1 Chronicles 6 — ULB

6Verse 1The sons of Levi were Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.^{Verse 2}The sons of Kohath were Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.^{Verse 3}The children of Amram were Aaron, Moses, and Miriam. The sons of Aaron were Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.^{Verse 4}Eleazar became the father of Phinehas, and Phinehas became the father of Abishua.^{Verse 5}Abishua became the father of Bukki, and Bukki became the father of Uzzi.^{Verse 6}Uzzi became the father of Zerahiah, and Zerahiah became the father of Meraioth.^{Verse 7}Meraioth became the father of Amariah, and Amariah became the father of Ahitub.^{Verse 8}Ahitub became the father of Zadok, and Zadok became the father of Ahimaaz.^{Verse 9}Ahimaaz became the father of Azariah, and Azariah became the father of Johanan.^{Verse 10}Johanan became the father of Azariah, who served in the temple that Solomon built in Jerusalem.^{Verse 11}Azariah became the father of Amariah, and Amariah became the father of Ahitub.^{Verse 12}Ahitub became the father of Zadok, and Zadok became the father of Shallum.^{Verse 13}Shallum became the father of Hilkiah, and Hilkiah became the father of Azariah.^{Verse 14}Azariah became the father of Seraiah, and Seraiah became the father of Jozadak.^{Verse 15}Jozadak went into captivity when Yahweh exiled Judah and Jerusalem by the hand of Nebuchadnezzar.^{Verse 16}The sons of Levi were Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.^{Verse 17}The sons of Gershon were Libni and Shimei.^{Verse 18}The sons of Kohath were Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.^{Verse 19}The sons of Merari were Mahli and Mushi. These are the clans of the Levites listed according to their fathers.^{Verse 20}The descendants of Gershon: His son was Libni. Libni's son was Jahath. His son was Zimmah.^{Verse 21}His son was Joah. His son was Iddo. His son was Zerah. His son was Jeatherai.^{Verse 22}The descendants of Kohath: His son was Amminadab. His son was Korah. His son was Assir.^{Verse 23}His son was Elkanah. His son was Ebiasaph. His son was Assir.^{Verse 24}His son was Tahath. His son was Uriel. His son was Uzziah. His son was Shaul.^{Verse 25}The sons of Elkanah were Amasai, Ahimoth,^{Verse 26}And a son named Elkanah; Zophai his son, Nahath his son,^{Verse 27}Eliab his son, Jeroham his son, and Elkanah his son.^{+Verse 28}The sons of Samuel were the firstborn, Joel, and Abijah, the second-born.^{Verse 29}The son of Merari was Mahli. His son was Libni. His son was Shimei. His son was Uzzah.^{Verse 30}His son was Shimea. His son was Haggiah. His son was Asaiah.^{Verse 31}These are the names of the men whom David put in charge of music in the house of Yahweh, after the ark came to rest there.^{Verse 32}They served by singing before the tabernacle, the tent of meeting, until Solomon had built the house of Yahweh in Jerusalem. They fulfilled their duties according to the instructions given to them.^{Verse 33}These were those who served with their sons. From the clans of the Kohathites came Heman the musician. Here were his ancestors, going back in time: Heman was the son of Joel. Joel was the son of Samuel.^{Verse 34}Samuel was the son of Elkanah. Elkanah was the son of Jeroham. Jeroham was the son of Eliel. Eliel was the son of Toah.^{Verse 35}Toah was the son of Zuph. Zuph was the son of Elkanah. Elkanah was the son of Mahath. Mahath was the son of Amasai. Amasai was son of Elkanah.^{Verse 36}Amasai was the son of Elkanah. Elkanah was the son of Joel. Joel was the son of Azariah. Azariah was the son of Zephaniah.^{Verse 37}Zephaniah was the son of Tahath. Tahath was the son of Assir. Assir was the son of Ebiasaph. Ebiasaph was the son of Korah.^{Verse 38}Korah was the son of Izhar. Izhar was the son of Kohath. Kohath was the son of Levi. Levi was the son of Israel.^{Verse 39}Heman's colleague was Asaph, who stood at his right hand. Asaph was the son of Berekiah. Berekiah was the son of Shimea.^{Verse 40}Shimea was the son of Michael. Michael was the son of Baaseiah. Baaseiah was the son of Malkijah.^{Verse 41}Malkijah was the son of Ethni. Ethni was the son of Zerah. Zerah was the son of Adaiah.^{Verse 42}Adaiah was the son of Ethan. Ethan was the son of Zimmah. Zimmah was the son of Shimei.^{Verse 43}Shimei was the son of Jahath. Jahath was the son of Gershon. Gershon was the son of Levi.^{Verse 44}At Heman's left hand were his colleagues the sons of Merari. They included Ethan son of Kishi. Kishi was the son of Abdi. Abdi was the son of Malluk.