1 Chronicles 6 – New American Standard Bible 2020 (NASB20)

Genealogy: The Priestly Line

1 [fn]The sons ^H1121 of Levi ^H3878 were [fn]Gershon ^H1648, Kohath ^H6955, and Merari ^H4847.

2 The sons ^H1121 of Kohath ^H6955 were Amram ^H6019, Izhar ^H3324, Hebron ^H2275, and Uzziel ^H5816. 3 The children ^H1121 of Amram ^H6019 were Aaron ^H175, Moses ^H4872, and Miriam ^H4813. And the sons ^H1121 of Aaron ^H175 were Nadab ^H5070, Abihu ^H30, Eleazar ^H499, and Ithamar ^H385. 4 Eleazar ^H499 fathered ^H3205 Phinehas ^H6372, Phinehas ^H6372 fathered ^H3205 Abishua ^H50, 5 Abishua ^H50 fathered ^H3205 Bukki ^H1231, Bukki ^H1231 fathered ^H3205 Uzzi ^H5813, 6 Uzzi ^H5813 fathered ^H3205 Zerahiah ^H2228, Zerahiah ^H2228 fathered ^H3205 Meraioth ^H4812, 7 Meraioth ^H4812 fathered ^H3205 Amariah ^H568, Amariah ^H568 fathered ^H3205 Ahitub ^H285, 8 Ahitub ^H285 fathered ^H3205 Zadok ^H6659, Zadok ^H6659 fathered ^H3205 Ahimaaz ^H290, 9 Ahimaaz ^H290 fathered ^H3205 Azariah ^H5838, Azariah ^H5838 fathered ^H3205 Johanan ^H3076, 10 Johanan ^H3076 fathered ^H3205 Azariah ^H5838 (it was he who ^H834 served ^H3547 as ^H3547 the priest ^H3547 in the house ^H1004 which ^H834 Solomon ^H8010 built ^H1129 in Jerusalem ^H3389), 11 Azariah ^H5838 fathered ^H3205 Amariah ^H568, Amariah ^H568 fathered ^H3205 Ahitub ^H285, 12 Ahitub ^H285 fathered ^H3205 Zadok ^H6659, Zadok ^H6659 fathered ^H3205 [fn]Shallum ^H7967, 13 Shallum ^H7967 fathered ^H3205 Hilkiah ^H2518, Hilkiah ^H2518 fathered ^H3205 Azariah ^H5838, 14 Azariah ^H5838 fathered ^H3205 Seraiah ^H8304, and Seraiah ^H8304 fathered ^H3205 Jehozadak ^H3087; 15 Jehozadak ^H3087 went ^H1980 along when the LORD ^H3068 led ^H1540 Judah ^H3063 and Jerusalem ^H3389 into ^H1540 exile ^H1540 [fn]by Nebuchadnezzar ^H5019.

16 [fn]The sons ^H1121 of Levi ^H3878 were [fn]Gershom ^H1647, Kohath ^H6955, and Merari ^H4847. 17 These ^H428 are the names ^H8034 of the sons ^H1121 of Gershom ^H1647: Libni ^H3845 and Shimei ^H8096. 18 The sons ^H1121 of Kohath ^H6955 were Amram ^H6019, Izhar ^H3324, Hebron ^H2275, and Uzziel ^H5816. 19 The sons ^H1121 of Merari ^H4847 were Mahli ^H4249 and Mushi ^H4187. And these ^H428 are the families ^H4940 of the Levites ^H3881 according to their fathers’ ^H1 households. 20 Of Gershom ^H1647: Libni ^H3845 his son ^H1121, Jahath ^H3189 his son ^H1121, Zimmah ^H2155 his son ^H1121, 21 Joah ^H3098 his son ^H1121, Iddo ^H5714 his son ^H1121, Zerah ^H2226 his son ^H1121, and Jeatherai ^H2979 his son ^H1121. 22 The sons ^H1121 of Kohath ^H6955 were Amminadab ^H5992 his son ^H1121, Korah ^H7141 his son ^H1121, Assir ^H617 his son ^H1121, 23 Elkanah ^H511 his son ^H1121, Ebiasaph ^H43 his son ^H1121, Assir ^H617 his son ^H1121, 24 Tahath ^H8480 his son ^H1121, Uriel ^H222 his son ^H1121, Uzziah ^H5818 his son ^H1121, and Shaul ^H7586 his son ^H1121. 25 The sons ^H1121 of Elkanah ^H511 were Amasai ^H6022 and Ahimoth ^H287. 26 As for Elkanah ^H511, the sons ^H1121 of Elkanah ^H511 were Zophai ^H6689 his son ^H1121, Nahath ^H5184 his son ^H1121, 27 Eliab ^H446 his son ^H1121, Jeroham ^H3395 his son ^H1121, and Elkanah ^H511 his son ^H1121. 28 The sons ^H1121 of Samuel ^H8050 were Joel ^H3100, the firstborn ^H1060, and Abijah ^H29, the second ^H8145. 29 The sons ^H1121 of Merari ^H4847 were Mahli ^H4249, Libni ^H3845 his son ^H1121, Shimei ^H8096 his son ^H1121, Uzzah ^H5798 his son ^H1121, 30 Shimea ^H8092 his son ^H1121, Haggiah ^H2293 his son ^H1121, and Asaiah ^H6222 his son ^H1121.

