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歷代志上 6
Chinese Contemporary Bible (Traditional)
歷代志上 6
Chinese Contemporary Bible (Traditional)
利未的後裔
6 利未的兒子是革順、哥轄和米拉利。 2 哥轄的兒子是暗蘭、以斯哈、希伯崙和烏薛。 3 暗蘭的兒子是亞倫和摩西，女兒是米利暗。亞倫的兒子是拿答、亞比戶、以利亞撒和以他瑪。 4 以利亞撒生非尼哈，非尼哈生亞比書， 5 亞比書生布基，布基生烏西， 6 烏西生西拉希雅，西拉希雅生米拉約， 7 米拉約生亞瑪利雅，亞瑪利雅生亞希突， 8 亞希突生撒督，撒督生亞希瑪斯， 9 亞希瑪斯生亞撒利雅，亞撒利雅生約哈難， 10 約哈難生亞撒利雅——這亞撒利雅在耶路撒冷 所羅門建的聖殿裡任祭司， 11 亞撒利雅生亞瑪利雅，亞瑪利雅生亞希突， 12 亞希突生撒督，撒督生沙龍， 13 沙龍生希勒迦，希勒迦生亞撒利雅， 14 亞撒利雅生西萊雅，西萊雅生約薩答。 15 在耶和華藉尼布甲尼撒擄掠猶大和耶路撒冷人的時候，約薩答也一起被擄去了。
16 利未的兒子是革順、哥轄和米拉利。 17 革順的兒子一個叫立尼，一個叫示每。 18 哥轄的兒子是暗蘭、以斯哈、希伯崙、烏薛。 19 米拉利的兒子是抹利和姆示。以上是利未人按宗族分的各家族。
20 革順的兒子是立尼，立尼的兒子是雅哈，雅哈的兒子是薪瑪， 21 薪瑪的兒子是約亞，約亞的兒子是易多，易多的兒子是謝拉，謝拉的兒子是耶特賴。
22 哥轄的兒子是亞米拿達，亞米拿達的兒子是可拉，可拉的兒子是亞惜， 23 亞惜的兒子是以利加拿，以利加拿的兒子是以比雅撒，以比雅撒的兒子是亞惜， 24 亞惜的兒子是他哈，他哈的兒子是烏列，烏列的兒子是烏西雅，烏西雅的兒子是少羅。 25 以利加拿的兒子是亞瑪賽和亞希摩。 26 亞希摩的兒子是以利加拿，以利加拿的兒子是瑣菲，瑣菲的兒子是拿哈， 27 拿哈的兒子是以利押，以利押的兒子是耶羅罕，耶羅罕的兒子是以利加拿，以利加拿的兒子是撒母耳。 28 撒母耳的長子是約珥，次子是亞比亞。 29 米拉利的兒子是抹利，抹利的兒子是立尼，立尼的兒子是示每，示每的兒子是烏撒， 30 烏撒的兒子是示米亞，示米亞的兒子是哈基雅，哈基雅的兒子是亞帥雅。
聖殿的歌樂手
31 約櫃安放在耶和華的殿中之後，大衛便派人在那裡負責歌樂。 32 他們按班次在會幕供職，一直到所羅門在耶路撒冷建造了耶和華的殿。 33 以下是負責歌樂的人及其後代：
哥轄的後代有希幔。希幔是約珥的兒子，約珥是撒母耳的兒子， 34 撒母耳是以利加拿的兒子，以利加拿是耶羅罕的兒子，耶羅罕是以列的兒子，以列是陀亞的兒子， 35 陀亞是蘇弗的兒子，蘇弗是以利加拿的兒子，以利加拿是瑪哈的兒子，瑪哈是亞瑪賽的兒子， 36 亞瑪賽是以利加拿的兒子，以利加拿是約珥的兒子，約珥是亞撒利雅的兒子，亞撒利雅是西番雅的兒子， 37 西番雅是他哈的兒子，他哈是亞惜的兒子，亞惜是以比雅撒的兒子，以比雅撒是可拉的兒子， 38 可拉是以斯哈的兒子，以斯哈是哥轄的兒子，哥轄是利未的兒子，利未是以色列的兒子。 39 希幔的族兄和助手亞薩是比利迦的兒子，比利迦是示米亞的兒子， 40 示米亞是米迦勒的兒子，米迦勒是巴西雅的兒子，巴西雅是瑪基雅的兒子， 41 瑪基雅是伊特尼的兒子，伊特尼是謝拉的兒子，謝拉是亞大雅的兒子， 42 亞大雅是以探的兒子，以探是薪瑪的兒子，薪瑪是示每的兒子， 43 示每是雅哈的兒子，雅哈是革順的兒子，革順是利未的兒子。 44 希幔和亞薩的族兄和助手有米拉利的後代以探。以探是基示的兒子，基示是亞伯底的兒子，亞伯底是瑪鹿的兒子， 45 瑪鹿是哈沙比雅的兒子，哈沙比雅是亞瑪謝的兒子，亞瑪謝是希勒迦的兒子， 46 希勒迦是暗西的兒子，暗西是巴尼的兒子，巴尼是沙麥的兒子， 47 沙麥是末力的兒子，末力是姆示的兒子，姆示是米拉利的兒子，米拉利是利未的兒子。 48 希幔和亞薩的同族弟兄利未人都奉派到會幕——上帝的殿中擔任各種職務。
49 亞倫和他的後代在祭壇和香壇上獻祭燒香，負責至聖所裡的各種工作，為以色列人贖罪，正如上帝的僕人摩西的吩咐。 50 以下是亞倫的後代：以利亞撒、非尼哈、亞比書、 51 布基、烏西、西拉希雅、 52 米拉約、亞瑪利雅、亞希突、 53 撒督、亞希瑪斯。
利未人住的地方
54 以下是哥轄族人亞倫的後代分到的地方：
他們抽中第一籤， 55 得到了猶大境內的希伯崙城及其周圍的草場， 56 但城外的田地和村莊分給了耶孚尼的兒子迦勒。 57 亞倫的子孫得到避難城希伯崙、立拿及其周圍的草場、雅提珥、以實提莫及其周圍的草場、 58 希崙、底璧、 59 亞珊、伯·示麥及這些城邑周圍的草場。 60 他們還得到了便雅憫支派的迦巴、阿勒篾、亞拿突及這些城邑周圍的草場。他們各宗族所得的城邑共十三座。
61 哥轄族其餘的人從瑪拿西半個支派中抽籤分到了十座城。 62 革順各宗族的人從以薩迦、亞設和拿弗他利支派以及瑪拿西支派的巴珊地區分到了十三座城。 63 米拉利各宗族的人從呂便、迦得和西布倫支派抽籤分到十二座城。 64 以色列人把這些城邑及其周圍的草場分給了利未人。 65 以上提到的猶大、西緬和便雅憫支派的城邑也是用抽籤的方式分給他們的。 66 哥轄的一些宗族從以法蓮支派分到城邑， 67 其中有以法蓮山區的避難城示劍及其周圍的草場，還有基色、 68 約緬、伯·和崙、 69 亞雅崙和迦特·臨門及這些城邑周圍的草場。 70 哥轄族其餘的人從瑪拿西半個支派中得到了亞乃、比連城及其周圍的草場。 71 革順族從瑪拿西半個支派中得到了巴珊的哥蘭及其周圍的草場，亞斯她錄及其周圍的草場。 72 他們從以薩迦支派得到了基低斯、大比拉、 73 拉末、亞念及這些城邑周圍的草場。 74 他們從亞設支派得到了瑪沙、押頓、 75 戶割、利合及這些城邑周圍的草場。 76 他們從拿弗他利支派得到了加利利的基低斯、哈們、基列亭及這些城邑周圍的草場。 77 米拉利族的人從西布倫支派得到了臨摩挪和他泊城及其周圍的草場； 78 從約旦河東岸、耶利哥對面的呂便支派得到了曠野中的比悉、雅哈撒、 79 基底莫、米法押及這些城邑的草場； 80 從迦得支派得到了基列的拉末及其周圍的草場、瑪哈念、 81 希實本、雅謝及這些城邑周圍的草場。
