The sons of Kohath; Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel, four.
The four sons named are Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel. It stands in the genealogy of Levi in the closing part of the book set in the prosperous years of David's reign, when David was establishing the worship of God and preparing for the temple. Genealogies such as this form one of the four divisions of the book, the others being the histories of David, Solomon, and the remaining kings of Judah. The Hebrew title is the title of the books, while the Septuagint title means the things omitted, in the sense that the books supply what was left out of Samuel and Kings. The book is also called words of days or records of events dealing more fully with the kingdom of Judah.
Throughout the book a knowledge of the preceding books of the Bible is taken for granted, many new and important facts are given, and scarcely anything is said about the northern kingdom or about the sinful acts of David and Solomon. The great number of genealogies exists because after the exile such records were needed when the land came to be assigned to its hereditary owners and the temple service to be taken up by those whose hereditary duty it was. In the course of the books twelve other histories are named as sources of the information, and the closing passage of Second Chronicles is identical with the opening passage of Ezra. As one of the long lists of hard names, the verse shows that God is particular, for the naming was recorded by God's instruction and His moving upon His scribes. This proves that a faithful record of each soul is kept in the books of heaven. The genealogies of Levi and Judah alone were kept unbroken until the first advent of the Lord, because Jesus was to be of the tribe of Judah and the family of David according to prophecy, and the Aaronic priesthood had to continue until the Jews ceased from being a nation and that priesthood was superseded by the priesthood of Christ.
The four sons named are Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel. It stands in the genealogy of Levi in the closing part of the book set in the prosperous years of David's reign, when David was establishing the worship of God and preparing for the temple. Genealogies such as this form one of the four divisions of the book, the others being the histories of David, Solomon, and the remaining kings of Judah. The Hebrew title is the title of the books, while the Septuagint title means the things omitted, in the sense that the books supply what was left out of Samuel and Kings. The book is also called words of days or records of events dealing more fully with the kingdom of Judah.
Throughout the book a knowledge of the preceding books of the Bible is taken for granted, many new and important facts are given, and scarcely anything is said about the northern kingdom or about the sinful acts of David and Solomon. The great number of genealogies exists because after the exile such records were needed when the land came to be assigned to its hereditary owners and the temple service to be taken up by those whose hereditary duty it was. In the course of the books twelve other histories are named as sources of the information, and the closing passage of Second Chronicles is identical with the opening passage of Ezra. As one of the long lists of hard names, the verse shows that God is particular, for the naming was recorded by God's instruction and His moving upon His scribes. This proves that a faithful record of each soul is kept in the books of heaven. The genealogies of Levi and Judah alone were kept unbroken until the first advent of the Lord, because Jesus was to be of the tribe of Judah and the family of David according to prophecy, and the Aaronic priesthood had to continue until the Jews ceased from being a nation and that priesthood was superseded by the priesthood of Christ.