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I Chronicles 6
1The sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
2And the sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.
3And the sons of Amram: Aaron and Moses and Miriam. And the sons of Aaron: Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.
4Eleazar was the father of Phinehas; Phinehas was the father of Abishua;
5And Abishua was the father of Bukki, and Bukki was the father of Uzzi,
6And Uzzi was the father of Zerahiah, and Zerahiah was the father of Meraioth;
7Meraioth was the father of Amariah, and Amariah was the father of Ahitub,
8And Ahitub was the father of Zadok, and Zadok was the father of Ahimaaz,
9And Ahimaaz was the father of Azariah, and Azariah was the father of Johanan,
10And Johanan was the father of Azariah, (he was priest in the house which Solomon put up in Jerusalem:)
11And Azariah was the father of Amariah, and Amariah was the father of Ahitub,
12And Ahitub was the father of Zadok, and Zadok was the father of Shallum,
13And Shallum was the father of Hilkiah, and Hilkiah was the father of Azariah,
14And Azariah was the father of Seraiah, and Seraiah was the father of Jehozadak;
15And Jehozadak went as a prisoner when the Lord took away Judah and Jerusalem by the hand of Nebuchadnezzar.
16The sons of Levi; Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.
17And these are the names of the sons of Gershom: Libni and Shimei.
18And the sons of Kohath were Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.
19The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. And these are the families of the Levites listed by the names of their fathers.
20Of Gershom: Libni his son, Jahath his son, Zimmah his son,
21Joah his son, Iddo his son, Zerah his son, Jeatherai his son.
22The sons of Kohath: Amminadab his son, Korah his son, Assir his son,
23Elkanah his son, and Ebiasaph his son, and Assir his son,
24Tahath his son, Uriel his son, Uzziah his son, and Shaul his son.
25And the sons of Elkanah: Amasai and Ahimoth.
26Elkanah his son: Zophai his son, and Nahath his son,
27Eliab his son, Jeroham his son, Elkanah his son, Samuel his son.
28And the sons of Samuel: the oldest Joel, and the second Abiah.
29The sons of Merari: Mahli, Libni his son, Shimei his son, Uzzah his son,
30Shimea his son, Haggiah his son, Asaiah his son.
31And these are those whom David made responsible for the music in the house of the Lord, after the ark had rest.
32They 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.
33And 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,
34The son of Elkanah, the son of Jeroham, the son of Eliel, 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.
39And his brother Asaph, whose place was at his right hand, Asaph, the son of Berechiah, the son of Shimea,
40The son of Michael, the son of Baaseiah, 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.
44And on the left their brothers, 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.
48And their brothers the Levites were responsible for all the work of the Tent of the house of God.
49But 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.
50And these are the sons 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, Ahimaaz his son.
54Now 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,
55To them they gave Hebron and its outskirts in the land of Judah;
56But the open country of the town, and the small places round it, they gave to Caleb, the son of Jephunneh.
57And 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,
58And Hilen with its outskirts, Debir with its outskirts,
59And Ashan with its outskirts, and Beth-shemesh with its outskirts;
60And 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.
61And 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.
62And 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.
63And 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.
64And the children of Israel gave to the Levites the towns with their outskirts.
65And 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.
66And to the families of the sons of Kohath were given towns by the Lord's decision out of the tribe of Ephraim.
67And 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,
68And Jokmeam with its outskirts, and Beth-horon with its outskirts,
69And Aijalon with its outskirts, and Gath-rimmon with its outskirts;
70And 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.
71To 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;
72And out of the tribe of Issachar, Kedesh with its outskirts, and Daberath with its outskirts,
73And Ramoth with its outskirts, and Anem with its outskirts;
74And out of the tribe of Asher, Mashal with its outskirts, and Abdon with its outskirts,
75And Hukok with its outskirts, and Rehob with its outskirts;
76And out of the tribe of Naphtali, Kedesh in Galilee with its outskirts, and Hammon with its outskirts, and Kiriathaim with its outskirts.
77To 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;
78And 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,
79And Kedemoth with its outskirts, and Mephaath with its outskirts;
80And out of the tribe of Gad, Ramoth in Gilead with its outskirts, and Mahanaim with its outskirts,
81And Heshbon with its outskirts, and Jazer with its outskirts.
I Chronicles 6
1The sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
2The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, and Hebron, and Uzziel.
3The children of Amram: Aaron, and Moses, and Miriam. The sons of Aaron: Nadab, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
4Eleazar became the father of Phinehas, Phinehas became the father of Abishua,
5and Abishua became the father of Bukki, and Bukki became the father of Uzzi,
6and Uzzi became the father of Zerahiah, and Zerahiah became the father of Meraioth,
7Meraioth became the father of Amariah, and Amariah became the father of Ahitub,
8and Ahitub became the father of Zadok, and Zadok became the father of Ahimaaz,
9and Ahimaaz became the father of Azariah, and Azariah became the father of Yochanan,
10and Yochanan became the father of Azariah, (he it is who executed the priest's office in the house that Solomon built in Jerusalem),
11and Azariah became the father of Amariah, and Amariah became the father of Ahitub,
12and Ahitub became the father of Zadok, and Zadok became the father of Shallum,
13and Shallum became the father of Hilkiah, and Hilkiah became the father of Azariah,
14and Azariah became the father of Seraiah, and Seraiah became the father of Jehozadak;
15Jehozadak went into captivity, when the Lord carried away Judah and Jerusalem by the hand of Nebuchadnezzar.