1 Chronicles 6
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
1 Chronicles 6
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
Chapter 6
1 The sons of Levi were Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.(A) 2 The sons of Gershon were named Libni and Shimei.(B) 3 The sons of Kohath were Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.(C) 4 The sons of Merari were Mahli and Mushi.(D)
These were the clans of Levi, according to their ancestors. 5 Of Gershon: his son Libni, whose son was Jahath, whose son was Zimmah, 6 whose son was Joah, whose son was Iddo, whose son was Zerah, whose son was Jetherai.
7 The sons of Kohath: his son Amminadab, whose son was Korah, whose son was Assir, 8 whose son was Elkanah, whose son was Ebiasaph, whose son was Assir, 9 whose son was Tahath, whose son was Uriel, whose son was Uzziah, whose son was Shaul. 10 The sons of Elkanah were Amasai and Ahimoth, 11 whose son was Elkanah, whose son was Zophai, whose son was Nahath, 12 whose son was Eliab, whose son was Jeroham, whose son was Elkanah, whose son was Samuel. 13 The sons of Samuel were Joel, the firstborn, and Abijah, the second.
14 The sons of Merari: Mahli, whose son was Libni, whose son was Shimei, whose son was Uzzah,(E) 15 whose son was Shimea, whose son was Haggiah, whose son was Asaiah.
16 The following were established by David for the service of song[a] in the Lord’s house at the time when the ark had a resting place. 17 They served as singers before the tabernacle of the tent of meeting until Solomon built the house of the Lord in Jerusalem, and they performed their services according to the order prescribed for them. 18 Those who so performed are the following, together with their sons.
Among the Kohathites: Heman, the chanter, son of Joel, son of Samuel, 19 son of Elkanah, son of Jeroham, son of Eliel, son of Toah, 20 son of Zuph, son of Elkanah, son of Mahath, son of Amasi, 21 son of Elkanah, son of Joel, son of Azariah, son of Zephaniah, 22 son of Tahath, son of Assir, son of Ebiasaph, son of Korah,(F) 23 son of Izhar, son of Kohath, son of Levi, son of Israel.
24 His brother Asaph stood at his right hand. Asaph was the son of Berechiah, son of Shimea, 25 son of Michael, son of Baaseiah, son of Malchijah, 26 son of Ethni, son of Zerah, son of Adaiah, 27 son of Ethan, son of Zimmah,(G) son of Shimei, 28 son of Jahath, son of Gershon, son of Levi.
