3 The children of Amram were Aaron, Moses, and Miriam. The sons of Aaron were Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. 4 Eleazar had Phinehas, Phinehas had Abishua, 5 Abishua had Bukki, Bukki had Uzzi, 6 Uzzi had Zerahiah, Zerahiah had Meraioth, 7 Meraioth had Amariah, Amariah had Ahitub, 8 Ahitub had Zadok, Zadok had Ahimaaz, 9 Ahimaaz had Azariah, Azariah had Johanan, 10 and Johanan had Azariah (who served as priest in the temple Solomon built in Jerusalem). 11 Azariah had Amariah, Amariah had Ahitub, 12 Ahitub had Zadok, Zadok had Shallum, 13 Shallum had Hilkiah, Hilkiah had Azariah, 14 Azariah had Seraiah, and Seraiah had Jehozadak. 15 Jehozadak went off to exile when God used Nebuchadnezzar to take Judah and Jerusalem into exile.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on 1 Chronicles 6:3-15
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Genealogies.
We have an account of Levi in this chapter. The priests and Levites were more concerned than any other Israelites, to preserve their descent clear, and to be able to prove it; because all the honours and privileges of their office depended upon their descent. Now, the Spirit of God calls ministers to their work, without any limit as to the families they came from; and then, as now, though believers and ministers may be very useful to the church, none but our great High Priest can make atonement for sin, nor can any be accepted but through his atonement.