Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version The descendants of Merari: Mahli, Libni his son, Shimei his son, Uzzah his son, New Living Translation The descendants of Merari included Mahli, Libni, Shimei, Uzzah, English Standard Version The sons of Merari: Mahli, Libni his son, Shimei his son, Uzzah his son, Berean Standard Bible The descendants of Merari: Mahli, Libni his son, Shimei his son, Uzzah his son, King James Bible The sons of Merari; Mahli, Libni his son, Shimei his son, Uzza his son, New King James Version The sons of Merari were Mahli, Libni his son, Shimei his son, Uzzah his son, New American Standard Bible The sons of Merari were Mahli, Libni his son, Shimei his son, Uzzah his son, NASB 1995 The sons of Merari were Mahli, Libni his son, Shimei his son, Uzzah his son, NASB 1977 The sons of Merari were Mahli, Libni his son, Shimei his son, Uzzah his son, Legacy Standard Bible The sons of Merari were Mahli, Libni his son, Shimei his son, Uzzah his son, Amplified Bible The sons of Merari: Mahli, Libni his son, Shimei his son, Uzza his son, Christian Standard Bible Merari’s sons: Mahli, his son Libni, his son Shimei, his son Uzzah, Holman Christian Standard Bible Merari’s sons: Mahli, his son Libni, his son Shimei, his son Uzzah, American Standard Version The sons of Merari: Mahli, Libni his son, Shimei his son, Uzzah his son, English Revised Version The sons of Merari; Mahli, Libni his son, Shimei his son, Uzzah his son; GOD'S WORD® Translation These were Merari's descendants: Merari's son was Mahli. Mahli's son was Libni. Libni's son was Shimei. Shimei's son was Uzzah. Good News Translation These are the descendants of Merari from generation to generation: Mahli, Libni, Shimei, Uzzah, International Standard Version Merari's descendants included Mahli, his son Libni, his son Shimei, his son Uzzah, Majority Standard Bible The descendants of Merari: Mahli, Libni his son, Shimei his son, Uzzah his son, NET Bible The descendants of Merari: Mahli, his son Libni, his son Shimei, his son Uzzah, New Heart English Bible The sons of Merari: Mahli his son, Libni his son, Shimei his son, Uzzah his son, Webster's Bible Translation The sons of Merari; Mahli, Libni his son, Shimei his son, Uzza his son, World English Bible The sons of Merari: Mahli, Libni his son, Shimei his son, Uzzah his son, Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionSons of Merari: Mahli, Libni his son, Shimei his son, Uzzah his son, Young's Literal Translation Sons of Merari: Mahli, Libni his son, Shimei his son, Uzzah his son, Smith's Literal Translation The sons of Merari: Mahli, Libni his son, Shimei his son, Uzza his son, Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd the sons of Merari, Moholi: Lobni his son, Semei his son, Oza his son, Catholic Public Domain Version Now the sons of Merari were: Mahli, Libni his son, Shimei his son, Uzzah his son, New American Bible The sons of Merari: Mahli, whose son was Libni, whose son was Shimei, whose son was Uzzah, New Revised Standard Version The sons of Merari: Mahli, Libni his son, Shimei his son, Uzzah his son, Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleThe sons of Merari: Mahli, Libni his son, Shimei his son, Uzza his son, Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And the sons of Merari: Makhli his son, Lebni his son OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917The sons of Merari: Mahli; Libni his son, Shimei his son, Uzzah his son; Brenton Septuagint Translation The sons of Merari; Mooli, Lobeni his son, Semei his son, Oza his son; Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Descendants of Levi…28The sons of Samuel: Joel his firstborn and Abijah his second son. 29The descendants of Merari: Mahli, Libni his son, Shimei his son, Uzzah his son, 30Shimea his son, Haggiah his son, and Asaiah his son.… Cross References Exodus 6:16-20 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 3:17-20 These were the sons of Levi by name: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. / These were the names of the sons of Gershon by their clans: Libni and Shimei. / The sons of Kohath by their clans were Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel. ... Numbers 26:57-59 Now these were the Levites numbered by their clans: The Gershonite clan from Gershon, the Kohathite clan from Kohath, and the Merarite clan from Merari. / These were the families of the Levites: The Libnite clan, the Hebronite clan, the Mahlite clan, the Mushite clan, and the Korahite clan. Now Kohath was the father of Amram, / and Amram’s wife was named Jochebed. She was also a daughter of Levi, born to Levi in Egypt. To Amram she bore Aaron, Moses, and their sister Miriam. Exodus 2:1-2 Now a man of the house of Levi married a Levite woman, / and she conceived and gave birth to a son. When she saw that he was a beautiful child, she hid him for three months. 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. ... 1 Chronicles 23:12-13 The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel—four in all. / The sons of Amram: Aaron and Moses. Aaron and his descendants were set apart forever to consecrate the most holy things, to burn incense before the LORD, to minister before Him, and to pronounce blessings in His name forever. 1 Chronicles 24:1-5 These were the divisions of the descendants of Aaron. The sons of Aaron were Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. / But Nadab and Abihu died before their father did, and they had no sons; so Eleazar and Ithamar served as priests. / With the help of Eleazar’s descendant Zadok and Ithamar’s descendant Ahimelech, David divided them according to the offices of their service. ... 