📖WEB · 1 Chronicles 6:40
What does 1 Chronicles 6:40 mean?
"the son of Michael, the son of Baaseiah, the son of Malchijah,"
— 1 Chronicles 6:40 (World English Bible)
Surrounding context
the son of Tahath, the son of Assir, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah,
the son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, the son of Israel.
His brother Asaph, who stood on his right hand, even Asaph the son of Berechiah, the son of Shimea,
the son of Michael, the son of Baaseiah, the son of Malchijah,
the son of Ethni, the son of Zerah, the son of Adaiah,
the son of Ethan, the son of Zimmah, the son of Shimei,
the son of Jahath, the son of Gershom, the son of Levi.
Explanation
This verse is a single link in a long genealogical chain found in 1 Chronicles 6, which traces the descendants of Levi, the ancestor of Israel's priestly and musical tribe. In plain terms, it simply states that a man named Michael was the son of Baaseiah, who was the son of Malchijah — three generations connected in an unbroken line of descent. On its own, the verse offers no story, no action, and no explicit teaching; it functions purely as one rung in a genealogical ladder.
The book of 1 Chronicles was likely compiled after the Babylonian exile, address
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