1 Chronicles 6

1 Sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

The sons of Levi: Gedson, Caath, and Merari.

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

And the sons of Caath; Ambram, and Issaar, Chebron, and Oziel.

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

And the sons of Ambram; Aaron, and Moses, and Mariam: and the sons of Aaron; Nadab, and Abiud, Eleazar, and Ithamar.

4 Eleazar begat Phinehas, Phinehas begat Abishua,

Eleazar begot Phinees, Phinees begot Abisu;

5 and Abishua begat Bukki, and Bukki begat Uzzi,

Abisu begot Bokki, and Bokki begot Ozi;

6 and Uzzi begat Zerahiah, and Zerahiah begat Meraioth,

Ozi begot Zaraia, Zaraia begot Mariel;

7 Meraioth begat Amariah, and Amariah begat Ahitub,

and Mariel begot Amaria, and Amaria begot Achitob;

8 and Ahitub begat Zadok, and Zadok begat Ahimaaz,

and Achitob begot Sadoc, and Sadoc begot Achimaas;

9 and Ahimaaz begat Azariah, and Azariah begat Johanan,

and Achimaas begot Azarias, and Azarias begot Joanan;

10 and Johanan begat Azariah, him who acted as priest in the house that Solomon built in Jerusalem.

and Joanan begot Azarias: he ministered as priest in the house which Solomon built in Jerusalem.

11 And Azariah begetteth Amariah, and Amariah begat Ahitub,

And Azarias begot Amaria, and Amaria begot Achitob;

12 and Ahitub begat Zadok, and Zadok begat Shallum,

and Achitob begot Sadoc, and Sadoc begot Salom;

13 and Shallum begat Hilkiah, and Hilkiah begat Azariah,

and Salom begot Chelcias, and Chelcias begot Azarias;

14 and Azariah begat Seraiah, and Seraiah begat Jehozadak;

and Azarias begot Saraia, and Saraias begot Josadac.

15 and Jehozadak hath gone in Jehovah's removing Judah and Jerusalem by the hand of Nebuchadnezzar.

And Josadac went into captivity with Juda and Jerusalem under Nabuchodonosor.

16 Sons of Levi: Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.

The sons of Levi: Gedson, Caath, and Merari.

17 And these [are] names of sons of Gershom: Libni and Shimei.

And these [are] the names of the sons of Gedson; Lobeni, and Semei.

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

The sons of Caath; Ambram, and Issaar, Chebron, and Oziel.

19 Sons of Merari; Mahli and Mushi. And these [are] families of the Levite according to their fathers;

The sons of Merari; Mooli and Musi: and these [are] the families of Levi, according to their families.

20 of Gershom: Libni his son, Jahath his son, Zimmah his son,

To Gedson—to Lobeni his son—[were born] Jeth his son, Zammath his son,

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

Joab his son, Addi his son, Zara his son, Jethri his son.

22 Sons of Kohath: Amminadab his son, Korah his son, Assir his son,

The sons of Caath; Aminadab his son, Core his son, Aser his son;

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

Helcana his son, Abisaph his son, Aser his son:

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

Thaath his son, Uriel his son, Ozia his son, Saul his son.

25 And sons of Elkanah; Amasai and Ahimoth.

And the sons of Helcana; Amessi, and Achimoth.

26 Elkanah; sons of Elkanah: Zophai his son, and Nahath his son,

Helcana his son, Suphi his son, Cainaath his son;

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

Eliab his son, Jeroboam his son, Helcana his son.

28 And sons of Samuel: the first-born Vashni, and the second Abijah.

The sons of Samuel; the firstborn Sani, and Abia.

29 Sons of Merari: Mahli, Libni his son, Shimei his son, Uzzah his son,

The sons of Merari; Mooli, Lobeni his son, Semei his son, Oza his son;

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

Samaa his son, Angia his son, Asaias his son.

31 And these [are] they whom David stationed over the parts of the song of the house of Jehovah, from the resting of the ark,

And these [were the men] whom David set over the service of the singers in the house of the Lord when the ark was at rest.

32 and they are ministering before the tabernacle of the tent of meeting, in song, till the building by Solomon of the house of Jehovah in Jerusalem; and they stand according to their ordinance over their service.

