The Levites: Genealogy and Temple Service
1 Chronicles 6:1-81
1 C.6.1 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- בני: NOUN,m,pl,construct
- לוי: PROPN,m,sg
- גרשם: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- קהת: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- ומררי: CONJ+NOUN,m,sg,abs
Parallels
- Genesis 46:11 (quotation): Direct repetition of the names of Levi’s sons—Gershon, Kohath, and Merari—when Jacob’s family is listed in Egypt.
- Numbers 3:17 (quotation): Lists the sons of Levi (Gershon, Kohath, and Merari) in the context of organizing the Levite clans for census and service.
- 1 Chronicles 23:6 (structural): A later chronicler’s restatement of Levi’s descendants (Gershon, Kohath, and Merari) when arranging priestly and Levitical duties under David.
- Deuteronomy 10:8 (thematic): Does not list the sons but thematically parallels the verse by focusing on the special status and appointment of the Levites (their role and separation for service).
Alternative generated candidates
- The sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
- The sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
1 C.6.2 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- ואלה: CONJ+DEM,pl,abs
- שמות: NOUN,m,pl,abs
- בני: NOUN,m,pl,construct
- גרשום: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
- לבני: PREP
- ושמעי: CONJ+NOUN,m,sg,abs
Parallels
- Numbers 3:21 (verbal): Lists the sons of Gershon with the same names, Libni and Shimei — a direct verbal parallel in the priestly/Levitical genealogy.
- 1 Chronicles 23:6 (verbal): Repeats the genealogy of the Gershonites (Libni and Shimei) when reorganizing Levitical families for David’s administration — same names recurred.
- Exodus 2:22 (thematic): Reports the birth and naming of Gershom (son of Moses), providing background on the origin of the Gershon line referenced here.
- 1 Chronicles 6:1 (structural): Begins the broader Levite genealogy that frames 1 Chr 6:2; shows the immediate structural context by naming Gershon as one of Levi’s sons.
Alternative generated candidates
- These are the names of the sons of Gershon: Libni and Shimei.
- And these are the names of the sons of Gershon: Libni and Shimei.
1 C.6.3 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- ובני: CONJ+NOUN,m,pl,cons
- קהת: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- עמרם: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- ויצהר: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- וחברון: CONJ+NOUN,m,sg,abs
- ועזיאל: CONJ+NOUN,m,sg,abs
Parallels
- Exodus 6:18 (verbal): Gives the same list of Kohath’s sons—Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel—matching the names in 1 Chronicles 6:3 (direct genealogical repetition).
- Numbers 3:18 (verbal): Another direct listing of the sons of Kohath with the identical names, reaffirming the genealogical tradition (verbal parallel).
- Numbers 26:57-59 (verbal): The census/genealogical record repeats Kohath’s sons (Amram, Izhar, Hebron, Uzziel), showing continuity in the tribal/family records across texts.
- 1 Chronicles 23:6 (structural): Within Chronicles the same list appears in the context of David’s organization of the Levites—same names used for a different administrative setting (structural parallel).
- Exodus 6:20 (thematic): Names Amram (one of Kohath’s sons) as the father of Aaron and Moses, supplying fuller background on the significance of Kohath’s line mentioned in 1 Chronicles 6:3.
Alternative generated candidates
- And the sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.
- And the sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.
1 C.6.4 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- בני: NOUN,m,pl,construct
- מררי: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- מחלי: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- ומשי: CONJ+NOUN,m,sg,abs
- ואלה: CONJ+DEM,pl,abs
- משפחות: NOUN,f,pl,abs
- הלוי: NOUN,m,sg,def
- לאבותיהם: PREP+NOUN,m,pl,abs,prsuf=3,m,pl
Parallels
- Numbers 3:18 (verbal): Lists the sons of Merari as Mahli and Mushi in the Levitical genealogy—direct parallel wording to 1 Chron 6:4.
- Numbers 26:57 (verbal): In the wilderness census genealogy this verse again names Mahli and Mushi as the sons of Merari, reaffirming the same family lines.
- Numbers 4:29-33 (thematic): Describes the organization and service of the Merarite families in relation to the tabernacle (their duties and items they handled), connecting the family identity in 1 Chr 6:4 with their cultic role.
- 1 Chronicles 23:6 (verbal): A later chronicle passage that repeats the genealogy of the Levites, naming the sons of Merari as Mahli and Mushi—another direct echo within Chronicles itself.
Alternative generated candidates
- The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. These are the clans of the Levites according to their fathers.
- The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. These are the clans of the Levites according to their fathers.
1 C.6.5 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- לגרשום: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs
- לבני: PREP
- בנו: NOUN,m,sg,abs+3ms
- יחת: VERB,qal,impf,3,m,sg
- בנו: NOUN,m,sg,abs+3ms
- זמה: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- בנו: NOUN,m,sg,abs+3ms
Parallels
- Exodus 6:16-25 (verbal): Parallels the Levitical genealogy, listing Levi's descendants (Gershom, Kohath, Merari) and the names of Gershom's line that correspond to 1 Chron 6:5.
- Numbers 3:21-26 (verbal): Gives the clans and responsibilities of the Gershonites (Gershom's descendants); echoes the same family names and clan divisions found in 1 Chron 6:5.
- 1 Chronicles 23:6-7 (structural): A later organizational listing of the Levites under David that repeats the names of Gershon's descendants (e.g., Libni, Shimei/Jahath, Zimmah) and mirrors the genealogy in 1 Chron 6.
- Genesis 46:11 (allusion): Early ancestral listing of Levi's sons (Gershon, Kohath, Merari) in the Israelite family; provides the patriarchal background for the genealogical lines enumerated in 1 Chron 6:5.
