1 aThe sons of Levi
were 2Gershon
, Kohath
and Merari
.
The sons of Kohath
were Amram
, Izhar
, Hebron
and Uzziel
.
The children of Amram
were Aaron
, Moses
and Miriam
. And the sons
of Aaron
were Nadab
, Abihu
, Eleazar
and Ithamar
.
Eleazar 1became
the father
of Phinehas
, and Phinehas
became
the father
of Abishua
,
and Abishua became
the father
of Bukki
, and Bukki
became
the father
of Uzzi
,
and Uzzi became
the father
of Zerahiah
, and Zerahiah
became
the father
of Meraioth
,
Meraioth became
the father
of Amariah
, and Amariah
became
the father
of Ahitub
,
and aAhitub became
the father
of Zadok
, and Zadok
bbecame
the father
of Ahimaaz
,
and Ahimaaz became
the father
of Azariah
, and Azariah
became
the father
of Johanan
,
and Johanan became
the father
of Azariah
( ait was he who
served
as the priest
in the house
bwhich
Solomon
built
in Jerusalem
),
and aAzariah became
the father
of Amariah
, and Amariah
became
the father
of Ahitub
,
and Ahitub became
the father
of Zadok
, and Zadok
became
the father
of 1Shallum
,
and Shallum became
the father
of Hilkiah
, and Hilkiah
became
the father
of Azariah
,
and Azariah became
the father
of aSeraiah
, and Seraiah
became
the father
of Jehozadak
;
and Jehozadak went
along when the LORD
carried
Judah
and Jerusalem
away
into exile
1by Nebuchadnezzar
.
1 aThe sons of Levi
were 2Gershom
, Kohath
and Merari
.
These are the names
of the sons
of Gershom
: Libni
and Shimei
.
The sons of Kohath
were Amram
, Izhar
, Hebron
and Uzziel
.
The sons of aMerari
were Mahli
and Mushi
. And these
are the families
of the Levites
according to their fathers'
households.
Of Gershom: Libni
his son
, Jahath
his son
, Zimmah
his son
,
Joah his son
, Iddo
his son
, Zerah
his son
, Jeatherai
his son
.
The sons of Kohath
were Amminadab
his son
, Korah
his son
, Assir
his son
,
Elkanah his son
, Ebiasaph
his son
and Assir
his son
,
Tahath his son
, Uriel
his son
, Uzziah
his son
and Shaul
his son
.
The sons of Elkanah
were Amasai
and Ahimoth
.
As for Elkanah, the sons
of Elkanah
were Zophai
his son
and Nahath
his son
,
Eliab his son
, Jeroham
his son
, Elkanah
his son
.
The sons of Samuel
were aJoel
the firstborn
, and Abijah
the second
.
The sons of Merari
were Mahli
, Libni
his son
, Shimei
his son
, Uzzah
his son
,
Shimea his son
, Haggiah
his son
, Asaiah
his son
.
aNow these are those whom
David
appointed
over
the service
of song
in the house
of the LORD
, bafter
the ark
rested
there.
They ministered with song
before
the tabernacle
of the tent
of meeting
, until
Solomon
had built
the house
of the LORD
in Jerusalem
; and they 1served
in their office
according
to their order
.
These are those who 1served
with their sons
: From the sons
of the Kohathites
were Heman
the singer
, the son
of Joel
, the son
of Samuel
,
the son of Elkanah
, the son
of Jeroham
, the son
of Eliel
, the son
of Toah
,
the son of Zuph
, the son
of Elkanah
, the son
of Mahath
, the son
of Amasai
,
the son of Elkanah
, the son
of Joel
, the son
of Azariah
, the son
of Zephaniah
,
the son of Tahath
, the son
of Assir
, the son
of Ebiasaph
, the son
of Korah
,
the son of Izhar
, the son
of Kohath
, the son
of Levi
, the son
of Israel
.
Heman's brother Asaph
stood
at his right
hand
, even Asaph
the son
of Berechiah
, the son
of Shimea
,
the son of Michael
, the son
of Baaseiah
, the son
of Malchijah
,
the son of Ethni
, the son
of Zerah
, the son
of Adaiah
,
the son of Ethan
, the son
of Zimmah
, the son
of Shimei
,
the son of Jahath
, the son
of Gershom
, the son
of Levi
.
