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UST 1CH Chapter 6

1CH 6 ©

These are the descendants of Levi.

6Levi’s sons were Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

2Kohath’s sons were Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.

3Amram’s children were Miriam, Aaron, and Moses.

Aaron’s sons were Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.

4Eleazar was the father of Phinehas.

Phinehas was the father of Abishua.

5Abishua was the father of Bukki.

Bukki was the father of Uzzi.

6Uzzi was the father of Zerahiah.

Zerahiah was the father of Meraioth.

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. Azariah was a priest in the temple that Solomon commanded to be built 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 Jozadak. 15Jozadak was forced to leave his home when Yahweh sent King Nebuchadnezzar’s army to capture many people in Jerusalem and other places in Judah and compel them to go to Babylonia.

16Levi’s sons were Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

17The names of Gershon’s sons were Libni and Shimei.

18Kohath’s sons were Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.

19Merari’s sons were Mahli and Mushi.

Here is a list of the descendants of Levi, who became leaders of their clans.

20Gershon’s oldest son was Libni.

Libni’s son was Jahath.

Jahath’s son was Zimmah.

21Zimmah’s son was Joah.

Joah’s son was Iddo.

Iddo’s son was Zerah.

Zerah’s son was Jeatherai.

22Another line of descendants from Kohath started with Amminadab his son.

Amminadab’s son was Korah.

Korah’s son was Assir.

23Assir’s son was Elkanah.

Elkanah’s son was Ebiasaph.

Ebiasaph’s son was Assir.

24Assir’s son was Tahath.

Tahath’s son was Uriel.

Uriel’s son was Uzziah.

Uzziah’s son was Shaul.

25Elkanah’s sons were Amasai, Ahimoth,

26and a son also named Elkanah.

Elkanah’s son was Zophai.

Zophai’s son was Nahath.

27Nahath’s son was Eliab.

Eliab’s son was Jeroham.

Jeroham’s son was Elkanah.

28Samuel had sons: his oldest son (Joel) and his other son Abijah.

29Merari’s descendants started with Mahli.

Mahli’s son was Libni.

Libni’s son was Shimei.

Shimei’s son was Uzzah.

30Uzzah’s son was Shimea.

Shimea’s son was Haggiah.

Haggiah’s son was Asaiah.

31After the sacred chest was brought to Jerusalem, King David appointed some of the men who were descendants of Levi to be in charge of the music in the place where the people worshiped Yahweh. 32Those musicians made music in the sacred tent, which was also called the tent of meeting, by singing and playing their instruments, and they continued to do that until Solomon’s workers built the temple of Yahweh in Jerusalem. In all their work, they obeyed the instructions that David had given them.

33Here is a list of the musicians and their sons:

From Kohath’s descendants there was Heman, the leader of the singers.

Heman was Joel’s son.

Joel was Samuel’s son.

34Samuel was Elkanah’s son.

Elkanah was Jeroham’s son.

Jeroham was Eliel’s son.

Eliel was Toah’s son.

35Toah was Zuph’s son.

Zuph was Elkanah’s son.

Elkanah was Mahath’s son.

Mahath was Amasai’s son.

36Amasai was Elkanah’s son.

Elkanah was Joel’s son.

Joel was Azariah’s son.

Azariah was Zephaniah’s son.

37Zephaniah was Tahath’s son.

Tahath was Assir’s son.

Assir was Ebiasaph’s son.

Ebiasaph was Korah’s son.

38Korah was Izhar’s son.

Izhar was Kohath’s son.

Kohath was Levi’s son.

Levi was the son of Jacob (who was later named Israel).

39Heman’s helper was Asaph. His group stood at the right side of Heman.

Asaph was Berekiah’s son.

Berekiah was Shimea’s son.

40Shimea was Michael’s son.

Michael was Baaseiah’s son.

Baaseiah was Malkijah’s son.

41Malkijah was Ethni’s son.

Ethni was Zerah’s son.

Zerah was Adaiah’s son.

42Adaiah was Ethan’s son.

Ethan was Zimmah’s son.

Zimmah was Shimei’s son.

43Shimei was Jahath’s son.

Jahath was Gershon’s son.

Gershon was Levi’s son.

44A group of singers from Merari’s family helped Heman and Asaph. They stood at the left of Heman. The leader of this group was Ethan.

