When Methuselah had lived 187 years, he became the father of Lamech.
After he became the father Lamech, Methuselah lived 782 years and had other sons and daughters. Altogether, Methuselah lived a total of 969 years and then he died.
The Word of God is Life to those who find them and health to all their flesh. . . . . . Prov 4:22