29 Their brothers, the Merarites, stood at the left: Ethan, son of Kishi, son of Abdi, son of Malluch, 30 son of Hashabiah, son of Amaziah, son of Hilkiah, 31 son of Amzi, son of Bani, son of Shemer, 32 son of Mahli, son of Mushi, son of Merari, son of Levi.(H)
33 Their brother Levites were appointed to all the other services of the tabernacle of the house of God.(I) 34 However, it was Aaron and his sons who made the sacrifice on the altar for burnt offerings and on the altar of incense; they alone had charge of the holy of holies and of making atonement for Israel, as Moses, the servant of God, had commanded.(J)
35 These were the sons of Aaron: his son Eleazar, whose son was Phinehas, whose son was Abishua, 36 whose son was Bukki, whose son was Uzzi, whose son was Zerahiah, 37 whose son was Meraioth, whose son was Amariah, whose son was Ahitub, 38 whose son was Zadok, whose son was Ahimaaz.
39 [b]The following were their dwelling places, by encampments in their territories. To the sons of Aaron who belonged to the clan of the Kohathites, since the lot fell to them, 40 was assigned Hebron in the land of Judah, with its adjacent pasture lands. 41 However, the open country and the villages belonging to the city had been given to Caleb, the son of Jephunneh. 42 There were assigned to the sons of Aaron: Hebron a city of refuge, Libnah with its pasture lands, Jattir with its pasture lands, Eshtemoa with its pasture lands, 43 Holon with its pasture lands, Debir with its pasture lands, 44 Ashan with its pasture lands, Jetta with its pasture lands, and Beth-shemesh with its pasture lands. 45 Also from the tribe of Benjamin: Gibeon with its pasture lands, Geba with its pasture lands, Almon with its pasture lands, Anathoth with its pasture lands. In all, they had thirteen cities with their pasture lands. 49 The Israelites assigned these cities with their pasture lands to the Levites, 50 designating them by name and assigning them by lot from the tribes of the Judahites, Simeonites, and Benjaminites.
46 The other Kohathites obtained ten cities by lot for their clans from the tribe of Ephraim, from the tribe of Dan, and from the half-tribe of Manasseh. 47 The clans of the Gershonites obtained thirteen cities from the tribes of Issachar, Asher, and Naphtali, and from the half-tribe of Manasseh in Bashan. 48 The clans of the Merarites obtained twelve cities by lot from the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun.
51 The clans of the Kohathites obtained cities by lot from the tribe of Ephraim. 52 They were assigned cities of refuge: Shechem in the mountain region of Ephraim, with its pasture lands, Gezer with its pasture lands, 53 Kibzaim with its pasture lands, and Beth-horon with its pasture lands. 54 From the tribe of Dan: Elteke with its pasture lands, Gibbethon with its pasture lands, Aijalon with its pasture lands, and Gath-rimmon with its pasture lands. 55 From the half-tribe of Manasseh: Taanach with its pasture lands and Ibleam with its pasture lands. These belonged to the rest of the Kohathite clan.
56 The clans of the Gershonites received from the half-tribe of Manasseh: Golan in Bashan with its pasture lands and Ashtaroth with its pasture lands. 57 From the tribe of Issachar: Kedesh with its pasture lands, Daberath with its pasture lands, 58 Ramoth with its pasture lands, and Engannim with its pasture lands. 59 From the tribe of Asher: Mashal with its pasture lands, Abdon with its pasture lands, 60 Hilkath with its pasture lands, and Rehob with its pasture lands. 61 From the tribe of Naphtali: Kedesh in Galilee with its pasture lands, Hammon with its pasture lands, and Kiriathaim with its pasture lands.
62 The rest of the Merarites received from the tribe of Zebulun: Jokneam with its pasture lands, Kartah with its pasture lands, Rimmon with its pasture lands, and Tabor with its pasture lands. 63 Across the Jordan at Jericho (that is, east of the Jordan) they received from the tribe of Reuben: Bezer in the desert with its pasture lands, Jahzah with its pasture lands, 64 Kedemoth with its pasture lands, and Mephaath with its pasture lands. 65 From the tribe of Gad: Ramoth in Gilead with its pasture lands, Mahanaim with its pasture lands, 66 Heshbon with its pasture lands, and Jazer with its pasture lands.
Footnotes
- 6:16–32 The cultic functions performed by the levitical families in the postexilic Temple at the time of the Chronicler are here traced back to David, in a way analogous to that in which all the laws in the Pentateuch are attributed to Moses.
- 6:39–66 For the rights of the Levites in the cities assigned to them, see note on Jos 21:1.
1 Chronicles 6
New Catholic Bible
1 Chronicles 6
New Catholic Bible
Chapter 6
1 The sons of Levi were Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
2 The names of the sons of Gershon were Libni and Shimei.
3 The sons of Kohath were Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.
4 The sons of Merari were Mahli and Mushi.
These were the ancestral clans of the Levites. 5 From Gershon: Libni, his son, Jahath, his son, Zimmah, his son, 6 Joah, his son, Iddo, his son, Zerah, his son, and Jeatherai, his son.
7 The descendants of Kohath were Amminadab, his son, Korah, his son, Assir, his son, 8 Elkanah, his son, Ebiasaph, his son, Assir, his son, 9 Tahath, his son, Uriel, his son, Uzziah, his son, and Shaul, his son.
