1 Chronicles 2:1

Israel’s Descendants

2:1 These were the sons of Israel: ¹ 

Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah;

Issachar and Zebulun;

1 Chronicles 6:38

6:38 son of Izhar, son of Kohath, son of Levi, son of Israel.

1 Chronicles 6:47

6:47 son of Mahli, son of Mushi, son of Merari, son of Levi.

1 Chronicles 21:6

21:6 Now Joab ²  did not number Levi and Benjamin, for the king’s edict disgusted him.

1 Chronicles 23:6

23:6 David divided them into groups corresponding to the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

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¹ tn The groupings in the list that follows, as well as the conjunctions (vav-consecutives in Hebrew), reflect those of the Hebrew text.

² tn Heb “he”; the proper name (“Joab”) has been substituted for the pronoun here for stylistic reasons; the proper name occurs at the end of the verse in the Hebrew text, where it has been replaced by the pronoun (“him”) in the translation.