1 Chronicles 6:39-66

39Heman’s relative was Asaph, who stood at his right hand: Asaph son of Berechiah, son of Shimea,

40son of Michael, son of Baaseiah, son of Malchijah,

41son of Ethni, son of Zerah, son of Adaiah,

42son of Ethan, son of Zimmah, son of Shimei,

43son of Jahath, son of Gershom, son of Levi.

44On the left, their relatives were Merari’s sons: Ethan son of Kishi, son of Abdi, son of Malluch,

45son of Hashabiah, son of Amaziah, son of Hilkiah,

46son of Amzi, son of Bani, son of Shemer,

47son of Mahli, son of Mushi, son of Merari, son of Levi.

48Their relatives, the Levites, were assigned to all the service of the tabernacle, God’s temple.

49But Aaron and his sons did all the work of the most holy place. They presented the offerings on the altar of burnt offerings and on the altar of incense to make atonement for Israel according to all that Moses the servant of God had commanded.

50These are Aaron’s sons: his son Eleazar, his son Phinehas, his son Abishua,

51his son Bukki, his son Uzzi, his son Zerahiah,

52his son Meraioth, his son Amariah, his son Ahitub,

53his son Zadok, and his son Ahimaaz.

54These were the places assigned to Aaron’s descendants from the Kohathite family for their settlements in their territory, because the first lot was for them.

55They were given Hebron in the land of Judah and its surrounding pasturelands,

56but the fields and settlements around the city were given to Caleb son of Jephunneh.

57Aaron’s descendants were given: Hebron (a city of refuge), Libnah and its pasturelands, Jattir, Eshtemoa and its pasturelands,

58Hilen and its pasturelands, Debir and its pasturelands,

59Ashan and its pasturelands, and Beth-shemesh and its pasturelands.

60From the tribe of Benjamin they were given Geba and its pasturelands, Alemeth and its pasturelands, and Anathoth and its pasturelands. They had thirteen towns in all among their families.

61To the rest of the Kohathites, ten towns from half the tribe of Manasseh were assigned by lot.

62The Gershomites were assigned thirteen towns from the tribes of Issachar, Asher, Naphtali, and Manasseh in Bashan according to their families.

63The Merarites were assigned by lot twelve towns from the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun according to their families.

64So the Israelites gave these towns and their pasturelands to the Levites.

65They assigned by lot the towns named above from the tribes of the descendants of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin.

66Some of the families of the Kohathites were given towns from the tribe of Ephraim for their territory: