1 Chronicles 6

KING JAMES BIBLE	NEW JERUSALEM
1 The sons of Levi; Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.	1 Sons of Levi: Gershom, Kohath and Merari.
2 And the sons of Kohath; Amram, Izhar, and Hebron, and Uzziel.	2 These are the names of the sons of Gershom: Libni and Shimei.
3 And the children of Amram; Aaron, and Moses, and Miriam. The sons also of Aaron; Nadab, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.	3 Sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, Uzziel.
4 Eleazar begat Phinehas, Phinehas begat Abishua,	4 Sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. These are the levitical clans according to their father.
5 And Abishua begat Bukki, and Bukki begat Uzzi,	5 Of Gershom: Libni his son, Jahath his son, Zimmah his son,
6 And Uzzi begat Zerahiah, and Zerahiah begat Meraioth,	6 Joah his son, Iddo his son, Zerah his son, Jeatherai his son.
7 Meraioth begat Amariah, and Amariah begat Ahitub,	7 Sons of Kohath: Amminadab his son, Korah his son, Assir his son,
8 And Ahitub begat Zadok, and Zadok begat Ahimaaz,	8 Elkanah his son, Ebiasaph his son, Assir his son.
9 And Ahimaaz begat Azariah, and Azariah begat Johanan,	9 Tahath his son, Uriel his son, Uzziah his son, Shaul his son.
10 And Johanan begat Azariah, (he it is that executed the priest's office in the temple that Solomon built in Jerusalem:)	10 Sons of Elkanah: Amasai and Ahimoth.
11 And Azariah begat Amariah, and Amariah begat Ahitub,	11 Elkanah his son, Zophai his son, Nahath his son,
12 And Ahitub begat Zadok, and Zadok begat Shallum,	12 Eliab his son, Jeroham his son, Elkanah his son.
13 And Shallum begat Hilkiah, and Hilkiah begat Azariah,	13 Sons of Elkanah: Samuel his first-born, the second Abijah.
14 And Azariah begat Seraiah, and Seraiah begat Jehozadak,	14 Sons of Merari: Mahli, Libni his son,
15 And Jehozadak went into captivity, when the LORD carried away Judah and Jerusalem by the hand of Nebuchadnezzar.	15 Shimei his son, Haggiah his son, Asaiah his son.
16 The sons of Levi; Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.	16 These are the men whom David nominated to lead the singing in the Temple of Yahweh after the arkhad come to rest there.
17 And these be the names of the sons of Gershom; Libni, and Shimei.	17 They were responsible for the singing before the Dwel ing, the Tent of Meeting, until Solomon hadbuilt the Temple of Yahweh in Jerusalem and then continued their customary duties.
18 And the sons of Kohath were, Amram, and Izhar, and Hebron, and Uzziel.	18 These were the persons in office, with their sons: Of the sons of Kohath: Heman the singer, son ofJoel, son of Samuel,
19 The sons of Merari; Mahli, and Mushi. And these are the families of the Levites according to their fathers.	19 son of Elkanah, son of Jeroham, son of Eliel, son of Toah,
20 Of Gershom; Libni his son, Jahath his son, Zimmah his son,	20 son of Zuph, son of Elkanah, son of Mahath, son of Amasai,
21 Joah his son, Iddo his son, Zerah his son, Jeaterai his son.	21 son of Elkanah, son of Joel, son of Azariah, son of Zephaniah,
22 The sons of Kohath; Amminadab his son, Korah his son, Assir his son,	22 son of Tahath, son of Assir, son of Ebiasaph, son of Korah,
23 Elkanah his son, and Ebiasaph his son, and Assir his son,	23 son of Izhar, son of Kohath, son of Levi, son of Israel.
24 Tahath his son, Uriel his son, Uzziah his son, and Shaul his son.	24 His brother Asaph stood on his right: Asaph son of Berechiah, son of Shimea,
25 And the sons of Elkanah; Amasai, and Ahimoth.	25 son of Michael, son of Baaseiah, son of Malchijah,
26 As for Elkanah: the sons of Elkanah; Zophai his son, and Nahath his son,	26 son of Ethni, son of Zerah, son of Adaiah,
27 Eliab his son, Jeroham his son, Elkanah his son.	27 son of Ethan, son of Zimmah, son of Shimei,
28 And the sons of Samuel; the firstborn Vashni, and Abiah.	28 son of Jahath, son of Gershom, son of Levi.
29 The sons of Merari; Mahli, Libni his son, Shimei his son, Uzza his son,	29 On the left, the sons of Merari: Ethan son of Kishi, son of Abdi, son of Malluch,
30 Shimea his son, Haggiah his son, Asaiah his son.	30 son of Hashabiah, son of Amaziah, son of Hilkiah,
31 And these are they whom David set over the service of song in the house of the LORD, after that the ark had rest.	31 son of Amzi, son of Bani, son of Shemer,
32 And they ministered before the dwelling place of the tabernacle of the congregation with singing, until Solomon had built the house of the LORD in Jerusalem: and then they waited on their office according to their order.	32 son of Mahli, son of Mushi, son of Merari, son of Levi.
