1The sons of Levi ; Gershon , Kohath , and Merari . 2And the sons of Kohath ; Amram , Izhar , and Hebron , and Uzziel . 3And the children of Amram ; Aaron , and Moses , and Miriam . The sons also of Aaron ; Nadab , and Abihu , Eleazar , and Ithamar . 4Eleazar begat Phinehas , Phinehas begat Abishua , 5And Abishua begat Bukki , and Bukki begat Uzzi , 6And Uzzi begat Zerahiah , and Zerahiah begat Meraioth , 7Meraioth begat Amariah , and Amariah begat Ahitub , 8And Ahitub begat Zadok , and Zadok begat Ahimaaz , 9And Ahimaaz begat Azariah , and Azariah begat Johanan , 10And Johanan begat Azariah , (he it is that executed the priest’s office in the temple that Solomon built in Jerusalem :) 11And Azariah begat Amariah , and Amariah begat Ahitub , 12And Ahitub begat Zadok , and Zadok begat Shallum , 13And Shallum begat Hilkiah , and Hilkiah begat Azariah , 14And Azariah begat Seraiah , and Seraiah begat Jehozadak , 15And Jehozadak went into captivity , when the LORD carried away Judah and Jerusalem by the hand of Nebuchadnezzar .
The Duties of the Levites
16The sons of Levi ; Gershom , Kohath , and Merari . 17And these be the names of the sons of Gershom ; Libni , and Shimei . 18And the sons of Kohath were , Amram , and Izhar , and Hebron , and Uzziel . 19The sons of Merari ; Mahli , and Mushi . And these are the families of the Levites according to their fathers . 20Of Gershom ; Libni his son , Jahath his son , Zimmah his son , 21Joah his son , Iddo his son , Zerah his son , Jeaterai his son . 22The sons of Kohath ; Amminadab his son , Korah his son , Assir his son , 23Elkanah his son , and Ebiasaph his son , and Assir his son , 24Tahath his son , Uriel his son , Uzziah his son , and Shaul his son . 25And the sons of Elkanah ; Amasai , and Ahimoth . 26As for Elkanah : the sons of Elkanah ; Zophai his son , and Nahath his son , 27Eliab his son , Jeroham his son , Elkanah his son . 28And the sons of Samuel ; the firstborn Vashni , and Abiah . 29The sons of Merari ; Mahli , Libni his son , Shimei his son , Uzza his son , 30Shimea his son , Haggiah his son , Asaiah his son .
The Cities of the Levites
31And these are they whom David set over the service of song in the house of the LORD , after that the ark had rest . 32And 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 . 33And 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 , 34The son of Elkanah , the son of Jeroham , the son of Eliel , the son of Toah , 35The son of Zuph , the son of Elkanah , the son of Mahath , the son of Amasai , 36The son of Elkanah , the son of Joel , the son of Azariah , the son of Zephaniah , 37The son of Tahath , the son of Assir , the son of Ebiasaph , the son of Korah , 38The son of Izhar , the son of Kohath , the son of Levi , the son of Israel . 39And his brother Asaph , who stood on his right hand , even Asaph the son of Berachiah , the son of Shimea , 40The son of Michael , the son of Baaseiah , the son of Malchiah , 41The son of Ethni , the son of Zerah , the son of Adaiah , 42The son of Ethan , the son of Zimmah , the son of Shimei , 43The son of Jahath , the son of Gershom , the son of Levi . 44And their brethren the sons of Merari stood on the left hand : Ethan the son of Kishi , the son of Abdi , the son of Malluch , 45The son of Hashabiah , the son of Amaziah , the son of Hilkiah , 46The son of Amzi , the son of Bani , the son of Shamer , 47The son of Mahli , the son of Mushi , the son of Merari , the son of Levi . 48Their brethren also the Levites were appointed unto all manner of service of the tabernacle of the house of God . 49But 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 . 50And these are the sons of Aaron ; Eleazar his son , Phinehas his son , Abishua his son , 51Bukki his son , Uzzi his son , Zerahiah his son , 52Meraioth his son , Amariah his son , Ahitub his son , 53Zadok his son , Ahimaaz his son . 54Now 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 . 55And they gave them Hebron in the land of Judah , and the suburbs thereof round about it. 56But the fields of the city , and the villages thereof, they gave to Caleb the son of Jephunneh . 57And 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 , 58And Hilen with her suburbs , Debir with her suburbs , 59And Ashan with her suburbs , and Beth-shemesh with her suburbs : 60And 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 . 61And 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 . 62And 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 . 63Unto 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 . 64And the children of Israel gave to the Levites these cities with their suburbs . 65And 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 . 66And the residue of the families of the sons of Kohath had cities of their coasts out of the tribe of Ephraim . 67And they gave unto them, of the cities of refuge , Shechem in mount Ephraim with her suburbs ; they gave also Gezer with her suburbs , 68And Jokmeam with her suburbs , and Beth-horon with her suburbs , 69And Aijalon with her suburbs , and Gath-rimmon with her suburbs : 70And 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 . 71Unto 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 : 72And out of the tribe of Issachar ; Kedesh with her suburbs , Daberath with her suburbs , 73And Ramoth with her suburbs , and Anem with her suburbs : 74And out of the tribe of Asher ; Mashal with her suburbs , and Abdon with her suburbs , 75And Hukok with her suburbs , and Rehob with her suburbs : 76And out of the tribe of Naphtali ; Kedesh in Galilee with her suburbs , and Hammon with her suburbs , and Kirjathaim with her suburbs . 77Unto the rest of the children of Merari were given out of the tribe of Zebulun , Rimmon with her suburbs , Tabor with her suburbs : 78And 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 , 79Kedemoth also with her suburbs , and Mephaath with her suburbs : 80And out of the tribe of Gad ; Ramoth in Gilead with her suburbs , and Mahanaim with her suburbs , 81And Heshbon with her suburbs , and Jazer with her suburbs .