27The sons of Merari by Jaaziah; Beno, and Shoham, and Zaccur, and Ibri.
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From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
And the sons of Merari; Mahali and Mushi: these are the families of Levi according to their generations.
The sons of Merari; Mahli, and Mushi. And these are the families of the Levites according to their fathers.
And the sons of Merari by their families; Mahli, and Mushi. These are the families of the Levites according to the house of their fathers.
The sons of Merari; Mahli, and Mushi. The sons of Mahli; Eleazar, and Kish.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 20-31)Most of the Levites here named were mentioned before, 1 Chron. 23:16-23 They were of those who were to attend the priests in the service of the house of God. But they are here mentioned again as heads of the twenty-four courses of Levites (and about so many are here named), who were to attend the twenty-four courses of the priests: they are therefore said to cast lots over against their brethren (…
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