1 Chronicles 6:1-30

Common English Bible

6 ^[a] Levi’s family: Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.

² Kohath’s family: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.

³ Amram’s family: Aaron, Moses, and Miriam.

Aaron’s family: Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.

⁴ Eleazar was the father of Phinehas, Phinehas of Abishua, ⁵ Abishua of Bukki, Bukki of Uzzi, ⁶ Uzzi of Zerahiah, Zerahiah of Meraioth, ⁷ Meraioth of Amariah, Amariah of Ahitub, ⁸ Ahitub of Zadok, Zadok of Ahimaaz, ⁹ Ahimaaz of Azariah, Azariah of Johanan, ¹⁰ and Johanan of Azariah. He was the one who served as priest in the temple that Solomon built in Jerusalem.

¹¹ Azariah was the father of Amariah, Amariah of Ahitub, ¹² Ahitub of Zadok, Zadok of Shallum, ¹³ Shallum of Hilkiah, Hilkiah of Azariah, ¹⁴ Azariah of Seraiah, and Seraiah of Jehozadak. ¹⁵ Jehozadak went away when the Lord caused Judah and Jerusalem to be exiled by Nebuchadnezzar.

^16 [b] Levi’s family: Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.

¹⁷ These are the names of Gershom’s family: Libni and Shimei.

¹⁸ Kohath’s family: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.

¹⁹ Merari’s family: Mahli and Mushi.

These are the Levites’ clans according to their fathers:

²⁰ Of Gershom: his son Libni, his son Jahath, his son Zimmah, ²¹ his son Joah, his son Iddo, his son Zerah, and his son Jeatherai.

²² Kohath’s family: his son Amminadab, his son Korah, his son Assir, ²³ his son Elkanah, his son Ebiasaph, his son Assir, ²⁴ his son Tahath, his son Uriel, his son Uzziah, and his son Shaul.

²⁵ Elkanah’s family: Amasai and Ahimoth, ²⁶ his son Elkanah,^[c] his son Zophai, his son Nahath, ²⁷ his son Eliab, his son Jeroham, and his son Elkanah.

²⁸ Samuel’s family: the oldest Joel,^[d] and the second Abijah.

²⁹ Merari’s family: Mahli, his son Libni, his son Shimei, his son Uzzah, ³⁰ his son Shimea, his son Haggiah, and his son Asaiah.