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UST 1 CHR Chapter 6

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

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

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

Aaron’s sons were 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. Azariah was a priest in the temple that Solomon had his workers build 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.

Seraiah was the father of Jehozadak. 15 When Yahweh allowed Nebuchadnezzar to take away the people of Judah and Jerusalem, Jehozadak went into exile with them.

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

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

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

19 Merari’s sons were Mahli and Mushi.

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

20 Gershom’s oldest son was Libni.

Libni’s son was Jahath.

Jahath’s son was Zimmah.

21 Zimmah’s son was Joah.

Joah’s son was Iddo.

Iddo’s son was Zerah.

Zerah’s son was Jeatherai.

22 Another descendant of Kohath was Amminadab.

Amminadab’s son was Korah.

Korah’s son was Assir.

23 Assir’s son was Elkanah.

Elkanah’s son was Ebiasaph.

Ebiasaph’s son was Assir.

24 Assir’s son was Tahath.

Tahath’s son was Uriel.

Uriel’s son was Uzziah.

Uzziah’s son was Shaul.

25 Elkanah’s sons were Amasai, Ahimoth,

26 and Elkanah (who had the same name as his father).

This Elkanah’s son was Zophai.

Zophai’s son was Nahath.

27 Nahath’s son was Eliab.

Eliab’s son was Jeroham.

Jeroham’s son was Elkanah.

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

29 Merari’s descendants started with Mahli.

Mahli’s son was Libni.

Libni’s son was Shimei.

Shimei’s son was Uzzah.

30 Uzzah’s son was Shimea.

Shimea’s son was Haggiah.

Haggiah’s son was Asaiah.

31 After he brought the sacred chest to Yahweh’s sanctuary, David appointed these men to lead the music there. 32 Those men led the music at the sacred tent, which people also called the Tent of Meeting. They did that until Solomon built a temple for Yahweh in Jerusalem. They performed their duties according to their instructions.

33 Here is a list of the musicians. (Their sons worked with them.)

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

Heman was Joel’s son.

Joel was Samuel’s son.

34 Samuel was Elkanah’s son.

Elkanah was Jeroham’s son.

Jeroham was Eliel’s son.

Eliel was Toah’s son.

35 Toah was Zuph’s son.

Zuph was Elkanah’s son.

Elkanah was Mahath’s son.

Mahath was Amasai’s son.

36 Amasai was Elkanah’s son.

Elkanah was Joel’s son.

Joel was Azariah’s son.

Azariah was Zephaniah’s son.

37 Zephaniah was Tahath’s son.

Tahath was Assir’s son.

Assir was Ebiasaph’s son.

Ebiasaph was Korah’s son.

38 Korah was Izhar’s son.

Izhar was Kohath’s son.

Kohath was Levi’s son.

Levi was the son of Israel.

39 Heman’s relative Asaph worked closely with him.

Asaph was Berechiah’s son. Berechiah

was Shimea’s son.

40 Shimea was Michael’s son.

Michael was Baaseiah’s son.

Baaseiah was Malchijah’s son.

41 Malchijah was Ethni’s son.

Ethni was Zerah’s son.

Zerah was Adaiah’s son.

42 Adaiah was Ethan’s son.

Ethan was Zimmah’s son.

Zimmah was Shimei’s son.

43 Shimei was Jahath’s son.

Jahath was Gershom’s son. Gershom

was Levi’s son.

44 A group of Levites from the clan of Merari worked together with Heman and Asaph. Their leader was Ethan.

Ethan was Kishi’s son.

Kishi was Abdi’s son.

Abdi was Malluch’s son.

45 Malluch was Hashabiah’s son.

Hashabiah was Amaziah’s son. Amaziah

was Hilkiah’s son.

46 Hilkiah was Amzi’s son.

Amzi was Bani’s son.

Bani was Shemer’s son.

47 Shemer was Mahli’s son.

Mahli was Mushi’s son.

Mushi was Merari’s son.

Merari was Levi’s son.

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

49 But only the descendants of Aaron could make offerings on the altar for burnt sacrifices and the altar for incense. They performed all the duties in the Most Holy Place. They offered sacrifices to ask Yahweh to forgive the sins of the Israelites. They followed the instructions that Moses, God’s servant, had given.

50 These were the descendants of Aaron:

Aaron’s son was Eleazar.

Eleazar’s son was Phinehas.

Phinehas’s son was Abishua.

51 Abishua’s son was Bukki.

Bukki’s son was Uzzi.

Uzzi’s son was Zerahiah.

52 Zerahiah’s son was Meraioth.

Meraioth’s son was Amariah.

Amariah’s son was Ahitub.

53 Ahitub’s son was Zadok,

and Zadok’s son was Ahimaaz.

54 The descendants of Aaron belonged to the clan of Kohath. The Israelites assigned land to them by lot first. Here is a list of the places where they lived.

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

57 Hebron, which the Israelites gave to the descendants of Aaron, was one of the cities to which people could flee if they accidentally killed a person. The Israelites also gave Aaron’s descendants these cities with their surrounding fields: Libnah, Jattir, Eshtemoa, 58 Hilen, Debir, 59 Ashan, and Beth Shemesh. 60 They also received from the tribe of Benjamin the cities of Geba, Alemeth, and Anathoth and the surrounding fields.

Altogether, these descendants of Aaron received 13 cities.

61 The other descendants of Kohath, the members of that clan of the tribe of Levi who were not priests, received ten cities by lot in the western half of the territory of the tribe of Manasseh.

62 The clans of the descendants of Gershom received 13 cities by lot 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.

63 The clans of the descendants of Merari received 12 cities by lot from the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun.

64 The leaders of Israel allotted those towns and the surrounding field to the descendants of Levi. 65 They also allotted to them the cities from the tribes of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin whose names appear earlier in this list.

66 Some of the descendants of Kohath received cities in the territory of the tribe of Ephraim.

67 They received Shechem and the surrounding fields in the hilly area where the people of Ephraim lived. That was one of the cities to which people could flee if they accidentally killed a person. They also received these cities and the surrounding fields: Gezer, 68 Jokmeam, Beth Horon, 69 Aijalon, and Gath Rimmon.

70 The other descendants of Kohath received the cities of Aner and Bileam and the surrounding fields. They were in the western half of the territory of the tribe of Manasseh.

71 The descendants of Gershom received two cities and the surrounding fields: Golan, in the region of Bashan, and Ashtaroth. Those cities were in the eastern half of the territory of the tribe of Manasseh.

72 From the tribe of Issachar, they received these cities and the surrounding fields: Kedesh, Daberath, 73 Ramoth, and Anem.

74 From the tribe of Asher, they received these cities and the surrounding fields: Mashal, Abdon, 75 Hukok, and Rehob.

76 From the tribe of Naphtali, they received these cities and the surrounding fields: Kedesh in the region of Galilee, Hammon, and Kiriathaim.

77 The remaining descendants of Levi were the descendants of Merari. They received these cities and the surrounding fields in the territory of the tribe of Zebulun: Rimmono and Tabor.

78-79 78-79They also received these cities and the surrounding fields in the territory of the tribe of Reuben on the east side of the Jordan River, across from Jericho: Bezer in the wilderness, Jahzah, Kedemoth, and Mephaath. 80 From the tribe of Gad, they received these cities and the surrounding fields: Ramoth in the region of Gilead, Mahanaim, 81 Heshbon, and Jazer.

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