31 Now these ^H428 are the ones whom ^H834 David ^H1732 appointed ^H5975 over ^H5921 the [fn]service ^H3027 of song ^H7892 in the house ^H1004 of the LORD ^H3068, after ^H4480 the ark ^H727 rested ^H4494 there. 32 They were ministering ^H8334 in song ^H7892 in front ^H6440 of the tabernacle ^H4908 of the tent ^H168 of meeting ^H4150 until ^H5704 Solomon’s ^H8010 building ^H1129 of the house ^H1004 of the LORD ^H3068 in Jerusalem ^H3389; and they [fn]served ^H5975 in their office ^H5656 according ^H5921 to their order ^H4941. 33 These ^H428 are the ones who [fn]served ^H5975 with their sons ^H1121: From the sons ^H1121 of the Kohathites ^H6956 were Heman ^H1968 the singer ^H7891, the son ^H1121 of Joel ^H3100, the son ^H1121 of Samuel ^H8050, 34 the son ^H1121 of Elkanah ^H511, the son ^H1121 of Jeroham ^H3395, the son ^H1121 of Eliel ^H447, the son ^H1121 of Toah ^H8430, 35 the son ^H1121 of Zuph ^H6689, the son ^H1121 of Elkanah ^H511, the son ^H1121 of Mahath ^H4287, the son ^H1121 of Amasai ^H6022, 36 the son ^H1121 of Elkanah ^H511, the son ^H1121 of Joel ^H3100, the son ^H1121 of Azariah ^H5838, the son ^H1121 of Zephaniah ^H6846, 37 the son ^H1121 of Tahath ^H8480, the son ^H1121 of Assir ^H617, the son ^H1121 of Ebiasaph ^H43, the son ^H1121 of Korah ^H7141, 38 the son ^H1121 of Izhar ^H3324, the son ^H1121 of Kohath ^H6955, the son ^H1121 of Levi ^H3878, the son ^H1121 of Israel ^H3478. 39 Heman’s brother ^H251 Asaph ^H623 stood ^H5975 at his right ^H3225 hand ^H3225, Asaph ^H623 the son ^H1121 of Berechiah ^H1296, the son ^H1121 of Shimea ^H8092, 40 the son ^H1121 of Michael ^H4317, the son ^H1121 of Baaseiah ^H1202, the son ^H1121 of Malchijah ^H4441, 41 the son ^H1121 of Ethni ^H867, the son ^H1121 of Zerah ^H2226, the son ^H1121 of Adaiah ^H5718, 42 the son ^H1121 of Ethan ^H387, the son ^H1121 of Zimmah ^H2155, the son ^H1121 of Shimei ^H8096, 43 the son ^H1121 of Jahath ^H3189, the son ^H1121 of Gershom ^H1647, the son ^H1121 of Levi ^H3878. 44 On the left ^H8040 hand ^H8040 were their kinsmen ^H251 the sons ^H1121 of Merari ^H4847: Ethan ^H387 the son ^H1121 of Kishi ^H7029, the son ^H1121 of Abdi ^H5660, the son ^H1121 of Malluch ^H4409, 45 the son ^H1121 of Hashabiah ^H2811, the son ^H1121 of Amaziah ^H558, the son ^H1121 of Hilkiah ^H2518, 46 the son ^H1121 of Amzi ^H557, the son ^H1121 of Bani ^H1137, the son ^H1121 of Shemer ^H8106, 47 the son ^H1121 of Mahli ^H4249, the son ^H1121 of Mushi ^H4187, the son ^H1121 of Merari ^H4847, the son ^H1121 of Levi ^H3878. 48 Their kinsmen ^H251 the Levites ^H3881 were [fn]appointed ^H5414 for all ^H3605 the service ^H5656 of the tabernacle ^H4908 of the house ^H1004 of God ^H430.