33 And these are they that waited with their children. Of the sons of the Kohathites: Heman a singer, the son of Joel, the son of Shemuel,	33 Their brother Levites were dedicated for al the other duties of the Dwel ing, the Temple of God,
34 The son of Elkanah, the son of Jeroham, the son of Eliel, the son of Toah,	34 but Aaron and his sons burned the offerings on the altar of burnt offering and on the altar of incense;they were entirely responsible for the most holy things and for the ritual of expiation for Israel, in accordance withal that Moses, servant of God, had commanded.
35 The son of Zuph, the son of Elkanah, the son of Mahath, the son of Amasai,	35 These were the sons of Aaron: Eleazar his son, Phinehas his son, Abishua his son,
36 The son of Elkanah, the son of Joel, the son of Azariah, the son of Zephaniah,	36 Bukki his son, Uzzi his son, Zerahiah his son,
37 The son of Tahath, the son of Assir, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah,	37 Meraioth his son, Amariah his son, Ahitub his son,
38 The son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, the son of Israel.	38 Zadok his son, Ahimaaz his son.
39 And his brother Asaph, who stood on his right hand, even Asaph the son of Berachiah, the son of Shimea,	39 These were their places of settlement within their prescribed territory: The sons of Aaron of theKohathite clan -- for to these the first lot fel -
40 The son of Michael, the son of Baaseiah, the son of Malchiah,	40 were given Hebron in the territory of Judah with its surrounding pasture lands.
41 The son of Ethni, the son of Zerah, the son of Adaiah,	41 But the open country of the town and its dependencies were given to Caleb son of Jephunneh.
42 The son of Ethan, the son of Zimmah, the son of Shimei,	42 The sons of Aaron were also given the cities of refuge, Hebron, Libnah with its pasture lands, Jattir,Eshtemoa with its pasture lands.
43 The son of Jahath, the son of Gershom, the son of Levi.	43 Hilen with its pasture lands, Debir with its pasture lands,
44 And their brethren the sons of Merari stood on the left hand: Ethan the son of Kishi, the son of Abdi, the son of Malluch,	44 Ashan with its pasture lands and Beth-Shemesh with its pasture lands;
45 The son of Hashabiah, the son of Amaziah, the son of Hilkiah,	45 and, from the tribe of Benjamin, Geba with its pasture lands, Alemeth with its pasture lands andAnathoth with its pasture lands. In al , the towns distributed among their clans numbered thirteen.
46 The son of Amzi, the son of Bani, the son of Shamer,	46 The remaining sons of Kohath were al otted ten towns from the clans of the tribe, that is, from the half-tribe of Manasseh.
47 The son of Mahli, the son of Mushi, the son of Merari, the son of Levi.	47 The sons of Gershom and their clans were allotted thirteen towns from the tribe of Issachar, from thetribe of Asher, from the tribe of Naphtali and from the tribe of Manasseh in Bashan.
48 Their brethren also the Levites were appointed unto all manner of service of the tabernacle of the house of God.	48 The sons of Merari and their clans were al otted twelve towns from the tribe of Reuben, from the tribeof Gad and from the tribe of Zebulun.
49 But Aaron and his sons offered upon the altar of the burnt offering, and on the altar of incense, and were appointed for all the work of the place most holy, and to make an atonement for Israel, according to all that Moses the servant of God had commanded.	49 The Israelites gave these towns with their pasture lands to the Levites.
50 And these are the sons of Aaron; Eleazar his son, Phinehas his son, Abishua his son,	50 From the tribe of the sons of Judah, from the tribe of the sons of Simeon and from the tribe of the sonsof Benjamin, they also al otted them those towns to which they gave their names.
51 Bukki his son, Uzzi his son, Zerahiah his son,	51 Towns from the tribe of Ephraim were also assigned to the territory of some clans of the sons ofKohath.
52 Meraioth his son, Amariah his son, Ahitub his son,	52 They were given the cities of refuge: Shechem in the highlands of Ephraim with its pasture lands,Gezer and its pasture lands,
53 Zadok his son, Ahimaaz his son.	53 Jokmeam with its pasture lands, Beth-Horon with its pasture lands,
54 Now these are their dwelling places throughout their castles in their coasts, of the sons of Aaron, of the families of the Kohathites: for theirs was the lot.	54 Aijalon with its pasture lands and Gath-Rimmon with its pasture lands
55 And they gave them Hebron in the land of Judah, and the suburbs thereof round about it.	55 and from the half-tribe of Manasseh, Aner with its pasture lands and Bileam with its pasture lands. Somuch was given to the remaining families of the sons of Kohath.
56 But the fields of the city, and the villages thereof, they gave to Caleb the son of Jephunneh.	56 From the half-tribe of Manasseh, the sons of Gershom according to family were given Golan inBashan with its pasture lands and Ashtaroth with its pasture lands;
57 And to the sons of Aaron they gave the cities of Judah, namely, Hebron, the city of refuge, and Libnah with her suburbs, and Jattir, and Eshtemoa, with their suburbs,	57 from the tribe of Issachar, Kedesh with its pasture lands, Daberath with its pasture lands,
58 And Hilen with her suburbs, Debir with her suburbs,	58 Ramoth with its pasture lands and Anem with its pasture lands;
59 And Ashan with her suburbs, and Beth-shemesh with her suburbs:	59 from the tribe of Asher: Mashal with its pasture lands, Abdon with its pasture lands.
60 And out of the tribe of Benjamin; Geba with her suburbs, and Alemeth with her suburbs, and Anathoth with her suburbs. All their cities throughout their families were thirteen cities.	60 Hukok with its pasture lands and Rehob with its pasture lands;
61 And unto the sons of Kohath, which were left of the family of that tribe, were cities given out of the half tribe, namely, out of the half tribe of Manasseh, by lot, ten cities.	61 from the tribe of Naphtali, Kedesh in Galilee with its pasture lands, Hammon with its pasture lands andKiriataim with its pasture lands.
62 And to the sons of Gershom throughout their families out of the tribe of Issachar, and out of the tribe of Asher, and out of the tribe of Naphtali, and out of the tribe of Manasseh in Bashan, thirteen cities.	62 To the remainder of the sons of Merari: from the tribe of Zebulun, Rimmon with its pasture lands andTabor with its pasture lands;
63 Unto the sons of Merari were given by lot, throughout their families, out of the tribe of Reuben, and out of the tribe of Gad, and out of the tribe of Zebulun, twelve cities.	63 in Transjordan, near Jericho, east of the Jordan, from the tribe of Reuben: Bezer in the desert with itspasture lands, Jahzah with its pasture lands,
64 And the children of Israel gave to the Levites these cities with their suburbs.	64 Kedemoth with its pasture lands and Mephaath with its pasture lands;
65 And they gave by lot out of the tribe of the children of Judah, and out of the tribe of the children of Simeon, and out of the tribe of the children of Benjamin, these cities, which are called by their names.	65 from the tribe of Gad: Ramoth in Gilead with its pasture lands, Mahanaim with its pasture lands,
66 And the residue of the families of the sons of Kohath had cities of their coasts out of the tribe of Ephraim.	66 Heshbon with its pasture lands and Jazer with its pasture lands.
67 And they gave unto them, of the cities of refuge, Shechem in mount Ephraim with her suburbs; they gave also Gezer with her suburbs,
68 And Jokmeam with her suburbs, and Beth-horon with her suburbs,
69 And Aijalon with her suburbs, and Gath-rimmon with her suburbs:
70 And out of the half tribe of Manasseh; Aner with her suburbs, and Bileam with her suburbs, for the family of the remnant of the sons of Kohath.
71 Unto the sons of Gershom were given out of the family of the half tribe of Manasseh, Golan in Bashan with her suburbs, and Ashtaroth with her suburbs:
72 And out of the tribe of Issachar; Kedesh with her suburbs, Daberath with her suburbs,
73 And Ramoth with her suburbs, and Anem with her suburbs:
74 And out of the tribe of Asher; Mashal with her suburbs, and Abdon with her suburbs,
75 And Hukok with her suburbs, and Rehob with her suburbs:
76 And out of the tribe of Naphtali; Kedesh in Galilee with her suburbs, and Hammon with her suburbs, and Kirjathaim with her suburbs.
77 Unto the rest of the children of Merari were given out of the tribe of Zebulun. Rimmon with her suburbs, Tabor with her suburbs:
78 And on the other side Jordan by Jericho, on the east side of Jordan, were given them out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer in the wilderness with her suburbs, and Jahzah with her suburbs,
79 Kedemoth also with her suburbs, and Mephaath with her suburbs:
80 And out of the tribe of Gad; Ramoth in Gilead with her suburbs, and Mahanaim with her suburbs,
81 And Heshbon with her suburbs, and Jazer with her suburbs.