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1 Chronicles 23:21

Old Testament Historical ASV (1901)

What does 1 Chronicles 23:21 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. The sons of Mahli: Eleazar and Kish.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. The sons of Mahli: Eleazar and Kish.
1 Chronicles 23:21 — American Standard Version

Context — 1 Chronicles 23

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
18The sons of Izhar: Shelomith the chief.
19The sons of Hebron: Jeriah the chief, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, and Jekameam the fourth.
20The sons of Uzziel: Micah the chief, and Isshiah the second.
21The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. The sons of Mahli: Eleazar and Kish.
22And Eleazar died, and had no sons, but daughters only: and their brethren the sons of Kish took them [to wife].
23The sons of Mushi: Mahli, and Eder, and Jeremoth, three.
24These were the sons of Levi after their fathers` houses, even the heads of the fathers` [houses] of those of them that were counted, in the number of names by their polls, who did the work for the service of the house of Jehovah, from twenty years old and upward.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“See gill on “<132319>1 Chronicles 23:19”.”
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Jamieson, Fausset & Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown · Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“OF MERARI. (Ch1 23:21-23) The sons of Merari--They comprised six fathers' houses. Summing them together, Gershon founded nine fathers houses, Kohath nine, and Merari six: total, twenty-four.”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“Merari: Ch1 23:6, Ch1 6:20, Ch1 6:30, Ch1 24:26-30 Mahli: Exo 6:19, Mahali 1 Chronicles 23:22”
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