6:11 The sons of Levi:
Gershon, Kohath and Merari.
Amram, Izhar, Hebron and Uzziel.
Aaron, Moses and Miriam.
The sons of Aaron:
Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.
6:4 Eleazar was the father of Phinehas, and Phinehas was the father of Abishua. 6:5 Abishua was the father of Bukki, and Bukki was the father of Uzzi. 6:6 Uzzi was the father of Zerachiah, and Zerachiah was the father of Meraioth. 6:7 Meraioth was the father of Amariah, and Amariah was the father of Achitub. 6:8 Achitub was the father of Zadok, and Zadok was the father of Achimaaz. 6:9 Achimaaz was the father of Azariah, and Azariah was the father of Jochanan. 6:10 Jochanan was the father of Azariah, who served as a priest in the temple which Solomon built in Jerusalem. 6:11 Azariah was the father of Amariah, and Amariah was the father of Achitub. 6:12 Achitub was the father of Zadok, and Zadok was the father of Shallum. 6:13 Shallum was the father of Hilkiah, and Hilkiah was the father of Azariah. 6:14 Azariah was the father of Seraiah, and Seraiah was the father of Jehozadok. 6:15 Jehozadok went into exile when the LORD sent the people of2 Judah and Jerusalem into exile by the hand of Nebuchadnezzar.
6:163 The sons of Levi:
Gershom,4 Kohath and Merari.
6:17 These are the names of the sons Gershom:
Libni and Shimei.
Amram, Izhar, Hebron and Uzziel.
Machli and Mushi.
These are the clans of the Levites by their families.5
His son Libni, his son Jachath, his son Zimmah, 6:21 his son Joah, his son Iddo, his son Zerach and his son Jeatherai.
6:22 The sons6 of Kohath:
His son Amminadab, his son Korach, his son Assir, 6:23 his son Elkanah, his son Ebiasaph, his son Assir, 6:24 his son Tachath, his son Uriel, his son Uzziah and his son Shaul.
Amasai and Achimoth, 6:26 his son Elkanah,7 his son Zophai, his son Nachath, 6:27 his son Eliab, his son Jerocham and his son Elkanah.8
Joel the firstborn9 and Abijah the second born.
6:29 The descendents of Merari:
Machli, his son Libni, his son Shimei, his son Uzzah, 6:30 his son Shimea, his son Haggiah and his son Asaiah.
Professional Musicians6:31 These are the men David put in charge of music in the LORD’s sanctuary,10 after the ark was placed there. 6:32 They performed music11 before the sanctuary12 of the meeting tent until Solomon built the LORD’s temple in Jerusalem. They carried out their tasks according to regulations.
6:33 These are the ones who served along with their sons:
From the Kohathites:
Heman the musician, son of Joel, son of Samuel, 6:34 son of Elkanah, son of Jerocham, son of Eliel, son of Toach, 6:35 son of Zuph, son of Elkanah, son of Machath, son of Amasai, 6:36 son of Elkanah, son of Joel, son of Azariah, son of Zephaniah, 6:37 son of Tachath, son of Assir, son of Ebiasaph, son of Korach, 6:38 son of Izhar, son of Kohath, son of Levi, son of Israel.
6:39 Serving beside him was his fellow Levite Asaph,13 son of Berekiah, son of Shimea, 6:40 son of Michael, son of Baaseiah, son of Malkijah, 6:41 son of Ethni, son of Zerach, son of Adaiah, 6:42 son of Ethan, son of Zimmah, son of Shimei, 6:43 son of Jachath, son of Gershom, son of Levi.
6:44 Serving beside them were their fellow Levites, the descendents of Merari, led by14 Ethan, son of Kishi, son of Abdi, son of Malluch, 6:45 son of Hashabiah, son of Amaziah, son of Hilkiah, 6:46 son of Amzi, son of Bani, son of Shemer, 6:47 son of Machli, son of Mushi, son of Merari, son of Levi.
