Chronicles I 6

1 The sons of Levi: Gedson, Caath, and Merari.

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

2 And the sons of Caath; Ambram, and Issaar, Chebron, and Oziel.

And the sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.

3 And the sons of Ambram; Aaron, and Moses, and Mariam: and the sons of Aaron; Nadab, and Abiud, Eleazar, and Ithamar.

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

4 Eleazar begot Phinees, Phinees begot Abisu;

Eleazar was the father of Phinehas; Phinehas was the father of Abishua;

5 Abisu begot Bokki, and Bokki begot Ozi;

And Abishua was the father of Bukki, and Bukki was the father of Uzzi,

6 Ozi begot Zaraia, Zaraia begot Mariel;

And Uzzi was the father of Zerahiah, and Zerahiah was the father of Meraioth;

7 and Mariel begot Amaria, and Amaria begot Achitob;

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

8 and Achitob begot Sadoc, and Sadoc begot Achimaas;

And Ahitub was the father of Zadok, and Zadok was the father of Ahimaaz,

9 and Achimaas begot Azarias, and Azarias begot Joanan;

And Ahimaaz was the father of Azariah, and Azariah was the father of Johanan,

10 and Joanan begot Azarias: he ministered as priest in the house which Solomon built in Jerusalem.

And Johanan was the father of Azariah, (he was priest in the house which Solomon put up in Jerusalem: )

11 And Azarias begot Amaria, and Amaria begot Achitob;

And Azariah was the father of Amariah, and Amariah was the father of Ahitub,

12 and Achitob begot Sadoc, and Sadoc begot Salom;

And Ahitub was the father of Zadok, and Zadok was the father of Shallum,

13 and Salom begot Chelcias, and Chelcias begot Azarias;

And Shallum was the father of Hilkiah, and Hilkiah was the father of Azariah,

14 and Azarias begot Saraia, and Saraias begot Josadac.

And Azariah was the father of Seraiah, and Seraiah was the father of Jehozadak;

15 And Josadac went into captivity with Juda and Jerusalem under Nabuchodonosor.

And Jehozadak went as a prisoner when the Lord took away Judah and Jerusalem by the hand of Nebuchadnezzar.

16 The sons of Levi: Gedson, Caath, and Merari.

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

17 And these [are] the names of the sons of Gedson; Lobeni, and Semei.

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

18 The sons of Caath; Ambram, and Issaar, Chebron, and Oziel.

And the sons of Kohath were Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.

19 The sons of Merari; Mooli and Musi: and these [are] the families of Levi, according to their families.

The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. And these are the families of the Levites listed by the names of their fathers.

20 To Gedson—to Lobeni his son—[were born] Jeth his son, Zammath his son,

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

21 Joab his son, Addi his son, Zara his son, Jethri his son.

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

22 The sons of Caath; Aminadab his son, Core his son, Aser his son;

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

23 Helcana his son, Abisaph his son, Aser his son:

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

24 Thaath his son, Uriel his son, Ozia his son, Saul his son.

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

25 And the sons of Helcana; Amessi, and Achimoth.

And the sons of Elkanah: Amasai and Ahimoth.

26 Helcana his son, Suphi his son, Cainaath his son;

Elkanah his son: Zophai his son, and Nahath his son,

27 Eliab his son, Jeroboam his son, Helcana his son.

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

28 The sons of Samuel; the firstborn Sani, and Abia.

And the sons of Samuel: the oldest Joel, and the second Abiah.

29 The sons of Merari; Mooli, Lobeni his son, Semei his son, Oza his son;

The sons of Merari: Mahli, Libni his son, Shimei his son, Uzzah his son,

30 Samaa his son, Angia his son, Asaias his son.

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

31 And these [were the men] whom David set over the service of the singers in the house of the Lord when the ark was at rest.

And these are those whom David made responsible for the music in the house of the Lord, after the ark had rest.

32 And they ministered in front of the tabernacle of witness [playing] on instruments, until Solomon built the house of the Lord in Jerusalem; and they stood according to their order for their services.

They gave worship with songs before the House of the Tent of meeting, till Solomon put up the house of the Lord in Jerusalem; and they took their places for their work in their regular order.