And they ministered in front of the tabernacle of witness [playing] on instruments, until Solomon built the house of the Lord in Jerusalem; and they stood according to their order for their services.

33 And these [are] those standing, and their sons: of the sons of the Kohathite: Heman the singer, son of Joel, son of Shemuel,

And these [were the men] that stood, and their sons, of the sons of Caath: Aeman the psalm singer, son of Joel, the son of Samuel,

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

the son of Helcana, the son of Jeroboam, the son of Eliel, the son of Thoas,

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

the son of Suph, the son of Helcana, the son of Maath, the son of Amathi,

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

the son of Helcana, the son of Joel, the son of Azarias, the son of Japhanias,

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

the son of Thaath, the son of Aser, the son of Abiasaph, the son of Core,

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

the son of Isaar, the son of Caath, the son of Levi, the son of Israel.

39 And his brother Asaph, who is standing on his right — Asaph, son of Berachiah, son of Shimea,

And his brother Asaph, who stood at his right hand; Asaph the son of Barachias, the son of Samaa,

40 son of Michael, son of Baaseiah, son of Malchiah,

the son of Michael, the son of Baasia, the son of Melchia,

41 son of Ethni, son of Zerah, son of Adaiah,

the son of Athani, the son of Zaarai,

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

the son of Adai, the son of Aetham, the son of Zammam, the son of Semei,

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

the son of Jeeth, the son of Gedson, the son of Levi.

44 And sons of Merari, their brethren, [are] on the left. Ethan son of Kishi, son of Abdi, son of Malluch,

And the sons of Merari their brethren on the left hand: Aetham the son of Kisa, the son of Abai, the son of Maloch,

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

the son of Asebi,

46 son of Amzi, son of Bani, son of Shamer,

the son of Amessias, the son of Bani, the son of Semer,

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

the son of Mooli, the son of Musi, the son of Merari, the son of Levi.

48 And their brethren the Levites are put to all the service of the tabernacle of the house of God.

And their brethren according to the houses of their fathers, [were] the Levites who were appointed to all the work of ministration of the tabernacle of the house of God.

49 And Aaron and his sons are making perfume on the altar of the burnt-offering, and on the altar of the perfume, for all the work of the holy of holies, and to make atonement for Israel, according to all that Moses servant of God commanded.

And Aaron and his sons [were] to burn incense on the altar of whole burnt offerings, and on the altar of incense, for all the ministry [in] the holy of holies, and to make atonement for Israel, according to all things that Moses the servant of the Lord commanded.

50 And these [are] sons of Aaron: Eleazar his son, Phinehas his son, Abishua his son,

And these [are] the sons of Aaron; Eleazar his son, Phinees his son, Abisu his son,

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

Bokki his son, Ozi his son, Saraia his son,

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

Mariel his son, Amaria his son, Achitob his son,

53 Zadok his son, Ahimaaz his son.

Sadoc his son, Achimaas his son.

54 And these [are] their dwellings, throughout their towers, in their borders, of the sons of Aaron, of the family of the Kohathite, for theirs was the lot;

And these [are] their residences in their villages, in their coasts, to the sons of Aaron, to their family the Caathites: for they had the lot.

55 and they give to them Hebron in the land of Judah and its suburbs round about it;

And they gave them Chebron in the land of Juda, and its suburbs round about it.

56 and the field of the city and its villages they gave to Caleb son of Jephunneh.

But the fields of the city, and its villages, they gave to Chaleb the son of Jephonne.

57 And to the sons of Aaron they gave the cities of refuge: Hebron, and Libnah and its suburbs, and Jattir, and Eshtemoa and its suburbs,

And to the sons of Aaron they gave the cities of refuge, [even] Chebron, and Lobna and her suburbs round about, and Selna and her suburbs, and Esthamo and her suburbs,

58 and Hilen and its suburbs, Debir and its suburbs,

and Jethar and her suburbs, and Dabir and her suburbs,

59 and Ashan and its suburbs, and Beth-Shemesh and its suburbs.

and Asan and her suburbs, and Baethsamys and her suburbs:

60 And from the tribe of Benjamin, Geba and its suburbs, and Allemeth and its suburbs, and Anathoth and its suburbs. All their cities [are] thirteen cities, for their families.

and of the tribe of Benjamin Gabai and her suburbs, and Galemath and her suburbs, and Anathoth and her suburbs: all their cities [were] thirteen cities according to their families.

