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1 Chronicles 6
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The Priestly Line

6 [a]The sons of Levi were Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

2 The descendants of Kohath included Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.

3 The children of Amram were Aaron, Moses, and Miriam.

The sons of Aaron were Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.

4 Eleazar was the father of Phinehas.
Phinehas was the father of Abishua.
5 Abishua was the father of Bukki.
Bukki was the father of Uzzi.
6 Uzzi was the father of Zerahiah.
Zerahiah was the father of Meraioth.
7 Meraioth was the father of Amariah.
Amariah was the father of Ahitub.
8 Ahitub was the father of Zadok.
Zadok was the father of Ahimaaz.
9 Ahimaaz was the father of Azariah.
Azariah was the father of Johanan.
10 Johanan was the father of Azariah, the high priest at the Temple[b] built by Solomon in Jerusalem.
11 Azariah was the father of Amariah.
Amariah was the father of Ahitub.
12 Ahitub was the father of Zadok.
Zadok was the father of Shallum.
13 Shallum was the father of Hilkiah.
Hilkiah was the father of Azariah.
14 Azariah was the father of Seraiah.
Seraiah was the father of Jehozadak, 15 who went into exile when the Lord sent the people of Judah and Jerusalem into captivity under Nebuchadnezzar.

The Levite Clans

16 [c]The sons of Levi were Gershon,[d] Kohath, and Merari.

17 The descendants of Gershon included Libni and Shimei.

18 The descendants of Kohath included Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.

19 The descendants of Merari included Mahli and Mushi.

The following were the Levite clans, listed according to their ancestral descent:

20 The descendants of Gershon included Libni, Jahath, Zimmah, 21 Joah, Iddo, Zerah, and Jeatherai.

22 The descendants of Kohath included Amminadab, Korah, Assir, 23 Elkanah, Abiasaph,[e] Assir, 24 Tahath, Uriel, Uzziah, and Shaul.

25 The descendants of Elkanah included Amasai, Ahimoth, 26 Elkanah, Zophai, Nahath, 27 Eliab, Jeroham, Elkanah, and Samuel.[f]

28 The sons of Samuel were Joel[g] (the older) and Abijah (the second).

29 The descendants of Merari included Mahli, Libni, Shimei, Uzzah, 30 Shimea, Haggiah, and Asaiah.

The Temple Musicians

31 David assigned the following men to lead the music at the house of the Lord after the Ark was placed there. 32 They ministered with music at the Tabernacle[h] until Solomon built the Temple of the Lord in Jerusalem. They carried out their work, following all the regulations handed down to them. 33 These are the men who served, along with their sons:

Heman the musician was from the clan of Kohath. His genealogy was traced back through Joel, Samuel, 34 Elkanah, Jeroham, Eliel, Toah, 35 Zuph, Elkanah, Mahath, Amasai, 36 Elkanah, Joel, Azariah, Zephaniah, 37 Tahath, Assir, Abiasaph, Korah, 38 Izhar, Kohath, Levi, and Israel.[i]

39 Heman’s first assistant was Asaph from the clan of Gershon.[j] Asaph’s genealogy was traced back through Berekiah, Shimea, 40 Michael, Baaseiah, Malkijah, 41 Ethni, Zerah, Adaiah, 42 Ethan, Zimmah, Shimei, 43 Jahath, Gershon, and Levi.

44 Heman’s second assistant was Ethan from the clan of Merari. Ethan’s genealogy was traced back through Kishi, Abdi, Malluch, 45 Hashabiah, Amaziah, Hilkiah, 46 Amzi, Bani, Shemer, 47 Mahli, Mushi, Merari, and Levi.

48 Their fellow Levites were appointed to various other tasks in the Tabernacle, the house of God.

Aaron’s Descendants

49 Only Aaron and his descendants served as priests. They presented the offerings on the altar of burnt offering and the altar of incense, and they performed all the other duties related to the Most Holy Place. They made atonement for Israel by doing everything that Moses, the servant of God, had commanded them.

50 The descendants of Aaron were Eleazar, Phinehas, Abishua, 51 Bukki, Uzzi, Zerahiah, 52 Meraioth, Amariah, Ahitub, 53 Zadok, and Ahimaaz.