10 The descendants of Elkanah were Amasai, Ahimoth, 11 Elkanah, his son, Zophai, his son, Nahath, his son, 12 Eliab, his son, Jeroham, his son, Elkanah, his son, and Samuel, his son. 13 The sons of Samuel were Joel, his firstborn, and Abijah, his second.
14 The descendants of Merari were: Mahli, Libni, his son, Shimei, his son, Uzzah, his son, 15 Shimea, his son, Haggiah, his son, and Asaiah, his son.
16 These are the ones whom David assigned to sing in the shrine of the Lord after the Ark was placed there.[a] 17 Their ministry was to sing before the tabernacle, the tent of meeting, until Solomon built the temple of the Lord in Jerusalem. They also performed their other duties according to their responsibilities.
18 These are the men who served along with their children: from the Kohathites: Heman, the singer, the son of Joel, the son of Samuel, 19 the son of Elkanah, the son of Jeroham, the son of Eliel, the son of Toah, 20 the son of Zuph, the son of Elkanah, the son of Mahath, the son of Amasai, 21 the son of Elkanah, the son of Joel, the son of Azariah, the son of Zephaniah, 22 the son of Tahath, the son of Assir, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah, 23 the son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, the son of Israel.
24 There was also his brother Asaph who served at his right side. Asaph, the son of Berechiah, the son of Shimea, 25 the son of Michael, the son of Baaseiah, the son of Malchijah, 26 the son of Ethni, the son of Zerah, the son of Adaiah, 27 the son of Ethan, the son of Zimmah, the son of Shimei, 28 the son of Jahath, the son of Gershon, the son of Levi.
29 The Merarites, their brethren, served on his left: Ethan, the son of Kishi, the son of Abdi, the son of Malluch, 30 the son of Hashabiah, the son of Amaziah, the son of Hilkiah, 31 the son of Amzi, the son of Bani, the son of Shemer, 32 the son of Mahli, the son of Mushi, the son of Merari, the son of Levi.
33 Their fellow Levites were appointed to various types of service in the tabernacle, the shrine of the Lord. 34 But Aaron and his descendants were the ones who offered sacrifices on the altar for burnt offerings and the altar of incense. They also performed all of the work needed in the Holy of Holies where they made atonement for Israel in accordance with everything that Moses, the servant of God, had commanded.
35 These were the descendants of Aaron: Eleazar, his son, Phinehas, his son, Abishua, his son, 36 Bukki, his son, Uzzi, his son, Zerahiah, his son, 37 Meraioth, his son, Amariah, his son, Ahitub, his son, 38 Zadok, his son, and Ahimaaz, his son.
39 These were the sites assigned as their dwelling places throughout the land. They were assigned to the descendants of Aaron from the Kohathite clan because this was their allotment. 40 They were given Hebron in the land of Judah along with its surrounding pastures. 41 But the fields and the villages that surrounded the city were given to Caleb, the son of Jephunneh.
42 The descendants of Aaron were given Hebron (which was a city of refuge), Libnah with its pastures, Jattir, Eshtemoa with its pastures, 43 Hilen with its pastures, Debir with its pastures, 44 Ashan with its pastures, Jetta with its pastures, and Beth-shemesh with its pastures.
45 From the tribe of Benjamin they were given Gibeon with its pastures, Geba with its pastures, Almon with its pastures, and Anathoth with its pastures. There were thirteen cities for their clans.
46 The rest of the Kohathites were allotted ten cities[b] from the clans of one-half of the tribe of Manasseh. 47 The descendants of Gershon, clan by clan, were allotted thirteen cities from the tribe of Issachar, the tribe of Asher, the tribe of Naphtali, and the part of the tribe of Manasseh living in Bashan.
48 The descendants of Merari, clan by clan, were allotted twelve cities from the tribe of Reuben, the tribe of Gad, and the tribe of Zebulun.
49 The Israelites gave the Levites these cities along with their pastures. 50 They were allotted these previously named cities from the tribe of the Judahites, the tribe of the Simeonites, and the tribe of the Benjaminites.
51 Some of the remaining Kohathites were given cities from the territory of the tribe of Ephraim. 52 In the hill country of Ephraim they were given Shechem (a city of refuge) with its pastures, Gezer with its pastures, 53 Jokmeam with its pastures, Beth-horon with its pastures, 54 Aijalon with its pastures, and Gath-rimmon with its pastures.
55 The rest of the Kohathite clans were given Aner with its pastures and Bileam with its pastures from one-half of the tribe of Manasseh.
56 The Gershonites were given the following from the clan of one-half of the tribe of Manasseh: Golan in Bashan with its pastures, and Ashtaroth with its pastures.
57 From the tribe of Issachar they were given Kedesh with its pastures, Daberath with its pastures, 58 Ramoth with its pastures, and Anem with its pastures.
59 From the tribe of Asher they were given Mashal with its pastures, Abdon with its pastures, 60 Hukok with its pastures, and Rehob with its pastures.
61 From the tribe of Naphtali they were given Kedesh in Galilee with its pastures, Hammon with its pastures, and Kiriathaim with its pastures.