16The sons of Levi: Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.
17These are the names of the sons of Gershom: Libni and Shimei.
18The sons of Kohath were Amram, and Izhar, and Hebron, and Uzziel.
19The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. These are the families of the Levites according to their fathers' houses.
20Of Gershom: Libni his son, Jahath his son, Zimmah his son,
21Joah his son, Iddo his son, Zerah his son, Jeatherai his son.
22The sons of Kohath: Amminadab his son, Korah his son, Assir his son,
23Elkanah his son, and Ebiasaph his son, and Assir his son,
24Tahath his son, Uriel his son, Uzziah his son, and Shaul his son.
25The sons of Elkanah: Amasai, and Ahimoth.
26As for Elkanah, the sons of Elkanah: Zophai his son, and Nahath his son,
27Eliab his son, Jeroham his son, Elkanah his son.
28The sons of Samuel: the firstborn Joel, and the second Abijah.
29The sons of Merari: Mahli, Libni his son, Shimei his son, Uzzah his son,
30Shimea his son, Haggiah his son, Asaiah his son.
31These are they whom David set over the service of song in the house of the Lord, after that the ark had rest.
32They ministered with song before the tabernacle of the Tent of Meeting, until Solomon had built the house of the Lord in Jerusalem: and they waited on their office according to their order.
33These are those who waited, and their sons. Of the sons of 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, 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.
39His brother Asaph, who stood on his right hand, even Asaph the son of Berechiah, the son of Shimea,
40the son of Michael, the son of Baaseiah, 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 hand their brothers 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 brothers the Levites were appointed for all the service of the tabernacle of the house of God.
49But Aaron and his sons offered 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.
50These are the sons 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, Ahimaaz his son.
54Now these are their dwelling places according to their encampments in their borders: to the sons of Aaron, of the families of the Kohathites (for theirs was the first lot),
55to them they gave Hebron in the land of Judah, and its suburbs around it;
56but the fields of the city, and its villages, they gave to Caleb the son of Jephunneh.
57To the sons of Aaron they gave the cities of refuge, Hebron; Libnah also with its suburbs, and Jattir, and Eshtemoa with its suburbs,
58and Hilen with its suburbs, Debir with its suburbs,
59and Ashan with its suburbs, and Beth Shemesh with its suburbs;
60and out of the tribe of Benjamin, Geba with its suburbs, and Allemeth with its suburbs, and Anathoth with its suburbs. All their cities throughout their families were thirteen cities.
61To the rest of the sons of Kohath were given by lot, out of the family of the tribe, out of the half-tribe, the half of Manasseh, ten cities.
62To the sons of Gershom, according to 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 cities.
63To the sons of Merari were given by lot, according to their families, out of the tribe of Reuben, and out of the tribe of Gad, and out of the tribe of Zebulun, twelve cities.
64The children of Israel gave to the Levites the cities with their suburbs.
65They gave by lot 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 cities which are mentioned by name.
66Some of the families of the sons of Kohath had cities of their borders out of the tribe of Ephraim.
67They gave to them the cities of refuge, Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim with its suburbs; Gezer also with its suburbs,
68and Jokmeam with its suburbs, and Beth Horon with its suburbs,
69and Aijalon with its suburbs, and Gath Rimmon with its suburbs;
70and out of the half-tribe of Manasseh, Aner with its suburbs, and Bileam with its suburbs, for the rest of the family of the sons of Kohath.
71To the sons of Gershom were given, out of the family of the half-tribe of Manasseh, Golan in Bashan with its suburbs, and Ashtaroth with its suburbs;
72and out of the tribe of Issachar, Kedesh with its suburbs, Daberath with its suburbs,
73and Ramoth with its suburbs, and Anem with its suburbs;
74and out of the tribe of Asher, Mashal with its suburbs, and Abdon with its suburbs,
75and Hukok with its suburbs, and Rehob with its suburbs;
76and out of the tribe of Naphtali, Kedesh in Galilee with its suburbs, and Hammon with its suburbs, and Kiriathaim with its suburbs.
77To the rest of the Levites, the sons of Merari, were given, out of the tribe of Zebulun, Rimmono with its suburbs, Tabor with its suburbs;
78and beyond the Jordan at Jericho, on the east side of the Jordan, were given them, out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer in the wilderness with its suburbs, and Jahzah with its suburbs,
79and Kedemoth with its suburbs, and Mephaath with its suburbs;
80and out of the tribe of Gad, Ramoth in Gilead with its suburbs, and Mahanaim with its suburbs,
81and Heshbon with its suburbs, and Jazer with its suburbs.
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"The sons of Levi; Gershom, Kohath, and Merari."
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