1 Chronicles 6:21

Study note

Setting — The Chronicler continues a genealogical catalog from 1 Chronicles 6:20, recording the descendants of Gershom without narrative framing or spoken address. The passage functions as a direct administrative record of Levitical lineage.

The words — The Hebrew construct בֵּן (son) with the possessive suffix וֹ (his) repeats four times, binding each proper name to direct paternal descent. The sequence Joah, Iddo, Zerah, and Jeatherai appears in strict order with no descriptive modifiers or titles.

The thread — This exact genealogical format runs through 1 Chronicles 6:19–22 and parallels the Levitical registers in Exodus 6:17 and Numbers 3:17. The Chronicler consistently uses this structure to map priestly descent across generations.

Why it lands — The text demands recognition of unbroken lineage as the foundation for later temple duties and covenant identity. It requires the reader to accept historical continuity as the basis for institutional authority.

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