Genealogy of Levi’s Sons Kohath

(Genesis 46:11)

1a Levi’s descendants includedb Gershom, Kohath, and Merari. 2Kohath’s sons included Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel. 3Amram’s descendants included Aaron, Moses, and Miriam. Aaron’s sons included Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. 4Eleazar fathered Phinehas, Phinehas fathered Abishua, 5Abishua fathered Bukki, Bukki fathered Uzzi, 6Uzzi fathered Zerahiah, Zerahiah fathered Meraioth, 7Meraioth fathered Amariah, Amariah fathered Ahitub, 8Ahitub fathered Zadok, Zadok fathered Ahimaaz, 9Ahimaaz fathered Azariah, Azariah fathered Johanan, 10and Johanan fathered Azariah, who served as priest in the Temple that Solomon built in Jerusalem. 11Azariah fathered Amariah, Amariah fathered Ahitub, 12Ahitub fathered Zadok, Zadok fathered Shallum, 13Shallum fathered Hilkiah, Hilkiah fathered Azariah, 14Azariah fathered Seraiah, and Seraiah fathered Jehozadak. 15The LORD sent Jehozadak, Judah, and Jerusalem into exile, using Nebuchadnezzar to do it.c

Genealogy of Levi’s Son Gershom

16d Levi’s descendants included Gershom, Kohath, and Merari. 17These are the names of Gershom’s descendants: Libni and Shimei. 18Kohath’s sons included Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel. 19Merari’s sons included Mahli and Mushi.

These are the clans of the descendants of Levi according to their ancestry: 20Gershom’s clan includede his son Libni, his son Jahath, his son Zimmah, 21his son Joah, his son Iddo, his son Zerah, and his son Jeatherai.

22Kohath’s descendants included Amminadab, his son Korah, his son Assir, 23his son Elkanah, his son Ebiasaph, his son Assir, 24his son Tahath, his son Uriel, his son Uzziah, and his son Shaul.

25Elkanah’s descendants included Amasai and Ahimoth, 26his son Elkanah, his son Zophai, his son Nahath, 27his son Eliab, his son Jeroham, and his son Elkanah.

28Samuel’s descendants included Joel his firstborn and his second sonf Abijah.

29Merari’s descendants included Mahli, his son Libni, his son Shimei, his son Uzzah, 30his son Shimea, his son Haggiah, and his son Asaiah.

David’s Musicians

31These are the meng to whom David handed responsibility for music in the Temple of the LORD, after the ark came to rest there. 32They ministered in songh in front of the Tent of Meeting, until Solomon had built the Temple of the LORD in Jerusalem. They served in accordance with orders of service designated for them.

33These are the men who served, including their descendants: From the descendants of Kohath, there wasi Heman the singer, who had been fathered by Joel, who had been fathered by Samuel, 34who had been fathered by Elkanah, who had been fathered by Jeroham, who had been fathered by Eliel, who had been fathered by Toah, 35who had been fathered by Zuph, who had been fathered by Elkanah, who had been fathered by Mahath, who had been fathered by Amasai, 36who had been fathered by Elkanah, who had been fathered by Joel, who had been fathered by Azariah, who had been fathered by Zephaniah, 37who had been fathered by Tahath, who had been fathered by Assir, who had been fathered by Ebiasaph, who had been fathered by Korah, 38who had been fathered by Izhar, who had been fathered by Kohath, who had been fathered by Levi, who had been fathered by Israel.

39There was alsoj his brother Asaph, who stood to Heman’sk right. Asaph had been fathered by Berechiah, who had been fathered by Shimea, 40who had been fathered by Michael, who had been fathered by Baaseiah, who had been fathered by Malchijah, 41who had been fathered by Ethni, who had been fathered by Zerah, who had been fathered by Adaiah, 42who had been fathered by Ethan, who had been fathered by Zimmah, who had been fathered by Shimei, 43who had been fathered by Jahath, who had been fathered by Gershom, and who had been fathered by Levi.

44To Heman’sl left were their relatives who were Merari’s sons: Ethan, who had been fathered by Kishi, who had been fathered by Abdi, who had been fathered by Malluch, 45who had been fathered by Hashabiah, who had been fathered by Amaziah, who had been fathered by Hilkiah, 46who had been fathered by Amzi, who had been fathered by Bani, who had been fathered by Shemer, 47who had been fathered by Mahli, who had been fathered by Mushi, who had been fathered by Merari, who had been fathered by Levi, 48along with their relatives, descendants of Levi who had been appointed for all the service of the tent of the Temple of God.

49Meanwhile, Aaron and his sons presented offerings on the altar of burnt offering and on the altar of incense, carrying out the work of the Most Holy Place, making atonement for Israel in accordance with everything that Moses the servant of God had commanded.

50These are Aaron’s sons: his son Eleazar, his son Phinehas, his son Abishua, 51his son Bukki, his son Uzzi, his son Zerahiah, 52his son Meraioth, his son Amariah, his son Ahitub, 53his son Zadok, and his son Ahimaaz.

Levitical Settlements

(Joshua 21:1-42)

54These are the settlement locations allotted within their borders to Aaron’s descendants in the Kohathite clan since the lot was cast in their favor first. 55Hebron in the territory of Judah was allotted to them, along with its surrounding suburbs.m 56The fields adjacent ton the city and its villages were allotted to Jephunneh’s son Caleb. 57They allotted these cities of refuge to the descendants of Aaron: Hebron, Libnah with its surrounding suburbs, Jattir, Eshtemoa with its surrounding suburbs, 58Hilen with its surrounding suburbs, Debir with its surrounding suburbs, 59Ashan with its surrounding suburbs, and Beth-shemesh with its surrounding suburbs. 60From the tribe of Benjamin were allottedo Geba with its surrounding suburbs, Alemeth with its surrounding suburbs, and Anathoth with its surrounding suburbs. All their towns allotted to their families totaled thirteen.

61Ten towns were allocated to the rest of the descendants of Kohath by lot out of the family of the tribe, that is, the half-tribe of Manasseh. 62To the descendants of Gershom according to their families were allotted 13 towns in Bashan from the tribes of Issachar, Asher, Naphtali, and Manasseh. 63The descendants of Merari were allotted 12 towns according to their families from the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun. 64So the people of Israel gave the descendants of Levi the towns with their surrounding suburbs, 65allocating these towns from the tribes of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin.

66A few of the families of Kohath’s descendants had towns of their territory allotted fromp the tribe of Ephraim. 67They were given these cities of refuge: Shechem with its surrounding suburbs in the hill country of Ephraim, Gezer with its surrounding suburbs, 68Jokmeam with its surrounding suburbs, Beth-horon with its surrounding suburbs, 69Aijalon with its surrounding suburbs, Gath-rimmon with its surrounding suburbs, 70and (from of the half-tribe of Manasseh), Aner with its surrounding suburbs, and Bileam with its surrounding suburbs for the rest of the Kohathite families.

71From the half-tribe of Manasseh the descendants of Gershom were allotted Golan in Bashan with its surrounding suburbs and Ashtaroth with its surrounding suburbs. 72From the tribe of Issachar were allotted Kedesh with its surrounding suburbs, Daberath with its surrounding suburbs, 73Ramoth with its surrounding suburbs, and Anem with its surrounding suburbs. 74From of the tribe of Asher were allotted Mashal with its surrounding suburbs, Abdon with its surrounding suburbs, 75Hukok with its surrounding suburbs, and Rehob with its surrounding suburbs. 76From the tribe of Naphtali were allotted Kedesh in Galilee with its surrounding suburbs, Hammon with its surrounding suburbs, and Kiriathaim with its surrounding suburbs. 77From the tribe of Zebulun the rest of the descendants of Merari were allotted Rimmono with its surrounding suburbs, and Tabor with its surrounding suburbs, 78across the Jordan from Jericho, that is, on the east side of the Jordan, from the tribe of Reuben were allotted Bezer in the steppe with its surrounding suburbs, Jahzah with its surrounding suburbs, 79Kedemoth with its surrounding suburbs, and Mephaath with its surrounding suburbs. 80From the tribe of Gad were allotted Ramoth in Gilead with its surrounding suburbs, Mahanaim with its surrounding suburbs, 81Heshbon with its surrounding suburbs, and Jazer with its surrounding suburbs.