62 The rest of the Merarites were given Rimmon with its pastures, and Tabor with its pastures from the tribe of Zebulun.
63 On the other side of the Jordan, to the east of Jericho, they were given from the tribe of Reuben: Bezer in the desert with its pastures, Jahzah with its pastures, 64 Kedemoth with its pastures, Mephaath with its pastures.
65 From the tribe of Gad they were given Ramoth in Gilead with its pastures, Mahanaim with its pastures, 66 Heshbon with its pastures, and Jazer with its pastures.
Footnotes
- 1 Chronicles 6:16 David, an accomplished musician and songwriter, appointed singers and gathered choirs to provide music for the temple to give glory and praise to the Lord.
- 1 Chronicles 6:46 Allotted ten cities: this method of assigning ownership was understood to be guided by God and therefore more fair than if left to the decision of an arbitrary person.
1 Chronicles 6
New International Version
1 Chronicles 6
New International Version
Levi
Gershon, Kohath and Merari.
2 The sons of Kohath:
Amram, Izhar, Hebron and Uzziel.(B)
3 The children of Amram:
Aaron, Moses and Miriam.(C)
The sons of Aaron:
Nadab, Abihu,(D) Eleazar(E) and Ithamar.(F)
4 Eleazar was the father of Phinehas,(G)
Phinehas the father of Abishua,
5 Abishua the father of Bukki,
Bukki the father of Uzzi,
6 Uzzi the father of Zerahiah,
Zerahiah the father of Meraioth,
7 Meraioth the father of Amariah,
Amariah the father of Ahitub,
8 Ahitub the father of Zadok,(H)
Zadok the father of Ahimaaz,
9 Ahimaaz the father of Azariah,
Azariah the father of Johanan,
10 Johanan the father of Azariah(I) (it was he who served as priest in the temple Solomon built in Jerusalem),
11 Azariah the father of Amariah,
Amariah the father of Ahitub,
12 Ahitub the father of Zadok,
Zadok the father of Shallum,
13 Shallum the father of Hilkiah,(J)
Hilkiah the father of Azariah,
14 Azariah the father of Seraiah,(K)
and Seraiah the father of Jozadak.[b]
15 Jozadak(L) was deported when the Lord sent Judah and Jerusalem into exile by the hand of Nebuchadnezzar.
16 The sons of Levi:(M)
Gershon,[c] Kohath and Merari.(N)
17 These are the names of the sons of Gershon:
Libni and Shimei.(O)
18 The sons of Kohath:
Amram, Izhar, Hebron and Uzziel.(P)
19 The sons of Merari:(Q)
Mahli and Mushi.(R)
These are the clans of the Levites listed according to their fathers:
20 Of Gershon:
Libni his son, Jahath his son,
Zimmah his son, 21 Joah his son,
Iddo his son, Zerah his son
and Jeatherai his son.
22 The descendants of Kohath:
Amminadab his son, Korah(S) his son,
Assir his son, 23 Elkanah his son,
Ebiasaph his son, Assir his son,
24 Tahath his son, Uriel(T) his son,
Uzziah his son and Shaul his son.
25 The descendants of Elkanah:
Amasai, Ahimoth,
26 Elkanah his son,[d] Zophai his son,
Nahath his son, 27 Eliab his son,
Jeroham his son, Elkanah(U) his son
28 The sons of Samuel:
and Abijah the second son.
29 The descendants of Merari:
Mahli, Libni his son,
Shimei his son, Uzzah his son,
30 Shimea his son, Haggiah his son
and Asaiah his son.
The Temple Musicians(X)
31 These are the men(Y) David put in charge of the music(Z) in the house of the Lord after the ark came to rest there. 32 They ministered with music before the tabernacle, the tent of meeting, until Solomon built the temple of the Lord in Jerusalem. They performed their duties according to the regulations laid down for them.
33 Here are the men who served, together with their sons:
From the Kohathites:
Heman,(AA) the musician,
the son of Joel,(AB) the son of Samuel,
34 the son of Elkanah,(AC) the son of Jeroham,
the son of Eliel, the son of Toah,
35 the son of Zuph, the son of Elkanah,
the son of Mahath, the son of Amasai,
36 the son of Elkanah, the son of Joel,
the son of Azariah, the son of Zephaniah,
37 the son of Tahath, the son of Assir,
the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah,(AD)
38 the son of Izhar,(AE) the son of Kohath,
the son of Levi, the son of Israel;
39 and Heman’s associate Asaph,(AF) who served at his right hand:
Asaph son of Berekiah, the son of Shimea,(AG)
40 the son of Michael, the son of Baaseiah,[g]
the son of Malkijah, 41 the son of Ethni,
the son of Zerah, the son of Adaiah,
42 the son of Ethan, the son of Zimmah,
the son of Shimei, 43 the son of Jahath,
the son of Gershon, the son of Levi;
44 and from their associates, the Merarites,(AH) at his left hand:
Ethan son of Kishi, the son of Abdi,
the son of Malluk, 45 the son of Hashabiah,
the son of Amaziah, the son of Hilkiah,
46 the son of Amzi, the son of Bani,
the son of Shemer, 47 the son of Mahli,
the son of Mushi, the son of Merari,
the son of Levi.
48 Their fellow Levites(AI) were assigned to all the other duties of the tabernacle, the house of God. 49 But Aaron and his descendants were the ones who presented offerings on the altar(AJ) of burnt offering and on the altar of incense(AK) in connection with all that was done in the Most Holy Place, making atonement for Israel, in accordance with all that Moses the servant of God had commanded.
