1 Chronicles 6

Details of the Levite Families 1 Chronicles 6:16–30

¹⁶Verse 16. The sons of Levi: Gershom, Kohath, and Merari. ¹⁷Verse 17. These are the names of the sons of Gershom: Libni and Shimei. ¹⁸Verse 18. The sons of Kohath were Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel. ¹⁹Verse 19. The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. These are the families of the Levites according to their fathers’ households. ²⁰Verse 20. Of Gershom: Libni his son, Jahath his son, Zimmah his son, ²¹Verse 21. Joah his son, Iddo his son, Zerah his son, and Jeatherai his son.

²²Verse 22. The sons of Kohath: Amminadab his son, Korah his son, Assir his son, ²³Verse 23. Elkanah his son, and Ebiasaph his son, Assir his son, ²⁴Verse 24. Tahath his son, Uriel his son, Uzziah his son, and Shaul his son. ²⁵Verse 25. The sons of Elkanah: Amasai and Ahimoth. ²⁶Verse 26. As for Elkanah, the sons of Elkanah: Zophai his son, Nahath his son, ²⁷Verse 27. Eliab his son, Jeroham his son, and Elkanah his son.

²⁸Verse 28. The sons of Samuel: the firstborn, Joel, and the second, Abijah. ²⁹Verse 29. The sons of Merari: Mahli, Libni his son, Shimei his son, Uzzah his son, ³⁰Verse 30. Shimea his son, Haggiah his son, Asaiah his son.

Roles in Worship and Music 1 Chronicles 6:31–43

³¹Verse 31. These are they whom David set over the service of song in Yahweh’s house, after the ark came to rest there. ³²Verse 32. They ministered with song before the tabernacle of the Tent of Meeting, until Solomon had built Yahweh’s house in Jerusalem. They performed the duties of their office according to their order. ³³Verse 33. These are those who served, and their sons. Of the sons of the Kohathites: Heman the singer, the son of Joel, the son of Samuel, ³⁴Verse 34. the son of Elkanah, the son of Jeroham, the son of Eliel, the son of Toah, ³⁵Verse 35. the son of Zuph, the son of Elkanah, the son of Mahath, the son of Amasai,

³⁶Verse 36. the son of Elkanah, the son of Joel, the son of Azariah, the son of Zephaniah, ³⁷Verse 37. the son of Tahath, the son of Assir, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah, ³⁸Verse 38. the son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, the son of Israel. ³⁹Verse 39. His brother Asaph, who stood on his right hand, even Asaph the son of Berechiah, the son of Shimea, ⁴⁰Verse 40. the son of Michael, the son of Baaseiah, the son of Malchijah, ⁴¹Verse 41. the son of Ethni, the son of Zerah, the son of Adaiah,

⁴²Verse 42. the son of Ethan, the son of Zimmah, the son of Shimei, ⁴³Verse 43. the son of Jahath, the son of Gershom, the son of Levi.

Priestly Responsibilities 1 Chronicles 6:44–49

⁴⁴Verse 44. On the left hand their brothers the sons of Merari: Ethan the son of Kishi, the son of Abdi, the son of Malluch, ⁴⁵Verse 45. the son of Hashabiah, the son of Amaziah, the son of Hilkiah, ⁴⁶Verse 46. the son of Amzi, the son of Bani, the son of Shemer, ⁴⁷Verse 47. the son of Mahli, the son of Mushi, the son of Merari, the son of Levi. ⁴⁸Verse 48. Their brothers the Levites were appointed for all the service of the tabernacle of God’s house. ⁴⁹Verse 49. But Aaron and his sons offered 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, according to all that Moses the servant of God had commanded.

Cities for the Levitical Priests 1 Chronicles 6:50–60

⁵⁰Verse 50. These are the sons of Aaron: Eleazar his son, Phinehas his son, Abishua his son, ⁵¹Verse 51. Bukki his son, Uzzi his son, Zerahiah his son, ⁵²Verse 52. Meraioth his son, Amariah his son, Ahitub his son, ⁵³Verse 53. Zadok his son, and Ahimaaz his son. ⁵⁴Verse 54. Now these are their dwelling places according to their encampments in their borders: to the sons of Aaron, of the families of the Kohathites (for theirs was the first lot), ⁵⁵Verse 55. to them they gave Hebron in the land of Judah, and its suburbs around it;

⁵⁶Verse 56. but the fields of the city, and its villages, they gave to Caleb the son of Jephunneh. ⁵⁷Verse 57. To the sons of Aaron they gave the cities of refuge, Hebron; Libnah also with its suburbs, Jattir, Eshtemoa with its suburbs, ⁵⁸Verse 58. Hilen with its suburbs, Debir with its suburbs, ⁵⁹Verse 59. Ashan with its suburbs, and Beth Shemesh with its suburbs; ⁶⁰Verse 60. and out of the tribe of Benjamin, Geba with its suburbs, Allemeth with its suburbs, and Anathoth with its suburbs. All their cities throughout their families were thirteen cities.

Distribution of Cities Among Levites 1 Chronicles 6:61–81

⁶¹Verse 61. To the rest of the sons of Kohath were given by lot, out of the family of the tribe, out of the half-tribe, the half of Manasseh, ten cities. ⁶²Verse 62. To the sons 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. ⁶³Verse 63. To the sons 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.

⁶⁴Verse 64. The children of Israel gave to the Levites the cities with their suburbs. ⁶⁵Verse 65. 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 mentioned by name. ⁶⁶Verse 66. Some of the families of the sons of Kohath had cities of their borders out of the tribe of Ephraim. ⁶⁷Verse 67. They gave to them the cities of refuge, Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim with its suburbs; Gezer also with its suburbs, ⁶⁸Verse 68. Jokmeam with its suburbs, Beth Horon with its suburbs,

⁶⁹Verse 69. Aijalon with its suburbs, Gath Rimmon with its suburbs; ⁷⁰Verse 70. and out of the half-tribe of Manasseh, Aner with its suburbs, and Bileam with its suburbs, for the rest of the family of the sons of Kohath. ⁷¹Verse 71. To the sons of Gershom were given, out of the family of the half-tribe of Manasseh, Golan in Bashan with its suburbs, and Ashtaroth with its suburbs; ⁷²Verse 72. and out of the tribe of Issachar, Kedesh with its suburbs, Daberath with its suburbs, ⁷³Verse 73. Ramoth with its suburbs, and Anem with its suburbs; ⁷⁴Verse 74. and out of the tribe of Asher, Mashal with its suburbs, Abdon with its suburbs,

⁷⁵Verse 75. Hukok with its suburbs, and Rehob with its suburbs; ⁷⁶Verse 76. and out of the tribe of Naphtali, Kedesh in Galilee with its suburbs, Hammon with its suburbs, and Kiriathaim with its suburbs. ⁷⁷Verse 77. To the rest of the Levites, the sons of Merari, were given, out of the tribe of Zebulun, Rimmono with its suburbs, Tabor with its suburbs; ⁷⁸Verse 78. and beyond the Jordan at Jericho, on the east side of the Jordan, were given them, out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer in the wilderness with its suburbs, and Jahzah with its suburbs, ⁷⁹Verse 79. Kedemoth with its suburbs, and Mephaath with its suburbs;

⁸⁰Verse 80. and out of the tribe of Gad, Ramoth in Gilead with its suburbs, Mahanaim with its suburbs, ⁸¹Verse 81. Heshbon with its suburbs, and Jazer with its suburbs.