Finally he sent his son to them, saying, ‘They will respect my son.’

The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. The sons of Mahli: Eleazar and Kish.

The Levites were as follows: Jeshua son of Azaniah, Binnui of the sons of Henadad, Kadmiel.

These are the ones who served along with their sons: From the Kohathites: Heman the musician, son of Joel, son of Samuel,

The following Levites prepared to carry out the king’s orders: From the Kohathites: Mahath son of Amasai and Joel son of Azariah; from the Merarites: Kish son of Abdi and Azariah son of Jehallelel; from the Gershonites: Joah son of Zimmah and Eden son of Joah;

Serving beside him was his fellow Levite Asaph, son of Berechiah, son of Shimea,

Shebuel son of Gershom, the son of Moses, was the supervisor of the storehouses.

Then in the midst of the assembly, the Lord’s Spirit came upon Jachaziel son of Zechariah, son of Benaiah, son of Jeiel, son of Mattaniah, a Levite and descendant of Asaph.

Caleb son of Hezron fathered sons by his wife Azubah (also known as Jerioth). Her sons were Jesher, Shobab, and Ardon.

These were the names of Esau’s sons: Eliphaz, the son of Esau’s wife Adah, and Reuel, the son of Esau’s wife Basemath.

and Bela son of Azaz, son of Shema, son of Joel. They lived in Aroer as far as Nebo and Baal Meon.

After him Hananiah son of Shelemiah, and Hanun, the sixth son of Zalaph, worked on another section. After them Meshullam son of Berechiah worked opposite his quarters.

Igal son of Nathan from Zobah, Bani the Gadite,

Joel the brother of Nathan, Mibhar son of Hagri,

Jediael son of Shimri, and Joha his brother, the Tizite,

The rest of the Levites included: Shubael from the sons of Amram, Jehdeiah from the sons of Shubael,

The son of Eliezer was Rehabiah, the oldest. Eliezer had no other sons, but Rehabiah had many descendants.

So some of the Ephraimite family leaders, Azariah son of Jehochanan, Berechiah son of Meshillemoth, Jechizkiah son of Shallum, and Amasa son of Hadlai confronted those returning from the battle.

Noah had three sons: Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

Bilhah became pregnant and gave Jacob a son.