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1 Chronicles 6

1ThesonsH1121ofLeviH3878:Gershomגֵּרְשֹׁ֕םge.re.ShomH1647,KohathH6955,andMerariH4847.

2AndthesonsH1121ofKohath: Amram, Jizhar,andHebron,andUzziel.

3AndthechildrenofAmramH6019: Aaron,andMoses,andMiriam.AndthesonsH1121ofAaron: NadabandAbihu, EleazarandIthamar.

4Eleazar begot Phinehas; Phinehas begot Abishua,

5andAbishua begot Bukki,andBukki begot Uzzi,

6andUzzi begot Zerahiah,andZerahiah begot Meraioth;

7Meraioth begot Amariah,andAmariah begot Ahitub,

8andAhitub begot Zadok,andZadok begot Ahimaaz,

9andAhimaaz begot Azariah,andAzariah begot Johanan,

10andJohanan begot Azariah (heisitthatexercisedthepriesthoodinthehousethatSolomon builtinJerusalem);

11andAzariah begot Amariah,andAmariah begot Ahitub,

12andAhitub begot Zadok,andZadok begot Shallum,

13andShallum begot Hilkijah,andHilkijah begot Azariah,

14andAzariah begot Seraiah,andSeraiah begot Jehozadak,

15andJehozadak went away,whenJehovah carried away JudahandJerusalembythehandofNebuchadnezzar.

16ThesonsofLevi: Gershom, Kohath,andMerari.

17AndthesearethenamesofthesonsofGershom: LibniandShimei.

18AndthesonsH1121ofKohath: Amram,andJizhar,andHebron,andUzziel.

19ThesonsH1121ofMerari: MahliandMushi.AndthesearethefamiliesofLevi accordingtotheir fathers.

20OfGershom: LibnihissonH1121, JahathhissonH1121, ZimmahhissonH1121,

21JoahhissonH1121, IddohissonH1121, ZerahhissonH1121, JeathraihissonH1121.

22ThesonsH1121ofKohath: AmminadabhissonH1121,KorahH7141hissonH1121,AssirH617hissonH1121,

23ElkanahhissonH1121,andEbiasaphhissonH1121,andAssirhissonH1121,

24TahathhissonH1121, UrielhissonH1121, UzziahhissonH1121,andSaulhissonH1121.

25AndthesonsH1121ofElkanah: AmasaiandAhimoth.

26Elkanah, —thesonsH1121ofElkanah: ZophaihissonH1121,andNahathhissonH1121,

27EliabhissonH1121, JerohamhissonH1121, ElkanahhissonH1121.

28AndthesonsH1121ofSamuel:thefirstborn VashniandAbijah.

29ThesonsH1121ofMerariH4847: Mahli; LibnihissonH1121, ShimeihissonH1121, UzzahissonH1121,

30ShimeahissonH1121, HaggijahhissonH1121, AsaiahhissonH1121.

31Andthesearethey whom David set overtheserviceofsonginthehouseofJehovah afterthatthearkwasinrest.

32Andthey ministered beforethetabernacleofthetentofmeeting with singing, until SolomonhadbuiltthehouseofJehovahinJerusalem;andthey attendedtotheiroffice accordingtotheirorder.

33Andthesearetheythatattended,andtheirsons:OfthesonsoftheKohathites: Hemanthesinger,thesonofJoel,thesonofSamuel,

34thesonH1121ofElkanah,thesonH1121ofJeroham,thesonH1121ofEliel,thesonH1121ofToah,

35thesonH1121ofZuph,thesonH1121ofElkanah,thesonH1121ofMahath,thesonH1121ofAmasai,

36thesonH1121ofElkanah,thesonH1121ofJoel,thesonH1121ofAzariah,thesonH1121ofZephaniah,

37thesonH1121ofTahath,thesonH1121ofAssir,thesonH1121ofEbiasaph,thesonH1121ofKorah,

38thesonH1121ofJizhar,thesonH1121ofKohath,thesonH1121ofLevi,thesonH1121ofIsrael.

39Andhisbrother Asaph,whostoodonhisrighthand: Asaph,thesonH1121ofBerechiah,thesonH1121ofShimea,

40thesonofMichael,thesonofBaaseiah,thesonofMalchijah,

41thesonH1121ofEthni,thesonH1121ofZerah,thesonH1121ofAdaiah,

42thesonH1121ofEthan,thesonH1121ofZimmah,thesonH1121ofShimei,

43thesonofJahath,thesonofGershom,thesonofLevi.

