1 Chronicles 6
Evangelical Heritage Version
The Tribe of Levi
6 The sons of Levi were Gershom,[a] Kohath, and Merari.[b]
The Family of the Priests
2 The sons of Kohath were Amram, Izhar, and Hebron and Uzziel.
3 The children[c] of Amram were Aaron, Moses, and Miriam.
High Priests Until the Captivity
The sons of Aaron were Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
4 Eleazar became the father of Phinehas.
Phinehas became the father of Abishua.
5 Abishua became the father of Bukki.
Bukki became the father of Uzzi.
6 Uzzi became the father of Zerahiah.
Zerahiah became the father of Meraioth.
7 Meraioth became the father of Amariah.
Amariah became the father of Ahitub.
8 Ahitub became the father of Zadok.
Zadok became the father of Ahima’az.
9 Ahima’az became the father of Azariah.
Azariah became the father of Johanan.
10 Johanan became the father of Azariah, who served as priest in the House[d] that Solomon built in Jerusalem.[e]
11 Azariah became the father of Amariah.
Amariah became the father of Ahitub.
12 Ahitub became the father of Zadok.
Zadok became the father of Shallum.
13 Shallum became the father of Hilkiah.
Hilkiah became the father of Azariah.
14 Azariah became the father of Seraiah.
Seraiah became the father of Jehozadak.
15 Jehozadak went into captivity, when the Lord carried Judah and Jerusalem away by the hand of Nebuchadnezzar.[f]
The Families of the Levites
16 The sons of Levi were Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.[g]
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 Merari were Mahli and Mushi.
These are the clans of the Levites according to their fathers.
Gershom
20 The family line of Gershom was his son Libni, his son Jahath, his son Zimmah, 21 his son Joah, his son Iddo, his son Zerah, and his son Jeatherai.
22 The family line of Kohath was his son Amminadab, his son Korah, his son Assir, 23 his son Elkanah, and his son Ebiasaph, his son Assir, 24 his son Tahath, his son Uriel, his son Uzziah, and his son Shaul.
25 The sons of Elkanah were Amasai and Ahimoth. 26 As for Elkanah, the family line of Elkanah[h] was his son Zophai, his son Nahath, 27 his son Eliab, his son Jeroham, his son Elkanah, and his son Samuel.[i] 28 The sons of Samuel were Joel the firstborn and Abijah the second son.
Merari
29 The family line of Merari was Mahli, his son Libni, his son Shimei, his son Uzzah, 30 his son Shimea, his son Haggiah, his son Asaiah.
The Temple Musicians
31 These are the men David appointed to be the musicians in the Lord’s house from the time that the Ark came to rest there. 32 They ministered with music in front of the Dwelling, that is, the Tent of Meeting, until Solomon built the Lord’s house in Jerusalem. They performed their service according to the duties prescribed for them. 33 This is the list of those who served and their sons.
Musicians From Kohath
From the family line of the Kohathites came Heman the singer, who was 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 colleague,[j] who stood at his right hand, was Asaph, namely, Asaph the son of Berekiah, the son of Shimea, 40 the son of Michael, the son of Ba’aseiah, 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 Gershom, the son of Levi.
44 On the left hand of Heman and Asaph was their colleague from the descendants of Merari, namely, Ethan the 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 brothers, the other Levites, were appointed for all the other forms of service at the Dwelling, God’s house.
The Priests Till the Time of David
49 But it was Aaron and his sons who presented offerings on the altar for burnt offerings and on the altar for incense, to carry out 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 This is the family line from Aaron: his son Eleazar, his son Phinehas, his son Abishua, 51 his son Bukki, his son Uzzi, his son Zerahiah, 52 his son Meraioth, his son Amariah, his son Ahitub, 53 his son Zadok, and his son Ahima’az.
