1 Chronicles 6

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

The sonnes of Leui were Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

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

And the sonnes of Kohath, Amram, Izhar, and Hebron, and Vzziel.

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

And the children of Amram, Aaron, and Moses and Miriam. And the sonnes of Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and Eleazar, and Ithamar.

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

Eleazar begate Phinehas. Phinehas begate Abishua,

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

And Abishua begate Bukki, and Bukki begate Vzzi,

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

And Vzzi begate Zerahiah, and Zerahiah begate Meraioth.

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

Meraioth begate Amariah, and Amariah begate Ahitub,

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

And Ahitub begate Zadok, and Zadok begate Ahimaaz,

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

And Ahimaaz begate Azariah, and Azariah begate Iohanan,

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

And Iohanan begate Azariah (it was hee that was Priest in the house that Salomon built in Ierusalem)

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

And Azariah begate Amariah, and Amariah begate Ahitub,

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

And Ahitub begate Zadok, and Zadok begate Shallum,

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

And Shallum begate Hilkiah, and Hilkiah begate Azariah,

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

And Azariah begate Seraiah, and Seraiah begate Iehozadak,

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

And Iehozadak departed when the Lord caried away into captiuitie Iudah and Ierusalem by the hand of Nebuchad-nezzar.

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

The sonnes of Leui were Gershom, Kohath and Merari.

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

And these be the names of the sonnes of Gershom, Libni, and Shimei.

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

And the sonnes of Kohath were Amram, and Izhar, and Hebron and Vzziel.

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

The sonnes of Merari, Mahli and Mushi: and these are the families of Leui concerning their fathers.

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

Of Gershom, Libni his sonne, Iahath his sonne, Zimmah his sonne,

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

Ioah his sonne, Iddo his sonne, Zerah his sonne, Ieaterai his sonne.

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

The sonnes of Kohath, Aminadab his sonne, Korah his sonne, Assir his sonne,

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

Elkanah his sonne, and Ebiasaph his sonne, and Assir his sonne,

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

Tahath his sonne, Vriel his sonne, Vzziah his sonne, and Shaul his sonne,

25 The descendants of Elkanah: Amasai, Ahimoth,

And the sonnes of Elkanah, Amasai, and Ahimoth.

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

Elkanah. the sonnes of Elkanah, Zophai his sonne, and Nahath his sonne,

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

Eliab his sonne, Ieroham his sonne, Elkanah his sonne,

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

And the sonnes of Shemuel, the eldest Vashni, then Abiah.

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

The sonnes of Merari were Mahli, Libni his sonne, Shimei his sonne, Vzzah his sonne,

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

Shimea his sonne, Haggiah his sonne, Asaiah his sonne.

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

And these be they whom Dauid set for to sing in the house of the Lord, after that the Arke had rest.

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 ministred before the Tabernacle, euen the Tabernacle of the Congregation with singing, vntill Salomon had built ye house of the Lord in Ierusalem: then they continued in their office, according to their custome.

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 ministred with their children: of the sonnes of Kohath, Heman a singer, the sonne of Ioel, the sonne of Shemuel,

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

The sonne of Elkanah, the sonne of Ieroham, the sonne of Eliel, the sonne of Toah,

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

The sonne of Zuph, the sonne of Elkanah, the sonne of Mahath, the sonne of Amasai,

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

The sonne of Elkanah, the sonne of Ioel, the sonne of Azariah, the sonne of Zephaniah,

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

The sonne of Tahath, the sonne of Assir, the sonne of Ebiasaph, the sonne of Korah,

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

The sonne of Izhar, the sonne of Kohath, the sonne of Leui, the sonne 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 stoode on his right hand: and Asaph was the sonne of Berechiah, the sonne of Shimea,

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

The sonne of Michael, the sonne of Baaseiah, the sonne of Malchiah,

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

The sonne of Ethni, the sonne of Zerah, the sonne of Adaiah,

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

The sonne of Ethan, the sonne of Zimmah, the sonne of Shimei,

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

The sonne of Iahath, the sonne of Gershom, the sonne of Leui.

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 their brethren the sonnes of Merari were on the left hand, euen Ethan the sonne of Kishi, the sonne of Abdi, the sonne of Malluch,

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

The sonne of Hashabiah, the sonne of Amaziah, the sonne of Hilkiah,

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

The sonne of Amzi, the sonne of Bani, the sonne of Shamer,

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

The sonne of Mahli, the sonne of Mushi, the sonne of Merari, the sonne of Leui.

