1 Chronicles 6
1 The sons of Levi; Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
Levi’s sons were Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
2 And the sons of Kohath; Amram, Izhar, and Hebron, and Uzziel.
Kohath’s sons were Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.
3 And the children of Amram; Aaron, and Moses, and Miriam. The sons also of Aaron; Nadab, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
Amram’s children were Miriam and [her younger brothers] Aaron and Moses. Aaron’s sons were 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 is that executed the priest’s office in the temple that Solomon built in Jerusalem: )
Johanan was the father of Azariah. Azariah was a priest in the temple that Solomon commanded to be built 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. Seraiah was the father of Jehozadak.
15 And Jehozadak went into captivity, when the LORD carried away Judah and Jerusalem by the hand of Nebuchadnezzar.
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].
16 The sons of Levi; Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.
Levi’s sons were Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
17 And these are the names of the sons of Gershom; Libni, and Shimei.
Gershon’s sons were Libni and Shimei.
18 And the sons of Kohath were, Amram, and Izhar, and Hebron, and Uzziel.
Kohath’s sons were Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.
19 The sons of Merari; Mahli, and Mushi. And these are the families of the Levites according to their fathers.
Merari’s sons were Mahli and Mushi. Here is a list of the descendants of Levi, who became leaders of their clans.
20 Of Gershom; Libni his son, Jahath his son, Zimmah his son,
Gershon’s [oldest] son was Libni. Libni’s son was Jehath. Jehath’s son was Zimmah.
21 Joah his son, Iddo his son, Zerah his son, Jeaterai his son.
Zimmah’s son was Joah. Joah’s son was Iddo. Iddo’s son was Zerah. Zerah’s son was Jeatherai.
22 The sons of Kohath; Amminadab his son, Korah his son, Assir his son,
Kohath’s [other] son was Amminadab. Amminadab’s son was Korah. Korah’s son was Assir.
23 Elkanah his son, and Ebiasaph his son, and Assir his son,
Assir’s son was Elkanah. Elkanah’s son was Ebiasaph. Ebiasaph’s son was Assir.
24 Tahath his son, Uriel his son, Uzziah his son, and Shaul his son.
Assir’s son was Tahath. Tahath’s son was Uriel. Uriel’s son was Uzziah. Uzziah’s son was Shaul.
25 And the sons of Elkanah; Amasai, and Ahimoth.
Elkanah’s [other] sons were Amasai and Ahimoth.
26 As for Elkanah: the sons of Elkanah; Zophai his son, and Nahath his son,
Ahimoth’s son was Elkanah. Elkanah’s son was Zophai. Zophai’s son was Nahath.
27 Eliab his son, Jeroham his son, Elkanah his son.
Nahath’s son was Eliab. Eliab’s son was Jeroham. Jeroham’s son was Elkanah. Elkanah’s son was Samuel.
28 And the sons of Samuel; the firstborn Vashni, and Abiah.
Samuel’s oldest son was Joel; his other son was Abijah.
29 The sons of Merari; Mahli, Libni his son, Shimei his son, Uzza his son,
Merari’s oldest son was Mahli. Mahli’s son was Libni. Libni’s son was Shimei. Shimei’s son was Uzzah.
30 Shimea his son, Haggiah his son, Asaiah his son.
Uzzah’s son was Shimea. Shimea’s son was Haggiah. Haggiah’s son was Asaiah.
31 And these are they whom David set over the service of song in the house of the LORD, after that the ark had rest.
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.
32 And they ministered before the dwelling place of the tabernacle of the congregation with singing, until Solomon had built the house of the LORD in Jerusalem: and then they waited on their office according to their order.
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].
33 And these are they that waited with their children. Of the sons of the Kohathites: Heman a singer, the son of Joel, the son of Shemuel,
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.
34 The son of Elkanah, the son of Jeroham, the son of Eliel, the son of Toah,
Samuel was the son of Elkanah. Elkanah was the son of Jeroham. Jeroham was the son of Eliel. Eliel was the son of Toah.
35 The son of Zuph, the son of Elkanah, the son of Mahath, the son of Amasai,
Toah was the son of Zuph. Zuph was the son of Elkanah. Elkanah was the son of Mahath. Mahath was the son of Amasai.
36 The son of Elkanah, the son of Joel, the son of Azariah, the son of Zephaniah,
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.
37 The son of Tahath, the son of Assir, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah,
Zephaniah was the son of Tahath. Tahath was the son of Assir. Assir was the son of Ebiasaph. Ebiasaph was the son of Korah.
38 The son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, the son of Israel.
Korah was the son of Izhar. Izhar was the son of Kohath. Kohath was the son of Levi. Levi was the son of Jacob.
39 And his brother Asaph, who stood on his right hand, even Asaph the son of Berachiah, the son of Shimea,
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.
40 The son of Michael, the son of Baaseiah, the son of Malchiah,
Shimea was the son of Michael. Michael was the son of Baaseiah. Baaseiah was the son of Malkijah.
41 The son of Ethni, the son of Zerah, the son of Adaiah,
Malkijah was the son of Ethni. Ethni was the son of Zerah. Zerah was the son of Adaiah.
42 The son of Ethan, the son of Zimmah, the son of Shimei,
Adaiah was the son of Ethan. Ethan was the son of Zimmah. Zimmah was the son of Shimei.
43 The son of Jahath, the son of Gershom, the son of Levi.
Shimei was the son of Jahath. Jahath was the son of Gershon, and Gershon was the son of Levi.
44 And their brethren the sons of Merari stood on the left hand: Ethan the son of Kishi, the son of Abdi, the son of Malluch,
[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.
