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I Chronicles 6
1The sons of Levi: Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.
2The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.
3The sons of Amram: Aaron, Moses, and Miriam. The sons of Aaron: Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.
4Eleazar conceived Phinehas, and Phinehas conceived Abishua.
5Truly, Abishua conceived Bukki, and Bukki conceived Uzzi.
6Uzzi conceived Zerahiah, and Zerahiah conceived Meraioth.
7Then Meraioth conceived Amariah, and Amariah conceived Ahitub.
8Ahitub conceived Zadok, and Zadok conceived Ahimaaz.
9Ahimaaz conceived Azariah; Azariah conceived Johanan.
10Johanan conceived Azariah. He is the one who executed the priestly office in the house that Solomon built in Jerusalem.
11Now Azariah conceived Amariah, and Amariah conceived Ahitub.
12Ahitub conceived Zadok, and Zadok conceived Shallum.
13Shallum conceived Hilkiah, and Hilkiah conceived Azariah.
14Azariah conceived Seraiah, and Seraiah conceived Jehozadak.
15Now Jehozadak departed, when the Lord took away Judah and Jerusalem, by the hands of Nebuchadnezzar.
16So the sons of Levi were Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.
17And these are the names of the sons of Gershom: Libni and Shimei.
18The sons of Kohath: Amram, and Izhar, and Hebron, and Uzziel.
19The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. And so these are the kindred of Levi, according to their families.
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, Ebiasaph his son, Assir his son,
24Tahath his son, Uriel his son, Uzziah his son, Shaul his son.
25The sons of Elkanah: Amasai and Ahimoth
26and Elkanah. The sons of Elkanah: Zophai his son, Nahath his son,
27Eliab his son, Jeroham his son, Elkanah his son.
28The sons of Samuel: Vasseni the firstborn, and Abijah.
29Now the sons of Merari were: Mahli, Libni his son, Shimei his son, Uzzah his son,
30Shimea his son, Haggiah his son, Asaiah his son.
31These are the ones whom David appointed over the singing men in the house of the Lord, in the place where the ark was located.
32And they ministered before the tabernacle of the testimony with singing, until Solomon built the house of the Lord in Jerusalem. And they would stand according to their order in the ministry.
33Truly, these are the ones who were assisting, with their sons, from the sons of Kohath: the singer Heman, 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 there was also his brother, Asaph, who was standing at his right, 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.
44Now the sons of Merari, their brothers, were on the left: 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 Boni, the son of Shemer,
47the son of Mahli, the son of Mushi, the son of Merari, the son of Levi.
48There were also their brothers, Levites who were appointed for every ministry of the tabernacle of the house of the Lord.
49Truly, Aaron and his sons were burning offerings upon the altar of holocausts and upon the altar of incense, for the entire work of the Holy of Holies, and to pray on behalf of Israel, in accord with all the things that Moses, the servant of God, had instructed.
50Now 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.
54And these are their habitations according to the villages and confines, specifically of the sons of Aaron, according to the kindred of the Kohathites. For it fell to them by lot.
55And so, they gave Hebron, in the land of Judah, and its suburbs all around, to them,
56but they gave the fields of the city, and the villages, to Caleb, the son of Jephunneh.
57Then, to the sons of Aaron, they gave the cities of refuge: Hebron, and Libnah with its suburbs,
58also Jattir and Eshtemoa with their suburbs, then also Hilen and Debir with their suburbs,
59as well as Ashan and Beth-shemesh with their suburbs.
60And from the tribe of Benjamin: Geba with its suburbs, and Alemeth with its suburbs, as well as Anathoth with its suburbs. All the cities throughout their kindred were thirteen.
61Now to the sons of Kohath, those remaining from their kindred, they gave ten cities, from the one half tribe of Manasseh, as a possession;
62and to the sons of Gershom, according to their families, from the tribe of Issachar, and from the tribe of Asher, and from the tribe of Naphtali, and from the tribe Manasseh in Bashan: thirteen cities.
63Then to the sons of Merari, according to their families, from the tribe of Reuben, and from the tribe of Gad, and from the tribe of Zebulun, they gave by lot twelve cities.
64Also, the sons of Israel gave, to the Levites, cities and their suburbs,
65and they gave them by lot, out of the tribe of the sons of Judah, and out of the tribe of the sons of Simeon, and out of the tribe of the sons of Benjamin, these cities, which they called by their names.
66And for those who were from the kindred of the sons of Kohath, the cities with their borders were from the tribe of Ephraim.