50 These were the descendants of Aaron:
Eleazar his son, Phinehas his son,
Abishua his son, 51 Bukki his son,
Uzzi his son, Zerahiah his son,
52 Meraioth his son, Amariah his son,
Ahitub his son, 53 Zadok(AL) his son
and Ahimaaz his son.
54 These were the locations of their settlements(AM) allotted as their territory (they were assigned to the descendants of Aaron who were from the Kohathite clan, because the first lot was for them):
55 They were given Hebron in Judah with its surrounding pasturelands. 56 But the fields and villages around the city were given to Caleb son of Jephunneh.(AN)
57 So the descendants of Aaron were given Hebron (a city of refuge), and Libnah,[h](AO) Jattir,(AP) Eshtemoa, 58 Hilen, Debir,(AQ) 59 Ashan,(AR) Juttah[i] and Beth Shemesh, together with their pasturelands. 60 And from the tribe of Benjamin they were given Gibeon,[j] Geba, Alemeth and Anathoth,(AS) together with their pasturelands.
The total number of towns distributed among the Kohathite clans came to thirteen.
61 The rest of Kohath’s descendants were allotted ten towns from the clans of half the tribe of Manasseh.
62 The descendants of Gershon, clan by clan, were allotted thirteen towns from the tribes of Issachar, Asher and Naphtali, and from the part of the tribe of Manasseh that is in Bashan.
63 The descendants of Merari, clan by clan, were allotted twelve towns from the tribes of Reuben, Gad and Zebulun.
64 So the Israelites gave the Levites these towns(AT) and their pasturelands. 65 From the tribes of Judah, Simeon and Benjamin they allotted the previously named towns.
66 Some of the Kohathite clans were given as their territory towns from the tribe of Ephraim.
67 In the hill country of Ephraim they were given Shechem (a city of refuge), and Gezer,[k](AU) 68 Jokmeam,(AV) Beth Horon,(AW) 69 Aijalon(AX) and Gath Rimmon,(AY) together with their pasturelands.
70 And from half the tribe of Manasseh the Israelites gave Aner and Bileam, together with their pasturelands, to the rest of the Kohathite clans.
71 The Gershonites(AZ) received the following:
From the clan of the half-tribe of Manasseh
they received Golan in Bashan(BA) and also Ashtaroth, together with their pasturelands;
72 from the tribe of Issachar
they received Kedesh, Daberath,(BB) 73 Ramoth and Anem, together with their pasturelands;
74 from the tribe of Asher
they received Mashal, Abdon,(BC) 75 Hukok(BD) and Rehob,(BE) together with their pasturelands;
76 and from the tribe of Naphtali
they received Kedesh in Galilee, Hammon(BF) and Kiriathaim,(BG) together with their pasturelands.
77 The Merarites (the rest of the Levites) received the following:
From the tribe of Zebulun
they received Jokneam, Kartah,[l] Rimmono and Tabor, together with their pasturelands;
78 from the tribe of Reuben across the Jordan east of Jericho
they received Bezer(BH) in the wilderness, Jahzah, 79 Kedemoth(BI) and Mephaath, together with their pasturelands;
80 and from the tribe of Gad
they received Ramoth in Gilead,(BJ) Mahanaim,(BK) 81 Heshbon and Jazer,(BL) together with their pasturelands.(BM)
Footnotes
- 1 Chronicles 6:1 In Hebrew texts 6:1-15 is numbered 5:27-41, and 6:16-81 is numbered 6:1-66.
- 1 Chronicles 6:14 Hebrew Jehozadak, a variant of Jozadak; also in verse 15
- 1 Chronicles 6:16 Hebrew Gershom, a variant of Gershon; also in verses 17, 20, 43, 62 and 71
- 1 Chronicles 6:26 Some Hebrew manuscripts, Septuagint and Syriac; most Hebrew manuscripts Ahimoth 26 and Elkanah. The sons of Elkanah:
- 1 Chronicles 6:27 Some Septuagint manuscripts (see also 1 Samuel 1:19,20 and 1 Chron. 6:33,34); Hebrew does not have and Samuel his son.
- 1 Chronicles 6:28 Some Septuagint manuscripts and Syriac (see also 1 Samuel 8:2 and 1 Chron. 6:33); Hebrew does not have Joel.
- 1 Chronicles 6:40 Most Hebrew manuscripts; some Hebrew manuscripts, one Septuagint manuscript and Syriac Maaseiah
- 1 Chronicles 6:57 See Joshua 21:13; Hebrew given the cities of refuge: Hebron, Libnah.
- 1 Chronicles 6:59 Syriac (see also Septuagint and Joshua 21:16); Hebrew does not have Juttah.
- 1 Chronicles 6:60 See Joshua 21:17; Hebrew does not have Gibeon.
- 1 Chronicles 6:67 See Joshua 21:21; Hebrew given the cities of refuge: Shechem, Gezer.
- 1 Chronicles 6:77 See Septuagint and Joshua 21:34; Hebrew does not have Jokneam, Kartah.
1 Chronicles 6
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1 Chronicles 6
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6 1 The genealogy of the sons of Levi. 31 Their order in the ministry of the Tabernacle. 49 Aaron and his sons Priests. 54, 57 Their inhabitations.
