The son of Tahath, the son of Assir, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah,
the son of Tahath, the son of Assir, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah,
son of Tahath, son of Assir, son of Ebiasaph, son of Korah,
the son of Tahath, the son of Assir, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah,
1 Chronicles — A post-exilic retelling of Israel's story through the Davidic line — genealogies from Adam to Saul, then David's reign reframed around temple preparation. The priestly history that answers the exile's question: what does it mean to return?
Voices1
Gershom, &c.--This repetition (see 1Ch 6:1) is made, as the historian here begins to trace the genealogy of the Levitical families who were not priests. The list is a long one, comprising the chiefs or heads of their several families until David's reign, who made a new and different classification of them by courses.
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown· Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, 1871reformed
Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread — the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.
The verses this one reaches12
The sons of Izhar were Korah, Nepheg, and Zichri.
And the earth opened its mouth and swallowed them along with Korah, whose followers died when the fire consumed 250 men. They serve as a warning sign.
How lovely is Your dwelling place, O LORD of Hosts!
You showed favor to Your land, O LORD; You restored Jacob from captivity.
As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul longs after You, O God.
We have heard with our ears, O God; our fathers have told us the work You did in their days, in the days of old.
Hear this, all you peoples; listen, all inhabitants of the world,
My heart is stirred by a noble theme as I recite my verses to the king; my tongue is the pen of a skillful writer.
Now Korah son of Izhar, the son of Kohath son of Levi, along with some Reubenites—Dathan and Abiram, sons of Eliab, and On son of Peleth—conducted
The sons of Korah were Assir, Elkanah, and Abiasaph. These were the clans of the Korahites.
and the earth opened its mouth and swallowed them and their households—all Korah’s men and all their possessions.
These were the divisions of the gatekeepers: From the Korahites: Meshelemiah son of Kore, one of the sons of Asaph.
The walk8
Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first — the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.
Through
Psalms 42:1As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul longs after You, O God.
leads to
O God, You are my God. Earnestly I seek You; my soul thirsts for You. My body yearns for You in a dry and weary land without water.
I stretch out my hands to You; my soul thirsts for You like a parched land. Selah
I open my mouth and pant, longing for Your commandments.
Yes, we wait for You, O LORD; we walk in the path of Your judgments. Your name and renown are the desire of our souls.
How lovely is Your dwelling place, O LORD of Hosts!
Through
Psalms 84:1How lovely is Your dwelling place, O LORD of Hosts!
leads to
One thing I have asked of the LORD; this is what I desire: to dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to gaze on the beauty of the…
Send out Your light and Your truth; let them lead me. Let them bring me to Your holy mountain, and to the place where You dwell.
Through
Psalms 85:1You showed favor to Your land, O LORD; You restored Jacob from captivity.
leads to
This is what the LORD says: “I will restore the fortunes of Jacob’s tents and have compassion on his dwellings. And the city will be rebuilt on her own ruins, and the palace will…
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