6 Levi fathered Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. ² Kohath’s sons were Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel. ³ The children of Amram were Aaron, Moses, and Miriam. Aaron fathered Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. ⁴ Eleazar’s lineage descended 21 generations until the exile: Phinehas, Abishua, ⁵ Bukki, Uzzi, ⁶ Zerahiah, Meraioth, ⁷ Amariah, Ahitub, ⁸ Zadok, Ahimaaz, ⁹ Azariah, Johanan, ¹⁰ Azariah (he was priest in Solomon’s temple which was constructed in Jerusalem), ¹¹ Amariah, Ahitub, ¹² Zadok, Shallum, ¹³ Hilkiah, Azariah, ¹⁴ Seraiah, and Jehozadak ¹⁵ (one of those from Jerusalem and Judah whom the Eternal One exiled by Nebuchadnezzar).

¹⁶ These are the Levite clans according to their patronage: Levi fathered Gershom, Kohath, and Merari. ¹⁷ Gershom’s sons were Libni and Shimei. ¹⁸ Kohath’s sons were Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel. ¹⁹ Merari’s sons were Mahli and Mushi. These are the Levitical clans. ²⁰ Gershom’s lineage descended seven generations: Libni, Jahath, Zimmah, ²¹ Joah, Iddo, Zerah, and Jeatherai. ²² Kohath’s lineage descended ten generations: Amminadab, Korah, Assir, ²³ Elkanah, Ebiasaph, Assir, ²⁴ Tahath, Uriel, Uzziah, and Shaul. ²⁵ The sons of Elkanah were Amasai and Ahimoth. ²⁶ Elkanah’s lineage descended six generations: Zophai, Nahath, ²⁷ Eliab, Jeroham, Elkanah, and Samuel. ²⁸ Samuel’s sons were Joel (the firstborn) and Abijah (the second). ²⁹ Merari’s lineage descended seven generations: Mahli, Libni, Shimei, Uzzah, ³⁰ Shimea, Haggiah, and Asaiah.

³¹ After the chest of the covenant came to rest in the tent of the congregation, King David appointed the following Levites to be the musicians in the temple. ³² They ministered with songs with respect to their responsibilities outlined for them at the congregation tent until our king Solomon built the temple in Jerusalem. ³³ These served with their sons: From the Kohathites was Heman the singer (son of Joel, son of Samuel, ³⁴ son of Elkanah, son of Jeroham, son of Eliel, son of Toah, ³⁵ son of Zuph, son of Elkanah, son of Mahath, son of Amasai, ³⁶ son of Elkanah, son of Joel, son of Azariah, son of Zephaniah, ³⁷ son of Tahath, son of Assir, son of Ebiasaph, son of Korah, ³⁸ son of Izhar, son of Kohath, son of Levi, son of Israel).

³⁹ On Heman’s right stood his cousin Asaph (son of Berechiah, son of Shimea, ⁴⁰ son of Michael, son of Baaseiah, son of Malchijah, ⁴¹ son of Ethni, son of Zerah, son of Adaiah, ⁴² son of Ethan, son of Zimmah, son of Shimei, ⁴³ son of Jahath, son of Gershom, son of Levi).

⁴⁴ On Heman’s left stood their cousin from the Merarites, Ethan (son of Kishi, son of Abdi, son of Malluch, ⁴⁵ son of Hashabiah, son of Amaziah, son of Hilkiah, ⁴⁶ son of Amzi, son of Bani, son of Shemer, ⁴⁷ son of Mahli, son of Mushi, son of Merari, son of Levi).

⁴⁸ Their cousins from other Levitical clans served the congregation tent of the house of God. ⁴⁹ Aaron and his sons performed the holiest work: they gave burnt offerings and incense offerings. These offerings atoned for Israel, according to all God’s servant Moses had commanded. ⁵⁰ The lineage of Aaron descended 11 generations: Eleazar, Phinehas, Abishua, ⁵¹ Bukki, Uzzi, Zerahiah, ⁵² Meraioth, Amariah, Ahitub, ⁵³ Zadok, and Ahimaaz.

⁶⁴ Because the Levites were a priestly tribe without their own land, the other tribes each gave them cities and pastures.^{[a] 54} These are their territories and the pasturelands in these settlements: To the descendants of Aaron of the Kohathite clan (the highest clan) ⁶⁵ the tribes of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin gave 9 cities ⁵⁵ including Hebron in the territory of Judah and those cities’ surrounding pastures. ⁵⁶ But the fields of Hebron and its villages still belonged to Caleb (son of Jephunneh). ^57-59 The descendants of Aaron received Hebron, a city of escape, and they also lived in the cities of Libnah, Jattir, Eshtemoa, Hilen, Debir, Ashan, and Beth-shemesh with their surrounding pastures. ⁶⁰ The tribe of Benjamin gave 4 cities and their pastures including Gibeon,^[b] Geba, Allemeth, and Anathoth. The descendants of Aaron held 13 cities; ⁶¹ the half-tribe of Manasseh gave 10 cities to the remaining Kohathite clan.

⁶² The tribes of Issachar, Asher, Naphtali, and Manasseh gave 13 cities in Bashan to the Gershomites.

⁶³ The tribes of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun gave 12 cities to the Merarites.

^66-69 The tribe of Ephraim also gave cities and surrounding pastures to the Kohathites. These cities of refuge included Shechem (in the hill country of Ephraim), Gezer, Jokmeam, Beth-horon, Aijalon, and Gath-rimmon. ⁷⁰ The half-tribe of Manasseh gave the cities and pastures of Aner and Bileam to the rest of the Kohathites.

⁷¹ The half-tribe of Manasseh gave these cities and surrounding pastures to the Gershomites: Golan in Bashan and Ashtaroth. ^72-73 The tribe of Issachar gave Kedesh, Daberath, Ramoth, and Anem. ^74-75 The tribe of Asher gave these cities and their pastures: Mashal, Abdon, Hukok, and Rehob. ⁷⁶ The tribe of Naphtali gave the cities and pastures of Kedesh (in Galilee), Hammon, and Kiriathaim.

⁷⁷ The tribe of Zebulun gave these cities and pastures to the Merarites: Rimmono, Tabor, ^78-79 and Jericho (beyond the Jordan River on the east side). The tribe of Reuben gave the cities and pastures of Bezer, Jahzah, Kedemoth, and Mephaath. ^80-81 The tribe of Gad gave the cities and pastures of Ramoth (in Gilead), Mahanaim, Heshbon, and Jazer.