1 Chronicles 6
1 Levi’s sons were Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
The sons of Levi, Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
2 Kohath’s sons were Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.
And, the sons of Kohath, Amram, Izhar, and Hebron, and Uzziel.
3 Amram’s children were Miriam and [her younger brothers] Aaron and Moses. Aaron’s sons were Nadab, 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 was the father of Phinehas. Phinehas was the father of Abishua.
Eleazar, begat Phinehas, Phinehas, begat Abishua;
5 Abishua was the father of Bukki. Bukki was the father of Uzzi.
and, Abishua, begat Bukki, and, Bukki, begat Uzzi;
6 Uzzi was the father of Zerahiah. Zerahiah was the father of Meraioth.
and, Uzzi, begat Zerahiah, and, Zerahiah, begat Meraioth;
7 Meraioth was the father of Amariah. Amariah was the father of Ahitub.
Meraioth, begat Amariah, and, Amariah, begat Ahitub;
8 Ahitub was the father of Zadok. Zadok was the father of Ahimaaz.
and, Ahitub, begat Zadok, and, Zadok, begat Ahimaaz;
9 Ahimaaz was the father of Azariah. Azariah was the father of Johanan.
and, Ahimaaz, begat Azariah, and, Azariah, begat Johanan,
10 Johanan was the father of Azariah. Azariah was a priest in the temple that Solomon commanded to be built in Jerusalem.
and, Johanan, begat Azariah, —he, it was who ministered as priest, in the house which Solomon built in Jerusalem;
11 Azariah was the father of Amariah. Amariah was the father of Ahitub.
and Azariah begat Amariah, —and, Amariah, begat Ahitub;
12 Ahitub was the father of Zadok. Zadok was the father of Shallum.
and, Ahitub, begat Zadok, and, Zadok, begat Shallum;
13 Shallum was the father of Hilkiah. Hilkiah was the father of Azariah.
and, Shallum, begat Hilkiah, and Hilkiah, begat Azariah;
14 Azariah was the father of Seraiah. Seraiah was the father of Jehozadak.
and, Azariah, begat Seraiah, and, Seraiah, begat Jehozadak;
15 Jehozadak was forced to leave his home when Yahweh sent [King] Nebuchadnezzar’s [army] [MTY] to capture many people in Jerusalem and other places in Judah and compel them [to go to Babylonia].
and, Jehozadak, departed, when Yahweh carried away Judah and Jerusalem into captivity, —by the hand of Nebuchadnezzar.
16 Levi’s sons were Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
The sons of Levi, Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.
17 Gershon’s sons were Libni and Shimei.
And, these, are the names of the sons of Gershom, Libni and Shimei.
18 Kohath’s sons were Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.
And, the sons of Kohath, were Amram, and Izhar, and Hebron, and Uzziel.
19 Merari’s sons were Mahli and Mushi. Here is a list of the descendants of Levi, who became leaders of their clans.
The sons of Merari, Mahli and Mushi. And, these, are the families of Levi by their fathers:
20 Gershon’s [oldest] son was Libni. Libni’s son was Jehath. Jehath’s son was Zimmah.
To Gershom, pertained Libni his son, Jahath his son, Zimmah his son,
21 Zimmah’s son was Joah. Joah’s son was Iddo. Iddo’s son was Zerah. Zerah’s son was Jeatherai.
Joah his son, Iddo his son, Zerah his son, Jeatherai his son.
22 Kohath’s [other] son was Amminadab. Amminadab’s son was Korah. Korah’s son was Assir.
The sons of Kohath, Amminadab his son, Korah his son, Assir his son;
23 Assir’s son was Elkanah. Elkanah’s son was Ebiasaph. Ebiasaph’s son was Assir.
Elkanah his son, and Ebiasaph his son, and Assir his son;
24 Assir’s son was Tahath. Tahath’s son was Uriel. Uriel’s son was Uzziah. Uzziah’s son was Shaul.
Tahath his son, Uriel his son, Uzziah his son, and Shaul his son.
25 Elkanah’s [other] sons were Amasai and Ahimoth.
And, the sons of Elkanah, Amasai, and Ahimoth.
26 Ahimoth’s son was Elkanah. Elkanah’s son was Zophai. Zophai’s son was Nahath.
As for Elkanah, the sons of Elkanah, Zophai his son, and Nahath his son;
27 Nahath’s son was Eliab. Eliab’s son was Jeroham. Jeroham’s son was Elkanah. Elkanah’s son was Samuel.
Eliab his son, Jeroham his son, Elkanah his son.
28 Samuel’s oldest son was Joel; his other son was Abijah.
And, the sons of Samuel, the firstborn, [Joel], and, the second, Abiah.
29 Merari’s oldest son was Mahli. Mahli’s son was Libni. Libni’s son was Shimei. Shimei’s son was Uzzah.
the sons of Merari, Mahli, —Libni his son, Shimei his son, Uzzah his son;
30 Uzzah’s son was Shimea. Shimea’s son was Haggiah. Haggiah’s son was Asaiah.
Shimea his son, Haggiah his son, Asaiah his son.
