1 Chronicles 6

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

The sons of Levi: Gershon, Kehath, and Merari.

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

And the sons of Kehath: 'Amram, Yizhar, and Chebron, and 'Uzziel.

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 sons of Aaron: Nadab, and Abihu, El'azar, and Ithamar.

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

El'azar begat Phinehas, Phinehas begat Abishua',

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

And Abishua' begat Bukki, and Bukki begat 'Uzzi,

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

And 'Uzzi begat Zerachyah, and Zerachyah begat Merayoth,

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

Merayoth begat Amaryah, and Amaryah begat Achitub,

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

And Achitub begat Zadok, and Zadok begat Achima'az,

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

And Achima'az begat 'Azaryah, and 'Azaryah begat Jochanan,

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

And Jochanan begat 'Azaryah, he it is that officiated as priest in the house that Solomon had built in Jerusalem;

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

And 'Azaryah begat Amaryah, and Amaryah begat Achitub,

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

And Achitub begat Zadok, and Zadok begat Shallum,

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

And Shallum begat Chilkiyah, and Chilkiyah begat 'Azaryah,

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

And 'Azaryah begat Serayah, and Serayah begat Jehozadak,

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

And Jehozadak went away, when the Lord carried Judah and Jerusalem into exile through the hand of Nebuchadnezzar.

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

The sons of Levi: Gershom, Kehath, and Merari.

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

And these are the names of the sons of Gershom: Libni, and Shim'i.

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

And the sons of Kehath were, 'Amram, and Yizhar, and Chebron, and 'Uzziel.

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

The sons of Merari: Machli, and Mushi. And these are the families of the Levites according to their fathers.

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

Of Gershom: Libni his son, Jachath his son, Zimmah his son,

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

Yoach his son, 'Iddo his son, Zerach his son, Yeatherai his son.

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

The sons of Kehath: 'Amminadab his son, Korach his son, Assir his son,

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

Elkanah his son, and Ebyassaph his son, and Assir his son,

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

Tachath his son, Uriel his son, 'Uzziyah his son, and Saul his son.

25 The descendants of Elkanah: Amasai, Ahimoth,

And the sons of Elkanah: 'Amassai, and Achimoth,

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

[And] Elkanah. The sons of Elkanah: Zophai his son, and Nachath his son.

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

Eliab his son, Jerocham his son, Elkanah his son.

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

And the sons of Samuel: the first-born Vashni, and Abiyah.

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

The sons of Merari: Machli, Libni his son, Shim'i his son, 'Uzzah his son,

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

Shim'a his son, Chaggiyah his son, 'Assayah 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.

And these are those whom David appointed for the purpose of conducting the singing in the house of the Lord, after the ark had a resting-place.

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 tent of the congregation with singing, until Solomon built the house of the Lord in Jerusalem; and they acted according to their prescribed manner in their service.

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 those that so acted with their sons. Of the sons of the Kehathites: Heman the singer, the son of Joel, the son of Samuel,

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

The son of Elkanah, the son of Jerocham, the son of Eliel, the son of Toach,

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

The son of Zuph, the son of Elkanah, the son of Machath, the son of 'Amassai,

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

The son of Elkanah, the son of Joel, the son of 'Azaryah, the son of Zephanyah,

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

The son of Tachath, the son of Assir, the son of Ebyassaph, the son of Korach,

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

The son of Yizhar, the son of Kehath, the son at 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 relative Assaph was he, who stood on his right hand, [even] Assaph the son of Berachyah, the son of Shim'a,

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

The son of Michael, the son of Ba'asseyah, the son of Malkiyah,

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

The son of Ethni, the son of Zerach, the son of 'Adayah.

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

The son of Ethan, the son of Zimmah, the son of Shim'i,

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

The son of Jachath, the son of Gershom, 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 their brethren the sons of Merari [stood] on the left hand: Ethan the son of Kishi, the son of 'Abdi, the son of Malluch,

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

The son of Chashabyah, the son of Amazyah, the son of Chilkiyah,

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

The son of Amzi, the son of Bani, the son of Shamer,

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

The son of Machli, the son of Mushi, 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.

