi. And then you follow the high priest line from Aaron, his son Eleazar and so forth. You... read more

Joseph Sutcliffe

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - 1 Chronicles 6:1-81

1 Chronicles 6:4 . Eleazar begat Phinehas. A correct table of the Jewish highpriests would be very desirable to every lover of sacred literature. The best list I can collect is as follows: Aaron, Eleazar, Phinehas, Abishua, Bukki, Uzzi, Zerathiah, and Meraioth. Here Eleazar’s line suffered a chasm for the admission of Eli’s house, who filled the pontificate for seven generations; but God shortened their lives for their family’s sin. Some think that Abimelech whom Saul slew, with eighty four... read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - 1 Chronicles 6:71

Golan: Deuteronomy 4:43, Joshua 20:8, Joshua 21:27 Bashan: Numbers 21:33, Joshua 12:4, 1 Kings 4:13 Ashtaroth: Deuteronomy 1:4, Joshua 9:10, Joshua 21:27, Beesh-terah, Judges 2:13 Reciprocal: Joshua 21:6 - General 1 Chronicles 6:62 - Gershom read more

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