43The son of Jahath, the son of Gershom, the son of Levi.
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From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
And these are the names of the sons of Levi according to their generations; Gershon, and Kohath, and Merari: and the years of the life of Levi were an hundred thirty and seven years.
And David divided them into courses among the sons of Levi, namely, Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
And the sons of Levi; Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
The sons of Levi; Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
Of Gershom; Libni his son, Jahath his son, Zimmah his son,
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 31-53)When the Levites were first ordained in the wilderness much of the work then appointed them lay in carrying and taking care of the tabernacle and the utensils of it, while they were in their march through the wilderness. In David’s time their number was increased; and, though the greater part of them was dispersed all the nation over, to teach the people the good knowledge of the Lord, yet those t…
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