1The sons of Levi:
2The sons of Kohath:
3The children of Amram:
4Eleazar was the father of Phinehas,
5Abishua was the father of Bukki,
6Uzzi was the father of Zerahiah,
7Meraioth was the father of Amariah,
8Ahitub was the father of Zadok,
9Ahimaaz was the father of Azariah,
10Johanan was the father of Azariah, who served as priest in the temple that Solomon built in Jerusalem,
11Azariah was the father of Amariah,
12Ahitub was the father of Zadok,
13Shallum was the father of Hilkiah,
14Azariah was the father of Seraiah,
15Jehozadak went into captivity when the LORD sent Judah and Jerusalem into exile by the hand of Nebuchadnezzar.
16The sons of Levi:
17These are the names of the sons of Gershom:
18The sons of Kohath:
19The sons of Merari:
20Of Gershom:
21Joah his son, Iddo his son, Zerah his son, and Jeatherai his son.
22The descendants of Kohath:
23Elkanah his son, Ebiasaph 6:23 Ebiasaph is a variant of Abiasaph; also in verse 37; see Exodus 6:24. his son, Assir his son,
24Tahath his son, Uriel his son, Uzziah his son, and Shaul his son.
25The descendants of Elkanah:
26Elkanah his son,6:26 Some Hebrew manuscripts, LXX, and Syriac; most Hebrew manuscripts Elkanah. The sons of Elkanah: Zophai his son, Nahath his son,
27Eliab 6:27 Eliab is also called Eliel; see verse 34. Both of these are other names for Elihu; see 1 Samuel 1:1. his son, Jeroham his son, and Elkanah his son.6:27 Hebrew; some LXX manuscripts include and Samuel his son; see verses 33–34 and 1 Samuel 1:19–20.
28The sons of Samuel:
29The descendants of Merari:
30Shimea his son, Haggiah his son, and Asaiah his son.
31These are the men David put in charge of the music in the house of the LORD after the ark rested there.
32They ministered with song before the tabernacle, the Tent of Meeting, until Solomon built the house of the LORD in Jerusalem. And they performed their duties according to the regulations given them.
33These are the men who served, together with their sons.
34the son of Elkanah, the son of Jeroham, the son of Eliel,6:34 Eliel is also called Eliab; see verse 27. Both of these are other names for Elihu; see 1 Samuel 1:1. the son of Toah,
35the son of Zuph, the son of Elkanah, the son of Mahath, the son of Amasai,
36the son of Elkanah, the son of Joel, the son of Azariah, the son of Zephaniah,
37the son of Tahath, the son of Assir, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah,
38the son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, the son of Israel.
39Heman’s kinsman was Asaph, who served at his right hand:
40the son of Michael, the son of Baaseiah,6:40 Most Hebrew manuscripts; some Hebrew manuscripts, one LXX manuscript, and Syriac Maaseiah the son of Malchijah,
41the son of Ethni, the son of Zerah, the son of Adaiah,
42the son of Ethan, the son of Zimmah, the son of Shimei,
43the son of Jahath, the son of Gershom, the son of Levi.
44On the left were their kinsmen, the sons of Merari:
45the son of Hashabiah, the son of Amaziah, the son of Hilkiah,
46the son of Amzi, the son of Bani, the son of Shemer,
47the son of Mahli, the son of Mushi, the son of Merari, the son of Levi.
48Their fellow Levites were assigned to every kind of service of the tabernacle, the house of God.
49But Aaron and his sons did all the work of the Most Holy Place.6:49 Or the Holy of Holies They presented the offerings on the altar of burnt offering and on the altar of incense to make atonement for Israel, according to all that Moses the servant of God had commanded.
50These were the descendants of Aaron:
51Bukki his son, Uzzi his son, Zerahiah his son,
52Meraioth his son, Amariah his son, Ahitub his son,
53Zadok his son, and Ahimaaz his son.
54Now these were the territories assigned to the descendants of Aaron from the Kohathite clan for their settlements, because the first lot fell to them:
55They were given Hebron in the land of Judah and its surrounding pasturelands.
56But the fields and villages around the city were given to Caleb son of Jephunneh.
57So the descendants of Aaron were given Hebron (a city of refuge), Libnah,6:57 As in the parallel text at Joshua 21:13; Hebrew were given the cities of refuge: Hebron, Libnah Jattir, Eshtemoa,
58Hilen,6:58 Some Hebrew Manuscripts; MT Hilez; parallel text at Joshua 21:15 Holon Debir,
59Ashan,6:59 Ashan is a variant of Ain; see Joshua 21:16. Juttah, 6:59 Syriac and the parallel text at Joshua 21:16; MT does not include Juttah, and Beth-shemesh, together with their pasturelands.
60And from the tribe of Benjamin they were given Gibeon, 6:60 LXX, Syriac, and parallel text at Joshua 21:17; MT does not include Gibeon, Geba, Alemeth, and Anathoth, together with their pasturelands. So they had thirteen cities in all among their families.
61To the rest of the Kohathites, ten cities were allotted from the half-tribe of Manasseh.
62The Gershomites 6:62 Gershomites is a variant of Gershonites; also in verse 71; see 1 Chronicles 23:7., according to their clans, were allotted thirteen cities from the tribes of Issachar, Asher, Naphtali, and Manasseh in Bashan.
63The Merarites, according to their families, were allotted twelve cities from the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun.
64So the Israelites gave to the Levites these cities and their pasturelands.
65They assigned by lot the cities named above from the tribes of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin.
66And some of the clans of the Kohathites were given cities from the tribe of Ephraim for their territory:
67They were given Shechem (a city of refuge)6:67 As in the parallel text at Joshua 21:21; Hebrew They were given the cities of refuge: Shechem with its pasturelands in the hill country of Ephraim, and Gezer,
68Jokmeam, Beth-horon,
69Aijalon, and Gath-rimmon, together with their pasturelands.
70And from the half-tribe of Manasseh the remaining clans of the Kohathites were given Aner and Bileam, together with their pasturelands.
71The Gershomites received the following:
72From the tribe of Issachar they were given Kedesh, Daberath,
73Ramoth, and Anem, together with their pasturelands.
74From the tribe of Asher they were given Mashal, Abdon,
75Hukok, and Rehob, together with their pasturelands.
76And from the tribe of Naphtali they were given Kedesh in Galilee, Hammon, and Kiriathaim, together with their pasturelands.
77The Merarites (the rest of the Levites) received the following:
78From the tribe of Reuben east of the Jordan opposite Jericho they were given Bezer in the wilderness, Jahzah,6:78 Jahzah is a variant of Jahaz; see Numbers 21:23.
79Kedemoth, and Mephaath, together with their pasturelands.
80And from the tribe of Gad they were given Ramoth in Gilead, Mahanaim,
81Heshbon, and Jazer, together with their pasturelands.