1 The sons of Levi were Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
2 (A)And the sons of Kohath, Amram, Izhar, and Hebron, and Uzziel.
3 And the children of Amram, Aaron, and Moses and Miriam. And the sons of Aaron, (B)Nadab, and Abihu, and (C)Eleazar, and Ithamar.
4 Eleazar begat Phinehas, Phinehas begat Abishua,
5 And Abishua begat Bukki, and Bukki begat Uzzi,
6 And Uzzi begat Zerahiah, and Zerahiah begat Meraioth.
7 Meraioth begat Amariah, and Amariah begat Ahitub,
8 And Ahitub begat [a]Zadok, and Zadok begat Ahimaaz,
9 And Ahimaaz begat Azariah, and Azariah begat Johanan,
10 And Johanan begat Azariah (it was he that was [b]Priest in the house that Solomon built in Jerusalem.)
11 And Azariah begat Amariah, and Amariah begat Ahitub,
12 And Ahitub begat Zadok, and Zadok begat Shallum,
13 And Shallum begat Hilkiah, and Hilkiah begat Azariah,
14 And Azariah begat Seraiah, and Seraiah begat Jehozadak,
15 And [c]Jehozadak departed when the Lord carried away into captivity Judah and Jerusalem by the hand of Nebuchadnezzar.
16 ¶ The sons of Levi were Gershon, Kohath and Merari.
17 And these be the names of the sons of Gershon, Libni, and Shimei.
18 And the sons of Kohath were Amram, and Izhar, and Hebron and Uzziel.
19 The sons of Merari, Mahli and Mushi: and these are the families of Levi concerning their fathers.
20 Of Gershon, Libni his son, Jahath his son, Zimmah his son,
21 Joah his son, Iddo his son, Zerah his son, Jeatherai his son.
22 The sons of Kohath, [d]Amminadab his son, (D)Korah his son, Assir his son,
23 Elkanah his son, and Ebiasaph his son, and Assir his son,
24 Tahath his son, Uriel his son, Uzziah his son, and Shaul his son,
25 And the sons of Elkanah, Amasai, and Ahimoth.
26 Elkanah, the sons of Elkanah, Zophai his son, and Nahath his son,
27 Eliab his son, Jeroham his son, Elkanah his son,
28 And the sons of Samuel, the eldest [e]Vasheni, then Abijah.
29 ¶ The sons of Merari were Mahli, Libni his son, Shimei his son, Uzzah his son,
30 Shimea his son, Haggiah his son, Asaiah his son.
31 And these be they whom David set for to sing in the house of the Lord, after that the Ark had [f]rest.
32 And they ministered before the Tabernacle, even the Tabernacle of the Congregation with [g]singing, until Solomon had built the house of the Lord in Jerusalem: then they continued in their office, according to their custom.
33 And these ministered with their children: of the sons of Kohath, Heman a singer, the son of Joel, the son of Samuel,
34 The son of Elkanah, the son of Jeroham, the son of Eliel, the son of Toah,
35 The son of Zuph, the son of Elkanah, the son of Mahath, the son of Amasai,
36 The son of Elkanah, the son of Joel, the son of Azariah, the son of Zephaniah,
37 The son of Tahath, the [h]son of Assir, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah,
38 The son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, the son of Israel,
39 And his [i]brother [j]Asaph stood on his right hand: and Asaph was the son of Berachiah, the son of Shimea,
40 The son of Michael, the son of Baaseiah, the son of Malchijah,
41 The son of Ethni, the son of Zerah, the son of Adaiah,
42 The son of Ethan, the son of Zimmah, the son of Shimei,
43 The son of Jahath, the son of Gershon, the son of Levi.
44 And their brethren the sons of Merari were on the left hand, even Ethan the son of Kishi, the son of Abdi, the son of Malluch,
45 The son of Hashabiah, the son of Amaziah, the son of Hilkiah,
46 The son of Amzi, the son of Bani, the son of Shamer,
47 The son of Mahli, the son of Mushi, the son of Merari, the son of Levi.
48 ¶ And their [k]brethren the Levites were [l]appointed unto all the service of the Tabernacle of the house of God,
49 But Aaron and his sons burnt incense upon the altar of burnt offering, and on the altar of incense, for all that was to do in the most holy place, and to make an atonement for Israel according to all that Moses the servant of God had commanded.
50 These are also the sons of Aaron, Eleazar his son, Phinehas his son, Abishua his son,
51 Bukki his son, Uzzi his son, Zerahiah his son,
52 Meraioth his son, Amariah his son, Ahitub his son,
53 Zadok his son, and Ahimaaz his son.
54 ¶ And these are the [m]dwelling places of them throughout their towns and coasts, even of the sons of Aaron for the family of the Kohathites, for the [n]lot was theirs.
55 So they gave them [o]Hebron in the land of Judah and the suburbs thereof round about it.
56 But the field of the city, and the villages thereof they gave to Caleb the son of Jephunneh.
57 And to the sons of Aaron they gave the cities of Judah for [p]refuge, even Hebron and Libnah with their suburbs, and Jattir, and Eshtemoa with their suburbs,
58 And [q]Hilen with her suburbs, and Debir with her suburbs,
59 And Ashan and her suburbs, and Beth Shemesh and her suburbs:
60 ¶ And of the tribe of Benjamin, Geba and her suburbs, and [r]Alemeth with her suburbs, and Anathoth with her suburbs: all their cities were thirteen cities by their families.
