1 Chronicles 6

₁Levi had three sons: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

₂Kohath had four sons: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.

₃Amram had two sons, Aaron and Moses, and one daughter, Miriam.

Aaron had four sons: Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.

₄The descendants of Eleazar from generation to generation are as follows: Phinehas, Abishua, ₅Bukki, Uzzi, ₆Zerahiah, Meraioth, ₇Amariah, Ahitub, ₈Zadok, Ahimaaz, ₉Azariah, Johanan, ₁₀Azariah (the one who served in the Temple which King Solomon built in Jerusalem), ₁₁Amariah, Ahitub, ₁₂Zadok, Shallum, ₁₃Hilkiah, Azariah, ₁₄Seraiah, Jehozadak. ₁₅King Nebuchadnezzar deported Jehozadak along with the other people of Judah and Jerusalem whom the LORD sent into exile.

₁₆Levi had three sons: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. ₁₇Each of them also had sons. Gershon was the father of Libni and Shimei; ₁₈Kohath was the father of Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel; ₁₉and Merari was the father of Mahli and Mushi.

₂₀These are the descendants of Gershon from generation to generation: Libni, Jahath, Zimmah, ₂₁Joah, Iddo, Zerah, Jeatherai.

₂₂These are the descendants of Kohath from generation to generation: Amminadab, Korah, Assir, ₂₃Elkanah, Ebiasaph, Assir, ₂₄Tahath, Uriel, Uzziah, Shaul.

₂₅Elkanah had two sons, Amasai and Ahimoth. ₂₆These are Ahimoth's descendants from generation to generation: Elkanah, Zophai, Nahath, ₂₇Eliab, Jeroham, Elkanah.

₂₈Samuel had two sons: Joel, the elder, and Abijah, the younger.

₂₉These are the descendants of Merari from generation to generation: Mahli, Libni, Shimei, Uzzah, ₃₀Shimea, Haggiah, Asaiah.

₃₁These are the men whom King David put in charge of the music at the place of worship in Jerusalem after the Covenant Box was moved there. ₃₂They took regular turns of duty at the Tent of the LORD's presence during the time before King Solomon built the Temple. ₃₃The family lines of those who held this office are as follows:

The clan of Kohath: Heman, the leader of the first choir, was the son of Joel. His family line went back to Jacob as follows: Heman, Joel, Samuel, ₃₄Elkanah, Jeroham, Eliel, Toah, ₃₅Zuph, Elkanah, Mahath, Amasai, ₃₆Elkanah, Joel, Azariah, Zephaniah, ₃₇Tahath, Assir, Ebiasaph, Korah, ₃₈Izhar, Kohath, Levi, Jacob.

₃₉Asaph was leader of the second choir. His family line went back to Levi as follows: Asaph, Berechiah, Shimea, ₄₀Michael, Baaseiah, Malchijah, ₄₁Ethni, Zerah, Adaiah, ₄₂Ethan, Zimmah, Shimei, ₄₃Jahath, Gershon, Levi.

₄₄Ethan of the clan of Merari was the leader of the third choir. His family line went back to Levi as follows: Ethan, Kishi, Abdi, Malluch, ₄₅Hashabiah, Amaziah, Hilkiah, ₄₆Amzi, Bani, Shemer, ₄₇Mahli, Mushi, Merari, Levi.

₄₈The other Levites were assigned all the other duties at the place of worship.

₄₉Aaron and his descendants presented the offerings of incense and offered the sacrifices that were burnt on the altar. They were responsible for all the worship in the Most Holy Place and for the sacrifices by which God forgives Israel's sins. They did all this in accordance with the instructions given by Moses, God's servant. ₅₀This is the line of Aaron's descendants: Eleazar, Phinehas, Abishua, ₅₁Bukki, Uzzi, Zerahiah, ₅₂Meraioth, Amariah, Ahitub, ₅₃Zadok, Ahimaaz.

₅₄This is the territory assigned to the descendants of Aaron of the clan of Kohath. They received the first share of the land assigned to the Levites. ₅₅This included Hebron in the territory of Judah and the pasture lands round it. ₅₆The fields and villages, however, that belonged to the city were assigned to Caleb son of Jephunneh. _57-59The following towns were assigned to Aaron's descendants: Hebron, a city of refuge, Jattir, and the towns of Libnah, Eshtemoa, Hilen, Debir, Ashan, and Beth Shemesh, with their pasture lands. ₆₀In the territory of Benjamin they were assigned the following towns with their pasture lands: Geba, Alemeth, and Anathoth. This made a total of thirteen towns for all their families to live in. ₆₁Ten towns in the territory of West Manasseh were assigned by lot to the rest of the clan of Kohath, family by family.

₆₂To the clan of Gershon, family by family, were assigned thirteen towns in the territories of Issachar, Asher, Naphtali, and East Manasseh in Bashan. ₆₃In the same way, twelve towns in the territories of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun were assigned to the clan of Merari, family by family. ₆₄In this way the people of Israel assigned towns for the Levites to live in, together with the pasture lands round the towns. ₆₅(The towns in the territories of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin, mentioned above, were also assigned by drawing lots.)

₆₆Some of the families of the clan of Kohath were assigned towns and pasture lands in the territory of Ephraim: ₆₇Shechem, the city of refuge in the hills of Ephraim, Gezer, ₆₈Jokmeam, Beth Horon, ₆₉Aijalon, and Gath Rimmon. ₇₀In the territory of West Manasseh they were assigned the towns of Aner and Bileam with the surrounding pasture lands.

₇₁The families of the clan of Gershon were assigned the following towns, with the surrounding pasture lands:

In the territory of East Manasseh: Golan in Bashan, and Ashtaroth.

₇₂In the territory of Issachar: Kedesh, Daberath, ₇₃Ramoth, and Anem.

₇₄In the territory of Asher: Mashal, Abdon, ₇₅Hukok, and Rehob.

₇₆In the territory of Naphtali: Kedesh in Galilee, Hammon, and Kiriathaim.

₇₇The remaining families of the clan of Merari were assigned the following towns with the surrounding pasture lands:

In the territory of Zebulun: Rimmono and Tabor.

₇₈In the territory of Reuben, east of the River Jordan beyond Jericho: Bezer on the plateau, Jahzah, ₇₉Kedemoth, and Mephaath.

₈₀In the territory of Gad: Ramoth in Gilead, Mahanaim, ₈₁Heshbon, and Jazer.