Territory for the Levites

54 This is a record of the towns and territory assigned by means of sacred lots to the descendants of Aaron, who were from the clan of Kohath. 55 This territory included Hebron and its surrounding pasturelands in Judah, 56 but the fields and outlying areas belonging to the city were given to Caleb son of Jephunneh. 57 So the descendants of Aaron were given the following towns, each with its pasturelands: Hebron (a city of refuge),[k] Libnah, Jattir, Eshtemoa, 58 Holon,[l] Debir, 59 Ain,[m] Juttah,[n] and Beth-shemesh. 60 And from the territory of Benjamin they were given Gibeon,[o] Geba, Alemeth, and Anathoth, each with its pasturelands. So thirteen towns were given to the descendants of Aaron. 61 The remaining descendants of Kohath received ten towns from the territory of the half-tribe of Manasseh by means of sacred lots.

62 The descendants of Gershon received by sacred lots thirteen towns from the territories of Issachar, Asher, Naphtali, and from the Bashan area of Manasseh, east of the Jordan.

63 The descendants of Merari received by sacred lots twelve towns from the territories of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun.

64 So the people of Israel assigned all these towns and pasturelands to the Levites. 65 The towns in the territories of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin, mentioned above, were assigned to them by means of sacred lots.

66 The descendants of Kohath were given the following towns from the territory of Ephraim, each with its pasturelands: 67 Shechem (a city of refuge in the hill country of Ephraim),[p] Gezer, 68 Jokmeam, Beth-horon, 69 Aijalon, and Gath-rimmon. 70 The remaining descendants of Kohath were assigned the towns of Aner and Bileam from the territory of the half-tribe of Manasseh, each with its pasturelands.

71 The descendants of Gershon received the towns of Golan (in Bashan) and Ashtaroth from the territory of the half-tribe of Manasseh, each with its pasturelands. 72 From the territory of Issachar, they were given Kedesh, Daberath, 73 Ramoth, and Anem, each with its pasturelands. 74 From the territory of Asher, they received Mashal, Abdon, 75 Hukok, and Rehob, each with its pasturelands. 76 From the territory of Naphtali, they were given Kedesh in Galilee, Hammon, and Kiriathaim, each with its pasturelands.

77 The remaining descendants of Merari received the towns of Jokneam, Kartah,[q] Rimmon,[r] and Tabor from the territory of Zebulun, each with its pasturelands. 78 From the territory of Reuben, east of the Jordan River opposite Jericho, they received Bezer (a desert town), Jahaz,[s] 79 Kedemoth, and Mephaath, each with its pasturelands. 80 And from the territory of Gad, they received Ramoth in Gilead, Mahanaim, 81 Heshbon, and Jazer, each with its pasturelands.

Footnotes

  1. 6:1 Verses 6:1-15 are numbered 5:27-41 in Hebrew text.
  2. 6:10 Hebrew the house.
  3. 6:16a Verses 6:16-81 are numbered 6:1-66 in Hebrew text.
  4. 6:16b Hebrew Gershom, a variant spelling of Gershon (see 6:1); also in 6:17, 20, 43, 62, 71.
  5. 6:23 Hebrew Ebiasaph, a variant spelling of Abiasaph (also in 6:37); compare parallel text at Exod 6:24.
  6. 6:27 As in some Greek manuscripts (see also 6:33-34); Hebrew lacks and Samuel.
  7. 6:28 As in some Greek manuscripts and the Syriac version (see also 6:33 and 1 Sam 8:2); Hebrew lacks Joel.
  8. 6:32 Hebrew the Tabernacle, the Tent of Meeting.
  9. 6:38 Israel is the name that God gave to Jacob.
  10. 6:39 Hebrew lacks from the clan of Gershon; see 6:43.
  11. 6:57 As in parallel text at Josh 21:13; Hebrew reads were given the cities of refuge: Hebron, and the following towns, each with its pasturelands.
  12. 6:58 As in parallel text at Josh 21:15; Masoretic Text reads Hilez; other manuscripts read Hilen.
  13. 6:59a As in parallel text at Josh 21:16; Hebrew reads Ashan.
  14. 6:59b As in Syriac version (see also Josh 21:16); Hebrew lacks Juttah.
  15. 6:60 As in parallel text at Josh 21:17; Hebrew lacks Gibeon.
  16. 6:66-67 As in parallel text at Josh 21:21; Hebrew text reads were given the cities of refuge: Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim, and the following towns, each with its pasturelands.
  17. 6:77a As in Greek version (see also Josh 21:34); Hebrew lacks Jokneam, Kartah.
  18. 6:77b As in Greek version (see also Josh 19:13); Hebrew reads Rimmono.
  19. 6:78 Hebrew Jahzah, a variant spelling of Jahaz.
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1 Chronicles 6
Legacy Standard Bible

