1 Chronicles 6

1 The sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

The sons of Levi were Gerson, Caath, and Merari.

2 The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.

The sons of Caath: Amram, Isaar, Hebron, and Oziel.

3 The children of Amram: Aaron, Moses, and Miriam. The sons of Aaron: Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.

The children of Amram: Aaron, Moses, and Mary. The sons of Aaron: Nadab and Abiu, Eleazar and Ithamar.

4 Eleazar was the father of Phinehas, Phinehas was the father of Abishua,

Eleazar beget Phinees, and Phinees beget Abisue,

5 Abishua was the father of Bukki, Bukki was the father of Uzzi,

And Abisue beget Bocci, and Bocci begot Ozi.

6 Uzzi was the father of Zerahiah, Zerahiah was the father of Meraioth,

Ozi beget Zaraias, and Zaraias beget Maraioth.

7 Meraioth was the father of Amariah, Amariah was the father of Ahitub,

And Maraioth beget Amarias, and Amarias beget Achitob.

8 Ahitub was the father of Zadok, Zadok was the father of Ahimaaz,

Achitob beget Sadoc, and Sadoc begot Achimaas.

9 Ahimaaz was the father of Azariah, Azariah was the father of Johanan,

Achimaas beget Azarias, Azarias begot Johanan,

10 Johanan was the father of Azariah, who served as priest in the temple that Solomon built in Jerusalem,

Johanan beget Azarias. This is he that executed the priestly office in the house which Solomon built in Jerusalem.

11 Azariah was the father of Amariah, Amariah was the father of Ahitub,

And Azarias beget Amarias, and Amarias beget Achitob.

12 Ahitub was the father of Zadok, Zadok was the father of Shallum,

And Achitob beget Sadoc, and Sadoc beget Sellum,

13 Shallum was the father of Hilkiah, Hilkiah was the father of Azariah,

Sellum beget Helcias, and Helcias beget Azarias,

14 Azariah was the father of Seraiah, and Seraiah was the father of Jehozadak.

Azarias beget Saraias, and Saraias beget Josedec.

15 Jehozadak went into captivity when the LORD sent Judah and Jerusalem into exile by the hand of Nebuchadnezzar.

Now Josedec went out, when the Lord carried away Juda, and Jerusalem, by the hands of Nabuchodonosor.

16 The sons of Levi: Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.

So the sons of Levi were Gerson, Caath, and Merari.

17 These are the names of the sons of Gershom: Libni and Shimei.

And these are the names of the sons of Gerson: Lobni and Semei.

18 The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.

The sons of Caath: Amram, and Isaar, and Hebron, and Oziel.

19 The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. These are the clans of the Levites listed according to their fathers:

The sons of Merari: Moholi and Musi. And these are the kindreds of Levi according to their families.

20 Of Gershom: Libni his son, Jahath his son, Zimmah his son,

Of Gerson: Lobni his son, Jahath his son, Zamma his son,

21 Joah his son, Iddo his son, Zerah his son, and Jeatherai his son.

Joah his son, Addo his son, Zara his son, Jethrai his son.

22 The descendants of Kohath: Amminadab his son, Korah his son, Assir his son,

The sons of Caath, Aminadab his son, Core his son, Asir his son,

23 Elkanah his son, Ebiasaph his son, Assir his son,

Elcana his son, Abiasaph his son, Asir his son,

24 Tahath his son, Uriel his son, Uzziah his son, and Shaul his son.

Thahath his son, Uriel his son, Ozias his son, Saul his son.

25 The descendants of Elkanah: Amasai, Ahimoth,

The sons of Elcana: Amasai, and Achimoth.

26 Elkanah his son, Zophai his son, Nahath his son,

And Elcana. The sons of Elcana: Sophai his son, Nahath his son,

27 Eliab his son, Jeroham his son, and Elkanah his son.

Eliab his son, Jeroham his son, Elcana his son.

28 The sons of Samuel: Joel his firstborn and Abijah his second son.

The sons of Samuel: the firstborn Vasseni, and Abia.

29 The descendants of Merari: Mahli, Libni his son, Shimei his son, Uzzah his son,

And the sons of Merari, Moholi: Lobni his son, Semei his son, Oza his son,

30 Shimea his son, Haggiah his son, and Asaiah his son.

Sammaa his son, Haggia his son, Asaia his son.

31 These are the men David put in charge of the music in the house of the LORD after the ark rested there.

These are they, whom David set over the singing men of the house of the Lord, after that the ark was placed:

32 They ministered with song before the tabernacle, the Tent of Meeting, until Solomon built the house of the LORD in Jerusalem. And they performed their duties according to the regulations given them.

