1 Chronicles

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

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

The children of Amram were Aaron, Moses, and Miriam. And the sons of Aaron were Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.

Eleazar begot Phinehas, and Phinehas begot Abishua;

Abishua begot Bukki, and Bukki begot Uzzi;

Uzzi begot Zerahiah, and Zerahiah begot Meraioth;

Meraioth begot Amariah, and Amariah begot Ahitub;

Ahitub begot Zadok, and Zadok begot Ahimaaz;

Ahimaaz begot Azariah, and Azariah begot Johanan;

Johanan begot Azariah (it was he who ministered as priest in the Temple that Solomon built in Jerusalem);

Azariah begot Amariah, and Amariah begot Ahitub;

Ahitub begot Zadok, and Zadok begot Shallum;

Shallum begot Hilkiah, and Hilkiah begot Azariah;

Azariah begot Seraiah, and Seraiah begot Jehozadak.

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

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

These are the names of the sons of Gershom: Libni and Shimei.

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

The sons of Merari were Mahli and Mushi. These are the families of the Levites according to their fathers.

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

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

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

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

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

The sons of Elkanah were Amasai and Ahimoth.

As for Elkanah, the sons of Elkanah were Zophai his son, Nahath his son,

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

The sons of Samuel were Joel the firstborn, and Abijah the second.

The sons of Merari were Mahli, Libni his son, Shimei his son, Uzza his son,

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

Now these are the men whom David appointed over the service of song in the house of the LORD, after the ark came to rest there.

They ministered with song before the tabernacle of the tent of meeting, until Solomon had built the house of the LORD in Jerusalem, and they performed their service according to their order.

And these are the ones who ministered with their sons: Of the sons of the Kohathites were Heman the singer, the son of Joel, the son of Samuel,

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

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

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

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

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

And his brother Asaph, who stood on his right hand, was Asaph the son of Berechiah, the son of Shimea,

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

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

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

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

Their brothers, the sons of Merari, on the left hand, were Ethan the son of Kishi, the son of Abdi, the son of Malluch,

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

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

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

And their brothers the Levites were appointed to every kind of service of the tabernacle of the house of God.

But Aaron and his sons offered sacrifices on the altar of burnt offering and on the altar of incense, for all the work of the Most Holy Place, and to make atonement for Israel, according to all that Moses the servant of God had commanded.

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

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

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

Zadok his son, and Ahimaaz his son.

Now these are their dwelling places throughout their settlements in their territory, for the sons of Aaron, of the families of the Kohathites, for the lot was theirs:

they gave them Hebron in the land of Judah, with its common-lands around it;

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

And to the sons of Aaron they gave the cities of refuge: Hebron, Libnah with its common-lands, Jattir, Eshtemoa with its common-lands,

Hilen with its common-lands, Debir with its common-lands,

Ashan with its common-lands, and Beth-Shemesh with its common-lands.

And out of the tribe of Benjamin: Geba with its common-lands, Alemeth with its common-lands, and Anathoth with its common-lands. All their cities among their families were thirteen cities.

To the rest of the sons of Kohath, ten cities were given by lot from the family of the tribe, from the half-tribe of Manasseh.

And to the sons of Gershom, throughout their families, they gave thirteen cities from the tribe of Issachar, from the tribe of Asher, from the tribe of Naphtali, and from the tribe of Manasseh in Bashan.

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

So the children of Israel gave these cities with their common-lands to the Levites.

And they gave by lot from the tribe of the children of Judah, from the tribe of the children of Simeon, and from the tribe of the children of Benjamin, these cities which are mentioned by name.

Now some of the families of the sons of Kohath had cities of their territory from the tribe of Ephraim.

And they gave them the cities of refuge: Shechem in the mountains of Ephraim with its common-lands, Gezer with its common-lands,

Jokmeam with its common-lands, and Beth-Horon with its common-lands,

Aijalon with its common-lands, and Gath-Rimmon with its common-lands.

And from the half-tribe of Manasseh: Aner with its common-lands and Bileam with its common-lands, for the families of the rest of the sons of Kohath.

To the sons of Gershom were given from the family of the half-tribe of Manasseh: Golan in Bashan with its common-lands and Ashtaroth with its common-lands.

And from the tribe of Issachar: Kedesh with its common-lands, Daberath with its common-lands,

Ramoth with its common-lands, and Anem with its common-lands.

And from the tribe of Asher: Mashal with its common-lands, Abdon with its common-lands,

Hukok with its common-lands, and Rehob with its common-lands.

And from the tribe of Naphtali: Kedesh in Galilee with its common-lands, Hammon with its common-lands, and Kirjathaim with its common-lands.

To the rest of the children of Merari were given from the tribe of Zebulun: Rimmon with its common-lands and Tabor with its common-lands.

And on the other side of the Jordan by Jericho, on the east side of the Jordan, they were given from the tribe of Reuben: Bezer in the wilderness with its common-lands, Jahzah with its common-lands,

Kedemoth with its common-lands, and Mephaath with its common-lands.

And from the tribe of Gad: Ramoth in Gilead with its common-lands, Mahanaim with its common-lands,

Heshbon with its common-lands, and Jazer with its common-lands.