1 Chronicles 6

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

Sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

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

And the sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, and Hebron, and Uzziel.

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

And sons of Amram: Aaron, and Moses, and [his daughter] Miriam. And sons of Aaron: Nadab, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.

4 Eleazar beget Phinees, and Phinees beget Abisue,

Eleazar begot Phinehas, Phinehas begot Abishua,

5 And Abisue beget Bocci, and Bocci begot Ozi.

and Abishua begot Bukki, and Bukki begot Uzzi,

6 Ozi beget Zaraias, and Zaraias beget Maraioth.

and Uzzi begot Zerahiah, and Zerahiah begot Meraioth,

7 And Maraioth beget Amarias, and Amarias beget Achitob.

Meraioth begot Amariah, and Amariah begot Ahitub,

8 Achitob beget Sadoc, and Sadoc begot Achimaas.

and Ahitub begot Zadok, and Zadok begot Ahimaaz,

9 Achimaas beget Azarias, Azarias begot Johanan,

and Ahimaaz begot Azariah, and Azariah begot Johanan,

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

and Johanan begot Azariah—him who acted as priest in the house that Solomon built in Jerusalem.

11 And Azarias beget Amarias, and Amarias beget Achitob.

And Azariah begets Amariah, and Amariah begot Ahitub,

12 And Achitob beget Sadoc, and Sadoc beget Sellum,

and Ahitub begot Zadok, and Zadok begot Shallum,

13 Sellum beget Helcias, and Helcias beget Azarias,

and Shallum begot Hilkiah, and Hilkiah begot Azariah,

14 Azarias beget Saraias, and Saraias beget Josedec.

and Azariah begot Seraiah, and Seraiah begot Jehozadak;

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

and Jehozadak has gone in YHWH’s removing Judah and Jerusalem by the hand of Nebuchadnezzar.

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

Sons of Levi: Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.

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

And these [are] names of sons of Gershom: Libni and Shimei.

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

And sons of Kohath: Amram, and Izhar, and Hebron, and Uzziel.

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

Sons of Merari; Mahli and Mushi. And these [are] families of the Levite according to their fathers;

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

of Gershom: Libni his son, Jahath his son, Zimmah his son,

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

Joah his son, Iddo his son, Zerah his son, Jeaterai his son.

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

Sons of Kohath: Amminadab his son, Korah his son, Assir his son,

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

Elkanah his son, and Ebiasaph his son, and Assir his son,

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

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

25 The sons of Elcana: Amasai, and Achimoth.

And sons of Elkanah: Amasai and Ahimoth.

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

Elkanah—sons of Elkanah: Zophai his son, and Nahath his son,

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

Eliab his son, Jeroham his son, Elkanah his son.

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

And sons of Samuel: the firstborn Vashni, and the second Abijah.

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

Sons of Merari: Mahli, Libni his son, Shimei his son, Uzzah his son,

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

Shimea his son, Haggiah his son, Asaiah his son.

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

And these [are] they whom David stationed over the parts of the song of the house of YHWH, from the resting of the Ark,

32 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.

and they are ministering before the Dwelling Place of the Tent of Meeting, in song, until the building by Solomon of the house of YHWH in Jerusalem; and they stand according to their ordinance over their service.

33 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,

And these [are] those standing, and their sons, of the sons of the Kohathite: Heman the singer, son of Joel, son of Shemuel,

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

son of Elkanah, son of Jeroham, son of Eliel, son of Toah,

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

son of Zuph, son of Elkanah, son of Mahath, son of Amasai,

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

son of Elkanah, son of Joel, son of Azariah, son of Zephaniah,

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

son of Tahath, son of Assir, son of Ebiasaph, son of Korah,

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

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

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

And his brother Asaph, who is standing on his right—Asaph, son of Berachiah, son of Shimea,

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

son of Michael, son of Baaseiah, son of Malchiah,

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

son of Ethni, son of Zerah, son of Adaiah,

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

son of Ethan, son of Zimmah, son of Shimei,

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

son of Jahath, son of Gershom, son of Levi.