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

And their brethren the Leuites were appointed vnto all the seruice of the Tabernacle of the house of God,

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 sonnes burnt incense vpon the altar of burnt offering, and on the altar of incense, for all that was to do in the most holy place, and to make an atonement for Israel, according to all that Moses the seruant of God had commanded.

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

These are also the sonnes of Aaron, Eleazar his sonne, Phinehas his sonne, Abishua his sonne,

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

Bukki his sonne, Vzzi his sonne, Zerahiah his sonne,

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

Meraioth his sonne, Amariah his sonne, Ahitub his sonne,

53 Zadok his son, and Ahimaaz his son.

Zadok his sonne, and Ahimaaz his sonne.

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 the dwelling places of them throughout their townes and coastes, euen of the sonnes of Aaron for the familie of the Kohathites, for the lot was theirs.

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

So they gaue them Hebron in the lande of Iudah and the suburbes thereof rounde about it.

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

But the fielde of the citie, and the villages thereof they gaue to Caleb the sonne of Iephunneh.

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

And to the sonnes of Aaron they gaue the cities of Iudah for refuge, euen Hebron and Libna with their suburbes, and Iattir, and Eshtemoa with their suburbes,

58 Hilen, Debir,

And Hilen with her suburbes, and Debir with her suburbes,

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

And Ashan and her suburbes, and Bethshemesh and her suburbes:

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 of the tribe of Beniamin, Geba and her suburbes, and Alemeth with her suburbes, and Anathoth with her suburbes: all their cities were thirteene cities by their families.

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

And vnto the sonnes of Kohath the remnant of the familie of the tribe, euen of the halfe tribe of the halfe of Manasseh, by lot ten cities.

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 sonnes of Gershom according to their families out of the tribe of Issachar, and out of the tribe of Asher, and out of the tribe of Naphtali, and out of the tribe of Manasseh in Bashan, thirteene cities.

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

Vnto the sonnes of Merari according to their families out of the tribe of Reuben, and out of the tribe of Gad, and out of the tribe of Zebulun, by lot twelue cities.

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

Thus the children of Israel gaue to the Leuites cities with their suburbes.

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

And they gaue by lot out of the tribe of the children of Iudah, and out of the tribe of the children of Simeon, and out of the tribe of the children of Beniamin, 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 they of the families of the sonnes of Kohath, had cities and their coastes out 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 gaue vnto them cities of refuge, Shechem in mount Ephraim, and her suburbes, and Gezer and her suburbes,

68 Jokmeam, Beth-horon,

Iokmeam also and her suburbes, and Bethhoron with her suburbes,

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

And Aialon and her suburbes, and Gath Rimmon and her suburbes,

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 halfe tribe of Manasseh, Aner and her suburbes, and Bileam and her suburbes, for the families of the remnant of the sonnes of Kohath.

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.

Vnto the sonnes of Gershom out of the familie of the halfe tribe of Manasseh, Golan in Bashan, and her suburbes, and Ashtaroth with her suburbes,

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

And out of the tribe of Issachar, Kedesh and her suburbes, Daberath and her suburbes,

73 Ramoth, and Anem, together with their pasturelands.

Ramoth also and her suburbes, and Anem with her suburbes,

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

And out of the tribe of Asher, Mashal and her suburbes, and Abdon and her suburbes,

75 Hukok, and Rehob, together with their pasturelands.

And Hukok and her suburbs, and Rehob and her suburbes,

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 Naphtali, Kedesh in Galilea and her suburbes, and Hammon and her suburbes, and Kiriathaim and her suburbes.

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.

Vnto the rest of the children of Merari were giuen out of ye tribe of Zebulun Rimmon and her suburbes, Tabor and her suburbes,

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

And on the other side Iorden by Iericho, euen on the Eastside of Iorden, out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer in the wildernesse with her suburbes, and Iahzah with her suburbes,

79 Kedemoth, and Mephaath, together with their pasturelands.

And Kedemoth with her suburbes, and Mephaath with her suburbes,

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

And out of the tribe of Gad Ramoth in Gilead with her suburbes, and Mahanaim with her suburbes,

81 Heshbon, and Jazer, together with their pasturelands.

And Heshbon with her suburbes, and Iaazer with her suburbes.