These verses repeat the list of Levitic families given in xxiii. 6‒23 with the important omission of the whole of the Gershonites (xxiii. 6‒11), but with some additions to the Kohathite and Merarite families. Further, six “heads” of classes mentioned in xxiii. are here replaced by new names. These features, together with several details, point to the conclusion that the present list is the work of a later writer than the Chronicler. ²⁰And of the rest of the sons of Levi: of the sons of Amram, Shubael¹; of the sons of Shubael, Jehdeiah. ¹ In chapter xxiii. 16, _Shebuel_. =20= _And of the rest of the sons of Levi: of_, etc.] These are probably the words of the glossator, introducing the list which follows and which he intended as a corrective to the list in xxiii. 6‒23. _Amram_] The four Kohathite families are now noticed in order, viz. Amram, Izhar (verse 22), Hebron (verse 23), Uzziel (verse 24). _Shubael_] Called “Shebuel” in xxiii. 16, xxvi. 24. ²¹Of Rehabiah: of the sons of Rehabiah, Isshiah the chief. =21.= _Of Rahabiah_] He (like Shubael) was descended from Moses; xxiii. 15‒17. ²²Of the Izharites, Shelomoth¹; of the sons of Shelomoth, Jahath. ¹ In chapter xxiii. 18, _Shelomith_. =22.= _Shelomoth_] Called “Shelomith” in xxiii. 18. ²³And the sons _of Hebron_; Jeriah _the chief_, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, Jekameam the fourth. ²⁴The sons of Uzziel, Micah; of the sons of Micah, Shamir. ²⁵The brother of Micah, Isshiah: of the sons of Isshiah, Zechariah. =23.= _And the sons_ of Hebron; _Jeriah_ the chief] The words _of Hebron_ and _the chief_ which are printed in italics in the text above have been omitted in the Hebrew by some error of transmission. They are rightly restored in accordance with xxiii. 19. ²⁶The sons of Merari; Mahli and Mushi: the sons of Jaaziah; Beno. ²⁷The sons of Merari; of Jaaziah, Beno, and Shoham, and Zaccur, and Ibri. =26.= _The sons of Merari_] In xxiii. 21 only two families of Merari are mentioned, viz., Mahli and Mushi. Here however a third family “the sons of Jaaziah” is mentioned. Probably the fuller text is right to this extent that there was a family tracing their ancestry to Jaaziah and claiming that this Jaaziah was of Merarite descent; but is wrong in making Jaaziah an immediate son of Merari, parallel with the famous Mahli and Mushi. Hence the following word _Beno_ (literally _his son_) should probably be struck out as an erroneous gloss (see also verse 27). _of Jaaziah; Beno_] Either delete _Beno_ (see previous note) or perhaps read _Bani_. ²⁸Of Mahli; Eleazar, who had no sons. ²⁹Of Kish; the sons of Kish, Jerahmeel. =28.= _Eleazar_] Compare xxiii. 22. ³⁰And the sons of Mushi; Mahli, and Eder, and Jerimoth. These were the sons of the Levites after their fathers’ houses. =30.= _Jerimoth_] Spelt “Jeremoth” in xxiii. 23. _These were ... houses_] = xxiii. 24a.