Sons of Levi

6 [a](A)The sons of Levi were [b]Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
2 The sons of Kohath were Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.
3 The children of Amram were Aaron, Moses, and Miriam.
And the sons of Aaron were Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
4 Eleazar [c]became the father of Phinehas,
and Phinehas became the father of Abishua,
5 and Abishua became the father of Bukki,
and Bukki became the father of Uzzi,
6 and Uzzi became the father of Zerahiah,
and Zerahiah became the father of Meraioth,
7 Meraioth became the father of Amariah,
and Amariah became the father of Ahitub,
8 and (B)Ahitub became the father of Zadok,
and Zadok (C)became the father of Ahimaaz,
9 and Ahimaaz became the father of Azariah,
and Azariah became the father of Johanan,
10 and Johanan became the father of Azariah ((D)it was he who ministered as the priest in the house (E)which Solomon built in Jerusalem),
11 and (F)Azariah became the father of Amariah,
and Amariah became the father of Ahitub,
12 and Ahitub became the father of Zadok,
and Zadok became the father of [d]Shallum,
13 and Shallum became the father of Hilkiah,
and Hilkiah became the father of Azariah,
14 and Azariah became the father of (G)Seraiah,
and Seraiah became the father of Jehozadak;
15 and Jehozadak went along when Yahweh took Judah and Jerusalem away into exile by the hand of Nebuchadnezzar.
16 [e](H)The sons of Levi were [f]Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.
17 These are the names of the sons of Gershom: Libni and Shimei.
18 The sons of Kohath were Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.
19 The sons of (I)Merari were Mahli and Mushi.
And these are the families of the Levites according to their fathers’ households.
20 Of Gershom: 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 were Amminadab his son, Korah his son, Assir his son,
23 Elkanah his son, Ebiasaph his son, and Assir his son,
24 Tahath his son, Uriel his son, Uzziah his son, and Shaul his son.
25 The sons of Elkanah were Amasai and Ahimoth.
26 As for Elkanah, the sons of Elkanah were Zophai his son and Nahath his son,
27 Eliab his son, Jeroham his son, Elkanah his son.
28 The sons of Samuel were (J)Joel the firstborn, and Abijah the second.
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 (K)Now these are those whom David caused to stand over the service of song in the house of Yahweh, (L)after the ark rested there. 32 And they ministered with song before the tabernacle of the tent of meeting, until Solomon had built the house of Yahweh in Jerusalem; and they stood for their service according to their custom. 33 These are those who stood for service with their sons:

From the sons of the Kohathites were Heman the 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 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 Heman’s brother Asaph stood at his right hand, even Asaph the son of Berechiah, 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 Gershom, the son of Levi.
44 On the left hand were their [g]relatives the sons of Merari:
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 Shemer,
47 the son of Mahli, the son of Mushi, the son of Merari, the son of Levi.

48 Their [h]relatives the Levites were given over unto all the service of the tabernacle of the house of God.

49 But Aaron and his sons (M)offered offerings up in smoke on the altar of burnt offering and (N)on the altar of incense, for all the work of the Holy of Holies, and (O)to make atonement for Israel, according to all that Moses the servant of God had commanded. 50 (P)These are 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, Ahimaaz his son.

54 Now these are their settlements according to their camps within their borders. To the sons of Aaron of the families of the Kohathites (for the (Q)lot was theirs first), 55 to them they gave (R)Hebron in the land of Judah, with its pasture lands all around it; 56 (S)but the fields of the city and its villages, they gave to Caleb the son of Jephunneh. 57 (T)To the sons of Aaron they gave the following cities of refuge:

Hebron, Libnah also with its pasture lands, Jattir, Eshtemoa with its pasture lands,
58 [i]Hilen with its pasture lands, Debir with its pasture lands,
59 [j]Ashan with its pasture lands, and Beth-shemesh with its pasture lands;
60 from the tribe of Benjamin:
Geba with its pasture lands, [k]Allemeth with its pasture lands, and Anathoth with its pasture lands.
All their cities throughout their families were thirteen cities.
61 (U)Now to the rest of the sons of Kohath were given by lot, from the family of the tribe, from the half-tribe, the half of Manasseh, ten cities.
62 And to the sons of Gershom, according to their families, were given from the tribe of Issachar and from the tribe of Asher, the tribe of Naphtali, and the tribe of Manasseh, thirteen cities in Bashan.
63 (V)To the sons of Merari were given by lot, according to their families, from the tribe of Reuben, the tribe of Gad, and the tribe of Zebulun, twelve cities.

