1 Chronicles 6

1 Sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

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

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

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

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

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

4 Eleazar begot Phinehas, Phinehas begot Abishua,

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

5 and Abishua begot Bukki, and Bukki begot Uzzi,

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

6 and Uzzi begot Zerahiah, and Zerahiah begot Meraioth,

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

7 Meraioth begot Amariah, and Amariah begot Ahitub,

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

8 and Ahitub begot Zadok, and Zadok begot Ahimaaz,

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

9 and Ahimaaz begot Azariah, and Azariah begot Johanan,

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

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

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

11 And Azariah begets Amariah, and Amariah begot Ahitub,

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

12 and Ahitub begot Zadok, and Zadok begot Shallum,

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

13 and Shallum begot Hilkiah, and Hilkiah begot Azariah,

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

14 and Azariah begot Seraiah, and Seraiah begot Jehozadak;

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

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

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

16 Sons of Levi: Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Elkanah his son, Ebiasaph his son, 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 And sons of Elkanah: Amasai and Ahimoth.

The descendants of Elkanah: Amasai, Ahimoth,

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

32 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.

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.

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

Here are the men who served, together with their sons: From the Kohathites: Heman, the singer, the son of Joel, the son of Samuel,

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

the son of Michael, the son of Baaseiah, the son of Malkijah,

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

49 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.

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.

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

The descendants of Aaron were: 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, Ahimaaz his son.

Zadok his son, and Ahimaaz his son.

54 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;

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:

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

They received Hebron in Judah together with its surrounding pasturelands.

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

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

57 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,

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

58 and Hilen and its outskirts, Debir and its outskirts,

Hilen, Debir,

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

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

60 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.

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.

61 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.

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

62 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.

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.

63 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.

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

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

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

65 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;

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

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

Some of the Kohathite families received as their territory towns from the tribe of Ephraim.

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

They were given Shechem, a town of refuge, in the hill country of Ephraim, Gezer,

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

Jokmeam, Beth Horon,

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

Aijalon, and Gath Rimmon, together with their pasturelands.

70 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.

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.

71 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;

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;

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

from the tribe of Issachar: Kedesh, Daberath,

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

Ramoth, and Anem, together with their pasturelands;

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

from the tribe of Asher: Mashal, Abdon,

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

Hukok, and Rehob, together with their pasturelands;

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

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

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

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

78 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,

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

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

Kedemoth, and Mephaath, together with their pasturelands;

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

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

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

Heshbon, and Jazer, together with their pasturelands.