67Then they gave to them the cities of refuge: Shechem with its suburbs on mount Ephraim, and Gezer with its suburbs,
68as well as Jokmeam with its suburbs, and Beth-horon similarly,
69and indeed Hilen with its suburbs, and Gath Rimmon in the same manner.
70Then too, out of the one half tribe of Manasseh: Aner and its suburbs, Bileam and its suburbs; these in particular went to those who were remaining from the kindred of the sons of Kohath.
71And to the sons of Gershom, from the kindred of the one half tribe of Manasseh: Golan, in Bashan, and its suburbs, and Ashtaroth with its suburbs;
72from the tribe of Issachar: Kedesh and its suburbs, and Daberath with its suburbs,
73as well as Ramoth and its suburbs, and Anem with its suburbs;
74truly, from the tribe of Asher: Mashal with its suburbs, and Abdon similarly;
75as well as Hukkok and its suburbs, and Rehob with its suburbs;
76moreover, from the tribe of Naphtali: Kedesh in Galilee and its suburbs, Hammon with its suburbs, and Kiriathaim and its suburbs.
77Then to the remaining sons of Merari, from the tribe of Zebulun: Rimmono and its suburbs, and Tabor with its suburbs;
78and also, across the Jordan opposite Jericho, facing the east of the Jordan, from the tribe of Reuben: Bezer in the wilderness with its suburbs, and Jahzah with its suburbs;
79as well as Kedemoth and its suburbs, and Mephaath with its suburbs;
80indeed also, from the tribe of Gad: Ramoth in Gilead and its suburbs, and Mahanaim with its suburbs;
81then too, Heshbon with its suburbs, and Jazer with its suburbs.
I Chronicles 6
1The sons of Levi were Gerson, Caath, and Merari.
2The Sons of Caath: Amram, Isaar, Hebron, and Oziel.
3The children of Amram: Aaron, Moses, and Mary. The Sons of Aaron: Nadab and Abiu, Eleazar and Ithamar.
4Eleazar begot Phinees, and Phinees begot Abisue,
5And Abisue begot Bocci, and Bocci begot Ozi.
6Ozi begot Zaraias, and Zaraias begot Maraioth.
7And Maraioth begot Amarias, and Amarias begot Achitob.
8Achitob begot Sadoc, and Sadoc begot Achimaas.
9Achimaas begot Azarias, Azarias begot Johanan,
10Johanan begot Azarias. This is he that executed the priestly office in the house which Solomon built in Jerusalem.
11And Azarias begot Amarias, and Amarias begot Achitob.
12And Achitob begot Sadoc, and Sadoc begot Sellum,
13Sellum begot Helcias, and Helcias begot Azarias,
14Azarias begot Saraias, and Saraias begot Josedec.
15Now Josedec went out, when the Lord carried away Juda, and Jerusalem, by the hands of Nabuchodonosor.
16So the sons of Levi were Gerson, Caath, and Merari.
17And these are the names of the sons of Gerson: Lobni and Semei.
18The sons of Caath: Amram, and Isaar, and Hebron, and Oziel.
19The sons of Merari: Moholi and Musi. And these are the kindreds of Levi according to their families.
20Of Gerson: Lobni his son, Jahath his son, Zamma his son,
21Joah his son, Addo his son, Zara his son, Jethrai his son.
22The sons of Caath, Aminadab his son, Core his son, Asir his son,
23Elcana his son, Abiasaph his son, Asir his son,
24Thahath his son, Uriel his son, Ozias his son, Saul his son.
25The sons of Elcana: Amasai, and Achimoth.
26And Elcana. The sons of Elcana: Sophai his son, Nahath his son,
27Eliab his son, Jeroham his son, Elcana his son.
28The sons of Samuel: the firstborn Vasseni, and Abia.
29And the sons of Merari, Moholi: Lobni his son, Semei his son, Oza his son,
30Sammaa his son, Haggia his son, Asaia his son.
31These are they, whom David set over the singing men of the house of the Lord, after that the ark was placed.
32And they ministered before the tabernacle of the testimony, with singing, until Solomon built the house of the Lord in Jerusalem, and they stood according to their order in the ministry.
33And these are they that stood with their sons, of the sons of Caath, Hemam a singer, the son of Joel, the son of Sammuel,
34The son of Elcana, the son of Jeroham, the son of Eliel, the son of Thohu,
35The son of Suph, the son of Elcana, the son of Mahath, the son of Amasai,
36The son of Elcana, the son of Johel, the son of Azarias, the son of Sophonias,
37The son of Thahath, the son of Asir, the son of Abiasaph, the son of Core,
38The son of Isaar, the son of Caath, the son of Levi, the son of Israel.
