1 Chronicles 6

2And the sons of Kaath, Ambram and Issaar, Chebron and Oziel.

3And the children of Ambram were Aaron and Moses and Mariam. And the sons of Aaron, Nadab and Abiud, Eleazar and Ithamar.

4Eleazar begot Phineas; and Phineas begot Abisu;

5Abisu begot Bokki, and Bokki begot Ozi;

6Ozi begot Zaraia; and Zaraia begot Mariel;

7Mariel begot Amaria; and Amaria begot Achitob;

8Achitob begot Sadok; and Sadok begot Achimaas;

9Achimaas begot Azarias; and Azarias begot Joanan;

10Joanan begot Azarias who officiated as priest in the house which Solomon built in Jerusalem.

11And Azarias begot Amaria, and Amaria begot Achitob;

12and Achitob begot Sadok; and Sadok begot Achimaas; and Achimaas begot Azarias; and Azarias begot Amarias; and Amarias begot Sadok; and Sadok begot Salom;

13and Salom begot Chelkias; and Chelkias begot Azarias;

14and Azarias begot Saraias; and Saraias begot Josadak;

15and Josadak went into captivity with Juda and Jerusalem by the hand of Nabuchodonosor.

17Now these are the names of the sons of Gerson, Lobeni and Semei.

18The sons of Kaath were Ambram and Issaar, Chebron and Oziel.

19The sons of Merari were Mooli and Musi. And these were the families of the Levites according to their families. To Gerson by Lobeni belonged Jeth his son, Zammath his son, Joab his son, Addi his son, Zara his son, Jethri his son.

22The sons of Kaath were Aminadab his son, Kore his son, Aser his son,

23Elkana his son, Abisaph his son, Aser his son,

24Thaath his son, Ouriel his son, Ozia his son, Saul his son.

25And the sons of Elkana, Amessi and Achimoth,

26Elkana his son, Suphi his son, Kainaath his son,

27Eliab his son, Jeroboam his son, Elkana his son.

28The sons of Samuel: the first-born Sani, and Abia.

29The sons of Merari were Mooli, Lobeni his son, Semei his son, Oza his son,

30Samaa his son, Aggia his son, Asaias his son.

32And they ministered before the tabernacle of the testimony with musical instruments, until Solomon built the house of the Lord in Jerusalem, and they attended their service according to their order,

33and these are they who attended with their sons: Of the sons of Kaath, Aiman, who sang to the psaltery, the son of Joel, son of Samuel,

34son of Elkana, son of Jeroboam, son of Eliel, son of Thou,

35son of Suph, son of Elkana, son of Maath, son of Amathi,

36son of Elkana, son of Joel, son of Azarias, son of Saphanias,

37son of Thaath, son of Aser, son of Abiasaph, son of Kore,

38son of Issaar, son of Kaath, son of Levi, son of Israel;

39and his [Aiman’s] brother Asaph who stood on his right—Asaph was the son of Barachias son of Samaa,

40son of Michael, son of Baasia, son of Melchia,

41son of Athani, son of Zaaras,

42son of Adai, son of Aitham, son of Zammam, son of Semei,

43son of Jeth, son of Gersom, son of Levi.

44And the sons of Merari (their brethren who were on their left) were Aitham son of Kisa, son of Abai, son of Maloch,

45son of Asebi,

46son of Amessia, son of Bani, son of Semer,

47son of Mooli, son of Musi, son of Merari, son of Levi.

49And Aaron and his sons, who were to burn incense on the altar of whole burnt offerings and on the altar of incense offerings, were for all the service of the Holy of Holies, and to make atonement for Israel, according to all that Moses the servant of God commanded.

50And these were the sons of Aaron, Eleazar his son, Phineas his son, Abisu his son,

51Bokki his son, Ozi his son, Saraia his son,

52Mariel his son, Amaria his son, Achitob his son,

53Sadok his son, Achimaas his son.

55therefore they gave them Chebron in the land of Juda with its suburbs round about.

56But the fields belonging to the city and the villages thereof had been given to Chaleb son of Jephonne.

57To the sons of Aaron they gave these cities: of the refuge cities, Chebron and Lobna with its suburbs, and Salna with its suburbs, and Esthamo with its suburbs,

58and Jethar, with its suburbs, and Dabir with its suburbs,

59and Asan with its suburbs, and Baithsamus with its suburbs;

60and from the tribe of Benjamin, Gabai with its suburbs, and Galemath with its suburbs, and Anathoth with its suburbs. All their cities were thirteen according to their families.

62And to the Gersonites according to their families, they gave out of the tribe of Issachar, out of the tribe of Aser, out of the tribe of Nephthaleim, and out of the tribe of Manasses in Basan, thirteen cities.

63And to the Merarites according to their families, out of the tribe of Reuben, out of the tribe of Gad, out of the tribe of Zabulon, twelve cities by lot.

64Now when the Israelites gave the Levites the cities and their suburbs,

65and had given by lot out of the tribe of Juda and out of the tribe of Symeon and out of the tribe of Benjamin, the cities which are mentioned by name,

66then the families of the sons of Kaath got these cities also of their borders.

68and Jekman with its suburbs, and Baithoron with its suburbs,

69and Ailon with its suburbs, and Gethremmon with its suburbs;

70and out of the half tribe of Manasses, Anar with its suburbs, and Jemblaan with its suburbs for the rest of the Kaathites according to their families.

71And to the Gersonites they gave from the families of the half tribe of Manasses Golan of Basan with its suburbs, and Aseroth with its suburbs;

72and out of the tribe of Issachar, Kedes with its suburbs, and Deberi with its suburbs, and Dabor with its suburbs,

73and Ramoth with its suburbs, and Ainan with its suburbs;

74and out of the tribe of Aser, Maasal with its suburbs, and Abdou with its suburbs,

75and Akak with its suburbs, and Rohob with its suburbs.

76And out of the tribe of Nephthaleim, Kedes in Galilee with its suburbs, and Chamoth with its suburbs, and Kariathaim with its suburbs.

78and on the western bank of the Jordan, Jericho; and out of the tribe of Reuben, Bosor in the wilderness with its suburbs, and Jasa with its suburbs,

79and Kadmoth with its suburbs, and Maephla with its suburbs;

80and out of the tribe of Gad, Rammoth Galaad with its suburbs, and Manaim with its suburbs, and Esebon with its suburbs, and Jazer with its suburbs.