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. It was he who was 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 exiled Judah and Jerusalem through Nebuchadnezzar.

16The sons of Levi: Gershom, Kohath and Merari. 17These are the names of the sons of 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 ancestral families. 20From Gershom: Libni his son, Jahath his son, Zimmah his son, 21Joah his son, Iddo his son, Zerah his son, Jeatherai his son. 22The descendants of Kohath: Amminadab his son, Korah his son, Assir his son, 23Elkanah his son, Ebiasaph his son, Assir his son, 24Tahath his son, Uriel his son, Uzziah his son and Shaul his son. 25The sons of Elkanah: Amasai and Ahimoth. 26Elkanah: the sons of Elkanah were Zophai his son and Nahath his son, 27Eliab his son, Jeroham his son, Elkanah his son. 28The sons of Samuel: Vashni the firstborn, and Abijah.

29The descendants of Merari: Mahli, Libni his son, Shimei his son, Uzzah his son, 30Shimea his son, Haggiah his son, Asaiah his son.

31These are the men David put in charge of the singing in the house of the LORD after the ark had come to rest. 32Until Solomon built the house of the LORD in Jerusalem, they ministered with song before the tabernacle of the tent of meeting, carrying out their service in the order laid down for them. 33These are the men who served, with their sons. From the Kohathites: Heman the singer, 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. 39His kinsman Asaph stood at his right hand: Asaph son of Berechiah, son of Shimea, 40son of Michael, son of Baaseiah, son of Malchijah, 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.

44On the left were their kinsmen, the descendants of Merari: 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.

48Their fellow Levites were appointed to all the service of the tabernacle, the house of God. 49But Aaron and his sons made the offerings go up in smoke on the altar of burnt offering and on the altar of incense. They did all the work of the Most Holy Place and made atonement for Israel, just as Moses the servant of God had commanded.

50These are the descendants of Aaron: Eleazar his son, Phinehas his son, Abishua his son, 51Bukki his son, Uzzi his son, Zerahiah his son, 52Meraioth his son, Amariah his son, Ahitub his son, 53Zadok his son, Ahimaaz his son.

54These are the places where they lived, their settlements within their territory. To the descendants of Aaron, of the clan of the Kohathites, the lot fell. 55They gave them Hebron in the land of Judah, and its pasturelands around it. 56But the fields of the town and its villages they had given to Caleb son of Jephunneh.

57To the descendants of Aaron they gave one of the cities of refuge, Hebron, along with Libnah and its pasturelands, Jattir, and Eshtemoa and its pasturelands, 58Hilez and its pasturelands, Debir and its pasturelands, 59Ashan and its pasturelands, and Beth-shemesh and its pasturelands.

60From the tribe of Benjamin they gave Geba and its pasturelands, Alemeth and its pasturelands, and Anathoth and its pasturelands. Their towns numbered thirteen in all, clan by clan.

61The rest of the descendants of Kohath received ten towns by lot from the clan of the tribe and from the half-tribe of Manasseh.

62The descendants of Gershom, clan by clan, received thirteen towns from the tribes of Issachar, Asher and Naphtali and from the tribe of Manasseh in Bashan.

63The descendants of Merari, clan by clan, received twelve towns by lot from the tribes of Reuben, Gad and Zebulun. 64So the Israelites gave the Levites the towns and their pasturelands. 65From the tribes of Judah, Simeon and Benjamin they gave by lot these towns, which are mentioned by name.

66As for some of the clans of the descendants of Kohath, the towns of their territory came from the tribe of Ephraim. 67They gave them one of the cities of refuge, Shechem and its pasturelands in the hill country of Ephraim, along with Gezer and its pasturelands, 68Jokmeam and its pasturelands, Beth-horon and its pasturelands, 69Aijalon and its pasturelands, and Gath-rimmon and its pasturelands.

70From the half-tribe of Manasseh they gave Aner and its pasturelands, and Bileam and its pasturelands. These went to the clan of the rest of the descendants of Kohath.

71To the descendants of Gershom they gave, from the clan of the half-tribe of Manasseh, Golan in Bashan and its pasturelands, and Ashtaroth and its pasturelands.

72From the tribe of Issachar they gave Kedesh and its pasturelands, Daberath and its pasturelands, 73Ramoth and its pasturelands, and Anem and its pasturelands.

74From the tribe of Asher they gave Mashal and its pasturelands, Abdon and its pasturelands, 75Hukok and its pasturelands, and Rehob and its pasturelands. 76From the tribe of Naphtali they gave Kedesh in Galilee and its pasturelands, Hammon and its pasturelands, and Kiriathaim and its pasturelands.

77To the descendants of Merari, the remaining Levites, they gave from the tribe of Zebulun Rimmono and its pasturelands, and Tabor and its pasturelands. 78Across the Jordan from Jericho, on the east side of the Jordan, they gave from the tribe of Reuben Bezer in the wilderness and its pasturelands, Jahaz and its pasturelands, 79Kedemoth and its pasturelands, and Mephaath and its pasturelands. 80From the tribe of Gad they gave Ramoth in Gilead and its pasturelands, Mahanaim and its pasturelands, 81Heshbon and its pasturelands, and Jazer and its pasturelands.