61 The rest of Kohath’s descendants were allotted ten towns from the clans of half the tribe of Manasseh.

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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,[a](A) 68 Jokmeam,(B) Beth Horon,(C) 69 Aijalon(D) and Gath Rimmon,(E) 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.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Chronicles 6:67 See Joshua 21:21; Hebrew given the cities of refuge: Shechem, Gezer.

33 Here are the men who served, together with their sons:

From the Kohathites:

Heman,(A) the musician,

the son of Joel,(B) the son of Samuel,

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18 The sons of Kohath:

Amram, Izhar, Hebron and Uzziel.(A)

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Levi

[a]The sons of Levi:(A)

Gershon, Kohath and Merari.

The sons of Kohath:

Amram, Izhar, Hebron and Uzziel.(B)

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Chronicles 6:1 In Hebrew texts 6:1-15 is numbered 5:27-41, and 6:16-81 is numbered 6:1-66.

20 The rest of the Kohathite clans of the Levites were allotted towns from the tribe of Ephraim:

21 In the hill country of Ephraim they were given Shechem(A) (a city of refuge for one accused of murder) and Gezer,(B) 22 Kibzaim and Beth Horon,(C) together with their pasturelands—four towns.(D)

23 Also from the tribe of Dan they received Eltekeh, Gibbethon,(E) 24 Aijalon(F) and Gath Rimmon,(G) together with their pasturelands—four towns.

25 From half the tribe of Manasseh they received Taanach(H) and Gath Rimmon, together with their pasturelands—two towns.

26 All these ten towns and their pasturelands were given to the rest of the Kohathite clans.(I)

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The first lot came out for the Kohathites,(A) according to their clans. The Levites who were descendants of Aaron the priest were allotted thirteen towns from the tribes of Judah, Simeon and Benjamin.(B) The rest of Kohath’s descendants were allotted ten towns from the clans of the tribes of Ephraim, Dan and half of Manasseh.(C)

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