What I Noticed Today (1 Chronicles 6-7)
1 Chronicles 6-7
1 Chronicles 6-7 traces the lineage of the tribes of Levi, Issachar, Benjamin, Naphtali, Manasseh, Ephraim, and Asher.
1 Chronicles 6
1 Chronicles 6:1-15 traces the genealogy of Levi, beginning with Moses and Aaron.
Note: A comparison with the lists of descendant’s in Ezra 7:1-5 is similar, but Ezra does not include six names listed in the 1 Chronicles 6 genealogy. It is not uncommon for genealogies to skip generations to focus on specific people.
1 Chronicles 6:16-30 continues with the descendants of Levi; Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.
1 Chronicles 6:31-47 describes the genealogies of the Levitical musicians appointed by David.
- Verses 31-38 the Kohathite musicians.
- Verses 39-43 the Gershonite musicians.
- Verses 44-47 the Merarite musicians.
1 Chronicles 48-53 lists the descendants of Aaron who served in the Temple.
1 Chronicles 54-81 lists the towns where the Levites settled.
- Verses 54-61 the settlements of the Kohathites.
- Verses 62-76 the settlements of the Gershonites.
- Verses 77-81 the settlements of the Merarites.
1 Chronicles 7
1 Chronicles 7 lists the genealogies of the six northern tribes.
- Verses 1-5 the genealogy of Issachar.
- Verses 6-12 the genealogy of Benjamin.
- Verse 13 the genealogy of Naphtali.
- Verses 14-19 the genealogy of Manasseh.
- Verses 20-29 the genealogy of Ephraim.
- Verses 30-40 the genealogy of Asher.
Note: Of these, very few are called out with special notations:
- Azariah was the priest in the house of the Lord that Solomon built (1 Chronicles 6:10).
- Jehozadak went into exile when the Lord sent Judah and Jerusalem into exile at the hand of Nebuchadnezzar (1 Chronicles 6:15).
- A list of the men of Levi who ministered in the Tabernacle and the house of the Lord (1 Chronicles 6:31-49).
- A list of Aaron’s descendants who ministered in the Most Holy Place (21 Chronicles 6:49-54).
- The sons of Tola who were mighty warriors (1 Chronicles 7:2).
- The sons of Uzzi who were all chiefs (1 Chronicles 7:3).
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