1 Chronicles 6

1 The 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, the children of Amram, Aaron, and Moses, and Miriam, —and, the 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, begat Phinehas, Phinehas, begat Abishua;

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10 and, Johanan, begat Azariah, —he, it was who ministered as priest, in the house which 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 begat Amariah, —and, Amariah, begat Ahitub;

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, 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. These are the families of the Levites listed in order according to their fathers:

20 To Gershom, pertained 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, Jeatherai his son.

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

22 The 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, the sons of Elkanah, Amasai, and Ahimoth.

The descendants of Elkanah: Amasai, Ahimoth,

26 As for Elkanah, the 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, the sons of Samuel, the firstborn, [Joel], and, the second, Abiah.

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

29 the 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 caused to stand, as the servants of song, in the house of Yahweh, when he had given rest unto 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 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.

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

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 stood on his right hand, Asaph son of Berechiah, 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 Malchijah, —

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, the sons of Merari, their brethren, on the left hand, 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 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.

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

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 the 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 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:

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

They received Hebron in Judah together with its surrounding pasturelands.

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

But the fields and villages near the town were given to Caleb 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;

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

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

Hilen, Debir,

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

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

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.

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, 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.

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

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.

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 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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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;

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

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

Jokmeam, Beth Horon,

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

Aijalon, and Gath Rimmon, together with their pasturelands.

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.

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 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.

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

from the tribe of Issachar: Kedesh, Daberath,

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

Ramoth, and Anem, together with their pasturelands;

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

from the tribe of Asher: Mashal, Abdon,

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

Hukok, and Rehob, together with their pasturelands;

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

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.

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, 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;

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

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

Kedemoth, and Mephaath, together with their pasturelands;

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

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

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

Heshbon, and Jazer, together with their pasturelands.