KJV King James Version
The sons of Merari; Mahli, and Mushi. The sons of Mahli; Eleazar, and Kish.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
1 Chronicles 23:21
The sons of Merari; Mahli, and Mushi. The sons of Mahli; Eleazar, and Kish.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. The sons of Mahli: Eleazar and Kish.
WEB World English Bible
The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. The sons of Mahli: Eleazar and Kish.
ASV American Standard Version
The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. The sons of Mahli: Eleazar and Kish.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
Sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi; sons of Mahli: Eleazar and Kish.
Surrounding context — 1 Chronicles 23
18 Of the sons of Izhar; Shelomith the chief.
19 Of the sons of Hebron; Jeriah the first, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, and Jekameam the fourth.
20 Of the sons of Uzziel; Michah the first, and Jesiah the second.
21 The sons of Merari; Mahli, and Mushi. The sons of Mahli; Eleazar, and Kish.
22 And Eleazar died, and had no sons, but daughters: and their brethren the sons of Kish took them.
23 The sons of Mushi; Mahli, and Eder, and Jeremoth, three.
24 These [were] the sons of Levi after the house of their fathers; [even] the chief of the fathers, as they were counted by number of names by their polls, that did the work for the service of the house of the LORD, from the age of twenty years and upward.
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Exodus 6:19And the sons of Merari; Mahali and Mushi: these [are] the families of Levi according to their generations.1 Chronicles 6:30Shimea his son, Haggiah his son, Asaiah his son.1 Chronicles 24:26-30The sons of Merari [were] Mahli and Mushi: the sons of Jaaziah; Beno.1 Chronicles 6:20Of Gershom; Libni his son, Jahath his son, Zimmah his son,1 Chronicles 23:6And David divided them into courses among the sons of Levi, [namely], Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
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