39And his brother Asaph, who stood on his right hand, Asaph the son of Barachias, the son of Samaa.
40The son of Michael, the son of Basaia, the, son of Melchia.
41The son of Athanai, the son of Zara, the son of Adaia.
42The son of Ethan, the son of Zamma, the son of Semei.
43The son of Jeth, the son of Gerson, the son of Levi.
44And the sons of Merari their brethren, on the left hand, Ethan the son of Cusi, the son of Abdi, the son of Meloch,
45The son of Hasabia, the son of Amasai, the son of Helcias,
46The son of Amasai, the son of Boni, the son of Somer,
47The son of Moholi, the son of Musi, the son of Merari, the son of Levi.
48Their brethren also the Levites, who were appointed for all the ministry of the tabernacle of the house of the Lord.
49But Aaron and his sons offered burnt offerings upon the altar of holocausts, and upon the altar of incense, for every work of the holy of holies: and to pray for Israel according to all that Moses the servant of God had commanded.
50And these are the sons of Aaron: Eleazar his son, Phinees his son, Abisue his son,
51Bocci his son, Ozi his son, Zarahia his son,
52Meraioth his son, Amarias his son, Achitob his son,
53Sadoc his son, Achimaas his son.
54And these are their dwelling places by the towns and confines, to wit, of the sons of Aaron, of the families of the Caathites: for they fell to them by lot.
55And they gave them Hebron in the land of Juda, and the suburbs thereof round about:
56But the fields of the city, and the villages to Caleb son of Jephone.
57And to the sons of Aaron they gave the cities for refuge Hebron, and Lobna, and the suburbs thereof,
58And Jether and Esthemo, with their suburbs, and Helon, and Dabir with their suburbs:
59Asan also, and Bethsames, with their suburbs.
60And out of the tribe of Benjamin: Gabee and its suburbs, Almath with its suburbs, Anathoth also with its suburbs: all their cities throughout their families were thirteen.
61And to the sons of Caath that remained of their kindred they gave out of the half tribe of Manasses ten cities in possession.
62And to the sons of Gerson by their families out of the tribe of Issachar, and out of the tribe of Aser, and out of the tribe of Nephtali, and out of the tribe Manasses in Basan, thirteen cities.
63And to the sons of Merari by their families out of the tribe of Ruben, and out of the tribe of Gad, and out of the tribe of Zabulon, they gave by lot twelve cities.
64And the children of Israel gave to the Levites the cities, and their suburbs.
65And they gave them by lot, out of the tribe of the sons of Juda, and out of the tribe of the sons of Simeon, and out of the tribe of the sons of Benjamin, these cities which they called by their names.
66And to them that were of the kindred of the sons of Caath, and the cities in their borders were of the tribe of Ephraim.
67And they gave the cities of refuge Sichem with its suburbs in mount Ephraim, and Gazer with its suburbs,
68Jecmaan also with its suburbs, and Beth-horon in like manner,
69Helon also with its suburbs, and Gethremmon in like manner,
70And out of the half tribe of Manasses, Aner and its suburbs, Baalam and its suburbs, to wit, to them that were left of the family of the sons of Caath.
71And to the sons of Gersom, out the kindred of the half tribe of Manasses, Gaulon, in Basan, and its suburbs, and Astharoth with its suburbs.
72Out of the tribe of Issachar, Cedes and its suburbs, and Dabereth with its suburbs;
73Ramoth also and its suburbs, and Anem with its suburbs.
74And out of the tribe of Aser: Masal with its suburbs, and Abdon in like manner;
75Hucac also and its suburbs, and Rohol with its suburbs.
76And out of the tribe of Nephtali, Cedes in Galilee and its suburbs, Hamon with its suburbs, and Cariathaim, and its suburbs.
77And to the sons of Merari that remained: out of the tribe of Zabulon, Remmono and its suburbs, and Thabor with its suburbs.
78Beyond the Jordan also over against Jericho, on the east side of the Jordan and out of the tribe of Ruben, Bosor in the wilderness with its suburbs, and Jassa with its suburbs;
79Cademoth also and its suburbs, and Mephaath with its suburbs;
80Moreover also out of the tribe of Gad, Ramoth in Galaad and its suburbs, and Manaim with its suburbs;
81Hesebon also with its suburbs, and Jazer with its suburbs.
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