1 Chronicles 6

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

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

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

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.

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

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

Eleazar conceived Phinehas, and Phinehas conceived Abishua.

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

Truly, Abishua conceived Bukki, and Bukki conceived Uzzi.

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

Uzzi conceived Zerahiah, and Zerahiah conceived Meraioth.

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

Then Meraioth conceived Amariah, and Amariah conceived Ahitub.

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

Ahitub conceived Zadok, and Zadok conceived Ahimaaz.

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

Ahimaaz conceived Azariah; Azariah conceived Johanan.

10 Johanan was the father of Azariah (he was the one who was serving as priest when Solomon built the Temple in Jerusalem),

Johanan conceived Azariah. He is the one who executed the priestly office in the house that Solomon built in Jerusalem.

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

Now Azariah conceived Amariah, and Amariah conceived Ahitub.

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

Ahitub conceived Zadok, and Zadok conceived Shallum.

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

Shallum conceived Hilkiah, and Hilkiah conceived Azariah.

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

Azariah conceived Seraiah, and Seraiah conceived Jehozadak.

15 Jehozadak was taken into captivity when the Lord used Nebuchadnezzar to send Judah and Jerusalem into exile.

Now Jehozadak departed, when the Lord took away Judah and Jerusalem, by the hands of Nebuchadnezzar.

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

So the sons of Levi were Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.

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

And these are the names of the sons of Gershom: Libni and Shimei.

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

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

19 The sons of Merari: Mahli, and Mushi. These are the families of the Levites listed in order according to their fathers:

The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. And so these are the kindred of Levi, according to their families.

20 The descendants of Gershon: Libni his son, Jehath his son, Zimmah his son,

Of Gershom: Libni his son, Jahath his son, Zimmah his son,

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

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

22 The descendants of Kohath: Amminadab his son, Korah his son, Assir his son,

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

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

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

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

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

25 The descendants of Elkanah: Amasai, Ahimoth,

The sons of Elkanah: Amasai and Ahimoth

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

and Elkanah. The sons of Elkanah: Zophai his son, Nahath his son,

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

Eliab his son, Jeroham his son, Elkanah his son.

28 The sons of Samuel: Joel (firstborn) and Abijah (second).

The sons of Samuel: Vasseni the firstborn, and Abijah.

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

Now the sons of Merari were: Mahli, Libni his son, Shimei his son, Uzzah his son,

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

Shimea his son, Haggiah his son, Asaiah his son.

31 These are the musicians David appointed to direct the music in the house of the Lord once the Ark had been placed there.

These are the ones whom David appointed over the singing men in the house of the Lord, in the place where the ark was located.

32 They led out in the music and singing before the Tabernacle, the Tent of Meeting, until Solomon built the Lord's Temple in Jerusalem. They served following the regulations they had been given.

And they ministered before the tabernacle of the testimony with singing, until Solomon built the house of the Lord in Jerusalem. And they would stand according to their order in the ministry.

33 Here are the men who served, together with their sons: From the Kohathites: Heman, the singer, the son of Joel, the son of Samuel,

Truly, these are the ones who were assisting, with their sons, from the sons of Kohath: the singer Heman, the son of Joel, the son of Samuel,

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

the son of Elkanah, the son of Jeroham, the son of Eliel, the son of Toah,

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

the son of Zuph, the son of Elkanah, the son of Mahath, the son of Amasai,

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

the son of Elkanah, the son of Joel, the son of Azariah, the son of Zephaniah,

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

the son of Tahath, the son of Assir, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah,

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

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

39 Asaph, Heman's relative, who served beside him on the right: Asaph son of Berekiah, the son of Shimea,

And there was also his brother, Asaph, who was standing at his right, Asaph, the son of Berechiah, the son of Shimea,

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

the son of Michael, the son of Baaseiah, the son of Malchijah,

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

the son of Ethni, the son of Zerah, the son of Adaiah,

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

the son of Ethan, the son of Zimmah, the son of Shimei,

43 the son of Jahath, the son of Gershon, the son of Levi.

the son of Jahath, the son of Gershom, the son of Levi.

44 To Heman's left served sons of Merari: Ethan son of Kishi, the son of Abdi, the son of Malluch,

Now the sons of Merari, their brothers, were on the left: Ethan, the son of Kishi, the son of Abdi, the son of Malluch,

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

the son of Hashabiah, the son of Amaziah, the son of Hilkiah,

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

the son of Amzi, the son of Boni, the son of Shemer,

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

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

48 The other Levites carried out all the other functions in the Tabernacle, the house of God.

There were also their brothers, Levites who were appointed for every ministry of the tabernacle of the house of the Lord.

49 However, it was Aaron and his descendants who were the ones who gave offerings on the altar of burnt offering and on the altar of incense and did all the work in the Most Holy Place, making atonement for Israel according to everything Moses the servant of God had commanded.

Truly, Aaron and his sons were burning offerings upon the altar of holocausts and upon the altar of incense, for the entire work of the Holy of Holies, and to pray on behalf of Israel, in accord with all the things that Moses, the servant of God, had instructed.

50 The descendants of Aaron were: Eleazar his son, Phinehas his son, Abishua his son,

Now these are the sons of Aaron: Eleazar his son, Phinehas his son, Abishua his son,

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

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

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

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

53 Zadok his son, and Ahimaaz his son.

Zadok his son, Ahimaaz his son.

