1 Chronicles 6

¹The sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

²The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.

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

⁴Eleazar was the father of Phinehas, and Phinehas was the father of Abishua.

⁵Abishua was the father of Bukki, and Bukki was the father of Uzzi.

⁶Uzzi was the father of Zerahiah, and Zerahiah was the father of Meraioth.

⁷Meraioth was the father of Amariah, and Amariah was the father of Ahitub.

⁸Ahitub was the father of Zadok, and Zadok was the father of Ahimaaz.

⁹Ahimaaz was the father of Azariah, and Azariah was the father of Johanan.

¹⁰Johanan was the father of Azariah, who served as a priest in the temple Solomon built in Jerusalem.

¹¹Azariah was the father of Amariah, and Amariah was the father of Ahitub.

¹²Ahitub was the father of Zadok, and Zadok was the father of Shallum.

¹³Shallum was the father of Hilkiah, and Hilkiah was the father of Azariah.

¹⁴Azariah was the father of Seraiah, and Seraiah was the father of Jehozadak.

¹⁵Jehozadak went into exile when the Lord sent the people of Judah and Jerusalem into exile by the hand of Nebuchadnezzar.

¹⁶The sons of Levi: Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.

¹⁷These are the names of the sons Gershom: Libni and Shimei.

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

¹⁹The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. These are the clans of the Levites by their families.

²⁰To Gershom: His son Libni, his son Jahath, his son Zimmah,

²¹his son Joah, his son Iddo, his son Zerah, and his son Jeatherai.

²²The sons of Kohath: His son Amminadab, his son Korah, his son Assir,

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

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

²⁵The sons of Elkanah: Amasai, Ahimoth,

²⁶his son Elkanah, his son Zophai, his son Nahath,

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

²⁸The sons of Samuel: Joel the firstborn and Abijah the second oldest.

²⁹The descendants of Merari: Mahli, his son Libni, his son Shimei, his son Uzzah,

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

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³¹These are the men David put in charge of music in the Lord’s sanctuary, after the ark was placed there.

³²They performed music before the sanctuary of the meeting tent until Solomon built the Lord’s temple in Jerusalem. They carried out their tasks according to regulations.

³³These are the ones who served along with their sons: From the Kohathites: Heman the musician, son of Joel, son of Samuel,

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

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

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

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

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

³⁹Serving beside him was his fellow Levite Asaph, son of Berechiah, son of Shimea,

⁴⁰son of Michael, son of Baaseiah, son of Malkijah,

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

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

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

⁴⁴Serving beside them were their fellow Levites, the descendants of Merari, led by Ethan, son of Kishi, son of Abdi, son of Malluch,

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

⁴⁶son of Amzi, son of Bani, son of Shemer,

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

⁴⁸The rest of their fellow Levites were assigned to perform the remaining tasks at God’s sanctuary.

⁴⁹But Aaron and his descendants offered sacrifices on the altar for burnt offerings and on the altar for incense as they had been assigned to do in the most holy sanctuary. They made atonement for Israel, just as God’s servant Moses had ordered.

⁵⁰These were the descendants of Aaron: His son Eleazar, his son Phinehas, his son Abishua,

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

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

⁵³his son Zadok, and his son Ahimaaz.

⁵⁴These were the areas where Aaron’s descendants lived: The following belonged to the Kohathite clan, for they received the first allotment:

⁵⁵They were allotted Hebron in the territory of Judah, as well as its surrounding pasturelands.

⁵⁶(But the city’s land and nearby towns were allotted to Caleb son of Jephunneh.)

⁵⁷The descendants of Aaron were also allotted as cities of refuge Hebron, Libnah and its pasturelands, Jattir, Eshtemoa and its pasturelands,

⁵⁸Hilez and its pasturelands, Debir and its pasturelands,

⁵⁹Ashan and its pasturelands, and Beth Shemesh and its pasturelands.

⁶⁰Within the territory of the tribe of Benjamin they were allotted Geba and its pasturelands, Alemeth and its pasturelands, and Anathoth and its pasturelands. Their clans were allotted thirteen cities in all.

⁶¹The rest of Kohath’s descendants were allotted ten cities in the territory of the half-tribe of Manasseh.

⁶²The clans of Gershom’s descendants received thirteen cities within the territory of the tribes of Issachar, Asher, Naphtali, and Manasseh (in Bashan).

⁶³The clans of Merari’s descendants were allotted twelve cities within the territory of the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun.

⁶⁴So the Israelites gave to the Levites these cities and their pasturelands.

⁶⁵They allotted these previously named cities from the territory of the tribes of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin.

⁶⁶The clans of Kohath’s descendants also received territory within the tribe of Ephraim.

⁶⁷They were allotted as cities of refuge Shechem and its pasturelands (in the hill country of Ephraim), Gezer and its pasturelands,

⁶⁸Jokmeam and its pasturelands, Beth Horon and its pasturelands,

⁶⁹Aijalon and its pasturelands, and Gath Rimmon and its pasturelands.

⁷⁰Within the territory of the half-tribe of Manasseh, the rest of Kohath’s descendants received Aner and its pasturelands and Bileam and its pasturelands.

⁷¹The following belonged to Gershom’s descendants: Within the territory of the half-tribe of Manasseh: Golan in Bashan and its pasturelands and Ashtaroth and its pasturelands.

⁷²Within the territory of the tribe of Issachar: Kedesh and its pasturelands, Daberath and its pasturelands,

⁷³Ramoth and its pasturelands, and Anem and its pasturelands.

⁷⁴Within the territory of the tribe of Asher: Mashal and its pasturelands, Abdon and its pasturelands,

⁷⁵Hukok and its pasturelands, and Rehob and its pasturelands.

⁷⁶Within the territory of the tribe of Naphtali: Kedesh in Galilee and its pasturelands, Hammon and its pasturelands, and Kiriathaim and its pasturelands.

⁷⁷The following belonged to the rest of Merari’s descendants: Within the territory of the tribe of Zebulun: Rimmono and its pasturelands, and Tabor and its pasturelands.

⁷⁸Within the territory of the tribe of Reuben across the Jordan River east of Jericho: Bezer in the desert and its pasturelands, Jahzah and its pasturelands,

⁷⁹Kedemoth and its pasturelands, and Mephaath and its pasturelands.

⁸⁰Within the territory of the tribe of Gad: Ramoth in Gilead and its pasturelands, Mahanaim and its pasturelands,

⁸¹Heshbon and its pasturelands, and Jazer and its pasturelands.