1 Chronicles 6
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1 Chronicles 6:18-47

18The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.

19The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. These are the clans of the Levites by their families.

20To Gershom: His son Libni, his son Jahath, his son Zimmah,

21his son Joah, his son Iddo, his son Zerah, and his son Jeatherai.

22The sons of Kohath: His son Amminadab, his son Korah, his son Assir,

23his son Elkanah, his son Ebiasaph, his son Assir,

24his son Tahath, his son Uriel, his son Uzziah, and his son Shaul.

25The sons of Elkanah: Amasai, Ahimoth,

26his son Elkanah, his son Zophai, his son Nahath,

27his son Eliab, his son Jeroham, and his son Elkanah.

28The sons of Samuel: Joel the firstborn and Abijah the second oldest.

29The descendants of Merari: Mahli, his son Libni, his son Shimei, his son Uzzah,

30his son Shimea, his son Haggiah, and his son Asaiah.

31These are the men David put in charge of music in the Lord’s sanctuary, after the ark was placed there.

32They performed music before the sanctuary of the meeting tent until Solomon built the Lord’s temple in Jerusalem. They carried out their tasks according to regulations.

33These are the ones who served along with their sons: From the Kohathites: Heman the musician, son of Joel, son of Samuel,

34son of Elkanah, son of Jeroham, son of Eliel, son of Toah,

35son of Zuph, son of Elkanah, son of Mahath, son of Amasai,

36son of Elkanah, son of Joel, son of Azariah, son of Zephaniah,

37son of Tahath, son of Assir, son of Ebiasaph, son of Korah,

38son of Izhar, son of Kohath, son of Levi, son of Israel.

39Serving beside him was his fellow Levite Asaph, son of Berechiah, son of Shimea,

40son of Michael, son of Baaseiah, son of Malkijah,

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.

44Serving beside them were their fellow Levites, the descendants of Merari, led by 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.

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