61 And unto the sons of [s]Kohath the remnant of the family of the tribe, even of the half tribe of the half of Manasseh, by lot ten cities.
62 And to the sons of Gershon 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.
63 Unto the sons of Merari according to their families out of the tribe of Reuben, and out of the tribe of Gad, and out of the tribe of Zebulun, by lot twelve cities.
64 Thus the children of Israel gave to the Levites cities with their suburbs.
65 And 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 they called by their names.
66 And they of the families of the sons of Kohath, had cities and their coasts out of the tribe of Ephraim.
67 (E)And they gave unto them cities of refuge, Shechem in mount Ephraim, and her suburbs, and Gezer and her suburbs,
68 Jokmeam also and her suburbs, and Beth Horon with her suburbs,
69 And Aijalon and her suburbs, and Gath Rimmon and her suburbs.
70 And out of the half tribe of Manasseh, [t]Aner and her suburbs, and [u]Bileam and her suburbs, for the families of the remnant of the sons of Kohath.
71 Unto the sons of [v]Gershon out of the family of the half tribe of Manasseh, Golan in Bashan, and her suburbs, and [w]Ashtaroth with her suburbs.
72 And out of the tribe of Issachar, [x]Kedesh and her suburbs, Daberath and her suburbs,
73 [y]Ramoth also and her suburbs, and [z]Anem with her suburbs.
74 And out of the tribe of Asher, Mashal and her suburbs, and Abdon and her suburbs,
75 And [aa]Hukok and her suburbs, and Rehob and her suburbs,
76 And out of the tribe of Naphtali, Kedesh in Galilee and her suburbs, and [ab]Hammon and her suburbs, and [ac]Kirjathaim and her suburbs.
77 Unto the rest of the children of Merari were given out of the tribe of Zebulun [ad]Rimmon and her suburbs, [ae]Tabor and her suburbs,
78 And on the other side Jordan by Jericho, even on the Eastside of Jordan, out of the tribe of Reuben, (F)Bezer in the wilderness with her suburbs, and Jahzah with her suburbs,
79 And Kedemoth with her suburbs, and Mephaath with her suburbs.
80 And out of the tribe of Gad Ramoth in Gilead with her suburbs, and Mahanaim with her suburbs,
81 And Heshbon with her suburbs, and Jazer with her suburbs.
Footnotes
- 1 Chronicles 6:8 Which was high priest after that Abiathar was deposed, according to the prophecy of Eli the Priest, 1 Sam. 2:31, 35.
- 1 Chronicles 6:10 And did valiantly resist king Uzziah, who would have usurped the Priest’s office, 2 Chron. 26:17, 18.
- 1 Chronicles 6:15 That is, he was led into captivity with his father Seraiah the high Priest, 2 Kings 25:18.
- 1 Chronicles 6:22 Who seemeth to be called Izhar, Exod. 6:21.
- 1 Chronicles 6:28 Who is also called Joel, 1 Sam. 8:2 and 1 Chron. 6:33.
- 1 Chronicles 6:31 After it was brought to that place where the Temple should be built and was no more carried to and fro.
- 1 Chronicles 6:32 Read Exod. 27:21.
- 1 Chronicles 6:37 Or, nephews.
- 1 Chronicles 6:39 Or, cousin.
- 1 Chronicles 6:39 Meaning, the cousin of Heman, verse 33.
- 1 Chronicles 6:48 The Levites are called the singers brethen because they came of the same stock.
- 1 Chronicles 6:48 Read Num. 4:4.
- 1 Chronicles 6:54 Or, cities which were given to the Levites.
- 1 Chronicles 6:54 They were first appointed, and prepared for.
- 1 Chronicles 6:55 Which was also called Kirjath Arba, Gen. 23:2; Josh. 21:11.
- 1 Chronicles 6:57 That he that had killed a man might flee thereunto for succor till his cause were tried, Deut. 19:2.
- 1 Chronicles 6:58 Which Joshua calleth Holon, Josh. 15:51 and 21:15.
- 1 Chronicles 6:60 Or, Almon, Josh. 21:18.
- 1 Chronicles 6:61 That is, they gave a portion to the Kohathites, which were the remnant of the tribe of Levi, out of the half tribe of Manasseh and out of Ephraim, verse 66.
- 1 Chronicles 6:70 Or, Tanach, Josh. 21:25.
- 1 Chronicles 6:70 Or, Gath Rimmon.
- 1 Chronicles 6:71 Who in the first verse is called also Gershon.
- 1 Chronicles 6:71 Or, Be Eshterah, Josh. 21:27.
- 1 Chronicles 6:72 Or, Kishion, Josh. 21:28.
- 1 Chronicles 6:73 Or, Jarmuth, Josh. 21:29.
- 1 Chronicles 6:73 Or, En Gannim, Josh. 21:29.
- 1 Chronicles 6:75 Or, Helkath, Josh. 21:31.
- 1 Chronicles 6:76 Or, Hammoth Dor, Josh. 21:32.
- 1 Chronicles 6:76 Or, Kartan, Josh. 21:32.
- 1 Chronicles 6:77 Or, Jokneam.
- 1 Chronicles 6:77 Or, Kartah, Josh. 21:34.
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