1 Chronicles 6

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

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

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

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

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

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

4 Eleazar, begat Phinehas, Phinehas, begat Abishua;

Eleazar begot Phinehas; Phinehas begot Abishua,

5 and, Abishua, begat Bukki, and, Bukki, begat Uzzi;

and Abishua begot Bukki, and Bukki begot Uzzi,

6 and, Uzzi, begat Zerahiah, and, Zerahiah, begat Meraioth;

and Uzzi begot Zerahiah, and Zerahiah begot Meraioth;

7 Meraioth, begat Amariah, and, Amariah, begat Ahitub;

Meraioth begot Amariah, and Amariah begot Ahitub,

8 and, Ahitub, begat Zadok, and, Zadok, begat Ahimaaz;

and Ahitub begot Zadok, and Zadok begot Ahimaaz,

9 and, Ahimaaz, begat Azariah, and, Azariah, begat Johanan,

and Ahimaaz begot Azariah, and Azariah begot Johanan,

10 and, Johanan, begat Azariah, —he, it was who ministered as priest, in the house which Solomon built in Jerusalem;

and Johanan begot Azariah (he is it that exercised the priesthood in the house that Solomon built in Jerusalem);

11 and Azariah begat Amariah, —and, Amariah, begat Ahitub;

and Azariah begot Amariah, and Amariah begot Ahitub,

12 and, Ahitub, begat Zadok, and, Zadok, begat Shallum;

and Ahitub begot Zadok, and Zadok begot Shallum,

13 and, Shallum, begat Hilkiah, and Hilkiah, begat Azariah;

and Shallum begot Hilkijah, and Hilkijah begot Azariah,

14 and, Azariah, begat Seraiah, and, Seraiah, begat Jehozadak;

and Azariah begot Seraiah, and Seraiah begot Jehozadak,

15 and, Jehozadak, departed, when Yahweh carried away Judah and Jerusalem into captivity, —by the hand of Nebuchadnezzar.

and Jehozadak went away, when Jehovah carried away Judah and Jerusalem by the hand of Nebuchadnezzar.

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

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

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

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

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

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

19 The sons of Merari, Mahli and Mushi. And, these, are the families of Levi by their fathers:

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

20 To Gershom, pertained Libni his son, Jahath 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, Jeatherai his son.

Joah his son, Iddo his son, Zerah his son, Jeathrai his son.

22 The sons of Kohath, Amminadab his son, Korah his son, Assir his son;

The sons 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, 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 Saul his son.

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

And the sons of Elkanah: Amasai and Ahimoth.

26 As for Elkanah, the sons of Elkanah, Zophai his son, and Nahath his son;

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

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

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

28 And, the sons of Samuel, the firstborn, [Joel], and, the second, Abiah.

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

29 the sons of Merari, Mahli, —Libni his son, Shimei his son, Uzzah his son;

The sons of Merari: Mahli; Libni his son, Shimei his son, Uzza his son,

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

Shimea his son, Haggijah his son, Asaiah his son.

31 And, these, are they whom David caused to stand, as the servants of song, in the house of Yahweh, when he had given rest unto the ark;

And these are they whom David set over the service of song in the house of Jehovah after that the ark was in rest.

32 so they became attendants before the habitation of the tent of meeting, with song, until Solomon built the house of Yahweh, in Jerusalem, —and they took their stand according to their prescribed manner over their work.

And they ministered before the tabernacle of the tent of meeting with singing, until Solomon had built the house of Jehovah in Jerusalem; and they attended to their office according to their order.

33 Yea, these, are they who stood, with their sons. Of the sons of the Kohathites, Heman the singer, son of Joel, son of Samuel,

And these are they that attended, and their sons: Of the sons of 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 Jizhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, the son of Israel.

39 And, his brother Asaph who stood on his right hand, Asaph son of Berechiah, son of Shimea, —

And his brother Asaph, who stood on his right hand: Asaph, the son of Berechiah, the son of Shimea,

40 son of Michael, son of Baaseiah, son of Malchijah, —

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

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 Gershom, the son of Levi.

44 And, the sons of Merari, their brethren, on the left hand, Ethan son of Kishi, son of Abdi, son of Malluch; —

And their brethren the sons of Merari were on the left hand: Ethan the 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 Hilkijah,

46 son of Amzi, son of Bani, son of Shemer; —

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 Howbeit, their brethren, the Levites, were given, for all the work of the habitation, of the house of God.

And their brethren the Levites were given for all the service of the tabernacle of the house of God.

49 But, Aaron and his sons, were to make perfume upon the altar of ascending-sacrifice, and upon the altar of incense, according to all the service of the holy of holies, —even for putting a propitiatory-covering over Israel, according go all that, Moses, the servant of God, commanded.

And Aaron and his sons offered upon the altar of the burnt-offering, and on the altar of incense, for all the work of the most holy place, and to make atonement for Israel, according to all that Moses the servant of God had commanded.

50 And, these, are the sons of Aaron, —Eleazar his son, Phinehas his son, Abishua his son, —

And these are the 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, Ahimaaz his son.

Zadok his son, Ahimaaz his son.

54 And, these, are their dwelling-places, according to their encampments, in their boundary, —pertaining to the sons of Aaron, of the families of the Kohathites, for, theirs, was the lot:

And these are their dwelling-places according to their encampments, within their borders. For the sons of Aaron, of the family of the Kohathites, for theirs was the lot;

55 so they gave them Hebron, in the land of Judah, and the pasture lands thereof, round about it;

and they gave them Hebron in the land of Judah, and its suburbs round about it;

56 but, the field-land of the city, and the villages thereof, gave they to Caleb son of Jephunneh.

