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1 Chronicles 6
Levi
1 The sons of Levi:
Gershon, Kohath and Merari.
2 The sons of Kohath:
Amram, Izhar, Hebron and Uzziel.
3 The children of Amram:
Aaron, Moses and Miriam.
The sons of Aaron:
Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.
4 Eleazar was the father of Phinehas,
Phinehas the father of Abishua,
5 Abishua the father of Bukki,
Bukki the father of Uzzi,
6 Uzzi the father of Zerahiah,
Zerahiah the father of Meraioth,
7 Meraioth the father of Amariah,
Amariah the father of Ahitub,
8 Ahitub the father of Zadok,
Zadok the father of Ahimaaz,
9 Ahimaaz the father of Azariah,
Azariah the father of Johanan,
10 Johanan the father of Azariah (it was he who served as priest in the temple Solomon built in Jerusalem),
11 Azariah the father of Amariah,
Amariah the father of Ahitub,
12 Ahitub the father of Zadok,
Zadok the father of Shallum,
13 Shallum the father of Hilkiah,
Hilkiah the father of Azariah,
14 Azariah the father of Seraiah,
and Seraiah the father of Jehozadak.
15 Jehozadak was deported when the LORD sent Judah and Jerusalem into exile by the hand of Nebuchadnezzar.
16 The sons of Levi:
Gershon, (F45) Kohath and Merari.
17 These are the names of the sons of Gershon:
Libni and Shimei.
18 The sons of Kohath:
Amram, Izhar, Hebron and Uzziel.
19 The sons of Merari:
Mahli and Mushi.
These are the clans of the Levites listed according to their fathers:
20 Of Gershon: 21 Joah his son, 22 The descendants of Kohath: 23 Elkanah his son, 24 Tahath his son, Uriel his son, 25 The descendants of Elkanah: 26 Elkanah his son, (F46) Zophai his son, 27 Eliab his son, 28 The sons of Samuel: 29 The descendants of Merari: 30 Shimea his son, Haggiah his son 31 These are the men David put in charge of the music in the house of the LORD after the ark came to rest there. 32 They ministered with music before the tabernacle, the Tent of Meeting, until Solomon built the temple of the LORD in Jerusalem. They performed their duties according to the regulations laid down for them. 33 Here are the men who served, together with their sons: 34 the son of Elkanah, the son of Jeroham, 35 the son of Zuph, the son of Elkanah, 36 the son of Elkanah, the son of Joel, 37 the son of Tahath, the son of Assir, 38 the son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, 39 and Heman's associate Asaph, who served at his right hand: 40 the son of Michael, the son of Baaseiah, (F49) 41 the son of Ethni, 42 the son of Ethan, the son of Zimmah, 43 the son of Jahath, 44 and from their associates, the Merarites, at his left hand: 45 the son of Hashabiah, 46 the son of Amzi, the son of Bani, 47 the son of Mahli, 48 Their fellow Levites were assigned to all the other duties of the tabernacle, the house of God. 49 But Aaron and his descendants were the ones who presented offerings on the altar of burnt offering and on the altar of incense in connection with all that was done in the Most Holy Place, making atonement for Israel, in accordance with all that Moses the servant of God had commanded. 50 These were the descendants of Aaron: 51 Bukki his son, 52 Meraioth his son, Amariah his son, 53 Zadok his son 54 These were the locations of their settlements allotted as their territory (they were assigned to the descendants of Aaron who were from the Kohathite clan, because the first lot was for them): 55 They were given Hebron in Judah with its surrounding pasturelands. 56 But the fields and villages around the city were given to Caleb son of Jephunneh. 57 So the descendants of Aaron were given Hebron (a city of refuge), and Libnah, (F50) Jattir, Eshtemoa, 58 Hilen, Debir, 59 Ashan, Juttah (F51) and Beth Shemesh, together with their pasturelands. 60 And from the tribe of Benjamin they were given Gibeon, (F52) Geba, Alemeth and Anathoth, together with their pasturelands. 61 The rest of Kohath's descendants were allotted ten towns from the clans of half the tribe of Manasseh. 62 The descendants of Gershon, clan by clan, were allotted thirteen towns from the tribes of Issachar, Asher and Naphtali, and from the part of the tribe of Manasseh that is in Bashan. 63 The descendants of Merari, clan by clan, were allotted twelve towns from the tribes of Reuben, Gad and Zebulun. 64 So the Israelites gave the Levites these towns and their pasturelands. 65 From the tribes of Judah, Simeon and Benjamin they allotted the previously named towns. 66 Some of the Kohathite clans were given as their territory towns from the tribe of Ephraim. 67 In the hill country of Ephraim they were given Shechem (a city of refuge), and Gezer, (F53) 68 Jokmeam, Beth Horon, 69 Aijalon and Gath Rimmon, together with their pasturelands. 70 And from half the tribe of Manasseh the Israelites gave Aner and Bileam, together with their pasturelands, to the rest of the Kohathite clans. 71 The Gershonites received the following: 72 from the tribe of Issachar 73 Ramoth and Anem, together with their pasturelands; 74 from the tribe of Asher 75 Hukok and Rehob, together with their pasturelands; 76 and from the tribe of Naphtali 77 The Merarites (the rest of the Levites) received the following: 78 from the tribe of Reuben across the Jordan east of Jericho 79 Kedemoth and Mephaath, together with their pasturelands; 80 and from the tribe of Gad 81 Heshbon and Jazer, together with their pasturelands.
Libni his son, Jehath his son,
Zimmah his son,
Iddo his son, Zerah his son
and Jeatherai his son.
Amminadab his son, Korah his son,
Assir his son,
Ebiasaph his son, Assir his son,
Uzziah his son and Shaul his son.
Amasai, Ahimoth,
Nahath his son,
Jeroham his son, Elkanah his son
and Samuel his son. (F47)
Joel (F48) the firstborn
and Abijah the second son.
Mahli, Libni his son,
Shimei his son, Uzzah his son,
and Asaiah his son. The Temple Musicians
From the Kohathites:
Heman, the musician,
the son of Joel, the son of Samuel,
the son of Eliel, the son of Toah,
the son of Mahath, the son of Amasai,
the son of Azariah, the son of Zephaniah,
the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah,
the son of Levi, the son of Israel;
Asaph son of Berekiah, the son of Shimea,
the son of Malkijah,
the son of Zerah, the son of Adaiah,
the son of Shimei,
the son of Gershon, the son of Levi;
Ethan son of Kishi, the son of Abdi,
the son of Malluch,
the son of Amaziah, the son of Hilkiah,
the son of Shemer,
the son of Mushi, the son of Merari,
the son of Levi.
Eleazar his son, Phinehas his son,
Abishua his son,
Uzzi his son, Zerahiah his son,
Ahitub his son,
and Ahimaaz his son.
These towns, which were distributed among the Kohathite clans, were thirteen in all.
From the clan of the half-tribe of Manasseh
they received Golan in Bashan and also Ashtaroth, together with their pasturelands;
they received Kedesh, Daberath,
they received Mashal, Abdon,
they received Kedesh in Galilee, Hammon and Kiriathaim, together with their pasturelands.
From the tribe of Zebulun
they received Jokneam, Kartah, Rimmono and Tabor, together with their pasturelands;
they received Bezer in the desert, Jahzah,
they received Ramoth in Gilead, Mahanaim,
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