And they ministered before the tabernacle of the testimony, with singing, until Solomon built the house of the Lord in Jerusalem, and they stood according to their order in the ministry.

33 These are the men who served, together with their sons. From the Kohathites: Heman the singer, the son of Joel, the son of Samuel,

And these are they that stood with their sons, of the sons of Caath, Hemam a singer, the son of Joel, the son of Sammuel,

34 the son of Elkanah, the son of Jeroham, the son of Eliel, the son of Toah,

The son of Elcana, the son of Jeroham, the son of Eliel, the son of Thohu,

35 the son of Zuph, the son of Elkanah, the son of Mahath, the son of Amasai,

The son of Suph, the son of Elcana, the son of Mahath, the son of Amasai,

36 the son of Elkanah, the son of Joel, the son of Azariah, the son of Zephaniah,

The son of Elcana, the son of Johel, the son of Azarias, the son of Sophonias,

37 the son of Tahath, the son of Assir, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah,

The son of Thahath, the son of Asir, the son or Abiasaph, the son of Core,

38 the son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, the son of Israel.

The son of Isaar, the son of Caath, the son of Levi, the son of Israel.

39 Heman’s kinsman was Asaph, who served at his right hand: Asaph the son of Berechiah, the son of Shimea,

And his brother Asaph, who stood on his right hand, Asaph the son of Barachias, the son of Samaa.

40 the son of Michael, the son of Baaseiah, the son of Malchijah,

The son of Michael, the son of Basaia, the son of Melchia.

41 the son of Ethni, the son of Zerah, the son of Adaiah,

The son of Athanai, the son of Zara, the son of Adaia.

42 the son of Ethan, the son of Zimmah, the son of Shimei,

The son of Ethan, the son of Zamma, the son of Semei.

43 the son of Jahath, the son of Gershom, the son of Levi.

The son of Jeth, the son of Gerson, the son of Levi.

44 On the left were their kinsmen, the sons of Merari: Ethan the son of Kishi, the son of Abdi, the son of Malluch,

And the sons of Merari their brethren, on the left hand, Ethan the son of Cusi, the son of Abdi, the son of Meloch,

45 the son of Hashabiah, the son of Amaziah, the son of Hilkiah,

The son of Hasabia, the son of Amasai, the son of Helcias,

46 the son of Amzi, the son of Bani, the son of Shemer,

The son of Amasai, the son of Boni, the son of Somer,

47 the son of Mahli, the son of Mushi, the son of Merari, the son of Levi.

The son of Moholi, the son of Mud, the son of Merari, the son of Levi.

48 Their fellow Levites were assigned to every kind of service of the tabernacle, the house of God.

Their brethren also the Levites, who were appointed for all the ministry of the tabernacle of the house of the Lord.

49 But Aaron and his sons did all the work of the Most Holy Place. They presented the offerings on the altar of burnt offering and on the altar of incense to make atonement for Israel, according to all that Moses the servant of God had commanded.

But Aaron and his sons offered burnt offerings upon the altar of holocausts, and upon the altar of incense, for very work of the holy of holies: and to pray for Israel according to all that Moses the servant of God had commanded.

50 These were the descendants of Aaron: Eleazar his son, Phinehas his son, Abishua his son,

And these are the sons of Aaron: Eleazar his son, Phinees his son, Abisue his son,

51 Bukki his son, Uzzi his son, Zerahiah his son,

Bocci his son, Ozi his son, Zarahia his son,

52 Meraioth his son, Amariah his son, Ahitub his son,

Meraioth his son, Amarias his son, Achitob his son,

53 Zadok his son, and Ahimaaz his son.

Sadoc his son, Achimaas his son.

54 Now these were the territories assigned to the descendants of Aaron from the Kohathite clan for their settlements, because the first lot fell to them:

And these are their dwelling places by the towns and confines, to wit, of the sons of Aaron, of the families of the Caathites: for they fell to them by lot.

55 They were given Hebron in the land of Judah and its surrounding pasturelands.

And they gave them Hebron in the land of Juda, and the suburbs thereof round about:

56 But the fields and villages around the city were given to Caleb son of Jephunneh.

But the fields of the city, and the villages to Caleb son of Jephone.

57 So the descendants of Aaron were given Hebron (a city of refuge), Libnah, Jattir, Eshtemoa,

And to the sons of Aaron they gave the cities for refuge Hebron, and Lobna, and the suburbs thereof,

58 Hilen, Debir,

And Jether and Esthemo, with their suburbs, and Helon, and Dabir with their suburbs:

59 Ashan, Juttah, and Beth-shemesh, together with their pasturelands.

Asan also, and Bethsames, with their suburbs.