64 (W)So the sons of Israel gave to the Levites the cities with their pasture lands. 65 They also gave by lot from the tribe of the sons of Judah, the tribe of the sons of Simeon, and the tribe of the sons of Benjamin, (X)these cities which are mentioned here by name.

66 (Y)Now some of the families of the sons of Kohath had cities of their territory from the tribe of Ephraim. 67 And they gave to them the following cities of refuge:

Shechem, with its pasture lands, in the hill country of Ephraim, and Gezer with its pasture lands,
68 Jokmeam with its pasture lands, Beth-horon with its pasture lands,
69 Aijalon with its pasture lands, and Gath-rimmon with its pasture lands;
70 and from the half-tribe of Manasseh:
Aner with its pasture lands and Bileam with its pasture lands, for the family of the rest of the sons of Kohath.

71 To the sons of Gershom were given, from the family of the half-tribe of Manasseh:

Golan in Bashan with its pasture lands and Ashtaroth with its pasture lands;
72 and from the tribe of Issachar:
Kedesh with its pasture lands, Daberath with its pasture lands,
73 and Ramoth with its pasture lands, Anem with its pasture lands;
74 and from the tribe of Asher:
Mashal with its pasture lands, Abdon with its pasture lands,
75 Hukok with its pasture lands, and Rehob with its pasture lands;
76 and from the tribe of Naphtali:
Kedesh in Galilee with its pasture lands, Hammon with its pasture lands, and Kiriathaim with its pasture lands.

77 To the sons of Merari, the rest of the Levites, were given, from the tribe of Zebulun:

Rimmono with its pasture lands, Tabor with its pasture lands;
78 and beyond the Jordan at Jericho, on the east side of the Jordan, were given them, from the tribe of Reuben:
Bezer in the wilderness with its pasture lands, Jahzah with its pasture lands,
79 Kedemoth with its pasture lands, and Mephaath with its pasture lands;
80 and from the tribe of Gad:
Ramoth in Gilead with its pasture lands, Mahanaim with its pasture lands,
81 Heshbon with its pasture lands, and Jazer with its pasture lands.

Footnotes

  1. 1 Chronicles 6:1 Ch 5:27 in Heb
  2. 1 Chronicles 6:1 In v 16, Gershom
  3. 1 Chronicles 6:4 Lit begot, so in ch
  4. 1 Chronicles 6:12 In ch 9:11, Meshullam
  5. 1 Chronicles 6:16 Ch 6:1 in Heb
  6. 1 Chronicles 6:16 In v 1, Gershon
  7. 1 Chronicles 6:44 Lit brothers
  8. 1 Chronicles 6:48 Lit brothers
  9. 1 Chronicles 6:58 In Josh 21:15, Holon
  10. 1 Chronicles 6:59 In Josh 21:16, Ain
  11. 1 Chronicles 6:60 In Josh 21:18, Almon
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1 Chronicles 6
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The Family of Levi(A)

6 The sons of Levi were (B)Gershon,[a] Kohath, and Merari. 2 The sons of Kohath were Amram, (C)Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel. 3 The children of Amram were Aaron, Moses, and Miriam. And the sons of Aaron were (D)Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. 4 Eleazar begot Phinehas, and Phinehas begot Abishua; 5 Abishua begot Bukki, and Bukki begot Uzzi; 6 Uzzi begot Zerahiah, and Zerahiah begot Meraioth; 7 Meraioth begot Amariah, and Amariah begot Ahitub; 8 (E)Ahitub begot (F)Zadok, and Zadok begot Ahimaaz; 9 Ahimaaz begot Azariah, and Azariah begot Johanan; 10 Johanan begot Azariah (it was he (G)who ministered as priest in the (H)temple[b] that Solomon built in Jerusalem); 11 (I)Azariah begot (J)Amariah, and Amariah begot Ahitub; 12 Ahitub begot Zadok, and Zadok begot [c]Shallum; 13 Shallum begot Hilkiah, and Hilkiah begot Azariah; 14 Azariah begot (K)Seraiah, and Seraiah begot Jehozadak. 15 Jehozadak went into captivity (L)when the Lord carried Judah and Jerusalem into captivity by the hand of Nebuchadnezzar.

