1 Chronicles 6

1The sons of Levi: Gershom, Kohath, and Merari. 2These are the names of the sons of Gershom: Libni and Shimei. 3The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel. 4The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. These are the clans of the Levites, listed by their fathers. 5Of Gershom: Libni his son, Jahath his son, Zimmah his son, 6Joah his son, Iddo his son, Zerah his son, Jeatherai his son. 7The sons of Kohath: Amminadab his son, Korah his son, Assir his son, 8Elkanah his son, Ebiasaph his son, Assir his son, 9Tahath his son, Uriel his son, Uzziah his son, and Shaul his son. 10The sons of Elkanah: Amasai and Ahimoth. 11As for Elkanah — the sons of Elkanah: Zophai his son, and Nahath his son, 12Eliab his son, Jeroham his son, Elkanah his son. 13The sons of Samuel: the firstborn, and Vashni, and Abijah.* 14The sons of Merari: Mahli, Libni his son, Shimei his son, Uzzah his son, 15Shimea his son, Haggiah his son, Asaiah his son.

The Singers of the House of Yahweh

16These are the men David appointed over the service of song in the house of Yahweh, once the ark had come to rest. 17They ministered with song before the tabernacle of the tent of meeting, until Solomon built the house of Yahweh in Jerusalem; then they took their stations according to their assigned order. 18These are the men who served, and their sons: of the sons of the Kohathites: Heman the singer, son of Joel, son of Samuel, 19son of Elkanah, son of Jeroham, son of Eliel, son of Toah, 20son of Zuph, son of Elkanah, son of Mahath, son of Amasai, 21son of Elkanah, son of Joel, son of Azariah, son of Zephaniah, 22son of Tahath, son of Assir, son of Ebiasaph, son of Korah, 23son of Izhar, son of Kohath, son of Levi, son of Israel. 24And his kinsman Asaph, who stood at his right hand: Asaph son of Berechiah, son of Shimea, 25son of Michael, son of Baaseiah, son of Malchijah, 26son of Ethni, son of Zerah, son of Adaiah, 27son of Ethan, son of Zimmah, son of Shimei, 28son of Jahath, son of Gershom, son of Levi. 29And their kinsmen the sons of Merari stood on the left: Ethan son of Kishi, son of Abdi, son of Malluch, 30son of Hashabiah, son of Amaziah, son of Hilkiah, 31son of Amzi, son of Bani, son of Shemer, 32son of Mahli, son of Mushi, son of Merari, son of Levi. 33Their kinsmen the Levites were assigned to all the service of the tabernacle of the house of God. 34But Aaron and his sons made offerings on the altar of burnt offering and on the altar of incense, for all the work of the most holy place, and to make atonement for Israel, just as Moses the servant of God had commanded. 35These are the sons of Aaron: Eleazar his son, Phinehas his son, Abishua his son, 36Bukki his son, Uzzi his son, Zerahiah his son, 37Meraioth his son, Amariah his son, Ahitub his son, 38Zadok his son, Ahimaaz his son.

The Towns of the Levites

39These were their settlements, by their encampments within their territory: to the sons of Aaron, of the Kohathite clan — for the lot fell to them — 40they gave them Hebron in the land of Judah, with its surrounding pasturelands, 41but the fields of the city and its villages they gave to Caleb son of Jephunneh. 42To the sons of Aaron they gave the cities of refuge: Hebron, Libnah with its pasturelands, Jattir, and Eshtemoa with its pasturelands, 43Hilez with its pasturelands, Debir with its pasturelands, 44Ashan with its pasturelands, and Beth-shemesh with its pasturelands. 45And from the tribe of Benjamin: Geba with its pasturelands, Alemeth with its pasturelands, and Anathoth with its pasturelands. All their cities, by their clans, were thirteen. 46To the rest of the sons of Kohath, from the clan of the tribe — from the half-tribe, the half of Manasseh — were given by lot ten cities. 47To the sons of Gershom, by their clans, were given, from the tribe of Issachar, the tribe of Asher, the tribe of Naphtali, and the tribe of Manasseh in Bashan, thirteen cities. 48To the sons of Merari, by their clans, were given by lot, from the tribe of Reuben, the tribe of Gad, and the tribe of Zebulun, twelve cities. 49So the Israelites gave the Levites the cities with their pasturelands. 50They gave by lot, from the tribe of the sons of Judah, the tribe of the sons of Simeon, and the tribe of the sons of Benjamin, these cities, called by these names. 51And from the clans of the sons of Kohath, the cities of their territory were from the tribe of Ephraim. 52They gave them the city of refuge Shechem, with its pasturelands, in the hill country of Ephraim, and Gezer with its pasturelands, 53Jokmeam with its pasturelands, and Beth-horon with its pasturelands, 54Aijalon with its pasturelands, and Gath-rimmon with its pasturelands. 55And from the half-tribe of Manasseh: Aner with its pasturelands, and Bileam with its pasturelands — for the rest of the clan of the sons of Kohath. 56To the sons of Gershom, from the clan of the half-tribe of Manasseh: Golan in Bashan with its pasturelands, and Ashtaroth with its pasturelands. 57And from the tribe of Issachar: Kedesh with its pasturelands, Daberath with its pasturelands, 58Ramoth with its pasturelands, and Anem with its pasturelands. 59And from the tribe of Asher: Mashal with its pasturelands, and Abdon with its pasturelands, 60Hukok with its pasturelands, and Rehob with its pasturelands. 61And from the tribe of Naphtali: Kedesh in Galilee with its pasturelands, Hammon with its pasturelands, and Kiriathaim with its pasturelands. 62To the rest of the sons of Merari, from the tribe of Zebulun: Rimmono with its pasturelands, and Tabor with its pasturelands. 63And across the Jordan from Jericho, on the east side of the Jordan, from the tribe of Reuben: Bezer in the wilderness with its pasturelands, and Jahaz with its pasturelands, 64Kedemoth with its pasturelands, and Mephaath with its pasturelands. 65And from the tribe of Gad: Ramoth in Gilead with its pasturelands, Mahanaim with its pasturelands, 66Heshbon with its pasturelands, and Jazer with its pasturelands.