1 Chronicles 6

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

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

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

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

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

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

4 Eleazar begate Phinehas. Phinehas begate Abishua,

Eleazar conceived Phinehas, and Phinehas conceived Abishua.

5 And Abishua begate Bukki, and Bukki begate Vzzi,

Truly, Abishua conceived Bukki, and Bukki conceived Uzzi.

6 And Vzzi begate Zerahiah, and Zerahiah begate Meraioth.

Uzzi conceived Zerahiah, and Zerahiah conceived Meraioth.

7 Meraioth begate Amariah, and Amariah begate Ahitub,

Then Meraioth conceived Amariah, and Amariah conceived Ahitub.

8 And Ahitub begate Zadok, and Zadok begate Ahimaaz,

Ahitub conceived Zadok, and Zadok conceived Ahimaaz.

9 And Ahimaaz begate Azariah, and Azariah begate Iohanan,

Ahimaaz conceived Azariah; Azariah conceived Johanan.

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

Johanan conceived Azariah. He is the one who executed the priestly office in the house that Solomon built in Jerusalem.

11 And Azariah begate Amariah, and Amariah begate Ahitub,

Now Azariah conceived Amariah, and Amariah conceived Ahitub.

12 And Ahitub begate Zadok, and Zadok begate Shallum,

Ahitub conceived Zadok, and Zadok conceived Shallum.

13 And Shallum begate Hilkiah, and Hilkiah begate Azariah,

Shallum conceived Hilkiah, and Hilkiah conceived Azariah.

14 And Azariah begate Seraiah, and Seraiah begate Iehozadak,

Azariah conceived Seraiah, and Seraiah conceived Jehozadak.

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

Now Jehozadak departed, when the Lord took away Judah and Jerusalem, by the hands of Nebuchadnezzar.

16 The sonnes of Leui were Gershom, Kohath and Merari.

So the sons of Levi were Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.

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

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

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

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

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

The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. And so these are the kindred of Levi, according to their families.

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

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

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

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

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

The sons of Kohath: Amminadab his son, Korah his son, Assir his son,

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

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

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

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

25 And the sonnes of Elkanah, Amasai, and Ahimoth.

The sons of Elkanah: Amasai and Ahimoth

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

and Elkanah. The sons of Elkanah: Zophai his son, Nahath his son,

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

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

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

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

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

Now the sons of Merari were: Mahli, Libni his son, Shimei his son, Uzzah his son,

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

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

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

These are the ones whom David appointed over the singing men in the house of the Lord, in the place where the ark was located.

32 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.

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

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

Truly, these are the ones who were assisting, with their sons, from the sons of Kohath: the singer Heman, the son of Joel, the son of Samuel,

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

38 The sonne of Izhar, the sonne of Kohath, the sonne of Leui, the sonne of Israel.

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

39 And his brother Asaph stoode on his right hand: and Asaph was the sonne of Berechiah, the sonne of Shimea,

And there was also his brother, Asaph, who was standing at his right, Asaph, the son of Berechiah, the son of Shimea,

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

44 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,

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

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

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

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

the son of Amzi, the son of Boni, the son of Shemer,

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

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

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

There were also their brothers, Levites who were appointed for every ministry of the tabernacle of the house of the Lord.

49 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.

Truly, Aaron and his sons were burning offerings upon the altar of holocausts and upon the altar of incense, for the entire work of the Holy of Holies, and to pray on behalf of Israel, in accord with all the things that Moses, the servant of God, had instructed.

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

Now these are the sons of Aaron: Eleazar his son, Phinehas his son, Abishua his son,

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

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

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

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

53 Zadok his sonne, and Ahimaaz his sonne.

Zadok his son, Ahimaaz his son.

54 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.

And these are their habitations according to the villages and confines, specifically of the sons of Aaron, according to the kindred of the Kohathites. For it fell to them by lot.

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

And so, they gave Hebron, in the land of Judah, and its suburbs all around, to them,

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

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

57 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,

Then, to the sons of Aaron, they gave the cities of refuge: Hebron, and Libnah with its suburbs,

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

also Jattir and Eshtemoa with their suburbs, then also Hilen and Debir with their suburbs,

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

as well as Ashan and Beth-shemesh with their suburbs.

60 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.

And from the tribe of Benjamin: Geba with its suburbs, and Alemeth with its suburbs, as well as Anathoth with its suburbs. All the cities throughout their kindred were thirteen.

61 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.

Now to the sons of Kohath, those remaining from their kindred, they gave ten cities, from the one half tribe of Manasseh, as a possession;

62 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.

and to the sons of Gershom, according to their families, from the tribe of Issachar, and from the tribe of Asher, and from the tribe of Naphtali, and from the tribe Manasseh in Bashan: thirteen cities.

63 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.

Then to the sons of Merari, according to their families, from the tribe of Reuben, and from the tribe of Gad, and from the tribe of Zebulun, they gave by lot twelve cities.

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

Also, the sons of Israel gave, to the Levites, cities and their suburbs,

65 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.

and they gave them by lot, out of the tribe of the sons of Judah, 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 they of the families of the sonnes of Kohath, had cities and their coastes out of the tribe of Ephraim.

And for those who were from the kindred of the sons of Kohath, the cities with their borders were from the tribe of Ephraim.

67 And they gaue vnto them cities of refuge, Shechem in mount Ephraim, and her suburbes, and Gezer and her suburbes,

Then they gave to them the cities of refuge: Shechem with its suburbs on mount Ephraim, and Gezer with its suburbs,

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

as well as Jokmeam with its suburbs, and Beth-horon similarly,

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

and indeed Hilen with its suburbs, and Gath Rimmon in the same manner.

70 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.

Then too, out of the one half tribe of Manasseh: Aner and its suburbs, Bileam and its suburbs; these in particular went to those who were remaining from the kindred of the sons of Kohath.

71 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,

And to the sons of Gershom, from the kindred of the one half tribe of Manasseh: Golan, in Bashan, and its suburbs, and Ashtaroth with its suburbs;

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

from the tribe of Issachar: Kedesh and its suburbs, and Daberath with its suburbs,

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

as well as Ramoth and its suburbs, and Anem with its suburbs;

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

truly, from the tribe of Asher: Mashal with its suburbs, and Abdon similarly;

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

as well as Hukkok and its suburbs, and Rehob with its suburbs;

76 And out of the tribe of Naphtali, Kedesh in Galilea and her suburbes, and Hammon and her suburbes, and Kiriathaim and her suburbes.

moreover, from the tribe of Naphtali: Kedesh in Galilee and its suburbs, Hammon with its suburbs, and Kiriathaim and its suburbs.

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

Then to the remaining sons of Merari, from the tribe of Zebulun: Rimmono and its suburbs, and Tabor with its suburbs;

78 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,

and also, across the Jordan opposite Jericho, facing the east of the Jordan, from the tribe of Reuben: Bezer in the wilderness with its suburbs, and Jahzah with its suburbs;

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

as well as Kedemoth and its suburbs, and Mephaath with its suburbs;

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

indeed also, from the tribe of Gad: Ramoth in Gilead and its suburbs, and Mahanaim with its suburbs;

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

then too, Heshbon with its suburbs, and Jazer with its suburbs.