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Descendants of Levi
The sons of Levi; Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
The sons of Levi; Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
The descendants of Kohath included Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.
And the sons of Kohath; Amram, Izhar, 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. The sons also 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 begat Phinehas, Phinehas begat Abishua,
Abishua was the father of Bukki.
Bukki was the father of Uzzi.
Bukki was the father of Uzzi.
And Abishua begat Bukki, and Bukki begat Uzzi,
Uzzi was the father of Zerahiah.
Zerahiah was the father of Meraioth.
Zerahiah was the father of Meraioth.
And Uzzi begat Zerahiah, and Zerahiah begat Meraioth,
Meraioth was the father of Amariah.
Amariah was the father of Ahitub.
Amariah was the father of Ahitub.
Meraioth begat Amariah, and Amariah begat Ahitub,
Ahitub was the father of Zadok.
Zadok was the father of Ahimaaz.
Zadok was the father of Ahimaaz.
And Ahitub begat Zadok, and Zadok begat Ahimaaz,
Ahimaaz was the father of Azariah.
Azariah was the father of Johanan.
Azariah was the father of Johanan.
And Ahimaaz begat Azariah, and Azariah begat Johanan,
And Johanan begat Azariah, (he it is that executed the priest's office in the temple 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 begat Amariah, and Amariah begat Ahitub,
Ahitub was the father of Zadok.
Zadok was the father of Shallum.
Zadok was the father of Shallum.
And Ahitub begat Zadok, and Zadok begat Shallum,
Shallum was the father of Hilkiah.
Hilkiah was the father of Azariah.
Hilkiah was the father of Azariah.
And Shallum begat Hilkiah, and Hilkiah begat Azariah,
Azariah was the father of Seraiah.
Seraiah was the father of Jehozadak,
Seraiah was the father of Jehozadak,
And Azariah begat Seraiah, and Seraiah begat 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 into captivity, when the LORD 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 be 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 were, Amram, and Izhar, 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 the Levites 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, Jeaterai 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 Shaul his son.
The descendants of Elkanah included Amasai, Ahimoth,
And the sons of Elkanah; Amasai, and Ahimoth.
Elkanah, Zophai, Nahath,
As for Elkanah: the sons of Elkanah; Zophai his son, and Nahath his son,
And the sons of Samuel; the firstborn Vashni, and Abiah.
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 the LORD, after that the ark had rest.
And these are they whom David set over the service of song in the house of the LORD, after that the ark had rest.
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.
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 waited with their children. Of the sons of the Kohathites: Heman a singer, the son of Joel, the son of Shemuel,
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 Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, the son of Israel.
And his brother Asaph, who stood on his right hand, even Asaph the son of Berachiah, 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 stood 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.
Their brethren also the Levites were appointed unto all manner of 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
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 holy, and to make an atonement for Israel, according to all that Moses the servant of God had commanded.
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 holy, and to make an 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
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.
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.
This territory included Hebron and its surrounding pasturelands in Judah,
And they gave them Hebron in the land of Judah, and the suburbs thereof 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 villages thereof, they gave to Caleb the son of Jephunneh.
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,
And Ashan with her suburbs, and Bethshemesh with her suburbs:
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.
The remaining descendants of Kohath received ten towns from the territory of the half-tribe of Manasseh by means of sacred lots.
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.
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 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.
The descendants of Merari received by sacred lots twelve towns from the territories of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun.
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.
So the people of Israel assigned all these towns and pasturelands to the Levites.
And the children of Israel gave to the Levites these cities with 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 are called by their names.
The descendants of Kohath were given the following towns from the territory of Ephraim, each with its pasturelands:
And the residue of the families of the sons of Kohath had cities of their coasts out of the tribe of Ephraim.
And they gave unto them, of the cities of refuge, Shechem in mount Ephraim with her suburbs; they gave also Gezer with her 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 with her suburbs, and Bileam with her suburbs, for the family of the remnant of the sons of Kohath.
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.
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:
From the territory of Issachar, they were given Kedesh, Daberath,
And out of the tribe of Issachar; Kedesh with her suburbs, Daberath with her suburbs,
Ramoth, and Anem, each with its pasturelands.
And Ramoth with her suburbs, and Anem with her suburbs:
From the territory of Asher, they received Mashal, Abdon,
And out of the tribe of Asher; Mashal with her suburbs, and Abdon with her suburbs,
Hukok, and Rehob, each with its pasturelands.
And Hukok with her suburbs, and Rehob with her 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 with her suburbs, and Hammon with her suburbs, and Kirjathaim with her suburbs.
Unto the rest of the children of Merari were given out of the tribe of Zebulun, Rimmon with her suburbs, Tabor with her suburbs:
And on the other side Jordan by Jericho, on the east side of Jordan, were given them out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer in the wilderness with her suburbs, and Jahzah with her suburbs,
Kedemoth, and Mephaath, each with its pasturelands.
Kedemoth also with her suburbs, and Mephaath with her suburbs:
And from the territory of Gad, they received Ramoth in Gilead, Mahanaim,
And out of the tribe of Gad; Ramoth in Gilead with her suburbs, and Mahanaim with her suburbs,