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

And sons of Merari, their brothers, on the left: Ethan son of Kishi, son of Abdi, son of Malluch,

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

son of Hashabiah, son of Amaziah, son of Hilkiah,

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

son of Amzi, son of Bani, son of Shamer,

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

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

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

And their brothers the Levites are put to all the service of the Dwelling Place of the house of God.

49 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.

And Aaron and his sons are making incense on the altar of the burnt-offering, and on the altar of the incense, for all the work of the Holy of Holies, and to make atonement for Israel, according to all that Moses servant of God commanded.

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

And these [are] sons of Aaron: Eleazar his son, Phinehas his son, Abishua his son,

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

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

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

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

53 Sadoc his son, Achimaas his son.

Zadok his son, Ahimaaz his son.

54 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.

And these [are] their dwellings, throughout their towers, in their borders, of the sons of Aaron, of the family of the Kohathite, for the lot was theirs;

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

and they give to them Hebron in the land of Judah and its outskirts around it;

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

and they gave the field of the city and its villages to Caleb son of Jephunneh.

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

And they gave the cities of refuge to the sons of Aaron: Hebron, and Libnah and its outskirts, and Jattir, and Eshtemoa and its outskirts,

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

and Hilen and its outskirts, Debir and its outskirts,

59 Asan also, and Bethsames, with their suburbs.

and Ashan and its outskirts, and Beth-Shemesh and its outskirts.

60 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.

And from the tribe of Benjamin: Geba and its outskirts, and Allemeth and its outskirts, and Anathoth and its outskirts. All their cities [are] thirteen cities among their families.

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

And to the sons of Kohath, those left of the family of the tribe, from the half of the tribe, the half of Manasseh, by lot, [are] ten cities.

62 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.

And to the sons of Gershom, for their families, from the tribe of Issachar, and from the tribe of Asher, and from the tribe of Naphtali, and from the tribe of Manasseh in Bashan, [are] thirteen cities.

63 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.

To the sons of Merari, for their families, from the tribe of Reuben, and from the tribe of Gad, and from the tribe of Zebulun, by lot, [are] twelve cities.

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

And the sons of Israel give the cities and their outskirts to the Levites.

65 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.

And they give by lot from the tribe of the sons of Judah, and from the tribe of the sons of Simeon, and from the tribe of the sons of Benjamin, these cities which they call by name;

66 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.

and some of the families of the sons of Kohath have cities of their border from the tribe of Ephraim;

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

and they give the cities of refuge to them: Shechem and its outskirts in the hill-country of Ephraim, and Gezer and its outskirts,

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

and Jokmeam and its outskirts, and Beth-Horan and its outskirts,

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

and Aijalon and its outskirts, and Gath-Rimmon and its outskirts;

70 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.

and from the half tribe of Manasseh: Aner and its outskirts, and Bileam and its outskirts, for the family of the sons of Kohath who are left.

71 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.

To the sons of Gershom from the family of the half of the tribe of Manasseh: Golan in Bashan and its outskirts, and Ashtaroth and its outskirts;

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

and from the tribe of Issachar: Kedesh and its outskirts, Daberath and its outskirts,

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

and Ramoth and its outskirts, and Anem and its outskirts;

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

and from the tribe of Asher: Mashal and its outskirts, and Abdon and its outskirts,

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

and Hukok and its outskirts, and Rehob and its outskirts;

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

and from the tribe of Naphtali: Kedesh in Galilee and its outskirts, and Hammon and its outskirts, and Kirjathaim and its outskirts.

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

To the sons of Merari who are left, from the tribe of Zebulun: Rimmon and its outskirts, Tabor and its outskirts;

78 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;

and from beyond the Jordan by Jericho, at the east of the Jordan, from the tribe of Reuben: Bezer in the wilderness and its outskirts, and Jahzah and its outskirts,

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

and Kedemoth and its outskirts, and Mephaath and its outskirts;

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

and from the tribe of Gad: Ramoth in Gilead and its outskirts, and Mahanaim and its outskirts,

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

and Heshbon and its outskirts, and Jazer and its outskirts.