The Cities for the Tribe of Levi
54 Now the following are the places they lived according to their settlements within their borders.
The first lot was for the sons of Aaron, from the families of the Kohathites. 55 To them they gave Hebron in the land of Judah and its surrounding pastureland, 56 but the fields of the city and its villages, they gave to Caleb son of Jephunneh. 57 To the sons of Aaron they gave Hebron, the city of refuge, and also Libnah with its surrounding pastures, Jattir, Eshtemoa with its surrounding pastures, 58 Hilen with its surrounding pastures, Debir with its surrounding pastures, 59 Ashan with its surrounding pastures, and Juttah and Beth Shemesh with their surrounding pastures. 60 In the territory of the tribe of Benjamin they received Gibeon, Geba with its surrounding pastures, Allemeth with its surrounding pastures, and Anathoth with its surrounding pastures. All their cities for all their families totaled thirteen cities.[k]
61 To the rest of the sons of Kohath from the families of the tribe who remained without land, ten cities were given by lot from the territory of the half tribe of Manasseh.[l]
62 To the sons of Gershom, according to their families, from the territory of the tribe of Issachar and the tribe of Asher and the tribe of Naphtali and the tribe of Manasseh in Bashan, thirteen cities were given.
63 To the sons of Merari, according to their families, from the territory of the tribe of Reuben and the tribe of Gad and the tribe of Zebulun, twelve cities were given.
64 So the people of Israel gave the Levites these cities with their surrounding pastures. 65 They assigned to them by lot these cities which are mentioned by name from the territory of the tribe of the sons of Judah and the tribe of the sons of Simeon and the tribe of the sons of Benjamin.
66 Some of the families of the sons of Kohath had cities of their inheritance within the borders of the tribe of Ephraim. 67 They gave to them the city of refuge, Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim with its surrounding pastures, also Gezer with its surrounding pastures, 68 Jokmeam[m] with its surrounding pastures, Beth Horon with its surrounding pastures, 69 Aijalon with its surrounding pastures, Gath Rimmon with its surrounding pastures, 70 and in the territory of the half tribe of Manasseh, for the rest of the family of the sons of Kohath, they gave Aner[n] with its surrounding pastures and Bileam[o] with its surrounding pastures.[p]
71 To the sons of Gershom, from the clan of the half tribe of Manasseh, these cities were given: Golan in Bashan with its surrounding pastures and Ashtaroth with its surrounding pastures, 72 and in the territory of the tribe of Issachar, Kedesh[q] with its surrounding pastures, Daberath with its surrounding pastures, 73 Ramoth[r] with its surrounding pastures, and Anem[s] with its surrounding pastures, 74 and in the territory of the tribe of Asher, Mashal with its surrounding pastures, Abdon with it surrounding pastures, 75 Hukok[t] with its surrounding pastures, and Rehob with its surrounding pastures, 76 and in the territory of the tribe of Naphtali, Kedesh in Galilee with its surrounding pastures, Hammon with its surrounding pastures, and Kiriathaim with its surrounding pastures.
77 The rest of the Levites, the sons of Merari, were given Jokneam with its surrounding pastures, Rimmono with its surrounding pastures, Tabor with its surrounding pastures, and Nahalal with its surrounding pastures[u] in the territory of the tribe of Zebulun. 78 Across the Jordan from Jericho, on the east side of the Jordan, they were given cities in the territory of the tribe of Reuben: Bezer in the wilderness with its surrounding pastures, Jahzah with its surrounding pastures, 79 Kedemoth with its surrounding pastures, and Mepha’ath with its surrounding pastures. 80 And in the territory of the tribe of Gad they received Ramoth in Gilead with its surrounding pastures, Mahanaim with its surrounding pastures, 81 Heshbon with its surrounding pastures, and Jazer with its surrounding pastures.
Footnotes
- 1 Chronicles 6:1 Also spelled Gershon in the Pentateuch
- 1 Chronicles 6:1 English chapter 6:1-15 equals Hebrew 5:27-41.
- 1 Chronicles 6:3 The same Hebrew word as sons
- 1 Chronicles 6:10 The temple is frequently called the House in Kings and Chronicles.
