Carl Friedrich Keil and Franz Delitzsch Old Testament Commentary

The sons of Levi, Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. Which is repeated from Ch1 6:1 for the sake of their posterity, whose names are given in the three following verses, in the same manner as in Exo 6:17. . 1 Chronicles 6:20 ch1 6:20 ch1 6:20 ch1 6:20Of Gershon, Libni his son,.... Whose genealogy runs thus, Jahath, called Jehiel, Ch1 23:8. Zimmah, between whom was Shimei, Ch1 6:42. Joah, the same with Ethan, Ch1 6:42. Iddo, called Adaiah, Ch1 6:41. Zerah, Jeaterai, whose name was also Ethni, Ch1 6:41, the posterity of Shimei, the brother of Libni, are omitted.