1The sons of Levi were Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.2The sons of Kohath were Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.3The sons of Amram were Aaron, Moses, and Miriam. The sons of Aaron were Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.4Eleazar begot Phinehas; Phinehas begot Abishua.5Abishua begot Bukki; Bukki begot Uzzi.6Uzzi begot Zerahiah; Zerahiah begot Meraioth.7Meraioth begot Amariah; Amariah begot Ahitub.8Ahitub begot Zadok; Zadok begot Ahimaaz.9Ahimaaz begot Azariah; Azariah begot Johanan.10Johanan begot Azariah, who ministered as priest in the house that Solomon built in Jerusalem.11Azariah begot Amariah; Amariah begot Ahitub.12Ahitub begot Zadok; Zadok begot Shallum.13Shallum begot Hilkiah; Hilkiah begot Azariah.14Azariah begot Seraiah; Seraiah begot Jehozadak.15Jehozadak went when the LORD exiled Judah and Jerusalem by the hand of Nebuchadnezzar.16The sons of Levi were Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.17These are the names of the sons of Gershom: Libni and Shimei.18The sons of Kohath were Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.19The sons of Merari were Mahli and Mushi. These are the families of Levi according to their fathers.20Of Gershom: his son Libni, his son Jahath, his son Zimmah.21His son Joah, his son Iddo, his son Zerah, his son Jeatherai.22The sons of Kohath: his son Amminadab, his son Korah, his son Assir.23His son Elkanah, his son Ebiasaph, his son Assir.24His son Tahath, his son Uriel, his son Uzziah, and his son Saul.25The sons of Elkanah were Amasai and Ahimoth.26Elkanah his son; the sons of Elkanah: his son Zuph and his son Nahath.27His son Eliab, his son Jeroham, his son Elkanah.28The sons of Samuel were the firstborn, the second, and Abijah.29The sons of Merari: Mahli; his son Libni, his son Shimei, his son Uzzah.30His son Shimea, his son Haggiah, his son Asaiah.31These are the ones whom David appointed over the song service of the house of the LORD after the resting of the ark.32They were ministering before the tabernacle, the tent of meeting, with song, until Solomon built the house of the LORD in Jerusalem; and they stood according to their judgment upon their service.33These are the ones standing, and their sons, from the sons of the Kohathite: Heman the singer, son of Joel, son of Samuel.34Son of Elkanah, son of Jeroham, son of Eliel, son of Toah.35Son of Zuph, son of Elkanah, son of Mahath, son of Amasai.36Son of Elkanah, son of Joel, son of Azariah, son of Zephaniah.37Son of Tahath, son of Assir, son of Ebiasaph, son of Korah.38Son of Izhar, son of Kohath, son of Levi, son of Israel.39His brother Asaph stood at his right: Asaph son of Berechiah, son of Shimea.40Son of Michael, son of Baaseiah, son of Malchijah.41Son of Ethni, son of Zerah, son of Adaiah.42Son of Ethan, son of Zimmah, son of Shimei.43Son of Jahath, son of Gershom, son of Levi.44The sons of Merari, their brothers, stood upon the left: Ethan son of Kishi, son of Abdi, son of Malluch.45Son of Hashabiah, son of Amaziah, son of Hilkiah.46Son of Amzi, son of Bani, son of Shamed.47Son of Mahli, son of Mushi, son of Merari, son of Levi.48Their brothers the Levites were given for all the service of the tabernacle of the house of God.49Aaron and his sons were offering upon the altar of the burnt offering and upon the altar of the incense for all the work of the holiness of the holinesses, and to atone upon Israel according to all that Moses the servant of God commanded.50These 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.54These were their seats according to their encampments in their borders, for the sons of Aaron of the Kohathite family, because the lot was theirs.55They gave them Hebron in the land of Judah, and its pasture lands around it.56They gave the field of the city and its villages to Caleb son of Jephunneh.57To the sons of Aaron they gave the cities of refuge: Hebron, Libnah and its pasture lands, Jattir, Eshtemoa and its pasture lands.58Hilen with its pasture lands, and Debir with its pasture lands.59Ashan with its pasture lands, and Beth-shemesh with its pasture lands.60From the tribe of Benjamin: Geba and its pasture lands, Alemeth and its pasture lands, Anathoth and its pasture lands; all their cities were thirteen cities in their families.61To the remaining sons of Kohath from the half tribe of Manasseh, by lot, ten cities.62To the sons of Gershom according to their families, from the tribe of Issachar, from the tribe of Asher, from the tribe of Naphtali, and from the tribe of Manasseh in Bashan, thirteen cities.63To the sons of Merari according to their families, from the tribe of Reuben, from the tribe of Gad, and from the tribe of Zebulun, by lot, twelve cities.64The sons of Israel gave the Levites the cities and their pasture lands.65By lot they gave from the tribe of Judah, from the tribe of Simeon, and from the tribe of Benjamin these cities that they called by their names.66From the families of the sons of Kohath their border cities were from the tribe of Ephraim.67They gave them the cities of refuge: Shechem and its pasture lands in the mountain of Ephraim, Gezer and its pasture lands.68Jokmeam with its pasture lands, and Beth-horon with its pasture lands.69Aijalon with its pasture lands, and Gath-rimmon with its pasture lands.70From the half tribe of Manasseh: Aner and its pasture lands, Bileam and its pasture lands, for the family of the remaining sons of Kohath.71To the sons of Gershom from the half tribe of Manasseh they gave Golan in Bashan with its pasture lands and Ashtaroth with its pasture lands.72From the tribe of Issachar they received Kedesh with its pasture lands and Daberath with its pasture lands.73Ramoth with its pasture lands, and Anem with its pasture lands.74From the tribe of Asher they received Mashal with its pasture lands and Abdon with its pasture lands.75Hukok with its pasture lands, and Rehob with its pasture lands.76From the tribe of Naphtali they received Kedesh in Galilee with its pasture lands, Hammon with its pasture lands, and Kiriathaim with its pasture lands.77To the remaining sons of Merari from the tribe of Zebulun: Rimmon and its pasture lands, Tabor and its pasture lands.78From beyond the Jordan at Jericho, to the east of the Jordan, from the tribe of Reuben: Bezer in the wilderness and its pasture lands, Jahaz and its pasture lands.79Kedemoth with its pasture lands, and Mephaath with its pasture lands.80From the tribe of Gad they received Ramoth in Gilead with its pasture lands and Mahanaim with its pasture lands.81Heshbon with its pasture lands, and Jazer with its pasture lands.