King James Version
What Does 1 Chronicles 6:42 Mean?
“The son of Ethan, the son of Zimmah, the son of Shimei,”
Context
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The son of Michael, the son of Baaseiah, the son of Malchiah,
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The son of Ethni, the son of Zerah, the son of Adaiah,
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The son of Ethan, the son of Zimmah, the son of Shimei,
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The son of Jahath, the son of Gershom, the son of Levi.
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And their brethren the sons of Merari stood on the left hand: Ethan the son of Kishi, the son of Abdi, the son of Malluch, Kishi: or, Kushaiah
Commentary
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible CommentaryCHAPTER 22
2Ki 22:1, 2. Josiah's Good Reign.
**1-2. Josiah was eight years old when he began to reign--**Happier than his grandfather Manasseh, he seems to have fallen during his minority under the care of better guardians, who trained him in the principles and practice of piety; and so strongly had his young affections been enlisted on the side of true and undefiled religion, that he continued to adhere all his life, with undeviating perseverance, to the cause of God and righteousness.
2Ki 22:3-7. He Provides for the Repair of the Temple.
Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset, David Brown. Public Domain.
Historical Context
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Theological Significance
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