Meraioth was the father of Amariah, Amariah was the father of Ahitub,
The priests and Levites were more concerned than any other Israelites to preserve their pedigree clear and to be able to prove it, because all the honours and privileges of their office depended upon their descent. And we read of those who, though perhaps they really were children of the priests, yet, because they could not find the register of their genealogies, nor make out...
Commenting on 1 Chronicles 6:1-30
And the God of Israel stirred up the spirit of Pul king of Assyria, and the spirit of Tilgathpilneser king of Assyria, and he carried them away, even the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and the half tribe of Manasseh, and brought them unto Halah, and Habor, and Hara, and to the river Gozan, unto this day.
Commenting on 1 Chronicles 6:1-7
As to the tribe of Levi, we have several communications: (1.) the genealogy of the high-priestly family of Aaron, down to Jehozadak, who was led away into exile by Nebuchadnezzar (1Ch 6:1-15); (2.) a short register of the families of Gershon, Kohath, and Merari, which does not extend far into later times (1Ch 6:16-30); (3.) the genealogies of the musicians Heman, Asaph, and Ethan (1...
Commenting on 1 Chronicles 6:1-15