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,

• Phinehas was the father of Abishua,

• ⁵Abishua was the father of Bukki,

• Bukki was the father of Uzzi,

• ⁶Uzzi was the father of Zerahiah,

• Zerahiah was the father of Meraioth,

• ⁷Meraioth was the father of Amariah,

• Amariah was the father of Ahitub,

• ⁸Ahitub was the father of Zadok,

• Zadok was the father of Ahimaaz,

• ⁹Ahimaaz was the father of Azariah,

• Azariah was the father of Johanan,

• ¹⁰Johanan was the father of Azariah, who served as priest in the temple that Solomon built in Jerusalem,

• ¹¹Azariah was the father of Amariah,

• Amariah was the father of Ahitub,

• ¹²Ahitub was the father of Zadok,

• Zadok was the father of Shallum,

• ¹³Shallum was the father of Hilkiah,

• Hilkiah was the father of Azariah,

• ¹⁴Azariah was the father of Seraiah,

• and Seraiah was the father of Jehozadak.^{+6:14 Jehozadak is a variant of Jozadak; also in verse 15; see Ezra 3:2.}

• ¹⁵Jehozadak went into captivity when the LORD sent Judah and Jerusalem into exile by the hand of Nebuchadnezzar.

¹⁶The sons of Levi:

• Gershom,^{+6:16 Gershom is a variant of Gershon; similarly in verses 17, 20, 43, 62, and 71; see verse 1.} 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 listed according to their fathers:

• ²⁰Of Gershom:

• Libni his son, Jahath his son, Zimmah his son, ²¹Joah his son, Iddo his son, Zerah his son, and Jeatherai his son.

• ²²The descendants of Kohath:

• Amminadab his son, Korah his son, Assir his son, ²³Elkanah his son, Ebiasaph^{+6:23 Ebiasaph is a variant of Abiasaph; also in verse 37; see Exodus 6:24.} his son, Assir his son, ²⁴Tahath his son, Uriel his son, Uzziah his son, and Shaul his son.

• ²⁵The descendants of Elkanah:

• Amasai, Ahimoth, ²⁶Elkanah his son,^{+6:26 Some Hebrew manuscripts, LXX, and Syriac; most Hebrew manuscripts Elkanah. The sons of Elkanah:} Zophai his son, Nahath his son, ²⁷Eliab^{+6:27 Eliab is also called Eliel; see verse 34. Both of these are other names for Elihu; see 1 Samuel 1:1.} his son, Jeroham his son, and Elkanah his son.^{+6:27 Hebrew; some LXX manuscripts include and Samuel his son; see verses 33–34 and 1 Samuel 1:19–20.}

• ²⁸The sons of Samuel:

• Joel his firstborn and Abijah his second son.^{+6:28 See Syriac and some LXX manuscripts (also verse 33 and 1 Samuel 8:2); Hebrew The sons of Samuel: the firstborn Vashni, then Abiah.}

• ²⁹The descendants of Merari:

• Mahli, Libni his son, Shimei his son, Uzzah his son, ³⁰Shimea his son, Haggiah his son, and Asaiah his son.

³¹These are the men David put in charge of the music in the house of the LORD after the ark rested there. ³²They ministered with song before the tabernacle, the Tent of Meeting, until Solomon built the house of the LORD in Jerusalem. And they performed their duties according to the regulations given them. ³³These are the men who served, together with their sons.

• From the Kohathites:

• Heman the singer, the son of Joel, the son of Samuel, ³⁴the son of Elkanah, the son of Jeroham, the son of Eliel,^{+6:34 Eliel is also called Eliab; see verse 27. Both of these are other names for Elihu; see 1 Samuel 1:1.} the son of Toah, ³⁵the son of Zuph, the son of Elkanah, the son of Mahath, the son of Amasai, ³⁶the son of Elkanah, the son of Joel, the son of Azariah, the son of Zephaniah, ³⁷the son of Tahath, the son of Assir, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah, ³⁸the son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, the son of Israel.

• ³⁹Heman’s kinsman was Asaph, who served at his right hand:

• Asaph the son of Berechiah, the son of Shimea, ⁴⁰the son of Michael, the son of Baaseiah,^{+6:40 Most Hebrew manuscripts; some Hebrew manuscripts, one LXX manuscript, and Syriac Maaseiah} the son of Malchijah, ⁴¹the son of Ethni, the son of Zerah, the son of Adaiah, ⁴²the son of Ethan, the son of Zimmah, the son of Shimei, ⁴³the son of Jahath, the son of Gershom, the son of Levi.

