Kohathites

12 The sons of Kohath were four in number: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel. 13 (A)The sons of Amram were Aaron and Moses. And (B)Aaron was set apart to sanctify him as most holy, he and his sons forever, (C)to burn incense before the Lord, to serve Him and bless in His name forever. 14 But as for (D)Moses, the man of God, his sons were named among the tribe of Levi. 15 The sons of Moses were Gershom and Eliezer. 16 The [a]son of Gershom was [b]Shebuel the chief. 17 The [c]son of Eliezer was Rehabiah the chief; and Eliezer had no other sons, but the sons of Rehabiah were very many. 18 The [d]son of Izhar was [e]Shelomith the chief. 19 The sons of Hebron were Jeriah the first, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, and Jekameam the fourth. 20 The sons of Uzziel were Micah the first and Isshiah the second.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Chronicles 23:16 Lit sons
  2. 1 Chronicles 23:16 In 24:20, Shubael
  3. 1 Chronicles 23:17 Lit sons...were
  4. 1 Chronicles 23:18 Lit sons
  5. 1 Chronicles 23:18 In 24:22, Shelomoth

The Kohathites

12 Four of the descendants of Kohath were Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.

13 The sons of Amram were Aaron and Moses. Aaron and his descendants were set apart to dedicate the most holy things, to offer sacrifices in the Lord’s presence, to serve the Lord, and to pronounce blessings in his name forever.

14 As for Moses, the man of God, his sons were included with the tribe of Levi. 15 The sons of Moses were Gershom and Eliezer. 16 The descendants of Gershom included Shebuel, the family leader. 17 Eliezer had only one son, Rehabiah, the family leader. Rehabiah had numerous descendants.

18 The descendants of Izhar included Shelomith, the family leader.

19 The descendants of Hebron included Jeriah (the family leader), Amariah (the second), Jahaziel (the third), and Jekameam (the fourth).

20 The descendants of Uzziel included Micah (the family leader) and Isshiah (the second).

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