And their brethren the Levites were superadded for all manner of service 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 sons offered upon the altar of the burnt-offering, and upon the altar of incense, [and were] for all the work of the most holy place, and to make an atonement for Israel, in accordance with 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: El'azar his son, Phinehas his son, Abishua' his son,

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

Bukki his son, 'Uzzi his son, Zerachyah his son,

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

Merayoth his son, Amaryah his son, Achitub his son,

53 Zadok his son, and Ahimaaz his son.

Zadok his son, Achima'az 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 with their castles in their boundaries; unto the sons of Aaron, of the families of the Kehathites; for theirs was the [first] lot, —

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

And they gave unto them Hebron in the land of Judah, with its open spaces round about it.

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

But the fields of the city, and its villages, they gave to Caleb the son Jephunneh.

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

And to the sons of Aaron they gave [of] the cities of refuge Hebron, and Libnah with its open spaces, and Jattir, and Eshthemoa, with its open spaces.

58 Hilen, Debir,

And Chilen with its open spaces, Debir with its open spaces,

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

And 'Ashan with its open spaces, and Beth-shemesh with its open spaces.

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 from the tribe of Benjamin, Geba' with its open spaces, and 'Alemeth with its open spaces, and 'Anathoth with its open spaces. And all their cities were thirteen cities after their families.

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

And unto the sons of Kehath that were left of the family of that tribe, [were given] from the half tribe, the half tribe of Menasseh, 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 sons or Gershom after their families, from the tribe of Issachar, and from the tribe of Asher, and from the tribe of Naphtali, and from the tribe of Menasseh in Bashan, [were given] thirteen cities.

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

Unto the sons of Merari after their families, from the tribe of Reuben, and from the tribe of Gad, and from the tribe of Zebulun, [were given] 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 these cities with their open spaces.

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

And they gave by lot from the tribe of the children of Judah, and from the tribe of the children of Simeon, and from the tribe of the children of Benjamin these cities, which they called by names.

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

And some of the families of the sons of Kehath had the cities of their territory from 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 unto them, [of] the cities of refuge Sechem with its open spaces in the mountain of Ephraim, and Gezer with its open spaces.

68 Jokmeam, Beth-horon,

And Jokme'am with its open spaces, and Beth-choron with its open spaces,

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

And Ayalon with its open spaces, and Gath-rimmon with its open spaces.

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

And from the half tribe of Menasseh: 'Aner with its open spaces: and Bil'am with its open spaces, for the family of the remaining portion of the sons of Kehath.

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.

Unto the sons of Gershom [were given] from the family of the half tribe of Menasseh, Golan in Bashan with its open spaces, and 'Ashtaroth with its open spaces.

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

And from the tribe of Issachar: Kedesh with its open spaces, Dobrath with its open spaces,

73 Ramoth, and Anem, together with their pasturelands.

And Ramoth with its open spaces, and 'Anem with its open spaces.

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

And from the tribe of Asher: Mashal with its open spaces, and 'Abdon with its open spaces,

75 Hukok, and Rehob, together with their pasturelands.

And Chukok with its open spaces, and Rechob with its open spaces.

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

And from the tribe of Naphtali: Kedesh in Galilee with its open spaces, and Chammon with its open spaces, and Kiryathayim with its open spaces.

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.

Unto the remaining portion of the children of Merari [were given] from the tribe of Zebulun, Rimmono with its open spaces, Tabor with its open spaces.

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 the Jordan by Jericho, on the east side of Jordan, from the tribe of Reuben, Bezer in the wilderness with its open spaces, and Jahzah with its open spaces,

79 Kedemoth, and Mephaath, together with their pasturelands.

And Kedemoth with its open spaces, and Mepha'ath with its open spaces.

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

And from the tribe of Gad: Ramoth in Gila'd with its open spaces, and Machanayim with its open spaces.

81 Heshbon, and Jazer, together with their pasturelands.

And Cheshbon with its open spaces, and Ja'azer with its open spaces.