1 Chronicles 6:1

Levi’s Descendants

6:1 (5:27) 1  The sons of Levi:

Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

1 Chronicles 6:16

6:16 (6:1) 2  The sons of Levi:

Gershom, 3  Kohath, and Merari.

1 Chronicles 6:43

6:43 son of Jahath, son of Gershom, son of Levi.

1 sn Beginning with 6:1, the verse numbers through 6:81 in the English Bible differ from the verse numbers in the Hebrew text (BHS), with 6:1 ET = 5:27 HT, 6:2 ET = 5:28 HT, 6:16 ET = 6:1 HT, etc., through 6:81 ET = 6:66 HT. Beginning with 7:1 the verse numbers in the ET and HT are again the same.

2 sn Chapter 6 of 1 Chr begins here in the Hebrew text; 6:16-81 ET = 6:1-66 HT. See the note at 6:1.

3 tn The name “Gershom” (also in vv. 17, 20, 43, 62, 71) appears as “Gershon” in 1 Chr 6:1.