^{Verse 45}Malluk was the son of Hashabiah. Hashabiah was the son of Amaziah. Amaziah was the son of Hilkiah.^{Verse 46}Hilkiah was the son of Amzi. Amzi was the son of Bani. Bani was the son of Shemer.^{Verse 47}Shemer was the son of Mahli. Mahli was the son of Mushi. Mushi was the son of Merari. Merari was the son of Levi.^{Verse 48}Their associates, the Levites, were assigned to do all the work for the tabernacle, the house of God.^{Verse 49}Aaron and his sons made the offerings on the altar for burnt offerings; and the offering on the incense altar for all the work on the most holy place. These offerings made atonement for Israel, according to all that Moses the servant of God had commanded.^{Verse 50}Aaron's descendants are reckoned as follows: Aaron's son was Eleazar. Eleazar's son was Phinehas. Phinehas's son was Abishua.^{Verse 51}Abishua's son was Bukki. Bukki's son was Uzzi. Uzzi's son was Zerahiah.^{Verse 52}Zerahiah's son was Meraioth. Meraioth's son was Amariah. Amariah's son was Ahitub.^{Verse 53}Ahitub's son was Zadok. Zadok's son was Ahimaaz.^{Verse 54}These are the locations where Aaron's descendants were assigned to live, that is, for the descendants of Aaron who were from the clans of the Kohathites (the first lot was theirs).^{Verse 55}To them they gave Hebron in the land of Judah and its pasturelands,^{Verse 56}but the fields of the city and its villages they gave to Caleb son of Jephunneh.^{Verse 57}To the descendants of Aaron they gave: Hebron (a city of refuge), and Libnah with its pasturelands, Jattir, Eshtemoa with its pasturelands,^{Verse 58}Hilen with its pasturelands, and Debir with its pasturelands.^{Verse 59}They also gave to the descendants of Aaron: Ashan with its pasturelands, Juttah,⁺and Beth Shemesh with its pasturelands;^{Verse 60}and from the tribe of Benjamin they were given Geba with its pasturelands, Alemeth with its pasturelands, and Anathoth with its pasturelands. All their cities numbered thirteen.These towns were distributed among the clans of the Kohathite, thirteen in all.^{Verse 61}To the rest of clans of the Kohathites were allotted ten cities from the half tribe of Manasseh.^{Verse 62}To Gershon's descendants in their various clans were given thirteen cities from the tribes of Issachar, Asher, Naphtali, and the half tribe of Manasseh in Bashan.^{Verse 63}To Merari's descendants they gave twelve cities, clan by clan, from the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun.^{Verse 64}So the people of Israel gave these cities with their pasturelands to the Levites.^{Verse 65}They assigned by lot the towns mentioned earlier from the tribes of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin.^{Verse 66}Some of the clans of the Kohathites were given cities from the territory of the tribe of Ephraim.^{Verse 67}They gave them: Shechem (a city of refuge) with its pasturelands in the hill country of Ephraim, Gezer with its pasturelands,^{Verse 68}Jokmeam with its pasturelands, Beth Horon with its pasturelands,^{Verse 69}Aijalon with its pasturelands, and Gath Rimmon with its pasturelands.^{Verse 70}The half tribe of Manasseh gave the Kohathites Aner with its pasturelands and Bileam with its pasturelands. These became the possessions of the rest of the Kohathite clans.^{Verse 71}To Gershon's descendants out of the clans of the half tribe of Manasseh, they gave Golan in Bashan with its pasturelands and Ashtaroth with its pasturelands.^{Verse 72}The tribe of Issachar gave to Gershon's descendants Kedesh with its pasturelands, Daberath with its pasturelands,^{Verse 73}Ramoth with its pasturelands, and Anem with its pasturelands.^{Verse 74}Issachar received from the tribe of Asher: Mashal with its pasturelands, Abdon with its pasturelands,^{Verse 75}Hukok with its pasturelands, and Rehob with its pasturelands.^{Verse 76}They received from the tribe of Naphtali: Kedesh in Galilee with its pasturelands, Hammon with its pasturelands, and Kiriathaim with its pasturelands.^{Verse 77}The rest of Merari's descendants received from the tribe of Zebulun: Jokneam, Kartah,⁺and Rimmono with its pasturelands and Tabor with its pasturelands;^{Verse 78}and from the tribe of Reuben, across the Jordan on the east side of Jericho, they received Bezer in the desert, Jahzah,^{Verse 79}Kedemoth and its pasturelands, and Mephaath and its pasturelands.^{Verse 80}The Levites received from the tribe of Gad: Ramoth in Gilead with its pasturelands, Mahanaim with its pasturelands,^{Verse 81}Heshbon with its pasturelands, and Jazer with its pasturelands.