45 The son of Hashabiah, the son of Amaziah, the son of Hilkiah,
Malluch was the son of Hashabiah. Hashabiah was the son of Amaziah. Amaziah was the son of Hilkiah.
46 The son of Amzi, the son of Bani, the son of Shamer,
Hilkiah was the son of Amzi. Amzi was the son of Bani. Bani was the son of Shemer.
47 The son of Mahli, the son of Mushi, the son of Merari, the son of Levi.
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.
48 Their brethren also the Levites were appointed to all manner of service of the tabernacle of the house of God.
The other descendants of Levi were appointed to do other work in the sacred tent, the place [where the people worshiped] Yahweh.
49 But Aaron and his sons offered upon the altar of the burnt offering, and on the altar of incense, and were appointed for all the work of the place most holy, and to make an atonement for Israel, according to all that Moses the servant of God had commanded.
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.
50 And these are the sons of Aaron; Eleazar his son, Phinehas his son, Abishua his son,
These were the descendants of Aaron: Aaron’s son was Eleazar. Eleazar’s son was Phinehas. Phinehas’s son was Abishua.
51 Bukki his son, Uzzi his son, Zerahiah his son,
Abishua’s son was Bukki. Bukki’s son was Uzzi. Uzzi’s son was Zerahiah.
52 Meraioth his son, Amariah his son, Ahitub his son,
Zerahiah’s son was Meraioth. Meraioth’s son was Amariah. Amariah’s son was Ahitub.
53 Zadok his son, Ahimaaz his son.
Ahitub’s son was Zadok, and Zadok’s son was Ahimaaz.
54 Now these are their dwelling places throughout their castles in their land, of the sons of Aaron, of the families of the Kohathites: for theirs was the lot.
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.
55 And they gave them Hebron in the land of Judah, and its common lands around it.
They were allotted Hebron [city] in Judah and the pastureland around the city,
56 But the fields of the city, and its villages, they gave to Caleb the son of Jephunneh.
but the fields farther from the city and the villages near the city were given to Caleb, the son of Jephunneh.
57 And to the sons of Aaron they gave the cities of Judah, namely, Hebron, the city of refuge, and Libnah with its common lands, and Jattir, and Eshtemoa, with their common lands,
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,
58 And Hilen with its common lands, Debir with its common lands,
Hilen, Debir,
59 And Ashan with its common lands, and Bethshemesh with its common lands:
Ashan, Juttah, and Beth-Shemesh.
60 And out of the tribe of Benjamin; Geba with its common lands, and Alemeth with its common lands, and Anathoth with its common lands. All their cities throughout their families were thirteen cities.
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.
61 And to the sons of Kohath, who were left of the family of that tribe, were cities given out of the half tribe, namely, out of the half tribe of Manasseh, by lot, ten cities.
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].
62 And to the sons of Gershom throughout their families were given 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.
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].
63 To the sons of Merari were given by lot, throughout their families, out of the tribe of Reuben, and out of the tribe of Gad, and out of the tribe of Zebulun, twelve cities.
The descendants of Merari were allotted twelve cities and towns from the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun.
64 And the children of Israel gave to the Levites these cities with their common lands.
The leaders of Israel allotted those towns and the nearby pasturelands to the descendants of Levi.
65 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 are called by their names.
They also allotted to them the cities and towns from the tribes of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin that were listed previously.
66 And some of the families of the sons of Kohath had cities of their land out of the tribe of Ephraim.
Some of the descendants of Kohath were allotted towns from the tribe of Ephraim.
67 And they gave to them, of the cities of refuge, Shechem in mount Ephraim with its common lands; they gave also Gezer with its common lands,
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,
68 And Jokmeam with its common lands, and Bethhoron with its common lands,
Jokmeam, Beth-Horon,
69 And Aijalon with its common lands, and Gathrimmon with its common lands:
Aijalon, and Gath-Rimmon.
70 And out of the half tribe of Manasseh; Aner with its common lands, and Bileam with its common lands, for the family of the remnant of the sons of Kohath.
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].
71 To the sons of Gershom were given out of the family of the half tribe of Manasseh, Golan in Bashan with its common lands, and Ashtaroth with its common lands:
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].
72 And out of the tribe of Issachar; Kedesh with its common lands, Daberath with its common lands,
From the tribe of Issachar they were allotted cities and towns and pastureland near Kedesh, Daberath,
73 And Ramoth with its common lands, and Anem with its common lands:
Ramoth, and Anem.
74 And out of the tribe of Asher; Mashal with its common lands, and Abdon with its common lands,
From the tribe of Asher they were allotted cities and towns and pastureland near Mashal, Abdon,
75 And Hukok with its common lands, and Rehob with its common lands:
Hukok, and Rehob.
76 And out of the tribe of Naphtali; Kedesh in Galilee with its common lands, and Hammon with its common lands, and Kirjathaim with its common lands.
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].
77 To the rest of the children of Merari were given out of the tribe of Zebulun, Rimmon with its common lands, Tabor with its common lands:
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.
78 And on the other side of Jordan by Jericho, on the east side of Jordan, were given them out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer in the wilderness with its common lands, and Jahzah with its common lands,
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.
79 Kedemoth also with its common lands, and Mephaath with its common lands:
80 And out of the tribe of Gad; Ramoth in Gilead with its common lands, and Mahanaim with its common lands,
From the tribe of Gad, they were allotted cities and towns and pastureland near Ramoth in [the] Gilead [region], [the cities of] Mahanaim,
81 And Heshbon with its common lands, and Jazer with its common lands.
Heshbon, and Jazer.
