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1 Chronicles 6

1ThesonsH1121ofLeviH3878: Gershon,KohathH6955,andMerariH4847.

2AndthesonsH1121ofKohath: Amram, Izhar,andHebron,andUzziel.

3AndthechildrenofAmramH6019: Aaron,andMoses,andMiriam.AndthesonsH1121ofAaron: Nadab,andAbihu, Eleazar,andIthamar.

4Eleazar begat Phinehas, Phinehas begat Abishua,

5andAbishua begat Bukki,andBukki begat Uzzi,

6andUzzi begat Zerahiah,andZerahiah begat Meraioth,

7Meraioth begat Amariah,andAmariah begat Ahitub,

8andAhitub begat Zadok,andZadok begat Ahimaaz,

9andAhimaaz begat Azariah,andAzariah begat Johanan,

10andJohanan begat Azariah (heitisthatexecutedthepriest’s officeinthehousethatSolomon builtinJerusalem),

11andAzariah begat Amariah,andAmariah begat Ahitub,

12andAhitub begat Zadok,andZadok begat Shallum,

13andShallum begat Hilkiah,andHilkiah begat Azariah,

14andAzariah begat Seraiah,andSeraiah begat Jehozadak;

15AndJehozadak went into captivity,whenJehovah carried away JudahandJerusalembythehandofNebuchadnezzar.

16ThesonsofLevi: Gershom, Kohath,andMerari.

17AndthesearethenamesofthesonsofGershom: LibniandShimei.

18AndthesonsH1121ofKohathwereAmram,andIzhar,andHebron,andUzziel.

19ThesonsH1121ofMerari: MahliandMushi.AndthesearethefamiliesoftheLevites accordingtotheir fathers’ houses.

20OfGershom: LibnihissonH1121, JahathhissonH1121, ZimmahhissonH1121,

21JoahhissonH1121, IddohissonH1121, ZerahhissonH1121, JeatheraihissonH1121.

22ThesonsH1121ofKohath: AmminadabhissonH1121,KorahH7141hissonH1121,AssirH617hissonH1121,

23ElkanahhissonH1121,andEbiasaphhissonH1121,andAssirhissonH1121,

24TahathhissonH1121, UrielhissonH1121, UzziahhissonH1121,andShaulhissonH1121.

25AndthesonsH1121ofElkanah: Amasai,andAhimoth.

26AsforElkanah,thesonsH1121ofElkanah: ZophaihissonH1121,andNahathhissonH1121,

27EliabhissonH1121, JerohamhissonH1121, ElkanahhissonH1121.

28AndthesonsH1121ofSamuel:thefirst-born, Joel,andthesecond Abijah.

29ThesonsH1121ofMerariH4847: Mahli, LibnihissonH1121, ShimeihissonH1121, UzzahhissonH1121,

30ShimeahissonH1121, HaggiahhissonH1121, AsaiahhissonH1121.

31Andthesearethey whom David set overtheserviceofsonginthehouseofJehovah, afterthatthearkhadrest.

32Andthey ministered with song beforethetabernacleofthetentofmeeting, until SolomonhadbuiltthehouseofJehovahinJerusalem:andthey waited ontheiroffice accordingtotheirorder.

33Andthesearetheythatwaited,andtheirsons.OfthesonsoftheKohathites: Hemanthesinger,thesonofJoel,thesonofSamuel,

34thesonH1121ofElkanah,thesonH1121ofJeroham,thesonH1121ofEliel,thesonH1121ofToah,

35thesonH1121ofZuph,thesonH1121ofElkanah,thesonH1121ofMahath,thesonH1121ofAmasai,

36thesonH1121ofElkanah,thesonH1121ofJoel,thesonH1121ofAzariah,thesonH1121ofZephaniah,

37thesonH1121ofTahath,thesonH1121ofAssir,thesonH1121ofEbiasaph,thesonH1121ofKorah,

38thesonH1121ofIzhar,thesonH1121ofKohath,thesonH1121ofLevi,thesonH1121ofIsrael.

39Andhisbrother Asaph,whostoodonhisrighthand,evenAsaphthesonH1121ofBerechiah,thesonH1121ofShimea,

40thesonofMichael,thesonofBaaseiah,thesonofMalchijah,

41thesonH1121ofEthni,thesonH1121ofZerah,thesonH1121ofAdaiah,

42thesonH1121ofEthan,thesonH1121ofZimmah,thesonH1121ofShimei,

43thesonofJahath,thesonofGershom,thesonofLevi.

44Andontheleft hand their brethrenthesonsofMerari: EthanthesonofKishi,thesonofAbdi,thesonofMalluch,

45thesonofHashabiah,thesonofAmaziah,thesonofHilkiah,

46thesonH1121ofAmzi,thesonH1121ofBani,thesonH1121ofShemer,

47thesonH1121ofMahli,thesonH1121ofMushi,thesonH1121ofMerari,thesonH1121ofLevi.

48AndtheirbrethrentheLeviteswereappointedforalltheserviceofthetabernacleofthehouseofGod.

49ButAaronandhissonsH1121offereduponthealtarofburnt-offering,anduponthealtarofincense,foralltheworkofthemost holyplace,andtomakeH5414atonementforIsraelH3478, accordingtoallthatMosestheservantofGodhadcommanded.

50AndthesearethesonsH1121ofAaron: EleazarhissonH1121, PhinehashissonH1121, AbishuahissonH1121,

51BukkihissonH1121, UzzihissonH1121, ZerahiahhissonH1121,

52Meraiothhisson, Amariahhisson, Ahitubhisson,

53Zadok his son, Ahimaaz his son.

54Now these are their dwelling-places accordingtotheir encampments in their borders:tothesonsofAaron,ofthefamiliesoftheKohathites (for theirs wasthefirst lot),

55tothemthey gave HebroninthelandofJudah,andthesuburbs thereof round aboutit;

56butthefieldsofthecity,andthevillages thereof, they gavetoCalebthesonH1121ofJephunneh.

57AndtothesonsofAaron they gavethecitiesofrefuge, Hebron; Libnahalsowithitssuburbs,andJattir,andEshtemoawithitssuburbs,

58andHilenwithitssuburbs, Debirwithitssuburbs,

59andAshanwithitssuburbs,andBeth-shemeshwithitssuburbs;

60andoutofthetribeofBenjamin, Gebawithitssuburbs,andAllemethwithitssuburbs,andAnathothwithitssuburbs. All their cities throughout their families were thirteen cities.

61AnduntotherestofthesonsofKohath were given by lot,outofthefamilyofthetribeH4294,outofthehalf-tribe,thehalfofManasseh, ten cities.

62AndtothesonsH1121ofGershom, accordingtotheirfamilies,outofthetribeH4294ofIssachar,andoutofthetribeH4294ofAsher,andoutofthetribeH4294ofNaphtali,andoutofthetribeH4294ofManassehinBashan, thirteen cities.

63UntothesonsofMerariweregiven by lot, accordingtotheir families,outofthetribeH4294ofReubenH7205,andoutofthetribeH4294ofGad,andoutofthetribeH4294ofZebulun, twelve cities.

64AndthechildrenofIsrael gavetotheLevitesthecitieswiththeir suburbs.

65Andthey gave by lotoutofthetribeH4294ofthechildrenofJudah,andoutofthetribeH4294ofthechildrenofSimeon,andoutofthetribeH4294ofthechildrenofBenjamin, these cities whicharementioned by name.

66AndsomeofthefamiliesofthesonsofKohathhadcitiesoftheir bordersoutofthetribeofEphraim.

67And they gave unto 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.

71Unto 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.

77Unto 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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