Ethan was Kishi’s son.

Kishi was Abdi’s son.

Abdi was Malluk’s son.

45Malluk was Hashabiah’s son.

Hashabiah was Uzziah’s son.

Uzziah was Hilkiah’s son.

46Hilkiah was Amzi’s son.

Amzi was Bani’s son.

Bani was Shemer’s son.

47Shemer was Mahli’s son.

Mahli was Mushi’s son.

Mushi was Merari’s son.

Merari was Levi’s son.

48David appointed the other descendants of Levi to do other work in the sacred tent, the place where the people worshiped God.

49Aaron and his descendants were the ones who placed on the altar the sacrifices that were to be burned completely, and they burned incense on another altar. Those sacrifices were in order that Yahweh would no longer be angry with the people of Israel for having sinned. Those men also did other work in the very holy place in the sacred tent, obeying the instructions that Moses, who served God well, had given to them.

50These were the descendants of Aaron:

Aaron’s son was Eleazar.

Eleazar’s son was Phinehas.

Phinehas’s son was Abishua.

51Abishua’s son was Bukki.

Bukki’s son was Uzzi.

Uzzi’s son was Zerahiah.

52Zerahiah’s son was Meraioth.

Meraioth’s son was Amariah.

Amariah’s son was Ahitub.

53Ahitub’s son was Zadok,

and Zadok’s son was Ahimaaz.

54Here is a list of the places where Aaron’s descendants lived. Those who were descendants of Kohath were the first group to be allotted property.

55They received the city of Hebron in Judah and the pastureland around the city, 56but Caleb received the fields farther from the city and the villages near the city. Caleb was Jephunneh’s son.

57The descendants of Aaron who were descendants of Kohath received Hebron, one of the cities to which people could flee and be protected if they accidentally killed someone. They also received the towns and pastureland near Libnah, Jattir, Eshtemoa, 58Hilen, Debir, 59Ashan, and Beth Shemesh. 60They also received from the tribe of Benjamin the cities of Geba, Alemeth, and Anathoth and their pasturelands.

Altogether, these clans who descended from Kohath received thirteen cities.

61The other clans descended from Kohath received ten cities from the clans of the tribe of Manasseh that lived west of the Jordan River.

62The clans of the descendants of Gershon received thirteen cities from the tribes of Issachar, Asher, Naphtali, and the part of the tribe of Manasseh that lived in the region of Bashan on the east side of the Jordan River.

63The clans of the descendants of Merari received twelve cities from the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun.

64The leaders of Israel allotted those towns and the nearby pasturelands to the descendants of Levi. 65They also allotted to them the cities from the tribes of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin that were listed previously.

66Some of the descendants of Kohath received cities from the tribe of Ephraim.

67They received Shechem, which was one of the cities to which people could flee and be protected if they accidentally killed someone, along with the nearby pastureland in the hills of Ephraim. They also received these cities and pastureland near them: Gezer, 68Jokmeam, Beth Horon, 69Aijalon, and Gath Rimmon.

70The other descendants of Kohath received the cities of Aner and Bileam and the nearby pastureland from the part of the tribe of Manasseh that lives west of the Jordan River.

71The descendants of Gershom, who were part of the tribe of Manasseh, lived east of the Jordan River. They received two cities and pastureland near them: Golan in the regions of Bashan and Ashtaroth.

72From the tribe of Issachar they received cities and pastureland near Kedesh, Daberath, 73Ramoth, and Anem.

74From the tribe of Asher they received cities and pastureland near Mashal, Abdon, 75Hukok, and Rehob.

76From the tribe of Naphtali they received cities and pastureland near Kedesh (in the region of Galilee), Hammon, and Kiriathaim.

77The other descendants of Levi, those descended from Merari, received cities and pasturelands from the tribe of Zebulun near Rimmono and Tabor.

78-79 78-79From the tribe of Reuben they were allotted cities and towns and pastureland near Bezer in the wilderness, Jahzah, Kedemoth, and Mephaath. The tribe of Reuben lived east of the Jordan River, across from Jericho. 80From the tribe of Gad, they received cities and pastureland near Ramoth in the region of Gilead, Mahanaim, 81Heshbon, and Jazer.

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