1 Chronicles 9:14-16 From the Levites: Shemaiah son of Hasshub, the son of Azrikam, the son of Hashabiah, a descendant of Merari; / Bakbakkar, Heresh, Galal, and Mattaniah son of Mica, the son of Zichri, the son of Asaph; / Obadiah son of Shemaiah, the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun; and Berechiah son of Asa, the son of Elkanah, who lived in the villages of the Netophathites. 2 Chronicles 29:25-26 Hezekiah stationed the Levites in the house of the LORD with cymbals, harps, and lyres according to the command of David, of Gad the king’s seer, and of Nathan the prophet. For the command had come from the LORD through His prophets. / The Levites stood with the instruments of David, and the priests with the trumpets. 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. ... Psalm 99:6 Moses and Aaron were among His priests; Samuel was among those who called on His name. They called to the LORD and He answered. Hebrews 7:11-14 Now if perfection could have been attained through the Levitical priesthood (for on this basis the people received the law), why was there still need for another priest to appear—one in the order of Melchizedek and not in the order of Aaron? / For when the priesthood is changed, the law must be changed as well. / He of whom these things are said belonged to a different tribe, from which no one has ever served at the altar. ... Hebrews 5:1-4 Every high priest is appointed from among men to represent them in matters relating to God, to offer gifts and sacrifices for sins. / He is able to deal gently with those who are ignorant and misguided, since he himself is subject to weakness. / That is why he is obligated to offer sacrifices for his own sins, as well as for the sins of the people. ... Hebrews 9:6-10 When everything had been prepared in this way, the priests entered regularly into the first room to perform their sacred duties. / But only the high priest entered the second room, and then only once a year, and never without blood, which he offered for himself and for the sins the people had committed in ignorance. / By this arrangement the Holy Spirit was showing that the way into the Most Holy Place had not yet been disclosed as long as the first tabernacle was still standing. ... Treasury of Scripture The sons of Merari; Mahli, Libni his son, Shimei his son, Uzza his son, Mahli. 1 Chronicles 6:19 The sons of Merari; Mahli, and Mushi. And these are the families of the Levites according to their fathers. Numbers 3:33 Of Merari was the family of the Mahlites, and the family of the Mushites: these are the families of Merari. Jump to Previous Descendants Libni Mahli Merari Merar'i Shimei Shim'e-I Uzza UzzahJump to Next Descendants Libni Mahli Merari Merar'i Shimei Shim'e-I Uzza Uzzah1 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 Merari This phrase introduces the lineage of Merari, one of the three sons of Levi, who was the third son of Jacob and Leah. The Levites were set apart for religious duties, and Merari's descendants were responsible for the care of the tabernacle's structure. The Hebrew root for Merari means "bitter" or "strong," which may reflect the burdensome yet crucial role his descendants played in maintaining the physical aspects of worship. Mahli Libni his son Shimei his son Uzzah his son 1Chronicles 6:31-32 are a prelude to the pedigrees of Heman, Asaph, and Ethan, the three great masters of David's choirs (33-48). The nature, time, and place of their special duties are described. Verses 29, 30. - (C) In ver. 19 the two sons of Merari, viz. Mahli and Mushi, are given. Here one of them, Mahli, is repeated, with six descendants, of no one of whom have we any other information. From comparison of Numbers 3:20 and Numbers 26:58 there can be no doubt that Mahli and Mushi were brothers, each of whom founded a family. The descending line of Mushi, unalluded to here, comes to the surface in vers. 44-47.Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew The sonsבְּנֵ֥י (bə·nê) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 1121: A son of Merari: מְרָרִ֖י (mə·rā·rî) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 4847: Merari -- a son of Levi Mahli, מַחְלִ֑י (maḥ·lî) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 4249: Mahli -- a Levite, also a son of Mushi Libni לִבְנִ֥י (liḇ·nî) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3845: Libni -- two Levites his son, בְנ֛וֹ (ḇə·nōw) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 1121: A son Shimei שִׁמְעִ֥י (šim·‘î) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 8096: Shimei -- the name of a number of Israelites his son, בְנ֖וֹ (ḇə·nōw) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 1121: A son Uzzah עֻזָּ֥ה (‘uz·zāh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 5798: Uzza -- four Israelites his son, בְנֽוֹ׃ (ḇə·nōw) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 1121: A son Links 1 Chronicles 6:29 NIV1 Chronicles 6:29 NLT 1 Chronicles 6:29 ESV 1 Chronicles 6:29 NASB 1 Chronicles 6:29 KJV 1 Chronicles 6:29 BibleApps.com 1 Chronicles 6:29 Biblia Paralela 1 Chronicles 6:29 Chinese Bible 1 Chronicles 6:29 French Bible 1 Chronicles 6:29 Catholic Bible OT History: 1 Chronicles 6:29 The sons of Merari: Mahli Libni his (1 Chron. 1Ch iCh i Ch 1 chr 1chr) |