- 1 Chronicles 6:10 The succession of priests’ names in Samuel and Kings suggests that it was the Azariah in verse 9 who served under Solomon, since Zadok was the priest at the beginning of Solomon’s reign. See also 1 Kings 4:2.
- 1 Chronicles 6:15 This genealogy of high priests does not list every generation. This plus the occurrence of frequent namesakes creates some difficulties in matching this genealogy with the references to priests in Samuel and Kings.
- 1 Chronicles 6:16 English 6:16-81 equals Hebrew 6:1-66.
- 1 Chronicles 6:26 The marginal reading (qere) is Elkanah, the sons of Elkanah. The consonantal Hebrew text (kethiv) reads Elkanah, his son Elkanah.
- 1 Chronicles 6:27 The words his son Samuel are not present in the Hebrew text but are present in some Greek texts.
- 1 Chronicles 6:39 Literally brother, which can also be translated relative
- 1 Chronicles 6:60 The total in verse 60 says that there are thirteen cities, but there are only eleven cities named in the Hebrew text. The two additional names Juttah and Gibeon are present in the list in Joshua 21 and in the ancient versions of this text and, therefore, are added to the translation above.
- 1 Chronicles 6:61 Joshua 21:5 says some of these ten cities were from Dan and Ephraim.
- 1 Chronicles 6:68 Joshua 21:22 reads Kibzaim.
- 1 Chronicles 6:70 Joshua 21:25 reads Ta’anach.
- 1 Chronicles 6:70 Elsewhere called Ibleam. Joshua 21:25 repeats Gath Rimmon.
- 1 Chronicles 6:70 This list has only eight cities, not the ten listed in the parallel passage in Joshua 21. Two cities from Dan, namely Eltekeh and Gibbethon, included in Joshua 21:23, are omitted in Chronicles.
- 1 Chronicles 6:72 In Joshua 21:28 this city is listed as Kishion.
- 1 Chronicles 6:73 In Joshua 21:29 it is listed as Jarmuth.
- 1 Chronicles 6:73 In Joshua 21:29 it is listed as En Gannim.
- 1 Chronicles 6:75 In Joshua 21:31 it is called Helkath.
- 1 Chronicles 6:77 Jokneam and Nahalal are not present in the Hebrew text, but they are restored to match the twelve cities in Joshua. In Joshua 21:34 these four cities are called Jokneam, Kartah, Dimnah, and Nahalal.
1 Crónicas 6
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Descendientes de Leví
6 [a](A) Los hijos de Leví fueron Gersón, Coat y Merari. 2 Los hijos de Coat fueron Amram, Izhar, Hebrón y Uziel. 3 Los hijos de Amram fueron Aarón, Moisés y Miriam. Y los hijos de Aarón fueron Nadab, Abiú, Eleazar e Itamar. 4 Eleazar fue el padre de Finees y Finees fue el padre de Abisúa, 5 Abisúa fue el padre de Buqui y Buqui fue el padre de Uzi, 6 Uzi fue el padre de Zeraías y Zeraías fue el padre de Meraiot, 7 Meraiot fue el padre de Amarías y Amarías fue el padre de Ahitob, 8 Ahitob fue el padre Sadoc(B) y Sadoc fue el padre de Ahimaas(C), 9 Ahimaas fue el padre de Azarías y Azarías fue el padre de Johanán, 10 Johanán fue el padre de Azarías(D) (este fue el que sirvió como sacerdote en la casa que Salomón había edificado en Jerusalén(E)), 11 Azarías fue el padre de Amarías(F) y Amarías fue el padre de Ahitob, 12 Ahitob fue el padre de Sadoc y Sadoc fue el padre de Salum, 13 Salum fue el padre de Hilcías e Hilcías fue el padre de Azarías, 14 Azarías fue el padre de Seraías(G) y Seraías fue el padre de Josadac, 15 y Josadac fue al destierro cuando el Señor se llevó en cautiverio a Judá y a Jerusalén por medio de Nabucodonosor.