60 And from the tribe of Benjamin they were given Gibeon, Geba, Alemeth, and Anathoth, together with their pasturelands. So they had thirteen cities in all among their families.

And out of the tribe of Benjamin: Gabee and its suburbs, Almath with its suburbs, Anathoth also with its suburbs: all their cities throughout their families were thirteen.

61 To the rest of the Kohathites, ten cities were allotted from the half-tribe of Manasseh.

And to the sons of Caath that remained of their kindred they gave out of the half tribe of Manasses ten cities in possession.

62 The Gershomites, according to their clans, were allotted thirteen cities from the tribes of Issachar, Asher, Naphtali, and Manasseh in Bashan.

And to the sons of Gerson by their families out of the tribe of Issachar, and out of the tribe of Aser, and out of the tribe of Nephtali, and out of the tribe of Manasses in Basan, thirteen cities.

63 The Merarites, according to their families, were allotted twelve cities from the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun.

And to the sons of Merari by their families out of the tribe of Ruben, and out of the tribe of Gad, and out of the tribe of Zabulon, they gave by lot twelve cities.

64 So the Israelites gave to the Levites these cities and their pasturelands.

And the children of Israel gave to the Levites the cities, and their suburbs.

65 They assigned by lot the cities named above from the tribes of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin.

And they gave them by lot, out of the tribe of the sons of Juda, and out of the tribe of the sons of Simeon, and out of the tribe of the sons of Benjamin, these cities which they called by their names.

66 And some of the clans of the Kohathites were given cities from the tribe of Ephraim for their territory:

And to them that were of the kindred of the sons of Caath, and the cities in their borders were of the tribe of Ephraim.

67 They were given Shechem (a city of refuge) with its pasturelands in the hill country of Ephraim, and Gezer,

And they gave the cities of refuge Sichem with its suburbs in mount Ephraim, and Gazer with its suburbs,

68 Jokmeam, Beth-horon,

Jecmaan also with its suburbs, and Beth-horon in like manner,

69 Aijalon, and Gath-rimmon, together with their pasturelands.

Helon also with its suburbs, and Gethremmon in like manner,

70 And from the half-tribe of Manasseh the remaining clans of the Kohathites were given Aner and Bileam, together with their pasturelands.

And out of the half tribe of Manasses, Aner and its suburbs, Baalam and its suburbs: to wit, to them that were left of the family of the sons of Caath.

71 The Gershomites received the following: From the clan of the half-tribe of Manasseh they were given Golan in Bashan and also Ashtaroth, together with their pasturelands.

And to the sons of Gersom, out of the kindred of the half tribe of Manasses, Gaulon, in Basan, and its suburbs, and Astharoth with its suburbs.

72 From the tribe of Issachar they were given Kedesh, Daberath,

Out of the tribe of Issachar, Cedes and its suburbs, and Dabereth with its suburbs;

73 Ramoth, and Anem, together with their pasturelands.

Ramoth also and its suburbs, and Anem with its suburbs.

74 From the tribe of Asher they were given Mashal, Abdon,

And out of the tribe of Aser: Masal with its suburbs, and Abdon in like manner;

75 Hukok, and Rehob, together with their pasturelands.

Hucac also and its suburbs, and Rohol with its suburbs.

76 And from the tribe of Naphtali they were given Kedesh in Galilee, Hammon, and Kiriathaim, together with their pasturelands.

And out of the tribe of Nephtali, Cedes in Galilee and its suburbs, Hamon with its suburbs, and Cariathaim, and its suburbs.

77 The Merarites (the rest of the Levites) received the following: From the tribe of Zebulun they were given Rimmono and Tabor, together with their pasturelands.

And to the sons of Merari that remained: out of the tribe of Zabulon, Remmono and its suburbs, and Thabor with its suburbs.

78 From the tribe of Reuben east of the Jordan opposite Jericho they were given Bezer in the wilderness, Jahzah,

Beyond the Jordan also over against Jericho, on the east side of the Jordan, out of the tribe of Ruben, Bosor in the wilderness with its suburbs, and Jassa with its suburbs;

79 Kedemoth, and Mephaath, together with their pasturelands.

Cademoth also and its suburbs, and Mephaath with its suburbs;

80 And from the tribe of Gad they were given Ramoth in Gilead, Mahanaim,

Moreover also out of the tribe of Gad, Ramoth in Galaad and its suburbs, and Manaim with its suburbs;

81 Heshbon, and Jazer, together with their pasturelands.

Hesebon also with its suburbs, and Jazer with its suburbs.