1 Chronicles 6:16

“The sons of Levi; Gershom, &c.--This repetition (see Ch1 6:1) is made, as the historian here begins to trace the genealogy of the Levitical families who were not priests. The list is a long one, comprising the chiefs or heads of their several families until David's reign, who made a new and different classification of them by courses.”

“A general account of the several branches of the tribe of Levi. return to 'Top of Page'”

“6:16-30 The second introduction of the Levites (6:16-19a) introduces the heads of all the Levitical families (6:19b-30). The list contains the genealogies of Gershon (6:20-21), Kohath (6:22-24), and Merari (6:29-30).”

“am 2304, bc 1700, etc Gershom: Ch1 6:1; Exo 6:16, Gershon 1 Chronicles 6:17”

“(Ch. 6). The families and cities of the Levites. - Vv. 1-34. Register of the families of the Levites. - This is introduced by an enumeration of the sons and grandsons of Levi ( Ch1 6:16-19), which is followed by lists of families in six lines of descent: (a) the descendants of Gershon ( Ch1 6:20-21), of Kohath ( Ch1 6:22-28), and of Merari ( Ch1 6:29-30); and (b) the genealogies of David's chief musicians ( Ch1 6:31, Ch1 6:32), of Heman the Kohathite ( Ch1 6:33-38), of Asaph the Gershonite ( Ch1 6:39-43), and of Ethan the Merarite ( Ch1 6:44-47); and in Ch1 6:48, Ch1 6:49, some notes as to the service performed by the other Levites and the priests are added. (6:1-4). The sons of Levi are in…”