Bible Strands
1 Chronicles 23:12
The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel—four in all.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The Chronicler records Levitical family divisions during David’s temple reorganization, immediately following a note on Jeush and Beriah’s consolidated household.
The words — בְּנֵי (benei) translates literally as "sons of" and אַרְבָּעָה (arba'ah) means "four," anchoring the verse in precise genealogical enumeration.
The thread — The identical list of Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel appears in Exodus 6:18 and Numbers 3:27, preserving the same clan structure.
Why it lands — The text records four named descendants of Kohath to establish the structural foundation for the subsequent priestly and Levitical assignments detailed in the surrounding context.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
The sons of Kohath; Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel, four.
Cross-references
- Exodus 6:18 The sons of Kohath were Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel. Kohath lived 133 years.
- Numbers 3:27 From Kohath came the clans of the Amramites, the Izharites, the Hebronites, and the Uzzielites; these were the clans of the Kohathites.
- Numbers 26:58 These were the families of the Levites: The Libnite clan, the Hebronite clan, the Mahlite clan, the Mushite clan, and the Korahite clan. Now Kohath was the father of Amram,
- 1 Chronicles 6:2 The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.