16 The sons of Levi were (M)Gershon,[d] Kohath, and Merari. 17 These are the names of the sons of Gershon: Libni and Shimei. 18 The sons of Kohath were Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel. 19 The sons of Merari were Mahli and Mushi. Now these are the families of the Levites according to their fathers: 20 Of Gershon were Libni his son, Jahath his son, (N)Zimmah his son, 21 [e]Joah his son, [f]Iddo his son, Zerah his son, and [g]Jeatherai his son. 22 The sons of Kohath were [h]Amminadab his son, (O)Korah his son, Assir his son, 23 Elkanah his son, Ebiasaph his son, Assir his son, 24 Tahath his son, Uriel his son, Uzziah his son, and Shaul his son. 25 The sons of Elkanah were (P)Amasai and Ahimoth. 26 As for Elkanah, the sons of Elkanah were [i]Zophai his son, [j]Nahath his son, 27 [k]Eliab his son, Jeroham his son, and Elkanah his son. 28 The sons of Samuel were [l]Joel the firstborn, and Abijah [m]the second. 29 The sons of Merari were Mahli, Libni his son, Shimei his son, Uzzah his son, 30 Shimea his son, Haggiah his son, and Asaiah his son.

Musicians in the House of the Lord

31 Now these are (Q)the men whom David appointed over the service of song in the house of the Lord, after the (R)ark came to rest. 32 They were ministering with music before the dwelling place of the tabernacle of meeting, until Solomon had built the house of the Lord in Jerusalem, and they served in their office according to their order.

33 And these are the ones who [n]ministered with their sons: Of the sons of the (S)Kohathites were Heman the singer, the son of Joel, the son of Samuel, 34 the son of Elkanah, the son of Jeroham, the son of [o]Eliel, the son of [p]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 (T)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 brother (U)Asaph, who stood at his right hand, was Asaph 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 (V)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 Their brethren, the sons of Merari, on the left hand, were [q]Ethan the son of [r]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 brethren, the Levites, were appointed to every (W)kind of service of the tabernacle of the house of God.

The Family of Aaron

49 (X)But Aaron and his sons offered sacrifices (Y)on the altar of burnt offering and (Z)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. 50 Now these are the (AA)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.

Dwelling Places of the Levites(AB)

54 (AC)Now these are their dwelling places throughout their settlements in their territory, for they were given by lot to the sons of Aaron, of the family of the Kohathites: 55 (AD)They gave them Hebron in the land of Judah, with its surrounding [s]common-lands. 56 (AE)But the fields of the city and its villages they gave to Caleb the son of Jephunneh. 57 And (AF)to the sons of Aaron they gave one of the cities of refuge, Hebron; also Libnah with its common-lands, Jattir, Eshtemoa with its common-lands, 58 [t]Hilen with its common-lands, Debir with its common-lands, 59 [u]Ashan with its common-lands, and Beth Shemesh with its common-lands. 60 And from the tribe of Benjamin: Geba with its common-lands, [v]Alemeth with its common-lands, and Anathoth with its common-lands. All their cities among their families were thirteen.

61 (AG)To the rest of the family of the tribe of the Kohathites they gave (AH)by lot ten cities from half the tribe of Manasseh. 62 And to the sons of Gershon, throughout their families, they gave thirteen cities from the tribe of Issachar, from the tribe of Asher, from the tribe of Naphtali, and from the tribe of Manasseh in Bashan. 63 To the sons of Merari, throughout their families, they gave (AI)twelve cities from the tribe of Reuben, from the tribe of Gad, and from the tribe of Zebulun. 64 So the children of Israel gave these cities with their [w]common-lands to the Levites. 65 And they gave by lot from the tribe of the children of Judah, from the tribe of the children of Simeon, and from the tribe of the children of Benjamin these cities which are called by their names.

66 Now (AJ)some of the families of the sons of Kohath were given cities as their territory from the tribe of Ephraim. 67 (AK)And they gave them one of the cities of refuge, Shechem with its common-lands, in the mountains of Ephraim, also Gezer with its common-lands, 68 (AL)Jokmeam with its common-lands, Beth Horon with its common-lands, 69 Aijalon with its common-lands, and Gath Rimmon with its common-lands. 70 And from the half-tribe of Manasseh: Aner with its common-lands and Bileam with its common-lands, for the rest of the family of the sons of Kohath.

71 From the family of the half-tribe of Manasseh the sons of Gershon were given Golan in Bashan with its common-lands and [x]Ashtaroth with its common-lands. 72 And from the tribe of Issachar: [y]Kedesh with its common-lands, Daberath with its common-lands, 73 Ramoth with its common-lands, and Anem with its common-lands. 74 And from the tribe of Asher: Mashal with its common-lands, Abdon with its common-lands, 75 Hukok with its common-lands, and Rehob with its common-lands. 76 And from the tribe of Naphtali: Kedesh in Galilee with its common-lands, Hammon with its common-lands, and Kirjathaim with its common-lands.