44Andtheir brethrenthesonsofMerariwereontheleft hand: EthanthesonofKishi,thesonofAbdi,thesonofMalluch,

45thesonofHashabiah,thesonofAmaziah,thesonofHilkijah,

46thesonH1121ofAmzi,thesonH1121ofBani,thesonH1121ofShemer,

47thesonH1121ofMahli,thesonH1121ofMushi,thesonH1121ofMerari,thesonH1121ofLevi.

48AndtheirbrethrentheLevitesweregivenforalltheserviceofthetabernacleofthehouseofGod.

49AndAaronandhissonsH1121offereduponthealtaroftheburnt-offering,andonthealtarofincense,foralltheworkofthemost holyplace,andtomakeH5414atonementforIsraelH3478, accordingtoallthatMosestheservantofGodhadcommanded.

50AndthesearethesonsH1121ofAaron: EleazarhissonH1121, PhinehashissonH1121, AbishuahissonH1121,

51BukkihissonH1121, UzzihissonH1121, ZerahiahhissonH1121,

52Meraiothhisson, Amariahhisson, Ahitubhisson,

53Zadok his son, Ahimaaz his son.

54Andthese are their dwelling-places accordingtotheir encampments, within their borders. ForthesonsofAaron,ofthefamilyoftheKohathites, for theirs wasthelot;

55andthey gavethemHebroninthelandofJudah,anditssuburbs round aboutit;

56butthefieldsofthecity,andthehamlets thereof gave theytoCalebthesonH1121ofJephunneh.

57AndtothechildrenofAaron they gavethecityofrefuge, Hebron;andLibnahanditssuburbs,andJattir,andEshtemoaanditssuburbs,

58andHilenanditssuburbs, Debiranditssuburbs,

59andAshananditssuburbs,andBeth-shemeshanditssuburbs;

60and,outofthetribeofBenjamin, Gebaanditssuburbs,andAllemethanditssuburbs,andAnathothanditssuburbs: all their cities, thirteen cities, accordingtotheir families.

61AndtothechildrenofKohaththatremained [were given] by lotoutofthefamiliesofthetribeוּמִמַּטֵּ֣הu.mi.ma.TehH4294[ofEphraimandofthetribeהַמַּטֶּ֡הha.ma.TehH4294ofDanand]ofthehalftribeמַטֵּ֨הma.TehH4294, half Manasseh, ten cities.

62AndtothechildrenofGershom accordingtotheirfamiliesoutofthetribeH4294ofIssachar,andoutofthetribeH4294ofAsher,andoutofthetribeH4294ofNaphtali,andoutofthetribeH4294ofManassehinBashan, thirteen cities.

63TothechildrenofMerari [weregiven] by lot, accordingtotheir families,outofthetribeH4294ofReubenH7205,andoutofthetribeH4294ofGad,andoutofthetribeH4294ofZebulun, twelve cities.

64AndthechildrenofIsrael gavetotheLevitesthecitiesandtheir suburbs.

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

66AndtothefamiliesofthechildrenofKohath whohadthecitiesoftheir territoryoutofthetribeofEphraim,

67they gave the city of refuge, Shechem and its suburbs in mount Ephraim; and Gezer and its suburbs,

68and Jokmeam and its suburbs, and Beth-horon and its suburbs,

69and Ajalon and its suburbs, and Gath-Rimmon and its suburbs;

70and out of the half tribe of Manasseh: Aner and its suburbs, and Bileam and its suburbs, — for the families of the children of Kohath that remained.

71To the children of Gershom [were given] out of the family of the half tribe of Manasseh: Golan in Bashan and its suburbs, and Ashtaroth and its suburbs;

72and out of the tribe of Issachar: Kedesh and its suburbs, Dobrath and its suburbs,

73and Ramoth and its suburbs, and Anem and its suburbs;

74and out of the tribe of Asher: Mashal and its suburbs, and Abdon and its suburbs,

75and Hukok and its suburbs, and Rehob and its suburbs;

76and out of the tribe of Naphtali: Kedesh in Galilee and its suburbs, and Hammon and its suburbs, and Kirjathaim and its suburbs.

77To the children of Merari that remained [were given] out of the tribe of Zebulun, Rimmono and its suburbs, [and] Tabor and its suburbs;

78and on the other side of the Jordan by Jericho, on the east side of the Jordan, out of the tribe of Reuben: Bezer in the wilderness and its suburbs, and Jahzah and its suburbs,

79and Kedemoth and its suburbs, and Mephaath and its suburbs;

80and out of the tribe of Gad: Ramoth in Gilead and its suburbs, and Mahanaim and its suburbs,

81and Heshbon and its suburbs, and Jaazer and its suburbs.

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