61 And to the sons of Kohath, those left of the family of the tribe, from the half of the tribe, the half of Manasseh, by lot, [are] ten cities.

And to the sons of Caath that were left of their families, [there were given] out of the tribe, [namely], out of the half-tribe of Manasse, by lot, ten cities.

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

And to the sons of Gedson according to their families [there were given] thirteen cities of the tribe of Issachar, of the tribe of Aser, of the tribe of Nephthali, of the tribe of Manasse in Basan.

63 To the sons of Merari, for their families, from the tribe of Reuben, and from the tribe of Gad, and from the tribe of Zebulun, by lot, twelve cities.

And to the sons of Merari according to their families [there were given], by lot, twelve cities of the tribe of Ruben, of the tribe of Gad, [and] of the tribe of Zabulon.

64 And the sons of Israel give to the Levites the cities and their suburbs.

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

65 And they give by lot from the tribe of the sons of Judah, and from the tribe of the sons of Simeon, and from the tribe of the sons of Benjamin, these cities which they call by name;

And they gave by lot out of the tribe of the children of Juda, and out of the tribe of the children of Symeon, and out of the tribe of the children of Benjamin, these cities which they call by name.

66 and some of the families of the sons of Kohath have cities of their border from the tribe of Ephraim;

And [to the members] of the families of the sons of Caath there were also given the cities of their borders out of the tribe of Ephraim.

67 and they give to them the cities of refuge, Shechem and its suburbs in the hill-country of Ephraim, and Gezer and its suburbs,

And they gave them the cities of refuge, Sychem and her suburbs in mount Ephraim, and Gazer and her suburbs,

68 and Jokmeam and its suburbs, and Beth-Horan and its suburbs,

and Jecmaan and her suburbs, and Baethoron and her suburbs,

69 and Aijalon and its suburbs, and Gath-Rimmon and its suburbs;

and Aelon and her suburbs, and Gethremmon and her suburbs:

70 and from the half tribe of Manasseh, Aner and its suburbs, and Bileam and its suburbs, for the family of the sons of Kohath who are left.

and of the half-tribe of Manasse Anar and her suburbs, and Jemblaan and her suburbs, to the sons of Caath that were left, according to [each several] family.

71 To the sons of Gershom from the family of the half of the tribe of Manasseh [are] Golan in Bashan and its suburbs, and Ashtaroth and its suburbs;

To the sons of Gedson from the families of the half-tribe of Manasse [they gave] Golan of Basan and her suburbs, and Aseroth and her suburbs.

72 and from the tribe of Issachar; Kedesh and its suburbs, Daberath and its suburbs,

And out of the tribe of Issachar, Kedes and her suburbs, and Deberi and her suburbs, and Dabor and her suburbs,

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

and Ramoth, and Aenan and her suburbs.

74 and from the tribe of Asher; Mashal and its suburbs, and Abdon and its suburbs,

And of the tribe of Aser; Maasal and her suburbs, and Abdon and her suburbs,

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

and Acac and her suburbs, and Roob and her suburbs.

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

And of the tribe of Nephthali; Kedes in Galilee and her suburbs, and Chamoth and her suburbs, and Kariathaim and her suburbs.

77 To the sons of Merari who are left, from the tribe of Zebulun, [are] Rimmon and its suburbs, Tabor and its suburbs;

To the sons of Merari that were left, [they gave] out of the tribe of Zabulon Remmon and her suburbs, and Thabor and her suburbs:

78 and from beyond the Jordan by Jericho, at the east of the Jordan, from the tribe of Reuben, Bezer in the wilderness and its suburbs, and Jahzah and its suburbs,

out of [the country] beyond Jordan; Jericho westward of Jordan: out of the tribe of Ruben; Bosor in the wilderness and her suburbs, and Jasa and her suburbs,

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

and Kadmoth and her suburbs, and Maephla and her suburbs.

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

Out of the tribe of Gad; Rammoth Galaad and her suburbs, and Maanaim and her suburbs,

81 and Heshbon and its suburbs, and Jazer and its suburbs.

and Esebon and her suburbs, and Jazer and her suburbs.