49 But Aaron ^H175 and his sons ^H1121 [fn]offered ^H6999 on the altar ^H4196 of burnt ^H5930 offering ^H5930 and on the altar ^H4196 of incense ^H7004, for all ^H3605 the work ^H4399 of the Most ^H6944 Holy ^H6944 Place ^H6944, and to make ^H3722 atonement ^H3722 for Israel ^H3478, in accordance with everything ^H3605 that Moses ^H4872 the servant ^H5650 of God ^H430 had commanded ^H6680. 50 These ^H428 are the sons ^H1121 of Aaron ^H175: Eleazar ^H499 his son ^H1121, Phinehas ^H6372 his son ^H1121, Abishua ^H50 his son ^H1121, 51 Bukki ^H1231 his son ^H1121, Uzzi ^H5813 his son ^H1121, Zerahiah ^H2228 his son ^H1121, 52 Meraioth ^H4812 his son ^H1121, Amariah ^H568 his son ^H1121, Ahitub ^H285 his son ^H1121, 53 Zadok ^H6659 his son ^H1121, and Ahimaaz ^H290 his son ^H1121.

54 Now these ^H428 are their settlements ^H4186 according to their camps ^H2918 within their borders ^H1366. To the sons ^H1121 of Aaron ^H175 of the families ^H4940 of the Kohathites ^H6956 (for theirs ^H1992 was the first lot ^H1486), 55 to them they gave ^H5414 Hebron ^H2275 in the land ^H776 of Judah ^H3063 and its pasture ^H4054 lands ^H4054 around ^H5439 it; 56 but they gave ^H5414 the fields ^H7704 of the city ^H5892 and its settlements ^H2691 to Caleb ^H3612 the son ^H1121 of Jephunneh ^H3312. 57 To the sons ^H1121 of Aaron ^H175 they gave ^H5414 the following cities ^H5892 of refuge ^H4733: Hebron ^H2275, Libnah ^H3841 together with its pasture ^H4054 lands ^H4054, Jattir ^H3492, Eshtemoa ^H851 with its pasture ^H4054 lands ^H4054, 58 [fn]Hilen ^H2432 with its pasture ^H4054 lands ^H4054, Debir ^H1688 with its pasture ^H4054 lands ^H4054, 59 [fn]Ashan ^H6228 with its pasture ^H4054 lands ^H4054, and Beth-shemesh ^H1053 with its pasture ^H4054 lands ^H4054; 60 and from the tribe ^H4294 of Benjamin ^H1144: Geba ^H1387 with its pasture ^H4054 lands ^H4054, [fn]Allemeth ^H5964 with its pasture ^H4054 lands ^H4054, and Anathoth ^H6068 with its pasture ^H4054 lands ^H4054. Their cities ^H5892 throughout their families ^H4940 were thirteen ^H7969 H6240 cities ^H5892 in all ^H3605.

61 Then to the rest ^H3498 of the sons ^H1121 of Kohath ^H6955 were given by lot ^H1486, from the family ^H4940 of the tribe ^H4294, from the half-tribe ^H4276 H4294, the half ^H2677 of Manasseh ^H4519, ten ^H6235 cities ^H5892. 62 To the sons ^H1121 of Gershom ^H1647, according to their families ^H4940, were given from the tribe ^H4294 of Issachar ^H3485, the tribe ^H4294 of Asher ^H836, the tribe ^H4294 of Naphtali ^H5321, and the tribe ^H4294 of Manasseh ^H4519, thirteen ^H7969 H6240 cities ^H5892 in Bashan ^H1316. 63 To the sons ^H1121 of Merari ^H4847 were given by lot ^H1486, according to their families ^H4940, from the tribe ^H4294 of Reuben ^H7205, the tribe ^H4294 of Gad ^H1410, and the tribe ^H4294 of Zebulun ^H2074, twelve ^H8147 H6240 cities ^H5892. 64 So the sons ^H1121 of Israel ^H3478 gave ^H5414 the Levites ^H3881 the cities ^H5892 with their pasture ^H4054 lands ^H4054. 65 They gave ^H5414 by lot ^H1486 from the tribe ^H4294 of the sons ^H1121 of Judah ^H3063, the tribe ^H4294 of the sons ^H1121 of Simeon ^H8095, and the tribe ^H4294 of the sons ^H1121 of Benjamin ^H1144, these ^H428 cities ^H5892 which ^H834 are mentioned ^H7121 by name ^H8034.

