The Descendants of Levi

6 The sons of Levi:

• Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
• 2 The sons of Kohath:
  • Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.
• 3 The children of Amram:
  • Aaron, Moses, and Miriam.
• The sons of Aaron:
  • Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
  • 4 Eleazar was the father of Phinehas,
  • Phinehas was the father of Abishua,
  • 5 Abishua was the father of Bukki,
  • Bukki was the father of Uzzi,
  • 6 Uzzi was the father of Zerahiah,
  • Zerahiah was the father of Meraioth,
  • 7 Meraioth was the father of Amariah,
  • Amariah was the father of Ahitub,
  • 8 Ahitub was the father of Zadok,
  • Zadok was the father of Ahimaaz,
  • 9 Ahimaaz was the father of Azariah,
  • Azariah was the father of Johanan,
  • 10 Johanan was the father of Azariah, who served as priest in the temple that Solomon built in Jerusalem,
  • 11 Azariah was the father of Amariah,
  • Amariah was the father of Ahitub,
  • 12 Ahitub was the father of Zadok,
  • Zadok was the father of Shallum,
  • 13 Shallum was the father of Hilkiah,
  • Hilkiah was the father of Azariah,
  • 14 Azariah was the father of Seraiah,
  • and Seraiah was the father of Jehozadak.[fn]
• 15 Jehozadak went [into captivity] when the LORD sent Judah and Jerusalem into exile by the hand of Nebuchadnezzar.

16 The sons of Levi:

• Gershom,[fn] Kohath, and Merari.
• 17 These [are] the names of the sons of Gershom:
  • Libni and Shimei.
• 18 The sons of Kohath:
  • Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.
• 19 The sons of Merari:
  • Mahli and Mushi.

These [are] the clans of the Levites [listed] according to their fathers:

• 20 Of Gershom:
  • Libni his son, Jahath his son, Zimmah his son,
    21 Joah his son, Iddo his son, Zerah his son, [and] Jeatherai his son.
• 22 The descendants of Kohath:
  • Amminadab his son, Korah his son, Assir his son,
    23 Elkanah his son, Ebiasaph[fn] his son, Assir his son,
    24 Tahath his son, Uriel his son, Uzziah his son, and Shaul his son.
• 25 The descendants of Elkanah:
  • Amasai, Ahimoth,
    26 Elkanah his son,[fn] Zophai his son, Nahath his son,
    27 Eliab[fn] his son, Jeroham his son, [and] Elkanah his son.[fn]
• 28 The sons of Samuel:
  • [Joel] his firstborn and Abijah his second son.[fn]
• 29 The descendants of Merari:
  • Mahli, Libni his son, Shimei his son, Uzzah his son,
    30 Shimea his son, Haggiah his son, [and] Asaiah his son.