77 From the tribe of Zebulun the rest of the children of Merari were given [z]Rimmon with its common-lands and Tabor with its common-lands. 78 And on the other side of the Jordan, across from Jericho, on the east side of the Jordan, they were given from the tribe of Reuben: Bezer in the wilderness with its common-lands, Jahzah with its common-lands, 79 Kedemoth with its common-lands, and Mephaath with its common-lands. 80 And from the tribe of Gad: Ramoth in Gilead with its common-lands, Mahanaim with its common-lands, 81 Heshbon with its common-lands, and Jazer with its common-lands.

Footnotes

  1. 1 Chronicles 6:1 Or Gershom, v. 16
  2. 1 Chronicles 6:10 Lit. house
  3. 1 Chronicles 6:12 Meshullam, 1 Chr. 9:11
  4. 1 Chronicles 6:16 Heb. Gershom, an alternate spelling for Gershon, vv. 1, 17, 20, 43, 62, 71
  5. 1 Chronicles 6:21 Ethan, v. 42
  6. 1 Chronicles 6:21 Adaiah, v. 41
  7. 1 Chronicles 6:21 Ethni, v. 41
  8. 1 Chronicles 6:22 Izhar, vv. 2, 18
  9. 1 Chronicles 6:26 Zuph, v. 35; 1 Sam. 1:1
  10. 1 Chronicles 6:26 Toah, v. 34
  11. 1 Chronicles 6:27 Eliel, v. 34
  12. 1 Chronicles 6:28 So with LXX, Syr., Arab.; cf. v. 33 and 1 Sam. 8:2
  13. 1 Chronicles 6:28 Heb. Vasheni
  14. 1 Chronicles 6:33 Lit. stood with
  15. 1 Chronicles 6:34 Elihu, 1 Sam. 1:1
  16. 1 Chronicles 6:34 Tohu, 1 Sam. 1:1
  17. 1 Chronicles 6:44 Jeduthun, 1 Chr. 9:16; 25:1, 3, 6; 2 Chr. 35:15; Ps. 62:title
  18. 1 Chronicles 6:44 Or Kushaiah
  19. 1 Chronicles 6:55 open lands
  20. 1 Chronicles 6:58 Holon, Josh. 21:15
  21. 1 Chronicles 6:59 Ain, Josh. 21:16
  22. 1 Chronicles 6:60 Almon, Josh. 21:18
  23. 1 Chronicles 6:64 open lands
  24. 1 Chronicles 6:71 Beeshterah, Josh. 21:27
  25. 1 Chronicles 6:72 Kishon, Josh. 21:28
  26. 1 Chronicles 6:77 Heb. Rimmono, an alternate spelling of Rimmon, 1 Chr. 4:32
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6 Fils de Lévi[a] : Guershôn, Qehath et Merari. 2 Voici les noms des fils de Guershôn : Libni et Shimeï. 3 Descendants de Qehath : Amram, Yitsehar, Hébron et Ouzziel. 4 Fils de Merari : Mahli et Moushi.

5 Voici les familles de Lévi, données à partir de leur ancêtre. Pour Guershôn, de père en fils : Libni, Yahath, Zimma, 6 Yoah, Iddo, Zérah, Yeatraï.

7 Descendants de Qehath de père en fils : Amminadab, Qoré, Assir, 8 Elqana, Ebyasaph, Assir, 9 Tahath, Ouriel, Ozias, Saül. 10 Fils d’Elqana : Amasaï et Ahimoth. 11 Voici les descendants d’Elqana de père en fils[b] : Tsophaï, Nahath, 12 Eliab, Yeroham, Elqana et Samuel[c]. 13 Fils de Samuel : Joël[d] l’aîné, et Abiya le cadet. 14 Les descendants de Merari en ligne directe de père en fils furent : Mahli, Libni, Shimeï, Ouzza, 15 Shimea, Hagguiya et Asaya.

16 Voici les noms des lévites à qui David confia la responsabilité du chant dans le sanctuaire de l’Eternel, dès que le coffre y fut déposé. 17 Ils exerçaient déjà leur service par le chant devant le tabernacle, la tente de la Rencontre, jusqu’à ce que Salomon ait bâti le temple de l’Eternel à Jérusalem, et ils exerçaient leur fonction d’après la règle qui leur avait été prescrite.

