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Person Old Testament

Mahli

Mahli, a son of Mushi and grandson of Merari, was a Levite during the time of David. Mentioned in 3 verses across 1 book, first at 1 Chronicles 6:47.

Why it matters. Son of Mushi, grandson of Merari.

Last reviewed
2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team

About Mahli

Mahli was a Levite who lived during the reign of King David. He was a son of Mushi and a grandson of Merari. Mahli and his brothers were appointed by David to serve in various roles in the temple. They were part of the division of Levites responsible for the service of the house of the Lord (1Ch.6.47; 23.23; 24.30).

Description from STEPBible TIPNR (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0, lightly reformatted. This is background reference material, not Scripture and not a FaithGraph editorial claim.

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Family

Family links from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0). Where the dataset marks an identification as uncertain, the mark is kept. Matthew and Luke give different genealogies for Jesus; see the Lineage page, which never merges them.

Parents
Mushi
Siblings
EderJerimoth
Children
Shemer

Appears in Scripture

Named in 3 verses across 1 book. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.

Record type: Person. FaithGraph explanations on this page are editorial and are not Scripture.