1The sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. 2The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel. 3The sons of Amram: Aaron, Moses, and Miriam. The sons of Aaron: Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. 4Eleazar begat Phinehas, and Phinehas begat Abishua, 5and Abishua begat Bukki, and Bukki begat Uzzi, 6and Uzzi begat Zerahiah, and Zerahiah begat Meraioth, 7and Meraioth begat Amariah, and Amariah begat Ahitub, 8and Ahitub begat Zadok, and Zadok begat Ahimaaz, 9and Ahimaaz begat Azariah, and Azariah begat Johanan, 10and Johanan begat Azariah, who had the priesthood in the house that Solomon built in Jerusalem, 11and Azariah begat Amariah, and Amariah begat Ahitub, 12and Ahitub begat Zadok, and Zadok begat Shallum, 13and Shallum begat Hilkiah, and Hilkiah begat Azariah, 14and Azariah begat Seraiah, and Seraiah begat Jehozadak, 15and Jehozadak went [into captivity], when the LORD carried away Judah and Jerusalem by the hand of Nebuchadnezzar. 16The sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. 17And these [are] the names of the sons of Gershon: Libni and Shimei. 18The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel. 19The sons of Merari: Mahli, Mushi. These [are] the families of the Levites according to their fathers. 20Of Gershon: Libni, his son, Jahath his son, Zimmah his son, 21Joah, his son, Iddo, his son, Zerah, his son, Jeaterai, his son. 22The sons of Kohath: Amminadab, his son, Korah, his son, Assir, his son, 23Elkanah, his son, and Ebiasaph, his son, and Assir, his son, 24Tahath, his son, Uriel, his son, Uzziah, his son, and Saul, his son. 25The sons of Elkanah: Amasai, Ahimoth, and Elkanah. 26The sons of Elkanah: Zophai, his son, and Nahath, his son, 27Eliab, his son, Jeroham, his son, Elkanah, his son. 28The sons of Samuel: the firstborn Vashni and Abiah. 29The sons of Merari: Mahli, Libni, his son, Shimei, his son, Uzza, his son, 30Shimea, his son, Haggiah, his son, Asaiah, his son. 31And these [are they] whom David set over the service of song in the house of the LORD, after the ark had rest. 32And they served before the tent of the tabernacle of the testimony with singing until Solomon had built the house of the LORD in Jerusalem, and [then] they remained in their ministry according to their right. 33And these [are] those that remained with their sons. Of the sons of the Kohath: Heman, a singer, the son of Joel, the son of Shemuel, 34the son of Elkanah, the son of Jeroham, the son of Eliel, 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. 39And his brother Asaph, who stood on his right hand, [even] Asaph the son of Berachiah, the son of Shimea, 40the son of Michael, the son of Baaseiah, the son of Malchiah, 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 Gershon, the son of Levi. 44And their brethren, the sons of Merari, [stood] on the left hand; Ethan, the son of Kishi, the son of Abdi, the son of Malluch, 45the son of Hashabiah, the son of Amaziah, the son of Hilkiah, 46the son of Amzi, the son of Bani, the son of Shamer, 47the son of Mahli, the son of Mushi, the son of Merari, the son of Levi. 48Their brethren, also the Levites, [were] given over unto all the ministry of the tabernacle of the house of God. 49But Aaron and his sons made incense upon the altar of the burnt offering and on the altar of incense, in all the work of the holy of holies, and to make reconciliation for Israel, according to all that Moses, the servant of God, had commanded. 50And these [are] the sons of Aaron: Eleazar, his son, Phinehas, his son, Abishua, his son, 51Bukki, his son, Uzzi, his son, Zerahiah, his son, 52Meraioth, his son, Amariah, his son, Ahitub, his son, 53Zadok, his son, Ahimaaz, his son. 54Now these [are] their dwelling places throughout their palaces in their borders, of the sons of Aaron, of the families of the Kohathites; for theirs was the lot, 55that they gave them Hebron in the land of Judah and its suburbs round about it. 56But the fields around the city and its villages, they gave to Caleb the son of Jephunneh. 57And to the sons of Aaron they gave the cities of refuge of Judah, [namely], Hebron and Libnah with their suburbs, and Jattir and Eshtemoa, with their suburbs, 58and Hilen with her suburbs, Debir with her suburbs, 59and Ashan with her suburbs, and Bethshemesh with her suburbs. 60And 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. 61And unto the sons of Kohath, [who were] left of that family, [they gave] ten cities of the half tribe of Manasseh, by lot. 62And to the sons of Gershon, 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. 63Unto 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. 64And the sons of Israel gave to the Levites [these] cities with their suburbs. 65And they gave by lot out of the tribe of the sons of Judah and out of the tribe of the sons of Simeon and out of the tribe of the sons of Benjamin, these cities, which are called by [their] names. 66And [the residue] of the families of the sons of Kohath had cities with their borders out of the tribe of Ephraim. 67And they gave unto them, [of] the cities of refuge, Shechem in Mount Ephraim with her suburbs; [they gave] also Gezer with her suburbs, 68and Jokmeam with her suburbs and Bethhoron with her suburbs, 69and Aijalon with her suburbs and Gathrimmon with her suburbs. 70And 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. 71Unto the sons of Gershon [were given] out of the family of the half tribe of Manasseh, Golan in Bashan with her suburbs and Ashtaroth with her suburbs; 72and out of the tribe of Issachar; Kedesh with her suburbs, Daberath with her suburbs, 73and Ramoth with her suburbs, and Anem with her suburbs; 74and out of the tribe of Asher, Mashal with her suburbs and Abdon with her suburbs 75and Hukok with her suburbs and Rehob with her suburbs. 76And out of the tribe of Naphtali; Kedesh in Galilee with her suburbs and Hammon with her suburbs and Kirjathaim with her suburbs. 77Unto the rest of the sons of Merari [were given] out of the tribe of Zebulun, Rimmon with her suburbs, Tabor with her suburbs; 78and on the other side of the Jordan by Jericho, on the east side of the Jordan, [were given them] out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer in the wilderness with her suburbs and Jahzah with her suburbs, 79Kedemoth also with her suburbs and Mephaath with her suburbs; 80and out of the tribe of Gad; Ramoth in Gilead with her suburbs and Mahanaim with her suburbs, 81and Heshbon with her suburbs and Jazer with her suburbs.: