1 Chronicles 23:21

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. The sons of Mahli: Eleazar and Kish.

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Referenced Verses

Exod 6:19 : 19 And the sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. These are the families of the Levites according to their generations.
1 Chr 6:20 : 20 Of Gershom: Libni his son, Jahath his son, Zimmah his son,
1 Chr 6:30 : 30 Shimea his son, Haggiah his son, Asaiah his son.
1 Chr 23:6 : 6 And David divided them into courses according to the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
1 Chr 24:26-30 : 26 The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi; the sons of Jaaziah: Beno. 27 The sons of Merari: of Jaaziah, Beno, and Shoham, and Zaccur, and Ibri. 28 Of Mahli: Eleazar, who had no sons. 29 Of Kish; the sons of Kish: Jerahmeel. 30 And the sons of Mushi: Mahli, and Eder, and Jerimoth. These were the sons of the Levites after their fathers' houses.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

1 Chr 23:22-23
2 verses
84%
22And Eleazar died, and had no sons, but daughters only: and their brethren the sons of Kish took them [to wife].
23The sons of Mushi: Mahli, and Eder, and Jeremoth, three.
1 Chr 6:18-19
2 verses
83%
18And the sons of Kohath were Amram, and Izhar, and Hebron, and Uzziel.
19The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. And these are the families of the Levites according to their fathers' [houses].
Num 3:19-20
2 verses
83%
19And the sons of Kohath by their families: Amram, and Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.
20And the sons of Merari by their families: Mahli and Mushi. These are the families of the Levites according to their fathers' houses.
Exod 6:19
81%
19And the sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. These are the families of the Levites according to their generations.
1 Chr 24:26-30
5 verses
80%
26The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi; the sons of Jaaziah: Beno.
27The sons of Merari: of Jaaziah, Beno, and Shoham, and Zaccur, and Ibri.
28Of Mahli: Eleazar, who had no sons.
29Of Kish; the sons of Kish: Jerahmeel.
30And the sons of Mushi: Mahli, and Eder, and Jerimoth. These were the sons of the Levites after their fathers' houses.
1 Chr 6:47
78%
47the son of Mahli, the son of Mushi, the son of Merari, the son of Levi.
Num 3:33
78%
33Of Merari was the family of the Mahlites, and the family of the Mushites: these are the families of Merari.
1 Chr 6:29
76%
29The sons of Merari: Mahli, Libni his son, Shimei his son, Uzzah his son,
Gen 46:11
75%
11And the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
1 Chr 23:15
75%
15The sons of Moses: Gershom and Eliezer.
1 Chr 6:43-45
3 verses
74%
43the son of Jahath, the son of Gershom, the son of Levi.
44And on the left hand their brethren the sons of Merari: Ethan the son of Kishi, the son of Abdi, the son of Malluch,
45the son of Hashabiah, the son of Amaziah, the son of Hilkiah,
1 Chr 6:16
74%
16The sons of Levi: Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.
1 Chr 6:1-3
3 verses
74%
1The sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
2And the sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, and Hebron, and Uzziel.
3And the children of Amram: Aaron, and Moses, and Miriam. And the sons of Aaron: Nadab, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
1 Chr 23:20
74%
20The sons of Uzziel: Micah the chief, and Isshiah the second.
1 Chr 15:6
72%
6of the sons of Merari, Asaiah the chief, and his brethren two hundred and twenty;
Num 4:42
72%
42And those that were numbered of the families of the sons of Merari, by their families, by their fathers' houses,
Num 3:17
72%
17And these were the sons of Levi by their names: Gershon, and Kohath, and Merari.
1 Chr 23:6
72%
6And David divided them into courses according to the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
Num 26:45
71%
45Of the sons of Beriah: of Heber, the family of the Heberites; of Malchiel, the family of the Malchielites.
1 Chr 26:23
71%
23Of the Amramites, of the Izharites, of the Hebronites, of the Uzzielites:
1 Chr 23:17
71%
17And the sons of Eliezer were: Rehabiah the chief; and Eliezer had no other sons; but the sons of Rehabiah were very many.
1 Chr 23:11-12
2 verses
71%
11And Jahath was the chief, and Zizah the second: but Jeush and Beriah had not many sons; therefore they became a fathers' house in one reckoning.
12The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel, four.
1 Chr 11:46
71%
46Eliel the Mahavite, and Jeribai, and Joshaviah, the sons of Elnaam, and Ithmah the Moabite,
Exod 6:21-22
2 verses
71%
21And the sons of Izhar: Korah, and Nepheg, and Zichri.
22And the sons of Uzziel: Mishael, and Elzaphan, and Sithri.
Ezra 8:19
70%
19and Hashabiah, and with him Jeshaiah of the sons of Merari, his brethren and their sons, twenty;
1 Chr 9:14
70%
14And of the Levites: Shemaiah the son of Hasshub, the son of Azrikam, the son of Hashabiah, of the sons of Merari;
1 Chr 25:30
70%
30for the three and twentieth to Mahazioth, his sons and his brethren, twelve:
Num 26:57
70%
57And these are they that were numbered of the Levites after their families: of Gershon, the family of the Gershonites; of Kohath, the family of the Kohathites; of Merari, the family of the Merarites.
Ezra 10:31
70%
31And [of] the sons of Harim: Eliezer, Isshijah, Malchijah, Shemaiah, Shimeon,
Exod 6:24
70%
24And the sons of Korah: Assir, and Elkanah, and Abiasaph; these are the families of the Korahites.
1 Chr 7:18
70%
18And his sister Hammolecheth bare Ishhod, and Abiezer, and Mahlah.
Ezra 10:21
70%
21And of the sons of Harim: Maaseiah, and Elijah, and Shemaiah, and Jehiel, and Uzziah.
2 Chr 29:12
69%
12Then the Levites arose, Mahath, the son of Amasai, and Joel the son of Azariah, of the sons of the Kohathites; and of the sons of Merari, Kish the son of Abdi, and Azariah the son of Jehallelel; and of the Gershonites, Joah the son of Zimmah, and Eden the son of Joah;
Num 4:45
69%
45These are they that were numbered of the families of the sons of Merari, whom Moses and Aaron numbered according to the commandment of Jehovah by Moses.
1 Chr 24:1
69%
1And the courses of the sons of Aaron [were these]. The sons of Aaron: Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.
1 Chr 8:20
69%
20and Elienai, and Zillethai, and Eliel,
1 Chr 2:31
69%
31And the sons of Appaim: Ishi. And the sons of Ishi: Sheshan. And the sons of Sheshan: Ahlai.