1 Chronicles 6:50-51

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 1 Chronicles 6:31-53

When the Levites were first ordained in the wilderness much of the work then appointed them lay in carrying and taking care of the tabernacle and the utensils of it, while they were in their march through the wilderness. In David's time their number was increased; and, though the greater part of them was dispersed all the nation over, to teach the people the good knowledge of the Lord, yet those that attended the house of God were so numerous that there was not constant work for them all; and... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Chronicles 6:49-53

But Aaron and his sons ,.... Those that descended from him, though of the same tribe of Levi were all priests: and they offered upon the altar of burnt offerings ; the daily sacrifice, and all the offerings of the people brought to them: and on the altar of incense ; they burnt incense night and morning: and were appointed for all the work of the place most holy ; such as were high priests of the line of Eleazar, whose work it was to go into the most holy place once a year: to... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Chronicles 6:50

These are the sons of Aaron - We have already had a list of these, (see 1 Chronicles 6:3-16 ;); this is a second, but less extensive, and is a proof that the writer of this book had several lists before him, from which he borrowed as he judged proper. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Chronicles 6:49-53

These verses allude to the more special functions of "Aaron and his sons," as they are here called, i.e; his lineal descendants ( 1 Chronicles 6:4-15 ; Ezra 7:2-5 ), whose names, stopping at Ahimaaz, the eleventh generation, are the same with those of 1 Chronicles 6:3-8 . The manifest inference is that the present enumeration, stopping with the name of one contemporary with David ( 2 Samuel 15:27 ), was borrowed from tables of the date of David, and not of the date of the Captivity... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Chronicles 6:50

Eleazar . The third son of Aaron (by Elisheba, daughter of Amminadab, and descended from Judah through Pharez) is the sea whose descendants are given here, inasmuch as he was appointed chief of the Levites ( Numbers 3:32 ); ministered as a priest with his brother Ithamar, even before the death of Aaron; and succeeded him as high priest ( Numbers 20:28 ). It was in Eleazar's family that the high priesthood remained (as above) till the time of Eli, who was descended from Ithamar, and it... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 Chronicles 6:50

The sons of Aaron - This list, a mere repetition of that in 1 Chronicles 6:3-8, came, probably, from a different source - a source belonging to the time of David, with whom Ahimaaz (the last name on the list) was contemporary. The other list 1 Chronicles 6:4-15 came, no doubt, from a document belonging to the time of the captivity (see 1 Chronicles 6:15). read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 1 Chronicles 6:50

1 Chronicles 6:50 . These are the sons of Aaron Having mentioned the work of the high-priests, he here briefly rehearseth the names of the persons who successively performed it. read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - 1 Chronicles 6:1-81

The Levites (6:1-81)Levi had three sons, Gershon, Kohath and Merari. The priesthood in Israel began with Aaron, who was descended from Levi through Kohath. From that time on, all Aaron’s descendants, and no others, were priests. This means that the Levites may be divided into four groups - the priestly Kohathites, the non-priestly Kohathites, the Gershonites and the Merarites.The Chronicler begins with the priestly line descended from Aaron through his son Eleazar, and traces the line to the... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 1 Chronicles 6:50

these. Restating by way of summary. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 1 Chronicles 6:1-81

4. The family of Levi ch. 6This list clearly defines the priests and Levites’ line of descent. Its purpose seems to be to legitimate and clarify their role and service in the temple. [Note: Idem, "1 Chronicles," in The Old . . ., p. 301.] Only the descendants of Aaron, the priests, could serve in the temple by offering sacrifices on the incense altar (1 Chronicles 6:49; cf. Numbers 3:5-38). Nehemiah correctly barred priests who could not demonstrate that they were descendants of Aaron from... read more

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