1 Chronicles 6:7-52

7Meraioth was the father of Amariah. Amariah was the father of Ahitub.

8Ahitub was the father of Zadok. Zadok was the father of Ahimaaz.

9Ahimaaz was the father of Azariah. Azariah was the father of Johanan.

10Johanan was the father of Azariah, the high priest at the Temple built by Solomon in Jerusalem.

11Azariah was the father of Amariah. Amariah was the father of Ahitub.

12Ahitub was the father of Zadok. Zadok was the father of Shallum.

13Shallum was the father of Hilkiah. Hilkiah was the father of Azariah.

14Azariah was the father of Seraiah. Seraiah was the father of Jehozadak,

15who went into exile when the Lord sent the people of Judah and Jerusalem into captivity under Nebuchadnezzar.

16The sons of Levi were Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

17The descendants of Gershon included Libni and Shimei.

18The descendants of Kohath included Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.

19The descendants of Merari included Mahli and Mushi. The following were the Levite clans, listed according to their ancestral descent:

20The descendants of Gershon included Libni, Jahath, Zimmah,

21Joah, Iddo, Zerah, and Jeatherai.

22The descendants of Kohath included Amminadab, Korah, Assir,

23Elkanah, Abiasaph, Assir,

24Tahath, Uriel, Uzziah, and Shaul.

25The descendants of Elkanah included Amasai, Ahimoth,

26Elkanah, Zophai, Nahath,

27Eliab, Jeroham, Elkanah, and Samuel.

28The sons of Samuel were Joel (the older) and Abijah (the second).

29The descendants of Merari included Mahli, Libni, Shimei, Uzzah,

30Shimea, Haggiah, and Asaiah.

31David assigned the following men to lead the music at the house of the Lord after the Ark was placed there.

32They ministered with music at the Tabernacle until Solomon built the Temple of the Lord in Jerusalem. They carried out their work, following all the regulations handed down to them.

33These are the men who served, along with their sons: Heman the musician was from the clan of Kohath. His genealogy was traced back through Joel, Samuel,

34Elkanah, Jeroham, Eliel, Toah,

35Zuph, Elkanah, Mahath, Amasai,

36Elkanah, Joel, Azariah, Zephaniah,

37Tahath, Assir, Abiasaph, Korah,

38Izhar, Kohath, Levi, and Israel.

39Heman’s first assistant was Asaph from the clan of Gershon. Asaph’s genealogy was traced back through Berekiah, Shimea,

40Michael, Baaseiah, Malkijah,

41Ethni, Zerah, Adaiah,

42Ethan, Zimmah, Shimei,

43Jahath, Gershon, and Levi.

44Heman’s second assistant was Ethan from the clan of Merari. Ethan’s genealogy was traced back through Kishi, Abdi, Malluch,

45Hashabiah, Amaziah, Hilkiah,

46Amzi, Bani, Shemer,

47Mahli, Mushi, Merari, and Levi.

48Their fellow Levites were appointed to various other tasks in the Tabernacle, the house of God.

49Only Aaron and his descendants served as priests. They presented the offerings on the altar of burnt offering and the altar of incense, and they performed all the other duties related to the Most Holy Place. They made atonement for Israel by doing everything that Moses, the servant of God, had commanded them.

50The descendants of Aaron were Eleazar, Phinehas, Abishua,

51Bukki, Uzzi, Zerahiah,

52Meraioth, Amariah, Ahitub,