The sons of Merari …: Merari was one of Levi’s sons (verse 6), the others being Gershon and Kohath. Verses 21-23 list his descendants. Merari’s sons are listed also in Exo 6.19 and 1 Chr 6.19. Since so many persons have been named since verse 6, it may be helpful to begin this verse with “Levi’s son Merari had two sons….”

Quoted with permission from Omanson, Roger L. and Ellington, John E. A Handbook on 1-2 Chronicles, Volume 1. (UBS Helps for Translators). Miami: UBS, 2014. For this and other handbooks for translators see here .