On the left hand
were their 1kinsmen
the sons
of Merari
: Ethan
the son
of Kishi
, the son
of Abdi
, the son
of Malluch
,
the son of Hashabiah
, the son
of Amaziah
, the son
of Hilkiah
,
the son of Amzi
, the son
of Bani
, the son
of Shemer
,
the son of Mahli
, the son
of Mushi
, the son
of Merari
, the son
of Levi
.
Their 1kinsmen the Levites
were 2appointed
for all
the service
of the tabernacle
of the house
of God
.
But Aaron and his sons
1 aoffered
on the altar
of burnt
offering
and bon the altar
of incense
, for all
the work
of the most
holy
place
, and cto make
atonement
for Israel
, according to all
that Moses
the servant
of God
had commanded
.
aThese are the sons
of Aaron
: Eleazar
his son
, Phinehas
his son
, Abishua
his son
,
Bukki his son
, Uzzi
his son
, Zerahiah
his son
,
Meraioth his son
, Amariah
his son
, Ahitub
his son
,
Zadok his son
, Ahimaaz
his son
.
Now these are their settlements
according to their camps
within their borders
. To the sons
of Aaron
of the families
of the Kohathites
(for theirs
was the afirst lot
),
to them they gave aHebron
in the land
of Judah
and its pasture
lands
around
it;
abut the fields of the city
and its villages
, they gave
to Caleb
the son
of Jephunneh
.
aTo the sons of Aaron
they gave
the following cities
of refuge
: Hebron
, Libnah
also with its pasture
lands
, Jattir
, Eshtemoa
with its pasture
lands
,
1Hilen with its pasture
lands
, Debir
with its pasture
lands
,
1Ashan with its pasture
lands
and Beth-shemesh
with its pasture
lands
;
and from the tribe of Benjamin
: Geba
with its pasture
lands
, 1Allemeth
with its pasture
lands
, and Anathoth
with its pasture
lands
. All
their cities
throughout their families
were thirteen
cities
.
aThen to the rest of the sons
of Kohath
were given by lot
, from the family
of the tribe
, from the half-tribe
, the half
of Manasseh
, ten
cities
.
To the sons of Gershom
, according to their families
, were given from the tribe
of Issachar
and from the tribe
of Asher
, the tribe
of Naphtali
, and the tribe
of Manasseh
, thirteen
cities
in Bashan
.
aTo the sons of Merari
were given by lot
, according to their families
, from the tribe
of Reuben
, the tribe
of Gad
and the tribe
of Zebulun
, twelve
cities
.
aSo the sons of Israel
gave
to the Levites
the cities
with their pasture
lands
.
They gave by lot
from the tribe
of the sons
of Judah
, the tribe
of the sons
of Simeon
and the tribe
of the sons
of Benjamin
, athese
cities
which
are mentioned
by name
.
aNow some of the families
of the sons
of Kohath
had
cities
of their territory
from the tribe
of Ephraim
.
They gave to them the following cities
of refuge
: Shechem
in the hill
country
of Ephraim
with its pasture
lands
, Gezer
also with its pasture
lands
,
Jokmeam with its pasture
lands
, Beth-horon
with its pasture
lands
,
Aijalon with its pasture
lands
and Gath-rimmon
with its pasture
lands
;
and from 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
.
To the sons of Gershom
were given, from the family
of the half-tribe
of Manasseh
: Golan
in Bashan
with its pasture
lands
and Ashtaroth
with its pasture
lands
;
and from the tribe of Issachar
: Kedesh
with its pasture
lands
, Daberath
with its pasture
lands
and Ramoth with its pasture
lands
, Anem
with its pasture
lands
;
and from the tribe of Asher
: Mashal
with its pasture
lands
, Abdon
with its pasture
lands
,
Hukok with its pasture
lands
and Rehob
with its pasture
lands
;
and from the tribe of Naphtali
: Kedesh
in Galilee
with its pasture
lands
, Hammon
with its pasture
lands
and Kiriathaim
with its pasture
lands
.
To the rest of the Levites, the sons
of Merari
, were given, from the tribe
of Zebulun
: Rimmono
with its pasture
lands
, Tabor
with its pasture
lands
;
and beyond the Jordan
at Jericho
, on the east
side
of the Jordan
, were given them, from the tribe
of Reuben
: Bezer
in the wilderness
with its pasture
lands
, Jahzah
with its pasture
lands
,
Kedemoth with its pasture
lands
and Mephaath
with its pasture
lands
;
and from the tribe of Gad
: Ramoth
in Gilead
with its pasture
lands
, Mahanaim
with its pasture
lands
,
Heshbon with its pasture
lands
and Jazer
with its pasture
lands
.