54 These were the places they were given to live as their territory allotted to descendants of Aaron, beginning with the Kohathite clan, because theirs was the first lot:

And these are their habitations according to the villages and confines, specifically of the sons of Aaron, according to the kindred of the Kohathites. For it fell to them by lot.

55 They received Hebron in Judah together with its surrounding pasturelands.

And so, they gave Hebron, in the land of Judah, and its suburbs all around, to them,

56 But the fields and villages near the town were given to Caleb son of Jephunneh.

but they gave the fields of the city, and the villages, to Caleb, the son of Jephunneh.

57 So the descendants of Aaron received Hebron, a town of refuge, Libnah, Jattir, Eshtemoa,

Then, to the sons of Aaron, they gave the cities of refuge: Hebron, and Libnah with its suburbs,

58 Hilen, Debir,

also Jattir and Eshtemoa with their suburbs, then also Hilen and Debir with their suburbs,

59 Ashan, Juttah and Beth Shemesh, together with their pasturelands.

as well as Ashan and Beth-shemesh with their suburbs.

60 From the tribe of Benjamin they received Gibeon, Geba, Alemeth, and Anathoth, together with their pasturelands. They had a total of thirteen towns among their families.

And from the tribe of Benjamin: Geba with its suburbs, and Alemeth with its suburbs, as well as Anathoth with its suburbs. All the cities throughout their kindred were thirteen.

61 The rest of Kohath's descendants received by lot ten towns from the half tribe of Manasseh.

Now to the sons of Kohath, those remaining from their kindred, they gave ten cities, from the one half tribe of Manasseh, as a possession;

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

and to the sons of Gershom, according to their families, from the tribe of Issachar, and from the tribe of Asher, and from the tribe of Naphtali, and from the tribe Manasseh in Bashan: thirteen cities.

63 The descendants of Merari, by family, received twelve towns from the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun.

Then to the sons of Merari, according to their families, from the tribe of Reuben, and from the tribe of Gad, and from the tribe of Zebulun, they gave by lot twelve cities.

64 So the people of Israel gave the Levites these towns and their pasturelands.

Also, the sons of Israel gave, to the Levites, cities and their suburbs,

65 They allotted the towns already mentioned by name from the tribes of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin.

and they gave them by lot, out of the tribe of the sons of Judah, and out of the tribe of the sons of Simeon, and out of the tribe of the sons of Benjamin, these cities, which they called by their names.

66 Some of the Kohathite families received as their territory towns from the tribe of Ephraim.

And for those who were from the kindred of the sons of Kohath, the cities with their borders were from the tribe of Ephraim.

67 They were given Shechem, a town of refuge, in the hill country of Ephraim, Gezer,

Then they gave to them the cities of refuge: Shechem with its suburbs on mount Ephraim, and Gezer with its suburbs,

68 Jokmeam, Beth Horon,

as well as Jokmeam with its suburbs, and Beth-horon similarly,

69 Aijalon, and Gath Rimmon, together with their pasturelands.

and indeed Hilen with its suburbs, and Gath Rimmon in the same manner.

70 From half the tribe of Manasseh the people of Israel gave Aner and Bileam, together with their pasturelands, to the rest of the Kohathite families.

Then too, out of the one half tribe of Manasseh: Aner and its suburbs, Bileam and its suburbs; these in particular went to those who were remaining from the kindred of the sons of Kohath.

71 The descendants of Gershon received the following. From the family of the half-tribe of Manasseh: Golan in Bashan, and Ashtaroth, together with their pasturelands;

And to the sons of Gershom, from the kindred of the one half tribe of Manasseh: Golan, in Bashan, and its suburbs, and Ashtaroth with its suburbs;

72 from the tribe of Issachar: Kedesh, Daberath,

from the tribe of Issachar: Kedesh and its suburbs, and Daberath with its suburbs,

73 Ramoth, and Anem, together with their pasturelands;

as well as Ramoth and its suburbs, and Anem with its suburbs;

74 from the tribe of Asher: Mashal, Abdon,

truly, from the tribe of Asher: Mashal with its suburbs, and Abdon similarly;

75 Hukok, and Rehob, together with their pasturelands;

as well as Hukkok and its suburbs, and Rehob with its suburbs;

76 and from the tribe of Naphtali: Kedesh in Galilee, Hammon, and Kiriathaim, together with their pasturelands.

moreover, from the tribe of Naphtali: Kedesh in Galilee and its suburbs, Hammon with its suburbs, and Kiriathaim and its suburbs.

77 The rest of the descendants of Merari received the following. From the tribe of Zebulun: Jokneam, Kartah, Rimmono, and Tabor, together with their pasturelands;

Then to the remaining sons of Merari, from the tribe of Zebulun: Rimmono and its suburbs, and Tabor with its suburbs;

78 from the tribe of Reuben on the east side of the Jordan opposite Jericho: Bezer (in the desert), Jahzah,

and also, across the Jordan opposite Jericho, facing the east of the Jordan, from the tribe of Reuben: Bezer in the wilderness with its suburbs, and Jahzah with its suburbs;

79 Kedemoth, and Mephaath, together with their pasturelands;

as well as Kedemoth and its suburbs, and Mephaath with its suburbs;

80 and from the tribe of Gad: Ramoth in Gilead, Mahanaim,

indeed also, from the tribe of Gad: Ramoth in Gilead and its suburbs, and Mahanaim with its suburbs;

81 Heshbon, and Jazer, together with their pasturelands.

then too, Heshbon with its suburbs, and Jazer with its suburbs.