18 Voici ceux qui accomplissaient ce service avec leurs fils. Parmi les Qehatites, Hémân officiait comme musicien. Ses ascendants en ligne directe étaient : Joël, Samuel[e], 19 Elqana, Yeroham, Eliel, Toah, 20 Tsouph, Elqana, Mahath, Amasaï, 21 Elqana, Joël, Azaria, Sophonie, 22 Tahath, Assir, Ebyasaph, Qoré, 23 Yitsehar, Qehath, Lévi, fils d’Israël. 24 A la droite de Hémân se tenait Asaph, membre de la même tribu, dont les ascendants de fils en père étaient Bérékia, Shimea, 25 Michaël, Baaséya, Malkiya, 26 Etni, Zérah, Adaya, 27 Etân, Zimma, Shimeï, 28 Yahath, Guershôn, fils de Lévi.

29 Sur la gauche se tenait Etân, des descendants de Merari, membres de la même tribu qu’eux. Les ascendants d’Etân en ligne directe étaient : Qishi, Abdi, Mallouk, 30 Hashabia, Amatsia, Hilqiya, 31 Amtsi, Bani, Shémer, 32 Mahli, Moushi, Merari, Lévi.

33 Les autres lévites étaient affectés à toutes les autres tâches afférentes au sanctuaire de Dieu. 34 Aaron et ses descendants offraient les sacrifices sur l’autel des holocaustes et les parfums sur l’autel des parfums ; ils accomplissaient toutes les tâches relatives au lieu très saint et faisaient le rite d’expiation pour Israël, conformément à tout ce qu’avait ordonné Moïse, serviteur de Dieu.

35 Voici la liste des descendants d’Aaron de père en fils : Eléazar, Phinéas, Abishoua, 36 Bouqqi, Ouzzi, Zerahya, 37 Merayoth, Amaria, Ahitoub, 38 Tsadoq et Ahimaats.

39 Voici la liste des territoires avec leurs enclos attribués aux descendants d’Aaron, de la famille des Qehatites, auxquels fut attribué par le sort un lot[f] : 40 Hébron, dans le pays de Juda, avec les terres attenantes ; 41 mais les champs et les villages qui dépendaient de la ville furent donnés à Caleb, fils de Yephounné[g]. 42 On donna aux descendants d’Aaron Hébron, la ville de refuge[h], et les villes suivantes avec leurs terres attenantes : Libna, Yattir, Eshtemoa, 43 Hilên, Debir, 44 Ashân[i], Beth-Shémesh. 45 Dans le territoire de la tribu de Benjamin, ils reçurent, avec leurs terres attenantes : Guéba, Allémeth, Anatoth. Ils reçurent donc au total treize villes[j] réparties entre leurs familles.

46 Les autres Qehatites obtinrent par tirage au sort dix villes situées dans les territoires des familles de la tribu [d’Ephraïm, de la tribu de Dan et[k]] de la demi-tribu de Manassé[l]. 47 Les Guershonites obtinrent pour leurs familles treize villes situées dans les territoires des tribus d’Issacar, d’Aser, de Nephtali et de la tribu de Manassé établie dans le Basan. 48 Les Merarites reçurent pour leurs familles, par tirage au sort, douze villes situées dans les territoires des tribus de Ruben, de Gad et de Zabulon. 49 Les Israélites attribuèrent ces villes et les terres attenantes aux lévites. 50 Ils attribuèrent par tirage au sort ces villes désignées par leur nom et situées dans le territoire des tribus de Juda, de Siméon et de Benjamin. 51 Les autres familles des Qehatites obtinrent pour domaine[m] des villes situées dans le territoire de la tribu d’Ephraïm 52 avec leurs terres attenantes[n] : Sichem, la ville de refuge, dans la région montagneuse d’Ephraïm, Guézer, 53 Yoqmeam, Beth-Horôn, 54 Ayalôn, Gath-Rimmôn. 55 Dans le territoire de la demi-tribu de Manassé, ils reçurent, avec leurs terres attenantes : Aner et Bileam. Voilà ce que reçurent les autres familles des descendants de Qehath.

56 Les descendants de Guershôn reçurent : dans le territoire des familles de la demi-tribu de Manassé les villes suivantes, avec leurs terres attenantes : Golân, dans le Basan, et Ashtaroth. 57 Dans le territoire de la tribu d’Issacar, ils reçurent, avec leurs terres attenantes : Qédesh, Dobrath, 58 Ramoth et Anem. 59 Dans le territoire de la tribu d’Aser, avec leurs terres attenantes : Mashal, Abdôn, 60 Houqoq et Rehob. 61 Et dans le territoire de la tribu de Nephtali : Qédesh en Galilée et les terres attenantes, Hammôn et les terres attenantes et Qiryataïm et les terres attenantes.

