1 Chronicles 6

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

Sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

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

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

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

And sons of Amram: Aaron, and Moses, and Miriam. And sons of Aaron: Nadab, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.

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

Eleazar 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 Zerahiah, and Zerahiah begat Meraioth,

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

Meraioth begat Amariah, and Amariah begat Ahitub,

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

and Ahitub begat Zadok, and Zadok begat Ahimaaz,

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

and Ahimaaz begat Azariah, and Azariah begat Johanan,

10 Johanan was the father of Azariah (he was the one who was serving as priest when Solomon built the Temple in Jerusalem),

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

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

And Azariah begetteth Amariah, and Amariah begat Ahitub,

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

and Ahitub begat Zadok, and Zadok begat Shallum,

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

and Shallum begat Hilkiah, and Hilkiah begat Azariah,

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

and Azariah begat Seraiah, and Seraiah begat Jehozadak;

15 Jehozadak was taken into captivity when the Lord used Nebuchadnezzar to send Judah and Jerusalem into exile.

and Jehozadak hath gone in Jehovah's removing Judah and Jerusalem by the hand of Nebuchadnezzar.

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

Sons of Levi: Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.

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

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

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

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

19 The sons of Merari: Mahli, and Mushi. These are the families of the Levites listed in order according to their fathers:

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

20 The descendants of Gershon: Libni his son, Jehath his son, Zimmah his son,

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

25 The descendants of Elkanah: Amasai, Ahimoth,

And sons of Elkanah; Amasai and Ahimoth.

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

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

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

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

28 The sons of Samuel: Joel (firstborn) and Abijah (second).

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

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

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

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

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

31 These are the musicians David appointed to direct the music in the house of the Lord once the Ark had been placed there.

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

32 They led out in the music and singing before the Tabernacle, the Tent of Meeting, until Solomon built the Lord's Temple in Jerusalem. They served following the regulations they had been given.

and they are ministering before the tabernacle of the tent of meeting, in song, till the building by Solomon of the house of Jehovah in Jerusalem; and they stand according to their ordinance over their service.

33 Here 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 standing, and their sons: of the sons of the Kohathite: Heman the singer, son of Joel, son of Shemuel,

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

39 Asaph, Heman's relative, who served beside him on the right: Asaph son of Berekiah, the son of Shimea,

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 Baaseiah, the son of Malkijah,

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

44 To Heman's left served sons of Merari: Ethan son of Kishi, the son of Abdi, the son of Malluch,

And sons of Merari, their brethren, [are] on the left. Ethan son of Kishi, son of Abdi, son of Malluch,

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

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

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

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

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

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

48 The other Levites carried out all the other functions in the Tabernacle, the house of God.

And their brethren the Levites are put to all the service of the tabernacle of the house of God.

49 However, it was Aaron and his descendants who were the ones who gave offerings on the altar of burnt offering and on the altar of incense and did all the work in the Most Holy Place, making atonement for Israel according to everything Moses the servant of God had commanded.

And Aaron and his sons are making perfume on the altar of the burnt-offering, and on the altar of the perfume, 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 The descendants of Aaron were: Eleazar his son, Phinehas his son, Abishua his son,

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

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

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

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

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

53 Zadok his son, and Ahimaaz his son.

Zadok his son, Ahimaaz his son.

54 These were the places they were given to live as their territory allotted to descendants of Aaron, beginning with the Kohathite clan, because theirs was the first lot:

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

55 They received Hebron in Judah together with its surrounding pasturelands.

and they give to them Hebron in the land of Judah and its suburbs round about it;

56 But the fields and villages near the town were given to Caleb son of Jephunneh.

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

57 So the descendants of Aaron received Hebron, a town of refuge, Libnah, Jattir, Eshtemoa,

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

58 Hilen, Debir,

and Hilen and its suburbs, Debir and its suburbs,

59 Ashan, Juttah and Beth Shemesh, together with their pasturelands.

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

60 From the tribe of Benjamin they received Gibeon, Geba, Alemeth, and Anathoth, together with their pasturelands. They had a total of thirteen towns among their families.

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

61 The rest of Kohath's descendants received by lot ten towns from the half tribe of Manasseh.

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 The descendants of Gershon, by family, received thirteen towns from the tribes of Issachar, Asher, and Naphtali, and from the partial tribe of Manasseh in Bashan.

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, thirteen cities.

63 The descendants of Merari, by family, received twelve towns from the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun.

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, twelve cities.

64 So the people of Israel gave the Levites these towns and their pasturelands.

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

65 They allotted the towns already mentioned by name from the tribes of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin.

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 Some of the Kohathite families received as their territory towns from 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 They were given Shechem, a town of refuge, in the hill country of Ephraim, Gezer,

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

68 Jokmeam, Beth Horon,

and Jokmeam and its suburbs, and Beth-Horan and its suburbs,

69 Aijalon, and Gath Rimmon, together with their pasturelands.

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

70 From half the tribe of Manasseh the people of Israel gave Aner and Bileam, together with their pasturelands, to the rest of the Kohathite families.

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

71 The descendants of Gershon received the following. From the family of the half-tribe of Manasseh: Golan in Bashan, and Ashtaroth, together with their pasturelands;

To the sons of Gershom from the family of the half of the tribe of Manasseh [are] Golan in Bashan and its suburbs, and Ashtaroth and its suburbs;

72 from the tribe of Issachar: Kedesh, Daberath,

and from the tribe of Issachar; Kedesh and its suburbs, Daberath and its suburbs,

73 Ramoth, and Anem, together with their pasturelands;

and Ramoth and its suburbs, and Anem and its suburbs;

74 from the tribe of Asher: Mashal, Abdon,

and from the tribe of Asher; Mashal and its suburbs, and Abdon and its suburbs,

75 Hukok, and Rehob, together with their pasturelands;

and Hukok and its suburbs, and Rehob and its suburbs;

76 and from the tribe of Naphtali: Kedesh in Galilee, Hammon, and Kiriathaim, together with their pasturelands.

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

77 The rest of the descendants of Merari received the following. From the tribe of Zebulun: Jokneam, Kartah, Rimmono, and Tabor, together with their pasturelands;

To the sons of Merari who are left, from the tribe of Zebulun, [are] Rimmon and its suburbs, Tabor and its suburbs;

78 from the tribe of Reuben on the east side of the Jordan opposite Jericho: Bezer (in the desert), Jahzah,

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

79 Kedemoth, and Mephaath, together with their pasturelands;

and Kedemoth and its suburbs, and Mephaath and its suburbs;

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

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

81 Heshbon, and Jazer, together with their pasturelands.

and Heshbon and its suburbs, and Jazer and its suburbs.