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1 Chronicles 6:1-66

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.

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