1 Chronicles 23:21-23·~1 min
The Merarites
The sons of Merari are listed through Mahli and Mushi. Eleazar dies without sons, so his daughters marry their cousins, and Mushi’s sons are then named.
T21he sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. 22The sons of Mahli: Eleazar and Kish. Eleazar died without having any sons; he had only daughters. Their cousins, the sons of Kish, married them. 23The sons of Mushi: Mahli, Eder, and Jeremoth — three in all.
Section summaryThe Merarite lines are traced through Mahli and Mushi. One note pauses over Eleazar’s daughters marrying within the clan, and the remaining sons are then named.
Role in the chapterThis brief section completes the genealogical listing of Levi’s three great branches. Its small domestic detail keeps the register grounded in family continuity as well as official order.