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1 Chronicles 6:22 Explained in Context
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Verse 22. 22The sons of Kohath; Amminadab his son, Korah his son, Assir his son,
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Role in This Section
This verse advances the thought unit through its next name, action, speech, or consequence: “The sons of Kohath; Amminadab his son, Korah his son, Assir his son.” Its responsible meaning belongs to the complete movement “Levi's three branches are traced through Samuel's family.”
Read It With
- 1 Chronicles 6:16–30
Read 1 Chronicles 6:22 with 6:16–30. The selected wording supplies one step in the thought unit through its next name, action, speech, or consequence; the surrounding verses supply the relationships and outcome summarized here: Gershom, Kohath, and Merari's lines are restated and extended, including Korah's descendants and Samuel's sons.
Why It Needs Context
1 Chronicles 6:22 depends on 6:16–30; isolating “The sons of Kohath; Amminadab his son, Korah his son, Assir his son” would detach a supporting name, action, quotation, number, object, or transition from “Levi's three branches are traced through Samuel's family.”
Read 1 Chronicles 6:16–30 together
Why these verses belong together: 1 Chronicles 6:16–30 forms the complete movement “Levi's three branches are traced through Samuel's family”: Gershom, Kohath, and Merari's lines are restated and extended, including Korah's descendants and Samuel's sons.
Verse 16. 16 The sons of Levi; Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.
Verse 17. 17 And these be the names of the sons of Gershom; Libni, and Shimei.
Verse 18. 18 And the sons of Kohath were, Amram, and Izhar, and Hebron, and Uzziel.
Verse 19. 19 The sons of Merari; Mahli, and Mushi. And these are the families of the Levites according to their fathers.
Verse 20. 20 Of Gershom; Libni his son, Jahath his son, Zimmah his son,
Verse 21. 21 Joah his son, Iddo his son, Zerah his son, Jeaterai his son.
Verse 22. 22 The sons of Kohath; Amminadab his son, Korah his son, Assir his son,
Verse 23. 23 Elkanah his son, and Ebiasaph his son, and Assir his son,
Verse 24. 24 Tahath his son, Uriel his son, Uzziah his son, and Shaul his son.
Verse 25. 25 And the sons of Elkanah; Amasai, and Ahimoth.
Verse 26. 26 As for Elkanah: the sons of Elkanah; Zophai his son, and Nahath his son,
Verse 27. 27 Eliab his son, Jeroham his son, Elkanah his son.
Verse 28. 28 And the sons of Samuel; the firstborn Vashni, and Abiah.
Verse 29. 29 The sons of Merari; Mahli, Libni his son, Shimei his son, Uzza his son,
Verse 30. 30 Shimea his son, Haggiah his son, Asaiah his son.
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Biblical text
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