1 Chronicles 6

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

Sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

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

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

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

4 Eleazar begate Phinehas. Phinehas begate Abishua,

Eleazar begot Phinehas, Phinehas begot Abishua,

5 And Abishua begate Bukki, and Bukki begate Vzzi,

and Abishua begot Bukki, and Bukki begot Uzzi,

6 And Vzzi begate Zerahiah, and Zerahiah begate Meraioth.

and Uzzi begot Zerahiah, and Zerahiah begot Meraioth,

7 Meraioth begate Amariah, and Amariah begate Ahitub,

Meraioth begot Amariah, and Amariah begot Ahitub,

8 And Ahitub begate Zadok, and Zadok begate Ahimaaz,

and Ahitub begot Zadok, and Zadok begot Ahimaaz,

9 And Ahimaaz begate Azariah, and Azariah begate Iohanan,

and Ahimaaz begot Azariah, and Azariah begot Johanan,

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

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

11 And Azariah begate Amariah, and Amariah begate Ahitub,

And Azariah begets Amariah, and Amariah begot Ahitub,

12 And Ahitub begate Zadok, and Zadok begate Shallum,

and Ahitub begot Zadok, and Zadok begot Shallum,

13 And Shallum begate Hilkiah, and Hilkiah begate Azariah,

and Shallum begot Hilkiah, and Hilkiah begot Azariah,

14 And Azariah begate Seraiah, and Seraiah begate Iehozadak,

and Azariah begot Seraiah, and Seraiah begot Jehozadak;

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

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

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

Sons of Levi: Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.

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

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

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

And 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.

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

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, Jeaterai his son.

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

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, and Ebiasaph his son, and 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, and Shaul his son.

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

And sons of Elkanah: Amasai and Ahimoth.

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

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

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

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

Sons of Merari: 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

son of Izhar, son of Kohath, son of Levi, 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 his brother Asaph, who is standing on his right—Asaph, son of Berachiah, son of Shimea,

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

son of Jahath, son of Gershom, 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,

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 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.

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

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

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

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

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

and they gave the field of the city and its villages to Caleb 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,

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 Hilen with her suburbes, and Debir with her suburbes,

and Hilen and its outskirts, Debir and its outskirts,

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

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

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 and its outskirts, and Allemeth and its outskirts, and Anathoth and its outskirts. All their cities [are] thirteen cities among their families.

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.

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 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, 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 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.

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

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

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 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 they of the families of the sonnes of Kohath, had cities and their coastes out 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 gaue vnto them cities of refuge, Shechem in mount Ephraim, and her suburbes, and Gezer and her suburbes,

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

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

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

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

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.

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 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,

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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,

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

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

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

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

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

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

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