62 Le reste des Merarites reçurent, dans le territoire de la tribu de Zabulon[o], les villes suivantes avec leurs terres attenantes : Rimmono, Thabor. 63 En Transjordanie, en face de Jéricho, à l’est du Jourdain, dans le territoire de la tribu de Ruben, ils reçurent, avec leurs terres attenantes : Bétser au désert, Yahats, 64 Qedémoth, Méphaath. 65 Et dans le territoire de la tribu de Gad, avec leurs terres attenantes : Ramoth en Galaad, Mahanaïm, 66 Heshbôn et Yaezer.

Footnotes

  1. 6.1 Pour les v. 1-4, voir Ex 6.16-19 ; Nb 3.17-20.
  2. 6.11 Voici les descendants d’Elqana de père en fils: certains manuscrits hébreux, l’ancienne version grecque et la version syriaque ont : …descendants d’Ahimoth, de père en fils : Elqana…
  3. 6.12 et Samuel: d’après certains manuscrits de l’ancienne version grecque (1 S 1.19, 20 ; 1 Ch 6.18-19). Ces mots manquent dans le texte hébreu traditionnel.
  4. 6.13 Joël: d’après certains manuscrits de l’ancienne version grecque et la version syriaque (voir 1 S 8.2 et 1 Ch 6.18). Ce nom manque dans le texte hébreu traditionnel.
  5. 6.18 Le prophète et chef-juge en Israël.
  6. 6.39 Pour les v. 39-45, voir Jos 21.10-19.
  7. 6.41 Voir Jos 14.13-14.
  8. 6.42 Où pouvait se réfugier l’auteur d’un homicide involontaire pour échapper à l’homme chargé de punir le crime (Nb 35.9-34).
  9. 6.44 Certains manuscrits de l’ancienne version grecque, la version syriaque et Jos 21.16 ajoutent ici : Youtta.
  10. 6.45 Onze villes seulement sont citées. Youtta et Gabaon, mentionnées en Jos 21.16-17, n’existaient peut-être plus à l’époque de la rédaction des Chroniques.
  11. 6.46 Les mots entre crochets manquent dans le texte hébreu traditionnel. Ils sont rajoutés ici d’après Jos 21.5.
  12. 6.46 Pour les v. 46-48, voir Jos 21.5-8.
  13. 6.51 Peut-être une erreur de copiste pour : par tirage au sort (voir Jos 21.5). En hébreu, les deux expressions se ressemblent.
  14. 6.52 Pour les v. 51-66, voir Jos 21.20-39.
  15. 6.62 L’ancienne version grecque et Jos 21.34 ajoutent : Yoqneam, Qarta.
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Levi

6 [a]The sons of Levi:(A)

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

and Samuel(V) his son.[e]

28 The sons of Samuel:

Joel[f](W) the firstborn

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. 1 Chronicles 6:1 In Hebrew texts 6:1-15 is numbered 5:27-41, and 6:16-81 is numbered 6:1-66.
  2. 1 Chronicles 6:14 Hebrew Jehozadak, a variant of Jozadak; also in verse 15
  3. 1 Chronicles 6:16 Hebrew Gershom, a variant of Gershon; also in verses 17, 20, 43, 62 and 71
  4. 1 Chronicles 6:26 Some Hebrew manuscripts, Septuagint and Syriac; most Hebrew manuscripts Ahimoth 26 and Elkanah. The sons of Elkanah:
  5. 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.
  6. 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.
  7. 1 Chronicles 6:40 Most Hebrew manuscripts; some Hebrew manuscripts, one Septuagint manuscript and Syriac Maaseiah
  8. 1 Chronicles 6:57 See Joshua 21:13; Hebrew given the cities of refuge: Hebron, Libnah.
  9. 1 Chronicles 6:59 Syriac (see also Septuagint and Joshua 21:16); Hebrew does not have Juttah.
  10. 1 Chronicles 6:60 See Joshua 21:17; Hebrew does not have Gibeon.
  11. 1 Chronicles 6:67 See Joshua 21:21; Hebrew given the cities of refuge: Shechem, Gezer.
  12. 1 Chronicles 6:77 See Septuagint and Joshua 21:34; Hebrew does not have Jokneam, Kartah.
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