1 Chronicles 6:47

David's Appointees For Music In The Temple

⁴⁶ son of Amzi, son of Bani, son of Shemer, ⁴⁷ son of Mahli, son of Mushi, son of Merari, son of Levi. ⁴⁸ The rest of their fellow Levites were assigned to perform the remaining tasks at God's sanctuary.

Levi

Mahli

Merari

Mushi

Exodus 6:19

The sons of Merari were Mahli and Mushi. These were the clans of Levi, according to their records.

Numbers 3:20

The sons of Merari by their families were Mahli and Mushi. These are the families of the Levites by their clans.

Numbers 3:33-36

From Merari came the family of the Mahlites and the family of the Mushites; these were the families of Merari.

Numbers 4:42

Those numbered from the families of the Merarites, by their families, by their clans,

Numbers 7:8

and he gave four carts and eight oxen to the Merarites, as their service required, under the authority of Ithamar son of Aaron the priest.

Numbers 10:17

Then the tabernacle was dismantled, and the sons of Gershon and the sons of Merari set out, carrying the tabernacle.

Joshua 21:7

Merari's descendants by their clans were allotted twelve cities from the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun.

Joshua 21:34-40

They assigned to the Merarite clans (the remaining Levites) the following cities: from the tribe of Zebulun: Jokneam, Kartah,

1 Chronicles 23:21

The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. The sons of Mahli: Eleazar and Kish.

1 Chronicles 23:28

Their job was to help Aaron's descendants in the service of the Lord's temple. They were to take care of the courtyards, the rooms, ceremonial purification of all holy items, and other jobs related to the service of God's temple.