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The Tribe of Levi

The sons of Levi were Gershom,[a] Kohath, and Merari.[b]

The Family of the Priests

The sons of Kohath were Amram, Izhar, and Hebron and Uzziel.
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.
Eleazar became the father of Phinehas.
    Phinehas became the father of Abishua.
Abishua became the father of Bukki.
    Bukki became the father of Uzzi.
Uzzi became the father of Zerahiah.
    Zerahiah became the father of Meraioth.
Meraioth became the father of Amariah.
    Amariah became the father of Ahitub.
Ahitub became the father of Zadok.
    Zadok became the father of Ahima’az.
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.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Chronicles 6:1 Also spelled Gershon in the Pentateuch
  2. 1 Chronicles 6:1 English chapter 6:1-15 equals Hebrew 5:27-41.
  3. 1 Chronicles 6:3 The same Hebrew word as sons
  4. 1 Chronicles 6:10 The temple is frequently called the House in Kings and Chronicles.
  5. 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.
  6. 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.
  7. 1 Chronicles 6:16 English 6:16-81 equals Hebrew 6:1-66.
  8. 1 Chronicles 6:26 The marginal reading (qere) is Elkanah, the sons of Elkanah. The consonantal Hebrew text (kethiv) reads Elkanah, his son Elkanah.
  9. 1 Chronicles 6:27 The words his son Samuel are not present in the Hebrew text but are present in some Greek texts.