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1 Chronicles chapter 6

The sons of : , , and .The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.The children of Amram: , Moses, and Miriam. The sons of Aaron: , Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.Eleazar fathered . Phinehas fathered Abishua.Abishua fathered Bukki. Bukki fathered Uzzi.Uzzi fathered Zerahiah. Zerahiah fathered Meraioth.Meraioth fathered Amariah. Amariah fathered Ahitub.Ahitub fathered . Zadok fathered Ahimaaz.Ahimaaz fathered Azariah. Azariah fathered Johanan.Johanan fathered Azariah — he is the one who served as priest in the that Solomon built in Jerusalem.Azariah fathered Amariah. Amariah fathered Ahitub.Ahitub fathered Zadok. Zadok fathered Shallum.Shallum fathered . Hilkiah fathered Azariah.Azariah fathered . Seraiah fathered Jehozadak. went into exile when Yahweh through Nebuchadnezzar.The sons of Levi: Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.These are the names of the sons of Gershom: Libni and Shimei.The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. These are the of the Levites listed by their family heads.Of Gershom: his son Libni, his son Jahath, his son Zimmah,his son Joah, his son Iddo, his son Zerah, his son Jeatherai.The sons of Kohath: his son Amminadab, his son , his son Assir,his son Elkanah, his son Ebiasaph, his son Assir,his son Tahath, his son Uriel, his son Uzziah, his son Shaul.The sons of Elkanah: Amasai and Ahimoth.As for Elkanah — the sons of Elkanah: his son Zophai, his son Nahath,his son Eliab, his son Jeroham, his son Elkanah.The sons of : Joel the firstborn, and Abijah the second.The sons of Merari: Mahli, his son Libni, his son Shimei, his son Uzzah,his son Shimea, his son Haggiah, his son Asaiah.These are the men David appointed to lead the in the after came to rest there.They served with music before the — the — until Solomon built the house of Yahweh in Jerusalem. They carried out their duties according to the regulations given to them.These are the men who served, along with their sons. From the Kohathites: the singer, son of Joel, son of Samuel,son of Elkanah, son of Jeroham, son of Eliel, son of Toah,son of Zuph, son of Elkanah, son of Mahath, son of Amasai,son of Elkanah, son of Joel, son of Azariah, son of Zephaniah,son of Tahath, son of Assir, son of Ebiasaph, son of Korah,son of Izhar, son of Kohath, son of Levi, son of .Heman’s colleague stood at his right hand. Asaph was son of Berekiah, son of Shimea,son of Michael, son of Baaseiah, son of Malkijah,son of Ethni, son of Zerah, son of Adaiah,son of Ethan, son of Zimmah, son of Shimei,son of Jahath, son of Gershom, son of Levi.Their relatives the Merarites stood at the left hand. was son of Kishi, son of Abdi, son of Malluch,son of Hashabiah, son of Amaziah, son of Hilkiah,son of Amzi, son of Bani, son of Shemer,son of Mahli, son of Mushi, son of Merari, son of Levi.Their fellow were assigned to all the other work of the Tabernacle, the house of God.But Aaron and his descendants were the ones who made on the burnt offering altar and on the incense altar. They handled all the work of and , following everything that Moses, the of God, had commanded.These are the descendants of Aaron: his son Eleazar, his son Phinehas, his son Abishua,his son Bukki, his son Uzzi, his son Zerahiah,his son Meraioth, his son Amariah, his son Ahitub,his son Zadok, his son Ahimaaz.These were their according to their encampments within their borders. To the descendants of Aaron from the Kohathite clan — since the first fell to them —they were given in the land of Judah and its surrounding .But the fields and villages around the city were given to son of Jephunneh.To the descendants of Aaron they gave the : Hebron, Libnah with its pasturelands, Jattir, Eshtemoa with its pasturelands,Hilen with its pasturelands, Debir with its pasturelands,Ashan with its pasturelands, and with its pasturelands.And from the tribe of Benjamin: Geba with its pasturelands, Alemeth with its pasturelands, and with its pasturelands. The total of their cities throughout their clans was thirteen.The rest of Kohath’s descendants received ten cities by lot from the clans of the .The descendants of Gershom, by their clans, received thirteen cities from the tribes of Issachar, Asher, Naphtali, and Manasseh in .The descendants of Merari, by their clans, received twelve cities by lot from the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun.So the Israelites gave these cities with their pasturelands to the Levites.From the tribes of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin they gave these cities, which are listed by name.Some of the Kohathite clans received cities from the tribe of as their territory.They were given the city of refuge with its pasturelands in the hill country of Ephraim, and also Gezer with its pasturelands,Jokmeam with its pasturelands, Beth-horon with its pasturelands,Aijalon with its pasturelands, and Gath-rimmon with its pasturelands.From the half-tribe of Manasseh: Aner with its pasturelands and Bileam with its pasturelands. These went to the rest of the Kohathite clans.The Gershomites received from the clan of the half-tribe of Manasseh: in Bashan with its pasturelands and with its pasturelands.From the tribe of Issachar: Kedesh with its pasturelands, Daberath with its pasturelands,Ramoth with its pasturelands, and Anem with its pasturelands.From the tribe of Asher: Mashal with its pasturelands, Abdon with its pasturelands,Hukok with its pasturelands, and Rehob with its pasturelands.From the tribe of Naphtali: Kedesh in with its pasturelands, Hammon with its pasturelands, and Kiriathaim with its pasturelands.The rest of the Merarites received from the tribe of Zebulun: Rimmono with its pasturelands and with its pasturelands.From the tribe of Reuben, : in the wilderness with its pasturelands, Jahzah with its pasturelands,Kedemoth with its pasturelands, and Mephaath with its pasturelands.From the tribe of Gad: Ramoth in with its pasturelands, with its pasturelands, with its pasturelands, and with its pasturelands.