1 Chronicles 6:16-71

1 Chronicles 6:16-71

[16] The sons  of Levi;  Gershom,  Kohath,  and Merari.  [17] And these be the names  of the sons  of Gershom;  Libni,  and Shimei.  [18] And the sons  of Kohath  were, Amram,  and Izhar,  and Hebron,  and Uzziel.  [19] The sons  of Merari;  Mahli,  and Mushi.  And these are the families  of the Levites  according to their fathers.  [20] Of Gershom;  Libni  his son,  Jahath  his son,  Zimmah  his son,  [21] Joah  his son,  Iddo  his son,  Zerah  his son,  Jeaterai  his son.  [22] The sons  of Kohath;  Amminadab  his son,  Korah  his son,  Assir  his son,  [23] Elkanah  his son,  and Ebiasaph  his son,  and Assir  his son,  [24] Tahath  his son,  Uriel  his son,  Uzziah  his son,  and Shaul  his son.  [25] And the sons  of Elkanah;  Amasai,  and Ahimoth.  [26] As for Elkanah:  the sons  of Elkanah;  Zophai  his son,  and Nahath  his son,  [27] Eliab  his son,  Jeroham  his son,  Elkanah  his son.  [28] And the sons  of Samuel;  the firstborn  Vashni,  and Abiah.  [29] The sons  of Merari;  Mahli,  Libni  his son,  Shimei  his son,  Uzza  his son,  [30] Shimea  his son,  Haggiah  his son,  Asaiah  his son.  [31] And these are they whom David  set  over the service  of song  in the house  of the LORD,  after that the ark  had rest.  [32] And they ministered  before  the dwelling  place of the tabernacle  of the congregation  with singing,  until Solomon  had built  the house  of the LORD  in Jerusalem:  and then they waited  on their office  according to their order.  [33] And these are they that waited  with their children.  of the Kohathites:  Heman  a singer,  the son  of Joel,  the son  of Shemuel,  [34] The son  of Elkanah,  the son  of Jeroham,  the son  of Eliel,  the son  of Toah,  [35] The son  of Zuph,  the son  of Elkanah,  the son  of Mahath,  the son  of Amasai,  [36] The son  of Elkanah,  the son  of Joel,  the son  of Azariah,  the son  of Zephaniah,  [37] The son  of Tahath,  the son  of Assir,  the son  of Ebiasaph,  the son  of Korah,  [38] The son  of Izhar,  the son  of Kohath,  the son  of Levi,  the son  of Israel.  [39] And his brother  Asaph,  who stood  on his right hand,  even Asaph  the son  of Berachiah,  the son  of Shimea,  [40] The son  of Michael,  the son  of Baaseiah,  the son  of Malchiah,  [41] The son  of Ethni,  the son  of Zerah,  the son  of Adaiah,  [42] The son  of Ethan,  the son  of Zimmah,  the son  of Shimei,  [43] The son  of Jahath,  the son  of Gershom,  the son  of Levi.  [44] And their brethren  the sons  of Merari  stood on the left hand:  Ethan  the son  of Kishi,  the son  of Abdi,  the son  of Malluch,  [45] The son  of Hashabiah,  the son  of Amaziah,  the son  of Hilkiah,  [46] The son  of Amzi,  the son  of Bani,  the son  of Shamer,  [47] The son  of Mahli,  the son  of Mushi,  the son  of Merari,  the son  of Levi.  [48] Their brethren  also the Levites  were appointed  unto all manner of service  of the tabernacle  of the house  of God.  [49] But Aaron  and his sons  offered  upon the altar  of the burnt offering,  and on the altar  of incense,  and were appointed for all the work  of the place most  and to make an atonement  for Israel,  according to all that Moses  the servant  of God  had commanded.  [50] And these are the sons  of Aaron;  Eleazar  his son,  Phinehas  his son,  Abishua  his son,  [51] Bukki  his son,  Uzzi  his son,  Zerahiah  his son,  [52] Meraioth  his son,  Amariah  his son,  Ahitub  his son,  [53] Zadok  his son,  Ahimaaz  his son.  [54] Now these are their dwelling places  throughout their castles  in their coasts,  of the sons  of Aaron,  of the families  of the Kohathites:  for theirs was the lot.  [55] And they gave  them Hebron  in the land  of Judah,  and the suburbs  thereof round about  [56] But the fields  of the city,  and the villages  thereof, they gave  to Caleb  the son  of Jephunneh.  [57] And to the sons  of Aaron  they gave  the cities  of Judah, namely, Hebron,  the city of refuge,  and Libnah  with her suburbs,  and Jattir,  and Eshtemoa,  with their suburbs,  [58] And Hilen  with her suburbs,  Debir  with her suburbs,  [59] And Ashan  with her suburbs,  and Bethshemesh  with her suburbs:  [60] And out of the tribe  of Benjamin;  Geba  with her suburbs,  and Alemeth  with her suburbs,  and Anathoth  with her suburbs.  All their cities  throughout their families  were thirteen  cities.  [61] And unto the sons  of Kohath,  which were left  of the family  of that tribe,  were cities given out of the half  tribe,  namely, out of the half  tribe of Manasseh,  by lot,  ten  cities.  [62] And to the sons  of Gershom  throughout their families  out of the tribe  of Issachar,  and out of the tribe  of Asher,  and out of the tribe  of Naphtali,  and out of the tribe  of Manasseh  in Bashan,  thirteen  cities.  [63] Unto the sons  of Merari  were given by lot,  throughout their families,  out of the tribe  of Reuben,  and out of the tribe  of Gad,  and out of the tribe  of Zebulun,  twelve  cities.  [64] And the children  of Israel  gave  to the Levites  these cities  with their suburbs.  [65] And they gave  by lot  out of the tribe  of the children  of Judah,  and out of the tribe  of the children  of Simeon,  and out of the tribe  of the children  of Benjamin,  these cities,  which are called  by their names.  [66] And the residue of the families  of the sons  of Kohath  had cities  of their coasts  out of the tribe  of Ephraim.  [67] And they gave  unto them, of the cities  of refuge,  Shechem  in mount  Ephraim  with her suburbs;  they gave also Gezer  with her suburbs,  [68] And Jokmeam  with her suburbs,  and Bethhoron  with her suburbs,  [69] And Aijalon  with her suburbs,  and Gathrimmon  with her suburbs:  [70] And out of the half  tribe  of Manasseh;  Aner  with her suburbs,  and Bileam  with her suburbs,  for the family  of the remnant  of the sons  of Kohath.  [71] Unto the sons  of Gershom  were given out of the family  of the half  tribe  of Manasseh,  Golan  in Bashan  with her suburbs,  and Ashtaroth  with her suburbs: