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Descendants of Levi
The sons of Levi: Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.
The sons of Levi: Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.
The descendants of Kohath included Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.
And the sons of Kohath: Amram, Jizhar, and Hebron, and Uzziel.
The children of Amram were Aaron, Moses, and Miriam.
The sons of Aaron were Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
The sons of Aaron were Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
And the children of Amram: Aaron, and Moses, and Miriam. And the sons of Aaron: Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.
Eleazar was the father of Phinehas.
Phinehas was the father of Abishua.
Phinehas was the father of Abishua.
Eleazar begot Phinehas; Phinehas begot Abishua,
Abishua was the father of Bukki.
Bukki was the father of Uzzi.
Bukki was the father of Uzzi.
and Abishua begot Bukki, and Bukki begot Uzzi,
Uzzi was the father of Zerahiah.
Zerahiah was the father of Meraioth.
Zerahiah was the father of Meraioth.
and Uzzi begot Zerahiah, and Zerahiah begot Meraioth;
Meraioth was the father of Amariah.
Amariah was the father of Ahitub.
Amariah was the father of Ahitub.
Meraioth begot Amariah, and Amariah begot Ahitub,
Ahitub was the father of Zadok.
Zadok was the father of Ahimaaz.
Zadok was the father of Ahimaaz.
and Ahitub begot Zadok, and Zadok begot Ahimaaz,
Ahimaaz was the father of Azariah.
Azariah was the father of Johanan.
Azariah was the father of Johanan.
and Ahimaaz begot Azariah, and Azariah begot Johanan,
and Johanan begot Azariah (he is it that exercised the priesthood in the house that Solomon built in Jerusalem);
Azariah was the father of Amariah.
Amariah was the father of Ahitub.
Amariah was the father of Ahitub.
and Azariah begot Amariah, and Amariah begot Ahitub,
Ahitub was the father of Zadok.
Zadok was the father of Shallum.
Zadok was the father of Shallum.
and Ahitub begot Zadok, and Zadok begot Shallum,
Shallum was the father of Hilkiah.
Hilkiah was the father of Azariah.
Hilkiah was the father of Azariah.
and Shallum begot Hilkijah, and Hilkijah begot Azariah,
Azariah was the father of Seraiah.
Seraiah was the father of Jehozadak,
Seraiah was the father of Jehozadak,
and Azariah begot Seraiah, and Seraiah begot Jehozadak,
who went into exile when the LORD sent the people of Judah and Jerusalem into captivity under Nebuchadnezzar.
The Levite Clans
The Levite Clans
and Jehozadak went away, when Jehovah carried away Judah and Jerusalem by the hand of Nebuchadnezzar.
The Levite Clans
The sons of Levi: Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.
The sons of Levi: Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.
The descendants of Gershon included Libni and Shimei.
And these are the names of the sons of Gershom: Libni and Shimei.
The descendants of Kohath included Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.
And the sons of Kohath: Amram, and Jizhar, and Hebron, and Uzziel.
The descendants of Merari included Mahli and Mushi.
The following were the Levite clans, listed according to their ancestral descent:
The following were the Levite clans, listed according to their ancestral descent:
The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. And these are the families of Levi according to their fathers.
The descendants of Gershon included Libni, Jahath, Zimmah,
Of Gershom: Libni his son, Jahath his son, Zimmah his son,
Joah, Iddo, Zerah, and Jeatherai.
Joah his son, Iddo his son, Zerah his son, Jeathrai his son.
The descendants of Kohath included Amminadab, Korah, Assir,
The sons of Kohath: Amminadab his son, Korah his son, Assir his son,
Tahath, Uriel, Uzziah, and Shaul.
Tahath his son, Uriel his son, Uzziah his son, and Saul his son.
The descendants of Elkanah included Amasai, Ahimoth,
And the sons of Elkanah: Amasai and Ahimoth.
And the sons of Samuel: the firstborn Vashni and Abijah.
The descendants of Merari included Mahli, Libni, Shimei, Uzzah,
The sons of Merari: Mahli; Libni his son, Shimei his son, Uzza his son,
The Temple Musicians
David assigned the following men to lead the music at the house of the LORD after the Ark was placed there.
The Temple Musicians
And these are they whom David set over the service of song in the house of Jehovah after that the ark was in rest.
And these are they whom David set over the service of song in the house of Jehovah after that the ark was in rest.
And they ministered before the tabernacle of the tent of meeting with singing, until Solomon had built the house of Jehovah in Jerusalem; and they attended to their office according to their order.
These are the men who served, along with their sons:
Heman the musician was from the clan of Kohath. His genealogy was traced back through Joel, Samuel,
Heman the musician was from the clan of Kohath. His genealogy was traced back through Joel, Samuel,
And these are they that attended, and their sons: Of the sons of the Kohathites: Heman the singer, the son of Joel, the son of Samuel,
Elkanah, Jeroham, Eliel, Toah,
the son of Elkanah, the son of Jeroham, the son of Eliel, the son of Toah,
Zuph, Elkanah, Mahath, Amasai,
the son of Zuph, the son of Elkanah, the son of Mahath, the son of Amasai,
Elkanah, Joel, Azariah, Zephaniah,
the son of Elkanah, the son of Joel, the son of Azariah, the son of Zephaniah,
Tahath, Assir, Abiasaph, Korah,
the son of Tahath, the son of Assir, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah,
the son of Jizhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, the son of Israel.
And his brother Asaph, who stood on his right hand: Asaph, the son of Berechiah, the son of Shimea,
Heman’s second assistant was Ethan from the clan of Merari. Ethan’s genealogy was traced back through Kishi, Abdi, Malluch,
And their brethren the sons of Merari were on the left hand: Ethan the son of Kishi, the son of Abdi, the son of Malluch,
Mahli, Mushi, Merari, and Levi.
the son of Mahli, the son of Mushi, the son of Merari, the son of Levi.
Their fellow Levites were appointed to various other tasks in the Tabernacle, the house of God.
And their brethren the Levites were given for all the service of the tabernacle of the house of God.
Aaron’s Descendants
Only Aaron and his descendants served as priests. They presented the offerings on the altar of burnt offering and the altar of incense, and they performed all the other duties related to the Most Holy Place. They made atonement for Israel by doing everything that Moses, the servant of God, had commanded them.
Descendants of Aaron
And Aaron and his sons offered upon the altar of the burnt-offering, and on the altar of incense, for all the work of the most holy place, and to make atonement for Israel, according to all that Moses the servant of God had commanded.
And Aaron and his sons offered upon the altar of the burnt-offering, and on the altar of incense, for all the work of the most holy place, and to make atonement for Israel, according to all that Moses the servant of God had commanded.
The descendants of Aaron were Eleazar, Phinehas, Abishua,
And these are the sons of Aaron: Eleazar his son, Phinehas his son, Abishua his son,
Territory for the Levites
This is a record of the towns and territory assigned by means of sacred lots to the descendants of Aaron, who were from the clan of Kohath.
Territory for the Levites
And these are their dwelling-places according to their encampments, within their borders. For the sons of Aaron, of the family of the Kohathites, for theirs was the lot;
And these are their dwelling-places according to their encampments, within their borders. For the sons of Aaron, of the family of the Kohathites, for theirs was the lot;
This territory included Hebron and its surrounding pasturelands in Judah,
and they gave them Hebron in the land of Judah, and its suburbs round about it;
but the fields and outlying areas belonging to the city were given to Caleb son of Jephunneh.
but the fields of the city, and the hamlets thereof gave they to Caleb the son of Jephunneh.
And to the children of Aaron they gave the city of refuge, Hebron; and Libnah and its suburbs, and Jattir, and Eshtemoa and its suburbs,
and, out of the tribe of Benjamin, Geba and its suburbs, and Allemeth and its suburbs, and Anathoth and its suburbs: all their cities, thirteen cities, according to their families.
The remaining descendants of Kohath received ten towns from the territory of the half-tribe of Manasseh by means of sacred lots.
And to the children of Kohath that remained [were given] by lot out of the families of the tribe [of Ephraim and of the tribe of Dan and] of the half tribe, half Manasseh, ten cities.
The descendants of Gershon received by sacred lots thirteen towns from the territories of Issachar, Asher, Naphtali, and from the Bashan area of Manasseh, east of the Jordan.
And to the children of Gershom according to 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.
The descendants of Merari received by sacred lots twelve towns from the territories of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun.
To the children of Merari [were given] by lot, according to their families, out of the tribe of Reuben, and out of the tribe of Gad, and out of the tribe of Zebulun, twelve cities.
So the people of Israel assigned all these towns and pasturelands to the Levites.
And the children of Israel gave to the Levites the cities and their suburbs.
The towns in the territories of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin, mentioned above, were assigned to them by means of sacred lots.
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 were mentioned by name.
The descendants of Kohath were given the following towns from the territory of Ephraim, each with its pasturelands:
And to the families of the children of Kohath who had the cities of their territory out of the tribe of Ephraim,
they gave the city of refuge, Shechem and its suburbs in mount Ephraim; and Gezer and its suburbs,
The remaining descendants of Kohath were assigned the towns of Aner and Bileam from the territory of the half-tribe of Manasseh, each with its pasturelands.
and out of the half tribe of Manasseh: Aner and its suburbs, and Bileam and its suburbs, -- for the families of the children of Kohath that remained.
The descendants of Gershon received the towns of Golan (in Bashan) and Ashtaroth from the territory of the half-tribe of Manasseh, each with its pasturelands.
To the children of Gershom [were given] out of the family of the half tribe of Manasseh: Golan in Bashan and its suburbs, and Ashtaroth and its suburbs;
From the territory of Issachar, they were given Kedesh, Daberath,
and out of the tribe of Issachar: Kedesh and its suburbs, Dobrath and its suburbs,
Ramoth, and Anem, each with its pasturelands.
and Ramoth and its suburbs, and Anem and its suburbs;
From the territory of Asher, they received Mashal, Abdon,
and out of the tribe of Asher: Mashal and its suburbs, and Abdon and its suburbs,
Hukok, and Rehob, each with its pasturelands.
and Hukok and its suburbs, and Rehob and its suburbs;
From the territory of Naphtali, they were given Kedesh in Galilee, Hammon, and Kiriathaim, each with its pasturelands.
and out of the tribe of Naphtali: Kedesh in Galilee and its suburbs, and Hammon and its suburbs, and Kirjathaim and its suburbs.
To the children of Merari that remained [were given] out of the tribe of Zebulun, Rimmono and its suburbs, [and] Tabor and its suburbs;
and on the other side of the Jordan by Jericho, on the east side of the Jordan, out of the tribe of Reuben: Bezer in the wilderness and its suburbs, and Jahzah and its suburbs,
Kedemoth, and Mephaath, each with its pasturelands.
and Kedemoth and its suburbs, and Mephaath and its suburbs;
And from the territory of Gad, they received Ramoth in Gilead, Mahanaim,
and out of the tribe of Gad: Ramoth in Gilead and its suburbs, and Mahanaim and its suburbs,