66 Now some ^H4480 of the families ^H4940 of the sons ^H1121 of Kohath ^H6955 had ^H1961 cities ^H5892 of their territory ^H1366 from the tribe ^H4294 of Ephraim ^H669. 67 They gave ^H5414 to them the following cities ^H5892 of refuge ^H4733: Shechem ^H7927 in the hill ^H2022 country ^H2022 of Ephraim ^H669 with its pasture ^H4054 lands ^H4054, Gezer ^H1507 with its pasture ^H4054 lands ^H4054, 68 Jokmeam ^H3361 with its pasture ^H4054 lands ^H4054, Beth-horon ^H1032 with its pasture ^H4054 lands ^H4054, 69 Aijalon ^H357 with its pasture ^H4054 lands ^H4054, and Gath-rimmon ^H1667 with its pasture ^H4054 lands ^H4054; 70 and from the half-tribe ^H4276 H4294 of Manasseh ^H4519: Aner ^H6063 with its pasture ^H4054 lands ^H4054 and Bileam ^H1109 with its pasture ^H4054 lands ^H4054, for the rest ^H3498 of the family ^H4940 of the sons ^H1121 of Kohath ^H6955.

71 To the sons ^H1121 of Gershom ^H1647 were given, from the family ^H4940 of the half-tribe ^H2677 H4294 of Manasseh ^H4519: Golan ^H1474 in Bashan ^H1316 with its pasture ^H4054 lands ^H4054 and Ashtaroth ^H6252 with its pasture ^H4054 lands ^H4054; 72 and from the tribe ^H4294 of Issachar ^H3485: Kedesh ^H6943 with its pasture ^H4054 lands ^H4054, Daberath ^H1705 with its pasture ^H4054 lands ^H4054, 73 Ramoth ^H7216 with its pasture ^H4054 lands ^H4054, and Anem ^H6046 with its pasture ^H4054 lands ^H4054; 74 and from the tribe ^H4294 of Asher ^H836: Mashal ^H4913 with its pasture ^H4054 lands ^H4054, Abdon ^H5658 with its pasture ^H4054 lands ^H4054, 75 Hukok ^H2712 with its pasture ^H4054 lands ^H4054, and Rehob ^H7340 with its pasture ^H4054 lands ^H4054; 76 and from the tribe ^H4294 of Naphtali ^H5321: Kedesh ^H6943 in Galilee ^H1551 with its pasture ^H4054 lands ^H4054, Hammon ^H2540 with its pasture ^H4054 lands ^H4054, and Kiriathaim ^H7156 with its pasture ^H4054 lands ^H4054.

77 To the rest ^H3498 of the Levites, the sons ^H1121 of Merari ^H4847, were given, from the tribe ^H4294 of Zebulun ^H2074: Rimmono ^H7417 with its pasture ^H4054 lands ^H4054, Tabor ^H8396 with its pasture ^H4054 lands ^H4054, 78 and beyond ^H4480 H5676 the Jordan ^H3383 at Jericho ^H3405, on the east ^H4217 side ^H4217 of the Jordan ^H3383, were given them, from the tribe ^H4294 of Reuben ^H7205: Bezer ^H1221 in the wilderness ^H4057 with its pasture ^H4054 lands ^H4054, Jahzah ^H3096 with its pasture ^H4054 lands ^H4054, 79 Kedemoth ^H6932 with its pasture ^H4054 lands ^H4054, and Mephaath ^H4158 with its pasture ^H4054 lands ^H4054; 80 and from the tribe ^H4294 of Gad ^H1410: Ramoth ^H7216 in Gilead ^H1568 with its pasture ^H4054 lands ^H4054, Mahanaim ^H4266 with its pasture ^H4054 lands ^H4054, 81 Heshbon ^H2809 with its pasture ^H4054 lands ^H4054, and Jazer ^H3270 with its pasture ^H4054 lands ^H4054.