• ⁴⁴On the left were their kinsmen, the sons of Merari:

• Ethan the son of Kishi, the son of Abdi, the son of Malluch, ⁴⁵the son of Hashabiah, the son of Amaziah, the son of Hilkiah, ⁴⁶the son of Amzi, the son of Bani, the son of Shemer, ⁴⁷the son of Mahli, the son of Mushi, the son of Merari, the son of Levi.

⁴⁸Their fellow Levites were assigned to every kind of service of the tabernacle, the house of God. ⁴⁹But Aaron and his sons did all the work of the Most Holy Place.^{+6:49 Or the Holy of Holies} They presented the offerings on the altar of burnt offering and on the altar of incense to make atonement for Israel, according to all that Moses the servant of God had commanded.

• ⁵⁰These were 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, and Ahimaaz his son.

⁵⁴Now these were the territories assigned to the descendants of Aaron from the Kohathite clan for their settlements, because the first lot fell to them:

• ⁵⁵They were given Hebron in the land of Judah and its surrounding pasturelands. ⁵⁶But the fields and villages around the city were given to Caleb son of Jephunneh. ⁵⁷So the descendants of Aaron were given Hebron (a city of refuge), Libnah,^{+6:57 As in the parallel text at Joshua 21:13; Hebrew were given the cities of refuge: Hebron, Libnah} Jattir, Eshtemoa, ⁵⁸Hilen,^{+6:58 Some Hebrew manuscripts; MT Hilez; parallel text at Joshua 21:15Holon} Debir, ⁵⁹Ashan,^{+6:59 Ashan is a variant of Ain; see Joshua 21:16.} Juttah,^{+6:59 Syriac and the parallel text at Joshua 21:16; MT does not include Juttah,} and Beth-shemesh, together with their pasturelands.

• ⁶⁰And from the tribe of Benjamin they were given Gibeon,^{+6:60 LXX, Syriac, and parallel text at Joshua 21:17; MT does not include Gibeon,} Geba, Alemeth, and Anathoth, together with their pasturelands. So they had thirteen cities in all among their families.

• ⁶¹To the rest of the Kohathites, ten cities were allotted from the half-tribe of Manasseh.

⁶²The Gershomites^{+6:62 Gershomites is a variant of Gershonites; also in verse 71; see 1 Chronicles 23:7.}, according to their clans, were allotted thirteen cities from the tribes of Issachar, Asher, Naphtali, and Manasseh in Bashan.

⁶³The Merarites, according to their clans, were allotted twelve cities from the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun.

⁶⁴So the Israelites gave to the Levites these cities and their pasturelands. ⁶⁵They assigned by lot the cities named above from the tribes of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin.

⁶⁶And some of the clans of the Kohathites were given cities from the tribe of Ephraim for their territory:

• ⁶⁷They were given Shechem (a city of refuge)^{+6:67 As in the parallel text at Joshua 21:21; Hebrew They were given the cities of refuge: Shechem} with its pasturelands in the hill country of Ephraim, and Gezer, ⁶⁸Jokmeam, Beth-horon, ⁶⁹Aijalon, and Gath-rimmon, together with their pasturelands.

• ⁷⁰And from the half-tribe of Manasseh the rest of the clans of the Kohathites were given Aner and Bileam, together with their pasturelands.

⁷¹The Gershomites received the following:

• From the clan of the half-tribe of Manasseh they were given Golan in Bashan and also Ashtaroth, together with their pasturelands.

• ⁷²From the tribe of Issachar they were given Kedesh, Daberath, ⁷³Ramoth, and Anem, together with their pasturelands.

• ⁷⁴From the tribe of Asher they were given Mashal, Abdon, ⁷⁵Hukok, and Rehob, together with their pasturelands.

• ⁷⁶And from the tribe of Naphtali they were given Kedesh in Galilee, Hammon, and Kiriathaim, together with their pasturelands.

⁷⁷The Merarites (the rest of the Levites) received the following:

• From the tribe of Zebulun they were given Rimmono and Tabor,^{+6:77 LXX (they were given) Jokneam, Kartah, Rimmono, and Tabor; see Joshua 21:34.} together with their pasturelands.

• ⁷⁸From the tribe of Reuben east of the Jordan opposite Jericho they were given Bezer in the wilderness, Jahzah,^{+6:78 Jahzah is a variant of Jahaz; see Numbers 21:23.79}Kedemoth, and Mephaath, together with their pasturelands.

• ⁸⁰And from the tribe of Gad they were given Ramoth in Gilead, Mahanaim, ⁸¹Heshbon, and Jazer, together with their pasturelands.