33 And these [were the men] that stood, and their sons, of the sons of Caath: Aeman the psalm singer, son of Joel, the son of Samuel,

And these are those who did this work, and their sons. Of the sons of the Kohathites: Heman, who made melody, the son of Joel, the son of Samuel,

34 the son of Helcana, the son of Jeroboam, the son of Eliel, the son of Thoas,

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

35 the son of Suph, the son of Helcana, the son of Maath, the son of Amathi,

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

36 the son of Helcana, the son of Joel, the son of Azarias, the son of Japhanias,

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

37 the son of Thaath, the son of Aser, the son of Abiasaph, the son of Core,

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

38 the son of Isaar, the son of Caath, 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 And his brother Asaph, who stood at his right hand; Asaph the son of Barachias, the son of Samaa,

And his brother Asaph, whose place was at his right hand, Asaph, the son of Berechiah, the son of Shimea,

40 the son of Michael, the son of Baasia, the son of Melchia,

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

41 the son of Athani, the son of Zaarai,

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

42 the son of Adai, the son of Aetham, the son of Zammam, the son of Semei,

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

43 the son of Jeeth, the son of Gedson, the son of Levi.

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

44 And the sons of Merari their brethren on the left hand: Aetham the son of Kisa, the son of Abai, the son of Maloch,

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

45 the son of Asebi,

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

46 the son of Amessias, the son of Bani, the son of Semer,

The son of Amzi, the son of Bani, the son of Shemer,

47 the son of Mooli, the son of Musi, 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 And their brethren according to the houses of their fathers, [were] the Levites who were appointed to all the work of ministration of the tabernacle of the house of God.

And their brothers the Levites were responsible for all the work of the Tent of the house of God.

49 And Aaron and his sons [were] to burn incense on the altar of whole burnt offerings, and on the altar of incense, for all the ministry [in] the holy of holies, and to make atonement for Israel, according to all things that Moses the servant of the Lord commanded.

But Aaron and his sons made offerings on the altar of burned offering, and on the altar of perfume, for all the work of the most holy place, and to take away the sin of Israel, doing everything ordered by Moses, the servant of God.

50 And these [are] the sons of Aaron; Eleazar his son, Phinees his son, Abisu his son,

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

51 Bokki his son, Ozi his son, Saraia his son,

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

52 Mariel his son, Amaria his son, Achitob his son,

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

53 Sadoc his son, Achimaas his son.

Zadok his son, Ahimaaz his son.

54 And these [are] their residences in their villages, in their coasts, to the sons of Aaron, to their family the Caathites: for they had the lot.

Now these are their living-places, the limits inside which they were to put up their tents: to the sons of Aaron, of the families of the Kohathites, because they had the first selection,

55 And they gave them Chebron in the land of Juda, and its suburbs round about it.

To them they gave Hebron and its outskirts in the land of Judah;

56 But the fields of the city, and its villages, they gave to Chaleb the son of Jephonne.

But the open country of the town, and the small places round it, they gave to Caleb, the son of Jephunneh.

57 And to the sons of Aaron they gave the cities of refuge, [even] Chebron, and Lobna and her suburbs round about, and Selna and her suburbs, and Esthamo and her suburbs,

And to the sons of Aaron they gave Hebron, the town to which men might go in flight and be safe, and Libnah with its outskirts, and Jattir, and Eshtemoa with its outskirts,

58 and Jethar and her suburbs, and Dabir and her suburbs,

And Hilen with its outskirts, Debir with its outskirts,

59 and Asan and her suburbs, and Baethsamys and her suburbs:

And Ashan with its outskirts, and Beth-shemesh with its outskirts;

60 and of the tribe of Benjamin Gabai and her suburbs, and Galemath and her suburbs, and Anathoth and her suburbs: all their cities [were] thirteen cities according to their families.

And from the tribe of Benjamin: Geba with its outskirts, and Alemeth with its outskirts, and Anathoth with its outskirts. All their towns among their families were thirteen towns.

61 And to the sons of Caath that were left of their families, [there were given] out of the tribe, [namely], out of the half-tribe of Manasse, by lot, ten cities.

And to the rest of the sons of Kohath there were given by the Lord's decision ten towns out of the families of the tribe of Ephraim and out of the tribe of Dan and out of the half-tribe of Manasseh.

