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Sections for 1 Chronicles 23
1Ch 23:1 David Makes Solomon King.
1Ch 23:2-6 Number and Distribution of the Levites.
1Ch 23:7-11 Sons of Gershon.
1Ch 23:12-20 Of Kohath.
1Ch 23:21-23 Of Merari.
1Ch 23:24-32 Office of the Levites.
1Ch 23:21-23 Of Merari.

Of Merari.

The sons of Merari consisted of six fathers' households. When we combine these with those of Gershon and Kohath, we find that Gershon had nine such households, Kohath also had nine, and Merari had six in total, making twenty-four.