6:48 The rest of their fellow Levites15 were assigned to perform the rest of the tasks at God’s sanctuary.16 6:49 But Aaron and his descendents offered sacrifices on the altar for burnt offerings and on the altar for incense as they had been assigned to do in the most holy sanctuary.17 They made atonement for Israel, just as Moses, God’s servant, had ordered.18
6:50 These were the descendents of Aaron:
His son Eleazar, his son Phinehas, his son Abishua, 6:51 his son Bukki, his son Uzzi, his son Zerachiah, 6:52 his son Meraioth, his son Amariah, his son Achitub, 6:53 his son Zadok and his son Achimaaz.
6:54 These were the areas where Aaron’s descendents lived:19
The following belonged to the Kohathite clan, for they received the first allotment:20
6:55 They were allotted Hebron in the territory of Judah, as well as its surrounding pasturelands. 6:56 (But the city’s field and nearby towns were allotted to Caleb son of Jephunneh.) 6:57 The descendents of Aaron were also allotted as cities21 of refuge Hebron, Libnah and its pasturelands, Jattir, Eshtemoa and its pasturelands, 6:58 Hilez and its pasturelands, Debir and its pasturelands, 6:59 Ashan and its pasturelands, and Beth Shemesh and its pasturelands.
6:60 Within the territory of the tribe of Benjamin they were allotted22 Geba and its pasturelands, Alemeth and its pasturelands, and Anathoth and its pasturelands. Their clans were allotted 13 cities in all. 6:61 The rest of Kohath’s descendents were allotted ten cities in the territory of the half-tribe of Manasseh.23
6:62 The clans of Gershom’s descendents received 13 cities within the territory of the tribes of Issachar, Asher, Naphtali and Manasseh (in Bashan).24
6:63 The clans of Merari’s descendents were allotted 12 cities within the territory of the tribes of Reuben, Gad and Zebulun.25
6:64 So the Israelites gave to the Levites these cities and their pasturelands. 6:65 They allotted these previously named cities from the territory of the tribes of Judah, Simeon and Benjamin.26
6:66 The clans of Kohath’s descendents also received territory within the tribe of Ephraim.27 6:67 They were allotted as cities28 of refuge Shechem and its pasturelands (in the hill country of Ephraim), Gezer and its pasturelands, 6:68 Jokmeam and its pasturelands, Beth Horon and its pasturelands, 6:69 Aijalon and its pasturelands, and Gath Rimmon and its pasturelands.
6:70 Within the territory of the half-tribe of Manasseh, the rest of Kohath’s descendents received Aner and its pasturelands and Bileam and its pasturelands.29
6:71 The following belonged to Gershom’s descendents:30
Within the territory of the half-tribe of Manasseh: Golan in Bashan and its pasturelands, and Ashtaroth and its pasturelands.
6:72 Within the territory of the tribe of Issachar: Kedesh and its pasturelands, Daberath and its pasturelands, 6:73 Ramoth and its pasturelands, and Anem and its pasturelands.
6:74 Within the territory of the tribe of Asher: Mashal and its pasturelands, Abdon and its pasturelands, 6:75 Hukok and its pasturelands, and Rechob and its pasturelands.
6:76 Within the territory of the tribe of Naphtali: Kedesh in Galilee and its pasturelands, Hammon and its pasturelands, Kiriathaim and its pasturelands.
6:77 The following belonged to the rest of Merari’s descendents:31
Within the territory of the tribe of Zebulun: Rimmono and its pasturelands, Tabor and its pasturelands.
6:78 Within the territory of the tribe of Reuben across the Jordan east of Jericho:32 Bezer in the desert and its pasturelands, Jahzah and its pasturelands, 6:79 Kedemoth and its pasturelands, and Mephaath and its pasturelands.
6:80 Within the territory of the tribe of Gad: Ramoth in Gilead and its pasturelands, Machanaim and its pasturelands, 6:81 Heshbon and its pasturelands, and Jazer and its pasturelands.