Topic
Mahli
10 passages cited, from 3 classic reference works.
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The verses
The passages the works cite, those cited by more of them first.
- 1 Chronicles 6:47Smith · ISBE · Nave 2. Son of Mushi
The son of Mahli, the son of Mushi, the son of Merari, the son of Levi.
- 1 Chronicles 23:23Smith · ISBE · Nave 2. Son of Mushi
The sons of Mushi; Mahli, and Eder, and Jeremoth, three.
- 1 Chronicles 24:30Smith · ISBE · Nave 2. Son of Mushi
The sons also of Mushi; Mahli, and Eder, and Jerimoth. These were the sons of the Levites after the house of their fathers.
- Exodus 6:19ISBE · Nave 1. Son of Merari
And the sons of Merari; Mahali and Mushi: these are the families of Levi according to their generations.
- Numbers 3:20Smith · ISBE
And the sons of Merari by their families; Mahli, and Mushi. These are the families of the Levites according to the house of their fathers.
- 1 Chronicles 6:19Smith · Nave 1. Son of Merari
The sons of Merari; Mahli, and Mushi. And these are the families of the Levites according to their fathers.
- Ezra 8:18ISBE · Nave 1. Son of Merari
And by the good hand of our God upon us they brought us a man of understanding, of the sons of Mahli, the son of Levi, the son of Israel; and Sherebiah, with his sons and his brethren, eighteen;
- 1 Chronicles 6:29Smith
The sons of Merari; Mahli, Libni his son, Shimei his son, Uzza his son,
- 1 Chronicles 24:26Smith
The sons of Merari were Mahli and Mushi: the sons of Jaaziah; Beno.
- 1 Esdras 8:47ISBE
And by the mighty hand of our Lord they brought unto us skilful men of the sons of Moli the son of Levi, the son of Israel, Asebebia, and his sons, and his brethren, who were eighteen.
In the reference works
Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884) · 7 references
- Son of Merari, the son of Levi and ancestor of the family of the Mahlites. (Numbers 3:20; 1 Chronicles 6:19,29; 24:26)
- Bon of Mushi and grandson of Merari. (1 Chronicles 6:47; 23:23; 24:30)
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · 7 references
ma'-li (machli, "a sick or weak one"'):
(1) A son of Merari (Ex 6:19, the King James Version Mahali; Nu 3:20), grandson of Levi and founder of the Levitical family of MAHLITES (which see).
(2) A son of Mushi, Mahli's brother, bears the same name (1Ch 6:47; 23:23; 24:30). Compare Ezr 8:18 and 1 Esdras 8:47.
In the topical indexes
Texts: Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884); International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915); Nave's Topical Bible (1896), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.