📖WEB · 1 Chronicles 6:45
What does 1 Chronicles 6:45 mean?
"the son of Hashabiah, the son of Amaziah, the son of Hilkiah,"
— 1 Chronicles 6:45 (World English Bible)
Surrounding context
the son of Ethan, the son of Zimmah, the son of Shimei,
the son of Jahath, the son of Gershom, the son of Levi.
On the left hand their brothers the sons of Merari: Ethan the son of Kishi, the son of Abdi, the son of Malluch,
the son of Hashabiah, the son of Amaziah, the son of Hilkiah,
the son of Amzi, the son of Bani, the son of Shemer,
the son of Mahli, the son of Mushi, the son of Merari, the son of Levi.
Their brothers the Levites were appointed for all the service of the tabernacle of God’s house.
Explanation
This verse is one link in a long genealogical chain found in 1 Chronicles 6, a chapter devoted to tracing the family lines of the tribe of Levi. In plain terms, it simply states that a man named Hashabiah was the son of Amaziah, who was the son of Hilkiah. Standing alone, it reads as a bare list of names, but it functions as one rung in a ladder connecting later generations back to the sons of Levi and ultimately to the patriarch himself.
The book of Chronicles was likely composed after the Babylonian exile, addressed to the returning Jewish community, to help them reconnect with their heritage and reestablish proper worship in the rebuilt temple. Genealogies like this one were not filler
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