1 Tawarikh 23:12-20

23:12 The sons of Kohath:

Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel – four in all.

23:13 The sons of Amram:

Aaron and Moses.

Aaron and his descendants were chosen on a permanent basis to consecrate the most holy items, to offer sacrifices before the Lord, to serve him, and to praise his name. ¹  23:14 The descendants of Moses the man of God were considered Levites. ² 

23:15 The sons of Moses:

Gershom and Eliezer.

23:16 The son ³  of Gershom:

Shebuel ⁴  the oldest.

23:17 The son of Eliezer was ⁵  Rehabiah, the oldest. Eliezer had no other sons, but Rehabiah had many descendants.

23:18 The son ⁶  of Izhar:

Shelomith the oldest.

23:19 The sons of Hebron:

Jeriah the oldest, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, and Jekameam the fourth.

23:20 The sons of Uzziel:

Micah the oldest, and Isshiah the second.

[23:13]  ¹ tn Heb “and Aaron was set apart to consecrate it, the most holy things, he and his sons, permanently, to sacrifice before the Lord, to serve him, and to bless his name permanently.”

[23:14]  ² tn Heb “and Moses the man of God, his sons were called to the tribe of Levi.”

[23:16]  ³ tn The Hebrew text has the plural “sons,” but only one name appears after this. The attached phrase “the oldest” might indicate that Shebuel was not Gershom’s only son, but note v. 17.

[23:16]  ⁴ tc The LXX reads Σουβαηλ (Soubahl) here, a reading followed by NAB, NIV, NCV, CEV (“Shubael”); cf. 24:20.

[23:17]  ⁵ tn The Hebrew text has “the sons of Eliezer were,” but only one name appears after this in the verse, and we are specifically told that Eliezer had no other sons.

[23:18]  ⁶ tn The Hebrew text has the plural “sons,” but only one name appears after this. The attached phrase “the oldest” might indicate that Shelomith was not Izhar’s only son, but note v. 17.