16 [b](H) Los hijos de Leví fueron Gersón, Coat y Merari. 17 Y estos son los nombres de los hijos de Gersón: Libni y Simei. 18 Los hijos de Coat fueron Amram, Izhar, Hebrón y Uziel. 19 Los hijos de Merari fueron Mahli y Musi(I). Y estas son las familias de los levitas conforme a sus casas paternas. 20 De Gersón: Libni su hijo, Jahat su hijo, Zima su hijo, 21 Joa su hijo, Iddo su hijo, Zera su hijo, Zeatrai su hijo. 22 Los hijos de Coat fueron Aminadab su hijo, Coré su hijo, Asir su hijo, 23 Elcana su hijo, Ebiasaf su hijo, Asir su hijo, 24 Tahat su hijo, Uriel su hijo, Uzías su hijo, Saúl su hijo. 25 Los hijos de Elcana fueron Amasai y Ahimot. 26 Elcana su hijo, Zofai su hijo, Nahat su hijo. 27 Eliab su hijo, Jeroham su hijo, Elcana su hijo. 28 Los hijos de Samuel fueron Joel el primogénito, y Abías el segundo(J). 29 Los hijos de Merari fueron Mahli, Libni su hijo, Simei su hijo, Uza su hijo, 30 Simea su hijo, Haguía su hijo, Asasías su hijo.
Cantores del templo
31 Estos son los que David puso sobre el servicio del canto en la casa del Señor(K), después que el arca descansó allí(L). 32 Ellos ministraban con el canto delante del tabernáculo de la tienda de reunión, hasta que Salomón edificó la casa del Señor en Jerusalén, entonces servían su oficio en ella conforme a su orden.
33 Estos son los que servían con sus hijos: de los hijos de los coatitas eran Hemán el cantor, hijo de Joel, hijo de Samuel, 34 hijo de Elcana, hijo de Jeroham, hijo de Eliel, hijo de Toa, 35 hijo de Zuf, hijo de Elcana, hijo de Mahat, hijo de Amasai, 36 hijo de Elcana, hijo de Joel, hijo de Azarías, hijo de Sofonías, 37 hijo de Tahat, hijo de Asir, hijo de Abiasaf, hijo de Coré, 38 hijo de Izhar, hijo de Coat, hijo de Leví, hijo de Israel.
39 El hermano de Hemán, Asaf, estaba a su mano derecha: Asaf, hijo de Berequías, hijo de Simea, 40 hijo de Micael, hijo de Baasías, hijo de Malquías, 41 hijo de Etni, hijo de Zera, hijo de Adaía, 42 hijo de Etán, hijo de Zima, hijo de Simei, 43 hijo de Jahat, hijo de Gersón, hijo de Leví.
44 A la mano izquierda estaban sus parientes[c], hijos de Merari: Etán, hijo de Quisi, hijo de Abdi, hijo de Maluc, 45 hijo de Hasabías, hijo de Amasías, hijo de Hilcías, 46 hijo de Amsi, hijo de Bani, hijo de Semer, 47 hijo de Mahli, hijo de Musi, hijo de Merari, hijo de Leví. 48 Y sus parientes, los levitas, fueron designados para todo el servicio del tabernáculo de la casa de Dios.
Descendientes de Aarón
49 Aarón y sus hijos sacrificaban[d] sobre el altar del holocausto(M) y sobre el altar del incienso(N), para toda la obra del Lugar Santísimo y para hacer expiación por Israel, conforme a todo lo que Moisés, siervo de Dios, había ordenado(O). 50 (P)Estos son los hijos de Aarón: Eleazar su hijo, Finees su hijo, Abisúa su hijo, 51 Buqui su hijo, Uzi su hijo, Zeraías su hijo, 52 Meraiot su hijo, Amarías su hijo, Ahitob su hijo, 53 Sadoc su hijo, Ahimaas su hijo.