62 And to the sons of Gedson according to their families [there were given] thirteen cities of the tribe of Issachar, of the tribe of Aser, of the tribe of Nephthali, of the tribe of Manasse in Basan.

And to the sons of Gershom, by 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 towns.

63 And to the sons of Merari according to their families [there were given], by lot, twelve cities of the tribe of Ruben, of the tribe of Gad, [and] of the tribe of Zabulon.

And to the sons of Merari, by their families, twelve towns were given by the Lord's decision, out of the tribe of Reuben, and out of the tribe of Gad, and out of the tribe of Zebulun.

64 So the children of Israel gave to the Levites the cities and their suburbs.

And the children of Israel gave to the Levites the towns with their outskirts.

65 And they gave by lot out of the tribe of the children of Juda, and out of the tribe of the children of Symeon, and out of the tribe of the children of Benjamin, these cities which they call by name.

And they gave by the Lord's decision 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 towns whose names are given.

66 And [to the members] of the families of the sons of Caath there were also given the cities of their borders out of the tribe of Ephraim.

And to the families of the sons of Kohath were given towns by the Lord's decision out of the tribe of Ephraim.

67 And they gave them the cities of refuge, Sychem and her suburbs in mount Ephraim, and Gazer and her suburbs,

And they gave them the town to which men might go in flight and be safe, Shechem in the hill-country of Ephraim with its outskirts, and Gezer with its outskirts,

68 and Jecmaan and her suburbs, and Baethoron and her suburbs,

And Jokmeam with its outskirts, and Beth-horon with its outskirts,

69 and Aelon and her suburbs, and Gethremmon and her suburbs:

And Aijalon with its outskirts, and Gath-rimmon with its outskirts;

70 and of the half-tribe of Manasse Anar and her suburbs, and Jemblaan and her suburbs, to the sons of Caath that were left, according to [each several] family.

And out of the half-tribe of Manasseh, Aner with its outskirts, and Bileam with its outskirts, for the rest of the family of the sons of Kohath.

71 To the sons of Gedson from the families of the half-tribe of Manasse [they gave] Golan of Basan and her suburbs, and Aseroth and her suburbs.

To the sons of Gershom were given, out of the family of the half-tribe of Manasseh, Golan in Bashan with its outskirts, and Ashtaroth with its outskirts;

72 And out of the tribe of Issachar, Kedes and her suburbs, and Deberi and her suburbs, and Dabor and her suburbs,

And out of the tribe of Issachar, Kedesh with its outskirts, and Daberath with its outskirts,

73 and Ramoth, and Aenan and her suburbs.

And Ramoth with its outskirts, and Anem with its outskirts;

74 And of the tribe of Aser; Maasal and her suburbs, and Abdon and her suburbs,

And out of the tribe of Asher, Mashal with its outskirts, and Abdon with its outskirts,

75 and Acac and her suburbs, and Roob and her suburbs.

And Hukok with its outskirts, and Rehob with its outskirts;

76 And of the tribe of Nephthali; Kedes in Galilee and her suburbs, and Chamoth and her suburbs, and Kariathaim and her suburbs.

And out of the tribe of Naphtali, Kedesh in Galilee with its outskirts, and Hammon with its outskirts, and Kiriathaim with its outskirts.

77 To the sons of Merari that were left, [they gave] out of the tribe of Zabulon Remmon and her suburbs, and Thabor and her suburbs:

To the rest of the Levites, the sons of Merari, were given, out of the tribe of Zebulun, Rimmono with its outskirts, Tabor with its outskirts;

78 out of [the country] beyond Jordan; Jericho westward of Jordan: out of the tribe of Ruben; Bosor in the wilderness and her suburbs, and Jasa and her suburbs,

And on the other side of Jordan, at Jericho, on the east side of Jordan, were given them, out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer in the waste land with its outskirts, and Jahzah with its outskirts,

79 and Kadmoth and her suburbs, and Maephla and her suburbs.

And Kedemoth with its outskirts, and Mephaath with its outskirts;

80 Out of the tribe of Gad; Rammoth Galaad and her suburbs, and Maanaim and her suburbs,

And out of the tribe of Gad, Ramoth in Gilead with its outskirts, and Mahanaim with its outskirts,

81 and Esebon and her suburbs, and Jazer and her suburbs.

And Heshbon with its outskirts, and Jazer with its outskirts.