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

57 And, to the sons of Aaron, gave they, the cities of refuge—Hebron, and Libnah, with her pasture lands, —and Jattir and Eshtemoa, with her pasture lands;

And to the children of Aaron they gave the city of refuge, Hebron; and Libnah and its suburbs, and Jattir, and Eshtemoa and its suburbs,

58 and Hilen with her pasture lands, Debir, with her pasture lands;

and Hilen and its suburbs, Debir and its suburbs,

59 and Ashan, with her pasture lands, and Bethshemesh, with her pasture lands;

and Ashan and its suburbs, and Beth-shemesh and its suburbs;

60 and, out of the tribe of Benjamin, Geba, with her pasture lands, and Allemeth, with her pasture lands, —and Anathoth, with her pasture lands; —all their cities, were thirteen cities, throughout their families.

and, out of the tribe of Benjamin, Geba and its suburbs, and Allemeth and its suburbs, and Anathoth and its suburbs: all their cities, thirteen cities, according to their families.

61 And, unto the rest of the sons of Kohath—of the families of the tribe of Ephraim and of the tribe of Dan, and of the half-tribe of Manasseh, by lot ten cities.

And to the children of Kohath that remained [were given] by lot out of the families of the tribe [of Ephraim and of the tribe of Dan and] of the half tribe, half Manasseh, ten cities.

62 And, to the sons of Gershom, by their families—out of the tribe of Issachar, and out of the tribe of Asher, and of the tribe of Naphtali, and out of the tribe of Manasseh in Bashan, thirteen cities.

And to the children 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, thirteen cities.

63 And, unto sons of Merari, by their families—out of the tribe of Reuben, and out of the tribe of Gad, and out of the tribe of Zebulun, by lot twelve cities.

To the children of Merari [were given] by lot, according to their families, out of the tribe of Reuben, and out of the tribe of Gad, and out of the tribe of Zebulun, twelve cities.

64 So then the sons of Israel gave, to the Levites, —the cities and the pasture lands thereof;

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

65 yea they gave, 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 are mentioned by name.

And they gave by lot out of the tribe of the children of Judah, and out of the tribe of the children of Simeon, and out of the tribe of the children of Benjamin, these cities which were mentioned by name.

66 But, as for some of the families of the sons of Kohath, they had the cities of their lot, out of the tribe of Ephraim;

And to the families of the children of Kohath who had the cities of their territory out of the tribe of Ephraim,

67 and they gave unto them the cities of refuge—Shechem and her pasture lands, in the hill country of Ephraim, —and Gezer, with her pasture lands;

they gave the city of refuge, Shechem and its suburbs in mount Ephraim; and Gezer and its suburbs,

68 and Jokmeam, with her pasture lands, and Beth-heron, with her pasture lands;

and Jokmeam and its suburbs, and Beth-horon and its suburbs,

69 and Aijalon, with her pasture lands, and Gath-rimmon, with her pasture lands;

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

70 and, out of the half-tribe of Manasseh, Aner, with her pasture lands, and Bileam, with her pasture lands, —for the rest of the family of the sons of Kohath.

and out of the half tribe of Manasseh: Aner and its suburbs, and Bileam and its suburbs, — for the families of the children of Kohath that remained.

71 Unto the sons of Gershom—out of the family of the half tribe of Manasseh, Golan in Bashan, with her pasture lands, —and Ashtaroth, with her pasture lands.

To the children of Gershom [were given] out of the family of the half tribe of Manasseh: Golan in Bashan and its suburbs, and Ashtaroth and its suburbs;

72 And, out of the tribe of Issachar, Kedesh, with her pasture lands, —Daberath, with her pasture lands;

and out of the tribe of Issachar: Kedesh and its suburbs, Dobrath and its suburbs,

73 and Ramoth, with her pasture lands, and Anem, with her pasture lands.

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

74 And, out of the tribe of Asher, Mashal, with her pasture lands, —and Abdon, with her pasture lands;

and out of the tribe of Asher: Mashal and its suburbs, and Abdon and its suburbs,

75 and Hukok, with her pasture lands, —and Rehob, with her pasture lands.

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

76 And, out of the tribe of Naphtali, Kedesh in Galilee, with her pasture lands, and Hammon, with her pasture lands, —and Kiryathaim, with her pasture lands.

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

77 Unto the rest of the sons of Merari—out of the tribe of Zebulun, Rimmono, with her pasture lands, —Tabor, with her pasture lands.

To the children of Merari that remained [were given] out of the tribe of Zebulun, Rimmono and its suburbs, [and] Tabor and its suburbs;

78 And, beyond the Jordan at Jericho, on the east of the Jordan—out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer in the wilderness, with her pasture lands, —and Jahzah, with her pasture lands;

and on the other side of the Jordan by Jericho, on the east side of the Jordan, out of the tribe of Reuben: Bezer in the wilderness and its suburbs, and Jahzah and its suburbs,

79 and Kedemoth, with her pasture lands, and Mephaath, with her pasture lands.

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

80 And, out of the tribe of Gad, Ramoth in Gilead, with her pasture lands, —and Mahanaim, with her pasture lands;

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

81 and Heshbon, with her pasture lands, and Jazer, with her pasture lands.

and Heshbon and its suburbs, and Jaazer and its suburbs.