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1 Chronicles 23:22
The sons of Mahli: Eleazar and Kish. Eleazar died without having any sons; he had only daughters. Their cousins, the sons of Kish, married them.
from The Merarites, 1 Chronicles 23:21-23
What it says

Mahli’s sons are Eleazar and Kish; Eleazar dies with daughters but no sons, and the sons of Kish marry them.

What it is doing

This verse records an unusual family arrangement that preserves the line within the clan.

In context

21The 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.