1 Chronicles 6

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

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

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

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

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 sonnes of Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and Eleazar, and Ithamar.

4 Eleazar, begat Phinehas, Phinehas, begat Abishua;

Eleazar begate Phinehas. Phinehas begate Abishua,

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

And Abishua begate Bukki, and Bukki begate Vzzi,

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

And Vzzi begate Zerahiah, and Zerahiah begate Meraioth.

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

Meraioth begate Amariah, and Amariah begate Ahitub,

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

And Ahitub begate Zadok, and Zadok begate Ahimaaz,

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

And Ahimaaz begate Azariah, and Azariah begate Iohanan,

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

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

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

And Azariah begate Amariah, and Amariah begate Ahitub,

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

And Ahitub begate Zadok, and Zadok begate Shallum,

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

And Shallum begate Hilkiah, and Hilkiah begate Azariah,

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

And Azariah begate Seraiah, and Seraiah begate Iehozadak,

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

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

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

The sonnes of Leui were Gershom, Kohath and Merari.

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

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

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

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

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

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

20 To Gershom, pertained Libni his son, Jahath his son, Zimmah his son,

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

And the sonnes of Elkanah, Amasai, and Ahimoth.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

41 son of Ethni, son of Zerah, son of Adaiah; —

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

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

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

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

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

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 sonnes of Merari were on the left hand, euen Ethan the sonne of Kishi, the sonne of Abdi, the sonne of Malluch,

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

And their brethren the Leuites were appointed vnto all the seruice 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.

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.

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

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

51 Bukki his son, Uzzi his son, Zerahiah his son, —

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

52 Meraioth his son, Amariah his son, Ahitub his son, —

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

53 Zadok his son, Ahimaaz his son.

Zadok his sonne, and Ahimaaz his sonne.

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 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.

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

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

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

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

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 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,

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

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

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

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

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 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.

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 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.

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 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.

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.

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.

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

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

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 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.

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 they of the families of the sonnes of Kohath, had cities and their coastes 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;

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

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

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

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

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

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 halfe tribe of Manasseh, Aner and her suburbes, and Bileam and her suburbes, for the families of the remnant of the sonnes of Kohath.

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.

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,

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 her suburbes, Daberath and her suburbes,

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

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

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 her suburbes, and Abdon and her suburbes,

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

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

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 Galilea and her suburbes, and Hammon and her suburbes, and Kiriathaim and her suburbes.

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.

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

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 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,

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

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

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 with her suburbes, and Mahanaim with her suburbes,

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

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