The sons of Levi
; Gershon
, Kohath
, and Merari
.
And the sons of Kohath
; Amram
, Izhar
, and Hebron
, and Uzziel
.
And the children of Amram
; Aaron
, and Moses
, and Miriam
. The sons
also of Aaron
; Nadab
, and Abihu
, Eleazar
, and Ithamar
.
Eleazar begat
Phinehas
, Phinehas
begat
Abishua
,
And Abishua begat
Bukki
, and Bukki
begat
Uzzi
,
And Uzzi begat
Zerahiah
, and Zerahiah
begat
Meraioth
,
Meraioth begat
Amariah
, and Amariah
begat
Ahitub
,
And Ahitub begat
Zadok
, and Zadok
begat
Ahimaaz
,
And Ahimaaz begat
Azariah
, and Azariah
begat
Johanan
,
And Johanan begat
Azariah
, (he it is that executed the priest's office
in the temple
that Solomon
built
in Jerusalem
:)
And Azariah begat
Amariah
, and Amariah
begat
Ahitub
,
And Ahitub begat
Zadok
, and Zadok
begat
Shallum
,
And Shallum begat
Hilkiah
, and Hilkiah
begat
Azariah
,
And Azariah begat
Seraiah
, and Seraiah
begat
Jehozadak
,
And Jehozadak went
into captivity , when the LORD
carried away
Judah
and Jerusalem
by the hand
of Nebuchadnezzar
.
The sons of Levi
; Gershom
, Kohath
, and Merari
.
And these be the names of the sons
of Gershom
; Libni
, and Shimei
.
And the sons of Kohath
were , Amram
, and Izhar
, and Hebron
, and Uzziel
.
The sons of Merari
; Mahli
, and Mushi
. And these are the families
of the Levites
according to their fathers
.
Of Gershom; Libni
his son
, Jahath
his son
, Zimmah
his son
,
Joah his son
, Iddo
his son
, Zerah
his son
, Jeaterai
his son
.
The sons of Kohath
; Amminadab
his son
, Korah
his son
, Assir
his son
,
Elkanah his son
, and Ebiasaph
his son
, and Assir
his son
,
Tahath his son
, Uriel
his son
, Uzziah
his son
, and Shaul
his son
.
And the sons of Elkanah
; Amasai
, and Ahimoth
.
As for Elkanah: the sons
of Elkanah
; Zophai
his son
, and Nahath
his son
,
Eliab his son
, Jeroham
his son
, Elkanah
his son
.
And the sons of Samuel
; the firstborn
Vashni
, and Abiah
.
The sons of Merari
; Mahli
, Libni
his son
, Shimei
his son
, Uzza
his son
,
Shimea his son
, Haggiah
his son
, Asaiah
his son
.
And these are they whom David set
over the service
of song
in the house
of the LORD
, after that the ark
had rest
.
And they ministered before
the dwelling
place of the tabernacle
of the congregation
with singing
, until Solomon
had built
the house
of the LORD
in Jerusalem
: and then they waited
on their office
according to their order
.
And these are they that waited with their children
. Of the sons
of the Kohathites
: Heman
a singer
, the son
of Joel
, the son
of Shemuel
,
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
.
And his brother Asaph
, who stood
on his right hand
, even Asaph
the son
of Berachiah
, the son
of Shimea
,
The son of Michael
, the son
of Baaseiah
, the son
of Malchiah
,
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
.
And their brethren the sons
of Merari
stood on the left hand
: 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 Shamer
,
The son of Mahli
, the son
of Mushi
, the son
of Merari
, the son
of Levi
.
Their brethren also the Levites
were appointed
unto all manner of service
of the tabernacle
of the house
of God
.
But Aaron and his sons
offered
upon the altar
of the burnt offering
, and on the altar
of incense
, and were appointed for all the work
of the place most
holy
, and to make an atonement
for Israel
, according to all that Moses
the servant
of God
had commanded
.
And these 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 dwelling places throughout their castles
in their coasts
, of the sons
of Aaron
, of the families
of the Kohathites
: for theirs was the lot
.
And they gave them Hebron
in the land
of Judah
, and the suburbs
thereof round about
it.
But the fields of the city
, and the villages
thereof, they gave
to Caleb
the son
of Jephunneh
.
And to the sons of Aaron
they gave
the cities
of Judah, namely , Hebron
, the city of refuge
, and Libnah
with her suburbs
, and Jattir
, and Eshtemoa
, with their suburbs
,
And Hilen with her suburbs
, Debir
with her suburbs
,
And Ashan with her suburbs
, and Bethshemesh
with her suburbs
:
And out of the tribe of Benjamin
; Geba
with her suburbs
, and Alemeth
with her suburbs
, and Anathoth
with her suburbs
. All their cities
throughout their families
were thirteen
cities
.
And unto the sons of Kohath
, which were left
of the family
of that tribe
, were cities given out of the half
tribe
, namely, out of the half
tribe of Manasseh
, by lot
, ten
cities
.
And to the sons of Gershom
throughout 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
.
Unto the sons of Merari
were given by lot
, throughout their families
, out of the tribe
of Reuben
, and out of the tribe
of Gad
, and out of the tribe
of Zebulun
, twelve
cities
.
And the children of Israel
gave
to the Levites
these cities
with their suburbs
.
And 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 called
by their names
.
And the residue of the families of the sons
of Kohath
had cities
of their coasts
out of the tribe
of Ephraim
.
And they gave unto them, of the cities
of refuge
, Shechem
in mount
Ephraim
with her suburbs
; they gave also Gezer
with her suburbs
,
And Jokmeam with her suburbs
, and Bethhoron
with her suburbs
,
And Aijalon with her suburbs
, and Gathrimmon
with her suburbs
:
And out of the half tribe
of Manasseh
; Aner
with her suburbs
, and Bileam
with her suburbs
, for the family
of the remnant
of the sons
of Kohath
.
Unto the sons of Gershom
were given out of the family
of the half
tribe
of Manasseh
, Golan
in Bashan
with her suburbs
, and Ashtaroth
with her suburbs
:
And out of the tribe of Issachar
; Kedesh
with her suburbs
, Daberath
with her suburbs
,
And Ramoth with her suburbs
, and Anem
with her suburbs
:
And out of the tribe of Asher
; Mashal
with her suburbs
, and Abdon
with her suburbs
,
And Hukok with her suburbs
, and Rehob
with her suburbs
:
And out of the tribe of Naphtali
; Kedesh
in Galilee
with her suburbs
, and Hammon
with her suburbs
, and Kirjathaim
with her suburbs
.
Unto the rest of the children
of Merari
were given out of the tribe
of Zebulun
, Rimmon
with her suburbs
, Tabor
with her suburbs
:
And on the other side Jordan
by Jericho
, on the east side
of Jordan
, were given them out of the tribe
of Reuben
, Bezer
in the wilderness
with her suburbs
, and Jahzah
with her suburbs
,
Kedemoth also with her suburbs
, and Mephaath
with her suburbs
:
And out of the tribe of Gad
; Ramoth
in Gilead
with her suburbs
, and Mahanaim
with her suburbs
,
And Heshbon with her suburbs
, and Jazer
with her suburbs
.