31 After the Sacred Chest was brought [to Jerusalem, King] David appointed some of the men who were descendants of Levi to be in charge of the music in [the Sacred Tent where the people worshiped] Yahweh.
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;
32 Those musicians first sang and played their instruments in the Sacred Tent, which was also called the Tent of Meeting, and they continued to do that until Solomon’s [workers] built the temple of Yahweh in Jerusalem. In all their work, they obeyed the instructions [that David had given them].
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.
33 Here is a list of the musicians and their sons: From Kohath’s descendants there was Heman, the leader of the singers. Heman was the son of Joel. Joel was the son of Samuel.
Yea, these, are they who stood, with their sons. Of the sons of the Kohathites, Heman the singer, son of Joel, son of Samuel,
34 Samuel was the son of Elkanah. Elkanah was the son of Jeroham. Jeroham was the son of Eliel. Eliel was the son of Toah.
son of Elkanah, son of Jeroham, son of Eliel, son of Toah, —
35 Toah was the son of Zuph. Zuph was the son of Elkanah. Elkanah was the son of Mahath. Mahath was the son of Amasai.
son of Zuph, son of Elkanah, son of Mahath, son of Amasai: —
36 Amasai was the son of [another man whose name was] Elkanah. Elkanah was the son of Joel. Joel was the son of Azariah. Azariah was the son of Zephaniah.
son of Elkanah, son of Joel, son of Azariah, son of Zephaniah, —
37 Zephaniah was the son of Tahath. Tahath was the son of Assir. Assir was the son of Ebiasaph. Ebiasaph was the son of Korah.
son of Tahath, son of Assir, son of Ebiasaph, son of Korah; —
38 Korah was the son of Izhar. Izhar was the son of Kohath. Kohath was the son of Levi. Levi was the son of Jacob.
son of Izhar, son of Kohath, son of Levi, son of Israel.
39 Heman’s helper was Asaph. His group [of singers] stood at the right side of Heman. Asaph was the son of Berekiah. Berekiah was the son of Shimea.
And, his brother Asaph who stood on his right hand, Asaph son of Berechiah, son of Shimea, —
40 Shimea was the son of Michael. Michael was the son of Baaseiah. Baaseiah was the son of Malkijah.
son of Michael, son of Baaseiah, son of Malchijah, —
41 Malkijah was the son of Ethni. Ethni was the son of Zerah. Zerah was the son of Adaiah.
son of Ethni, son of Zerah, son of Adaiah; —
42 Adaiah was the son of Ethan. Ethan was the son of Zimmah. Zimmah was the son of Shimei.
son of Ethan, son of Zimmah, son of Shimei, —
43 Shimei was the son of Jahath. Jahath was the son of Gershon, and Gershon was the son of Levi.
son of Jahath, son of Gershom, son of Levi.
44 [A group of singers from] Merari’s family helped Heman and Asaph. They stood to the left of Heman. The leader of this group was Ethan, the son of Kishi. Kishi was the son of Abdi. Abdi was the son of Malluch.
And, the sons of Merari, their brethren, on the left hand, Ethan son of Kishi, son of Abdi, son of Malluch; —
45 Malluch was the son of Hashabiah. Hashabiah was the son of Amaziah. Amaziah was the son of Hilkiah.
son of Hashabiah, son of Amaziah, son of Hilkiah, —
46 Hilkiah was the son of Amzi. Amzi was the son of Bani. Bani was the son of Shemer.
son of Amzi, son of Bani, son of Shemer; —
47 Shemer was the son of Mahli. Mahli was the son of Mushi. Mushi was the son of Merari, and Merari was the son of Levi.
son of Mahli, son of Mushi, son of Merari, son of Levi.
48 The other descendants of Levi were appointed to do other work in the sacred tent, the place [where the people worshiped] Yahweh.
Howbeit, their brethren, the Levites, were given, for all the work of the habitation, of the house of God.
49 Aaron and his descendants were the ones who placed on the altar the sacrifices that were to be burned completely, and they burned incense on another altar. Those sacrifices were in order that Yahweh would no longer be angry with the people of Israel for having sinned. Those men also did other work in the Very Holy Place in the sacred tent, obeying the instructions that Moses, who served God [well], had given to them.
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.
50 These were the descendants of Aaron: Aaron’s son was Eleazar. Eleazar’s son was Phinehas. Phinehas’s son was Abishua.
And, these, are the sons of Aaron, —Eleazar his son, Phinehas his son, Abishua his son, —
51 Abishua’s son was Bukki. Bukki’s son was Uzzi. Uzzi’s son was Zerahiah.
Bukki his son, Uzzi his son, Zerahiah his son, —
52 Zerahiah’s son was Meraioth. Meraioth’s son was Amariah. Amariah’s son was Ahitub.
Meraioth his son, Amariah his son, Ahitub his son, —
53 Ahitub’s son was Zadok, and Zadok’s son was Ahimaaz.
Zadok his son, Ahimaaz his son.
