1 Chronicles 6:18
New International Version
The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron and Uzziel.

New Living Translation
The descendants of Kohath included Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.

English Standard Version
The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron and Uzziel.

Berean Standard Bible
The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.

King James Bible
And the sons of Kohath were, Amram, and Izhar, and Hebron, and Uzziel.

New King James Version
The sons of Kohath were Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.

New American Standard Bible
The sons of Kohath were Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.

NASB 1995
The sons of Kohath were Amram, Izhar, Hebron and Uzziel.

NASB 1977
And the sons of Kohath were Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.

Legacy Standard Bible
The sons of Kohath were Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.

Amplified Bible
The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.

Christian Standard Bible
Kohath’s sons: Amram, Izhar, Hebron and Uzziel.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Kohath’s sons: Amram, Izhar, Hebron and Uzziel.

American Standard Version
And the sons of Kohath were Amram, and Izhar, and Hebron, and Uzziel.

Contemporary English Version
Kohath was the father of Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.

English Revised Version
And the sons of Kohath were Amram, and Izhar, and Hebron, and Uzziel.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Kohath's sons were Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.

Good News Translation
Kohath was the father of Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel;

International Standard Version
Kohath's sons included Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.

Majority Standard Bible
The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.

NET Bible
The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.

New Heart English Bible
The sons of Kohath were Amram, and Izhar, and Hebron, and Uzziel.

Webster's Bible Translation
And the sons of Kohath were, Amram, and Izhar, and Hebron, and Uzziel.

World English Bible
The sons of Kohath were Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And sons of Kohath: Amram, and Izhar, and Hebron, and Uzziel.

Young's Literal Translation
And sons of Kohath: Amram, and Izhar, and Hebron, and Uzziel.

Smith's Literal Translation
And the sons of Kohath, Amram and Izhar, and Hebron and Uzziel.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
The sons of Caath : Amram, and Isaar, and Hebron, and Oziel.

Catholic Public Domain Version
The sons of Kohath: Amram, and Izhar, and Hebron, and Uzziel.

New American Bible
The sons of Kohath were Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.

New Revised Standard Version
The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
And the sons of Kohath were Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And the sons of Qahath: Amram and Yatshar and Khebrun and Uziel.
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
And the sons of Kohath were Amram, and Izhar, and Hebron, and Uzziel.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
The sons of Caath; Ambram, and Issaar, Chebron, and Oziel.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
The Descendants of Levi
17These are the names of the sons of Gershom: Libni and Shimei. 18The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel. 19The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. These are the clans of the Levites listed according to their fathers:…

Cross References
Exodus 6:16-25
These were the names of the sons of Levi according to their records: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. Levi lived 137 years. / The sons of Gershon were Libni and Shimei, by their clans. / The sons of Kohath were Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel. Kohath lived 133 years. ...

Numbers 3:1-4
This is the account of Aaron and Moses at the time the LORD spoke with Moses on Mount Sinai. / These are the names of the sons of Aaron: Nadab the firstborn, then Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. / These were Aaron’s sons, the anointed priests, who were ordained to serve as priests. ...

Numbers 3:10
So you shall appoint Aaron and his sons to carry out the duties of the priesthood; but any outsider who approaches the tabernacle must be put to death.”

Numbers 3:32
The chief of the leaders of the Levites was Eleazar son of Aaron the priest; he oversaw those responsible for the duties of the sanctuary.

Numbers 3:38
Moses, Aaron, and Aaron’s sons were to camp to the east of the tabernacle, toward the sunrise, before the Tent of Meeting. They were to perform the duties of the sanctuary as a service on behalf of the Israelites; but any outsider who approached the sanctuary was to be put to death.

Numbers 18:1-7
So the LORD said to Aaron, “You and your sons and your father’s house must bear the iniquity involving the sanctuary. And you and your sons alone must bear the iniquity involving your priesthood. / But bring with you also your brothers from the tribe of Levi, the tribe of your father, that they may join you and assist you and your sons before the Tent of the Testimony. / And they shall attend to your duties and to all the duties of the Tent; but they must not come near to the furnishings of the sanctuary or the altar, or both they and you will die. ...

Deuteronomy 10:8
At that time the LORD set apart the tribe of Levi to carry the ark of the covenant of the LORD, to stand before the LORD to serve Him, and to pronounce blessings in His name, as they do to this day.

Deuteronomy 18:1-5
The Levitical priests—indeed the whole tribe of Levi—shall have no portion or inheritance with Israel. They are to eat the food offerings to the LORD; that is their inheritance. / Although they have no inheritance among their brothers, the LORD is their inheritance, as He promised them. / This shall be the priests’ share from the people who offer a sacrifice, whether a bull or a sheep: the priests are to be given the shoulder, the jowls, and the stomach. ...

Joshua 21:1-3
Now the family heads of the Levites approached Eleazar the priest, Joshua son of Nun, and the heads of the other tribes of Israel / at Shiloh in the land of Canaan and said to them, “The LORD commanded through Moses that we be given cities in which to live, together with pasturelands for our livestock.” / So by the command of the LORD, the Israelites gave the Levites these cities and their pasturelands out of their own inheritance:

Joshua 21:10-19
to the descendants of Aaron from the Kohathite clans of the Levites, because the first lot fell to them: / They gave them Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron), with its surrounding pasturelands, in the hill country of Judah. (Arba was the father of Anak.) / But they had given the fields and villages around the city to Caleb son of Jephunneh as his possession. ...

