1 Chronicles 6:40

Study note

Setting — The Chronicler records a Levitical genealogy to document the ancestral line of temple musicians and priests for the returned community. The words — The text chains בֶּן (ben), meaning “son of,” to three proper names: מִיכָאֵל (Michael), בַּעֲשֵׂיָה (Baaseiah), and מַלְכִּיָּה (Malkijah). The thread — This lineage runs within the Chronicler’s broader project of tracing Levitical descent, appearing alongside parallel priestly rolls in Ezra 2 and temple service assignments in 1 Chronicles 24–26. Why it lands — The verse requires the reader to accept that institutional and ritual authority depended on verified ancestral continuity rather than individual appointment.

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