1 Chronicles 6
6
High priests
1 # 6.1 5:27 in Heb Levi’s family: Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.
2Kohath’s family: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.
3Amram’s family: Aaron, Moses, and Miriam.
Aaron’s family: Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
4Eleazar was the father of Phinehas, Phinehas of Abishua, 5Abishua of Bukki, Bukki of Uzzi, 6Uzzi of Zerahiah, Zerahiah of Meraioth, 7Meraioth of Amariah, Amariah of Ahitub, 8Ahitub of Zadok, Zadok of Ahimaaz, 9Ahimaaz of Azariah, Azariah of Johanan, 10and Johanan of Azariah. He was the one who served as priest in the temple that Solomon built in Jerusalem.
11Azariah was the father of Amariah, Amariah of Ahitub, 12Ahitub of Zadok, Zadok of Shallum, 13Shallum of Hilkiah, Hilkiah of Azariah, 14Azariah of Seraiah, and Seraiah of Jehozadak. 15Jehozadak went away when the LORD caused Judah and Jerusalem to be exiled by Nebuchadnezzar.
Levites
16 # 6.16 6:1 in Heb Levi’s family: Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.
17These are the names of Gershom’s family: Libni and Shimei.
18Kohath’s family: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.
19Merari’s family: Mahli and Mushi.
These are the Levites’ clans according to their fathers:
20Of Gershom: his son Libni, his son Jahath, his son Zimmah, 21his son Joah, his son Iddo, his son Zerah, and his son Jeatherai.
22Kohath’s family: his son Amminadab, his son Korah, his son Assir, 23his son Elkanah, his son Ebiasaph, his son Assir, 24his son Tahath, his son Uriel, his son Uzziah, and his son Shaul.
25Elkanah’s family: Amasai and Ahimoth, 26his son Elkanah,#6.26 LXX; MT repeats Elkanah. his son Zophai, his son Nahath, 27his son Eliab, his son Jeroham, and his son Elkanah.
28Samuel’s family: the oldest Joel,#6.28 LXX, Syr; MT lacks Joel. and the second Abijah.
29Merari’s family: Mahli, his son Libni, his son Shimei, his son Uzzah, 30his son Shimea, his son Haggiah, and his son Asaiah.
Levitical singers
31David put the following in charge of the music in the LORD’s house after the chest was placed there. 32They ministered with song before the dwelling of the meeting tent, until Solomon built the LORD’s temple in Jerusalem. They carried out their usual duties. 33Those who served and their families were:
Kohath’s family: Heman the singer, son of Joel son of Samuel 34son of Elkanah son of Jeroham son of Eliel son of Toah 35son of Zuph son of Elkanah son of Mahath son of Amasai 36son of Elkanah son of Joel son of Azariah son of Zephaniah 37son of Tahath son of Assir son of Ebiasaph son of Korah 38son of Izhar son of Kohath son of Levi son of Israel. 39His relative was Asaph, who stood on his right, that is, Asaph son of Berechiah son of Shimea 40son of Michael son of Baaseiah son of Malchijah 41son of Ethni son of Zerah son of Adaiah 42son of Ethan son of Zimmah son of Shimei 43son of Jahath son of Gershom son of Levi.
44On the left were their relatives, Merari’s family: Ethan son of Kishi son of Abdi son of Malluch 45son of Hashabiah son of Amaziah son of Hilkiah 46son of Amzi son of Bani son of Shemer 47son of Mahli son of Mushi son of Merari son of Levi. 48Their relatives the Levites were dedicated to all the services of the dwelling for God’s house.
Priests from Aaron’s line
49Aaron and his sons sacrificed on the altar for entirely burned offerings and on the altar for incense, doing all the work of the holiest place, to make reconciliation for Israel, just as Moses, God’s servant, had commanded.
50This was Aaron’s family: his son Eleazar, his son Phinehas, his son Abishua, 51his son Bukki, his son Uzzi, his son Zerahiah, 52his son Meraioth, his son Amariah, his son Ahitub, 53his son Zadok, and his son Ahimaaz.
Levitical cities
54These are the places they lived by their camps within their territory. To Aaron’s family from the Kohathite clan, as chosen by lot, 55they gave Hebron in the land of Judah with its surrounding pasturelands. 56But the city’s fields and its settlements they gave to Caleb, Jephunneh’s son. 57To Aaron’s family they gave the refuge cities: Hebron, Libnah with its pasturelands, Jattir, Eshtemoa with its pasturelands, 58Hilen#6.58 LXX, cf Josh 15:51; MT Hilez with its pasturelands, Debir with its pasturelands, 59Ashan with its pasturelands, Juttah with its pasturelands,#6.59 LXX, Syr, cf Josh 21:16; MT lacks Juttah. and Beth-shemesh with its pasturelands. 60From Benjamin’s tribe: Gibeon with its pasturelands,#6.60 Cf Josh 21:17; MT lacks Gibeon. Geba with its pasturelands, Alemeth with its pasturelands, and Anathoth with its pasturelands. They had thirteen towns within their clan.
61The remaining Kohathites were given ten towns by lot from the clan of half the tribe of Manasseh. 62The Gershomites received by lot according to their clans thirteen towns from the tribes of Issachar, Asher, Naphtali, and Manasseh in Bashan. 63The Merarites received by lot according to their clans twelve towns from the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun. 64In this way the Israelites gave the Levites the towns with their pasturelands. 65They gave these towns, which they designated by name, by lot from the tribes of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin.
66Some of the Kohathite clans had towns of their territory from the tribe of Ephraim. 67They gave them refuge cities: Shechem with its pasturelands in the Ephraimite highlands, Gezer with its pasturelands, 68Jokmeam with its pasturelands, Beth-horon with its pasturelands, 69Aijalon with its pasturelands, Gath-rimmon with its pasturelands; 70and from half the tribe of Manasseh, Taanach#6.70 Cf Josh 21:25; MT Aner with its pasturelands, and Bileam with its pasturelands, for the Kohathite clans who remained.
71To the Gershomites from the clan of half the tribe of Manasseh: Golan in Bashan with its pasturelands and Ashtaroth with its pasturelands; 72from the tribe of Issachar: Kedesh with its pasturelands and Daberath with its pasturelands, 73Ramoth with its pasturelands and Anem with its pasturelands; 74from the tribe of Asher: Mashal with its pasturelands, Abdon with its pasturelands, and 75Helkath#6.75 Cf Josh 21:31; MT Hukkok with its pasturelands and Rehob with its pasturelands; 76and from the tribe of Naphtali: Kedesh in Galilee with its pasturelands, Hammon with its pasturelands, and Kiriathaim with its pasturelands. 77To the remaining Merarites from the tribe of Zebulun: Jokneam with its pasturelands,#6.77 Cf Josh 21:34; MT lacks Jokneam. Rimmon#6.77 LXX; MT Rimmono with its pasturelands, Tabor with its pasturelands, and Nahalal with its pasturelands;#6.77 Cf Josh 21:35; MT lacks Nahalal. 78on the other side of the Jordan at Jericho, on the east side of the Jordan, from the tribe of Reuben: Bezer in the desert with its pasturelands, Jahzah with its pasturelands, 79Kedemoth with its pasturelands, and Mephaath with its pasturelands; 80and from the tribe of Gad: Ramoth in Gilead with its pasturelands, Mahanaim with its pasturelands, 81Heshbon with its pasturelands, and Jazer with its pasturelands.
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