1 Samuel 2:27-28
Then a man of God came to Eli and told him, “This is what the LORD says: ‘Did I not clearly reveal Myself to your father’s house when they were in Egypt under Pharaoh’s house? / And out of all the tribes of Israel I selected your father to be My priest, to offer sacrifices on My altar, to burn incense, and to wear an ephod in My presence. I also gave to the house of your father all the food offerings of the Israelites.

1 Kings 8:4
and they brought up the ark of the LORD and the Tent of Meeting with all its sacred furnishings. So the priests and Levites carried them up.

2 Chronicles 5:5
and they brought up the ark and the Tent of Meeting with all its sacred furnishings. The Levitical priests carried them up.

Nehemiah 12:1-7
Now these are the priests and Levites who went up with Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel and with Jeshua: Seraiah, Jeremiah, Ezra, / Amariah, Malluch, Hattush, / Shecaniah, Rehum, Meremoth, ...

Nehemiah 12:22-26
In the days of Eliashib, Joiada, Johanan, and Jaddua, during the reign of Darius the Persian, the heads of the families of the Levites and priests were recorded. / As for the descendants of Levi, the family heads up to the days of Johanan son of Eliashib were recorded in the Book of the Chronicles. / The leaders of the Levites were Hashabiah, Sherebiah, and Jeshua son of Kadmiel, along with their associates, who stood across from them to give praise and thanksgiving as one section alternated with the other, as prescribed by David the man of God. ...


Treasury of Scripture

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

Amram.

1 Chronicles 6:2,3
And the sons of Kohath; Amram, Izhar, and Hebron, and Uzziel…

1 Chronicles 23:12
The sons of Kohath; Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel, four.

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1 Chronicles 6
1. The sons of Levi.
4. The line of Eleazar unto the captivity.
16. The families of Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.
49. The office of Aaron, and his line unto Ahimaaz.
54. The cities of the priests and Levites.














The sons of Kohath
This phrase introduces us to the lineage of Kohath, one of the sons of Levi. Kohath's descendants were given the responsibility of caring for the most sacred objects of the tabernacle, including the Ark of the Covenant. The Hebrew root for "Kohath" (קְהָת) suggests assembly or congregation, which is fitting given the Kohathites' role in the religious life of Israel. Historically, the Kohathites were central to the worship practices of the Israelites, emphasizing the importance of maintaining holiness and reverence in the presence of God.

Amram
Amram is perhaps best known as the father of Moses, Aaron, and Miriam, making him a pivotal figure in the history of Israel. The name "Amram" (עַמְרָם) can be translated as "exalted people" or "people of the exalted one," reflecting the significant role his descendants played in leading the Israelites out of Egypt and establishing the priesthood. This highlights the theme of God raising up leaders from among His people to fulfill His divine purposes.

Izhar
The name "Izhar" (יִצְהָר) means "shining" or "oil," which can symbolize anointing and the presence of the Holy Spirit. Izhar's descendants, like the rest of the Kohathites, were entrusted with sacred duties, underscoring the idea that those who serve in God's presence must be filled with His Spirit and shine His light to others. This serves as a reminder of the call to holiness and the transformative power of God's presence.

Hebron
Hebron (חֶבְרוֹן) is a name that means "association" or "fellowship." It is also the name of a significant city in the biblical narrative, known as a place of refuge and a city of the patriarchs. The name suggests a sense of community and unity, which is essential for those who serve in the house of God. The Kohathites, including the descendants of Hebron, were to work together in harmony to fulfill their sacred duties, reflecting the unity that should characterize the body of Christ.

Uzziel
The name "Uzziel" (עֻזִּיאֵל) means "God is my strength." This name encapsulates the reliance on divine strength required for those who serve in the temple. The Kohathites, tasked with carrying the weighty and holy objects of the tabernacle, needed God's strength to fulfill their responsibilities. This serves as an inspirational reminder that in our service to God, we must depend on His strength rather than our own, trusting that He equips us for the tasks He calls us to undertake.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
The sons
וּבְנֵ֖י (ū·ḇə·nê)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 1121: A son

of Kohath:
קְהָ֑ת (qə·hāṯ)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 6955: Kohath -- a son of Levi

Amram,
עַמְרָ֣ם (‘am·rām)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 6019: Amram -- the father of Moses, also an Israelite

Izhar,
וְיִצְהָ֔ר (wə·yiṣ·hār)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3324: Izhar -- a Levite

Hebron,
וְחֶבְר֖וֹן (wə·ḥeḇ·rō·wn)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 2275: Hebron -- 'association, league', a city in southern Judah

and Uzziel.
וְעֻזִּיאֵֽל׃ (wə·‘uz·zî·’êl)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 5816: Uzziel -- 'my strength is God', the name of several Israelites


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