1 Chronicles 6:14-16
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
14 The sons of Merari: Mahli, whose son was Libni, whose son was Shimei, whose son was Uzzah,(A) 15 whose son was Shimea, whose son was Haggiah, whose son was Asaiah.
16 The following were established by David for the service of song[a] in the Lord’s house at the time when the ark had a resting place.
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- 6:16–32 The cultic functions performed by the levitical families in the postexilic Temple at the time of the Chronicler are here traced back to David, in a way analogous to that in which all the laws in the Pentateuch are attributed to Moses.
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