54 Here is a list of the places where Aaron’s descendants lived. Those who were descendants of Kohath were the first group to be allotted cities to live in.
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:
55 They were allotted Hebron [city] in Judah and the pastureland around the city,
so they gave them Hebron, in the land of Judah, and the pasture lands thereof, round about it;
56 but the fields farther from the city and the villages near the city were given to Caleb, the son of Jephunneh.
but, the field-land of the city, and the villages thereof, gave they to Caleb son of Jephunneh.
57 The descendants of Aaron [who were descendants of Kohath] were allotted Hebron, one of the cities [to which people could flee] and be protected [if they accidentally killed someone]. They also were allotted the towns and pastureland near Libnah, Jattir, Eshtemoa,
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;
58 Hilen, Debir,
and Hilen with her pasture lands, Debir, with her pasture lands;
59 Ashan, Juttah, and Beth-Shemesh.
and Ashan, with her pasture lands, and Bethshemesh, with her pasture lands;
60 They were also allotted Gibeon, Geba, Alemeth, and Anathoth [cities] from the tribe of Benjamin. Altogether, these clans descended from Kohath were allotted 13 towns.
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.
61 The other clans descended from Kohath were allotted ten towns from the clans of the tribe of Manasseh [that lived west of the Jordan River].
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.
62 The descendants of Gershon were allotted 13 cities and towns from the tribes of Issachar, Asher, Naphtali, and the part of the tribe of Manasseh that lived in [the] Bashan [region on the east side of the Jordan River].
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.
63 The descendants of Merari were allotted twelve cities and towns from the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun.
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.
64 The leaders of Israel allotted those towns and the nearby pasturelands to the descendants of Levi.
So then the sons of Israel gave, to the Levites, —the cities and the pasture lands thereof;
65 They also allotted to them the cities and towns from the tribes of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin that were listed previously.
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.
66 Some of the descendants of Kohath were allotted towns from the tribe of Ephraim.
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;
67 They were allotted Shechem, which was one of the cities [to which people could flee] and be protected [if they accidentally killed someone], along with the nearby pastureland in the hills of Ephraim. They were also allotted these towns and pastureland near them: Gezer,
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;
68 Jokmeam, Beth-Horon,
and Jokmeam, with her pasture lands, and Beth-heron, with her pasture lands;
69 Aijalon, and Gath-Rimmon.
and Aijalon, with her pasture lands, and Gath-rimmon, with her pasture lands;
70 The other descendants of Kohath were allotted Aner and Bileam towns and the nearby pastureland from the part of the tribe of Manasseh that lived west [of the Jordan River].
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.
71 The descendants of Gershon, who were part of the tribe of Manasseh, lived east [of the Jordan River]. They were allotted the cities and towns and pastureland near them: Golan in [the] Bashan and Ashtaroth [regions].
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.
72 From the tribe of Issachar they were allotted cities and towns and pastureland near Kedesh, Daberath,
And, out of the tribe of Issachar, Kedesh, with her pasture lands, —Daberath, with her pasture lands;
73 Ramoth, and Anem.
and Ramoth, with her pasture lands, and Anem, with her pasture lands.
74 From the tribe of Asher they were allotted cities and towns and pastureland near Mashal, Abdon,
And, out of the tribe of Asher, Mashal, with her pasture lands, —and Abdon, with her pasture lands;
75 Hukok, and Rehob.
and Hukok, with her pasture lands, —and Rehob, with her pasture lands.
76 And from the tribe of Naphtali they were allotted cities and towns and pastureland near Kedesh in [the] Galilee [region], and Hammon and Kiriathaim [towns].
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.
77 The other descendants of Levi, those descended from Merari, were allotted towns and pasturelands from the tribe of Zebulun near Jokneam, Kartah, Rimmono, and Tabor.
Unto the rest of the sons of Merari—out of the tribe of Zebulun, Rimmono, with her pasture lands, —Tabor, with her pasture lands.
78 From the tribe of Reuben they were allotted cities and towns and pastureland near Bezer in the desert, Jahzah, Kedemoth, and Mephaath. The tribe of Reuben lived east of the Jordan [River], across from Jericho.
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 Kedemoth, with her pasture lands, and Mephaath, with her pasture lands.
80 From the tribe of Gad, they were allotted cities and towns and pastureland near Ramoth in [the] Gilead [region], [the cities of] Mahanaim,
And, out of the tribe of Gad, Ramoth in Gilead, with her pasture lands, —and Mahanaim, with her pasture lands;
81 Heshbon, and Jazer.
and Heshbon, with her pasture lands, and Jazer, with her pasture lands.
