1 Chronicles 6
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v1
The sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
v2
The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, and Hebron, and Uzziel.
v3
The children of Amram: Aaron, Moses, and Miriam. The sons of Aaron: Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
v4
Eleazar became the father of Phinehas, Phinehas became the father of Abishua,
v5
Abishua became the father of Bukki. Bukki became the father of Uzzi.
v6
Uzzi became the father of Zerahiah. Zerahiah became the father of Meraioth.
v7
Meraioth became the father of Amariah. Amariah became the father of Ahitub.
v8
Ahitub became the father of Zadok. Zadok became the father of Ahimaaz.
v9
Ahimaaz became the father of Azariah. Azariah became the father of Johanan.
v10
Johanan became the father of Azariah, who executed the priest’s office in the house that Solomon built in Jerusalem.
v11
Azariah became the father of Amariah. Amariah became the father of Ahitub.
v12
Ahitub became the father of Zadok. Zadok became the father of Shallum.
v13
Shallum became the father of Hilkiah. Hilkiah became the father of Azariah.
v14
Azariah became the father of Seraiah. Seraiah became the father of Jehozadak.
v15
Jehozadak went into captivity, when Yahweh carried Judah and Jerusalem away by the hand of Nebuchadnezzar.
v16
The sons of Levi: Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.
v17
These are the names of the sons of Gershom: Libni and Shimei.
v18
The sons of Kohath were Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.
v19
The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. These are the families of the Levites according to their fathers’ households.
v20
Of Gershom: Libni his son, Jahath his son, Zimmah his son,
v21
Joah his son, Iddo his son, Zerah his son, and Jeatherai his son.
v22
The sons of Kohath: Amminadab his son, Korah his son, Assir his son,
v23
Elkanah his son, and Ebiasaph his son, Assir his son,
v24
Tahath his son, Uriel his son, Uzziah his son, and Shaul his son.
v25
The sons of Elkanah: Amasai and Ahimoth.
v26
As for Elkanah, the sons of Elkanah: Zophai his son, Nahath his son,
v27
Eliab his son, Jeroham his son, and Elkanah his son.
v28
The sons of Samuel: the firstborn, Joel, and the second, Abijah.
v29
The sons of Merari: Mahli, Libni his son, Shimei his son, Uzzah his son,
v30
Shimea his son, Haggiah his son, Asaiah his son.
v31
These are they whom David set over the service of song in Yahweh’s house, after the ark came to rest there.
v32
They ministered with song before the tabernacle of the Tent of Meeting, until Solomon had built Yahweh’s house in Jerusalem. They performed the duties of their office according to their order.
v33
These are those who served, and their sons. Of the sons of the Kohathites: Heman the singer, the son of Joel, the son of Samuel,
v34
the son of Elkanah, the son of Jeroham, the son of Eliel, the son of Toah,
v35
the son of Zuph, the son of Elkanah, the son of Mahath, the son of Amasai,
v36
the son of Elkanah, the son of Joel, the son of Azariah, the son of Zephaniah,
v37
the son of Tahath, the son of Assir, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah,
v38
the son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, the son of Israel.
v39
His brother Asaph, who stood on his right hand, even Asaph the son of Berechiah, the son of Shimea,
v40
the son of Michael, the son of Baaseiah, the son of Malchijah,
v41
the son of Ethni, the son of Zerah, the son of Adaiah,
v42
the son of Ethan, the son of Zimmah, the son of Shimei,
v43
the son of Jahath, the son of Gershom, the son of Levi.
v44
On the left hand their brothers the sons of Merari: Ethan the son of Kishi, the son of Abdi, the son of Malluch,
v45
the son of Hashabiah, the son of Amaziah, the son of Hilkiah,
v46
the son of Amzi, the son of Bani, the son of Shemer,
v47
the son of Mahli, the son of Mushi, the son of Merari, the son of Levi.
v48
Their brothers the Levites were appointed for all the service of the tabernacle of God’s house.
v49
But Aaron and his sons offered on the altar of burnt offering, and on the altar of incense, for all the work of the most holy place, and to make atonement for Israel, according to all that Moses the servant of God had commanded.
v50
These are the sons of Aaron: Eleazar his son, Phinehas his son, Abishua his son,
v51
Bukki his son, Uzzi his son, Zerahiah his son,
v52
Meraioth his son, Amariah his son, Ahitub his son,
v53
Zadok his son, and Ahimaaz his son.
v54
Now these are their dwelling places according to their encampments in their borders: to the sons of Aaron, of the families of the Kohathites (for theirs was the first lot),
v55
to them they gave Hebron in the land of Judah, and its pasture lands around it;
v56
but the fields of the city, and its villages, they gave to Caleb the son of Jephunneh.
v57
To the sons of Aaron they gave the cities of refuge, Hebron; Libnah also with its pasture lands, Jattir, Eshtemoa with its pasture lands,
v58
Hilen with its pasture lands, Debir with its pasture lands,
v59
Ashan with its pasture lands, and Beth Shemesh with its pasture lands;
v60
and out of the tribe of Benjamin, Geba with its pasture lands, Allemeth with its pasture lands, and Anathoth with its pasture lands. All their cities throughout their families were thirteen cities.
v61
To the rest of the sons of Kohath were given by lot, out of the family of the tribe, out of the half-tribe, the half of Manasseh, ten cities.
v62
To the sons 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, thirteen cities.
v63
To the sons of Merari were given by lot, according to their families, out of the tribe of Reuben, and out of the tribe of Gad, and out of the tribe of Zebulun, twelve cities.
v64
The children of Israel gave to the Levites the cities with their pasture lands.
v65
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 mentioned by name.
v66
Some of the families of the sons of Kohath had cities of their borders out of the tribe of Ephraim.
v67
They gave to them the cities of refuge, Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim with its pasture lands, and Gezer with its pasture lands,
v68
Jokmeam with its pasture lands, Beth Horon with its pasture lands,
v69
Aijalon with its pasture lands, Gath Rimmon with its pasture lands;
v70
and out of the half-tribe of Manasseh, Aner with its pasture lands, and Bileam with its pasture lands, for the rest of the family of the sons of Kohath.
v71
To the sons of Gershom were given, out of the family of the half-tribe of Manasseh, Golan in Bashan with its pasture lands, and Ashtaroth with its pasture lands;
v72
and out of the tribe of Issachar, Kedesh with its pasture lands, Daberath with its pasture lands,
v73
Ramoth with its pasture lands, and Anem with its pasture lands;
v74
and out of the tribe of Asher, Mashal with its pasture lands, Abdon with its pasture lands,
v75
Hukok with its pasture lands, and Rehob with its pasture lands;
v76
and out of the tribe of Naphtali, Kedesh in Galilee with its pasture lands, Hammon with its pasture lands, and Kiriathaim with its pasture lands.
v77
To the rest of the Levites, the sons of Merari, were given, out of the tribe of Zebulun, Rimmono with its pasture lands, Tabor with its pasture lands;
v78
and beyond the Jordan at Jericho, on the east side of the Jordan, were given them, out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer in the wilderness with its pasture lands, and Jahzah with its pasture lands,
v79
Kedemoth with its pasture lands, and Mephaath with its pasture lands;
v80
and out of the tribe of Gad, Ramoth in Gilead with its pasture lands, Mahanaim with its pasture lands,
v81
Heshbon with its pasture lands, and Jazer with its pasture lands.