6:1 (5:27)
Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
6:2 The sons of Kohath:
Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.
6:3 The children of Amram:
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 Zerahiah, and Zerahiah was the father of Meraioth.
6:7 Meraioth was the father of Amariah, and Amariah was the father of Ahitub.
6:8 Ahitub was the father of Zadok, and Zadok was the father of Ahimaaz.
6:9 Ahimaaz was the father of Azariah, and Azariah was the father of Johanan.
6:10 Johanan was the father of Azariah, who served as a priest in the temple Solomon built in Jerusalem.
6:16 (6:1)
Gershom,
6:17 These are the names of the sons Gershom:
Libni and Shimei.
6:18 The sons of Kohath:
Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.
6:19 The sons of Merari:
Mahli and Mushi.
These are the clans of the Levites by their families.
6:20 To Gershom:
His son Libni, his son Jahath, his son Zimmah, 6:21 his son Joah, his son Iddo, his son Zerah, and his son Jeatherai.
6:22 The sons
His son Amminadab, his son Korah, his son Assir, 6:23 his son Elkanah, his son Ebiasaph, his son Assir, 6:24 his son Tahath, his son Uriel, his son Uzziah, and his son Shaul.
6:25 The sons of Elkanah:
Amasai, Ahimoth,
6:28 The sons of Samuel:
Joel the firstborn
6:29 The descendants of Merari:
Mahli, his son Libni, his son Shimei, his son Uzzah, 6:30 his son Shimea, his son Haggiah, and his son Asaiah.
6:31 These are the men David put in charge of music in the Lord’s sanctuary,
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 Jeroham, son of Eliel, son of Toah, 6:35 son of Zuph, son of Elkanah, son of Mahath, son of Amasai, 6:36 son of Elkanah, son of Joel, son of Azariah, son of Zephaniah, 6:37 son of Tahath, son of Assir, son of Ebiasaph, son of Korah, 6:38 son of Izhar, son of Kohath, son of Levi, son of Israel.
6:39 Serving beside him was his fellow Levite Asaph,
6:44 Serving beside them were their fellow Levites, the descendants of Merari, led by
6:48 The rest of their fellow Levites
6:50 These were the descendants of Aaron:
His son Eleazar, his son Phinehas, his son Abishua, 6:51 his son Bukki, his son Uzzi, his son Zerahiah, 6:52 his son Meraioth, his son Amariah, his son Ahitub, 6:53 his son Zadok, and his son Ahimaaz.
6:54 These were the areas where Aaron’s descendants lived:
The following belonged to the Kohathite clan, for they received the first allotment:
6:55 They were allotted Hebron in the territory of Judah, as well as its surrounding pasturelands.
6:56 (But the city’s land and nearby towns were allotted to Caleb son of Jephunneh.)
6:57 The descendants of Aaron were also allotted as cities
6:60 Within the territory of the tribe of Benjamin they were allotted
6:62 The clans of Gershom’s descendants received thirteen cities within the territory of the tribes of Issachar, Asher, Naphtali, and Manasseh (in Bashan).
6:63 The clans of Merari’s descendants were allotted twelve cities within the territory of the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun.
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.
6:66 The clans of Kohath’s descendants also received territory within the tribe of Ephraim.
6:70 Within the territory of the half-tribe of Manasseh, the rest of Kohath’s descendants received Aner and its pasturelands and Bileam and its pasturelands.
6:71 The following belonged to Gershom’s descendants:
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 Rehob and its pasturelands.
6:76 Within the territory of the tribe of Naphtali: Kedesh in Galilee and its pasturelands, Hammon and its pasturelands, and Kiriathaim and its pasturelands.
6:77 The following belonged to the rest of Merari’s descendants:
Within the territory of the tribe of Zebulun: Rimmono
6:78 Within the territory of the tribe of Reuben across the Jordan River east of Jericho: