Reaiah the son of Shobal fathered Jahath, and Jahath fathered Ahumai and Lahad. These were the clans of the Zorathites.

Of Gershom: Libni his son, Jahath his son, Zimmah his son,

son of Jahath, son of Gershom, son of Levi.

And the sons of Shimei: Jahath, Zina, and Jeush and Beriah. These four were the sons of Shimei.

Jahath was the chief, and Zizah the second; but Jeush and Beriah did not have many sons, therefore they became counted as a single father's house.

Of the Izharites, Shelomoth; of the sons of Shelomoth, Jahath.

And the men did the work faithfully. Over them were set Jahath and Obadiah the Levites, of the sons of Merari, and Zechariah and Meshullam, of the sons of the Kohathites, to have oversight. The Levites, all who were skillful with instruments of music,