54 (Q)Y estas son sus moradas, conforme a sus campamentos dentro de sus territorios. A los hijos de Aarón, de las familias de los coatitas (pues a ellos les tocó la suerte primero). 55 A ellos les dieron Hebrón(R), en la tierra de Judá, y sus tierras de pastos alrededor de ella; 56 pero dieron los campos de la ciudad y sus aldeas a Caleb, hijo de Jefone(S). 57 Y a los hijos de Aarón les dieron las siguientes ciudades de refugio: Hebrón, Libna con sus tierras de pastos, Jatir, Estemoa con sus tierras de pastos, 58 Hilén con sus tierras de pastos, Debir con sus tierras de pastos, 59 Asán con sus tierras de pastos y Bet Semes con sus tierras de pastos. 60 Y de la tribu de Benjamín: Geba con sus tierras de pastos, Alemet con sus tierras de pastos y Anatot con sus tierras de pastos. Todas sus ciudades repartidas entre sus familias fueron trece ciudades.
61 A los demás hijos de Coat fueron dadas por suerte diez ciudades de la familia de la tribu de Efraín, de la tribu de Dan y de la media tribu de Manasés(T). 62 A los hijos de Gersón, según sus familias, fueron dadas de la tribu de Isacar, de la tribu de Aser, de la tribu de Neftalí y de la tribu de Manasés en Basán, trece ciudades. 63 A los hijos de Merari fueron dadas por suerte, según sus familias, de la tribu de Rubén, de la tribu de Gad y de la tribu de Zabulón, doce ciudades(U). 64 Así los israelitas dieron a los levitas ciudades con sus tierras de pastos(V). 65 Dieron por suerte de la tribu de Judá, de la tribu de Simeón y de la tribu de Benjamín, estas ciudades que se mencionan por nombre(W).
66 Algunas de las familias de los hijos de Coat tuvieron ciudades de sus territorios de la tribu de Efraín(X). 67 Y les dieron las siguientes ciudades de refugio: Siquem con sus tierras de pastos en la tierra montañosa de Efraín, también Gezer con sus tierras de pastos, 68 Jocmeam con sus tierras de pastos, Bet Horón con sus tierras de pastos, 69 Ajalón con sus tierras de pastos y Gat Rimón con sus tierras de pastos; 70 y de la media tribu de Manasés: Aner con sus tierras de pastos y Bileam con sus tierras de pastos, para el resto de la familia de los hijos de Coat.
71 A los hijos de Gersón fueron dadas, de la familia de la media tribu de Manasés: Golán en Basán con sus tierras de pastos y Astarot con sus tierras de pastos; 72 y de la tribu de Isacar: Cedes con sus tierras de pastos, Daberat con sus tierras de pastos, 73 Ramot con sus tierras de pastos y Anem con sus tierras de pastos; 74 y de la tribu de Aser: Masal con sus tierras de pastos, Abdón con sus tierras de pastos, 75 Hucoc con sus tierras de pastos y Rehob con sus tierras de pastos; 76 y de la tribu de Neftalí: Cedes en Galilea con sus tierras de pastos, Hamón con sus tierras de pastos y Quiriataim con sus tierras de pastos.
77 A los demás levitas, los hijos de Merari, fueron dadas, de la tribu de Zabulón: Rimón con sus tierras de pastos, Tabor con sus tierras de pastos; 78 y más allá del Jordán en Jericó, al lado oriental del Jordán, les fueron dadas, de la tribu de Rubén: Beser en el desierto con sus tierras de pastos, Jaza con sus tierras de pastos, 79 Cademot con sus tierras de pastos y Mefaat con sus tierras de pastos; 80 y de la tribu de Gad: Ramot en Galaad con sus tierras de pastos, Mahanaim con sus tierras de pastos, 81 Hesbón con sus tierras de pastos y Jazer con sus tierras de pastos.
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.
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