Alternative generated candidates
- To Gershon belonged the sons of his son Libni—Jahath his son, Zimmah his son.
- To Libni—his son Jahath, his son Zimmah.
1 C.6.6 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- יואח: NOUN,m,sg,prop
- בנו: NOUN,m,sg,abs+3ms
- עדו: NOUN,m,sg,prop
- בנו: NOUN,m,sg,abs+3ms
- זרח: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- בנו: NOUN,m,sg,abs+3ms
- יאתרי: NOUN,m,sg,prop
- בנו: NOUN,m,sg,abs+3ms
Parallels
- Exodus 6:16-25 (thematic): Both passages give genealogical material for Israel’s priestly/Levitical families; Exodus supplies the early descent of Levi (Kohath, Amram, Aaron) that Chronicles later systematizes for priestly lines.
- Numbers 3:17-28 (structural): Numbers enumerates the clans and households of the Levites (Kohathite responsibilities and descendants), paralleling Chronicles’ systematic listing of Levitical names and roles.
- 1 Chronicles 6:3-15 (verbal): Immediate verbal/structural parallel within the same chapter: the broader Levitical genealogy that includes v.6’s sequence of names and places them in the Aaron/Levi priestly line.
- Ezra 7:1-5 (thematic): Ezra traces his ancestry back through Aaronic/Levitical lines (Eleazar, Phinehas), reflecting the same concern as Chronicles to establish legitimate priestly descent and continuity.
Alternative generated candidates
- Joah his son, Eder his son, Zerah his son, Jetherai his son.
- Joah his son, Iddo his son, Zerah his son, Jetherai his son.
1 C.6.7 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- בני: NOUN,m,pl,construct
- קהת: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- עמינדב: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- בנו: NOUN,m,sg,abs+3ms
- קרח: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- בנו: NOUN,m,sg,abs+3ms
- אסיר: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- בנו: NOUN,m,sg,abs+3ms
Parallels
- Exodus 6:18 (verbal): Gives a parallel list of the sons of Kohath (Amram, Izhar, Hebron, Uzziel), showing a different genealogical tradition from 1 Chronicles' Amminadab, Korah, Assir.
- Numbers 3:17-20 (verbal): Another direct genealogy listing Kohath's sons (Amram, Izhar, Hebron, Uzziel), paralleling the Levitical pedigree and highlighting variant names among traditions.
- Numbers 26:57-59 (verbal): Repeats the Kohathite genealogy and names Amram as ancestor of Aaron and Moses, connecting Kohath's line in other biblical lists to priestly descent.
- Numbers 16:1 (thematic): Mentions Korah (leader of Korah's rebellion) as a Kohathite in the narrative tradition—relates to the appearance of the name Korah in 1 Chronicles 6:7 and to Levite identity and tensions.
Alternative generated candidates
- And the sons of Kohath: Amminadab his son, Korah his son, Assir his son.
- And the sons of Kohath: Amminadab his son, Korah his son, Assir his son.
1 C.6.8 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
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- בנו: NOUN,m,sg,abs+3ms
- ואביסף: CONJ+NOUN,prop,_,_,m,sg,abs
- בנו: NOUN,m,sg,abs+3ms
- ואסיר: CONJ+VERB,qal,impf,1,com,sg
- בנו: NOUN,m,sg,abs+3ms
Parallels
- 1 Chr 6:7 (verbal): Immediate parallel in the same genealogical list — repeats the sequence of father–son names (Elkanah, Abisaf/Abishua, Asir) in the chronicler’s genealogy.
- 1 Chr 6:4–15 (structural): Broader section containing this verse; the extended Aaron/Levite genealogy where these names appear as part of the priestly lineage and household organization.
- Numbers 3:17–39 (thematic): National census and arrangement of the Levites by clans — thematically parallels Chronicles’ concern with Levite descent and service.
- Exod 6:16–25 (thematic): Genealogical material for Levi’s descendants (Gershon, Kohath, Merari, and their families); parallels Chronicles’ presentation of Levite ancestry and priestly lines.
- 1 Sam 1:1 (verbal): Uses the same personal name Elkanah (אלקנה); not the same individual but shows recurrence of the name in biblical genealogical/formal contexts (Elkanah as fatherly figure).
Alternative generated candidates
- Elkanah his son, Abiasaph his son, Assir his son.
- Elkanah his son, Ebiasaph his son, Assir his son.
1 C.6.9 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- תחת: PREP
- בנו: NOUN,m,sg,abs+3ms
- אוריאל: NOUN,m,sg,prop
- בנו: NOUN,m,sg,abs+3ms
- עזיה: NOUN,m,sg,prop
- בנו: NOUN,m,sg,abs+3ms
- ושאול: CONJ+NOUN,m,sg,abs
- בנו: NOUN,m,sg,abs+3ms
Parallels
- 1 Chronicles 6:8–11 (structural): Immediate context within the same genealogy: the surrounding verses continue the same Levitical family-lineage, repeating and extending the sequence of names to which Uriel, Aziah, and Saul belong.
- 1 Chronicles 23:6–23 (verbal): Later Chronicles passage that reiterates Levitical family lists and many of the same personal names (e.g., Aziah/Azariah, Saul), showing the same priestly/Levitical lines in a different administrative context.
- Exodus 6:16–25 (thematic): Pentateuchal genealogy of Levi and his descendants provides the foundational ancestor-list from which the Chronicler’s Levitical pedigrees (including names such as Uriel and related lines) derive.
- Numbers 3:17–28 (thematic): Census and assignment of Levitical families in the wilderness; parallels Chronicles’ organization of Levites by family and function, reflecting the same ancestral groupings and tribal responsibilities.
Alternative generated candidates
- Tahat his son, Uriel his son, Uzziah his son, Shaul his son.
- Tahat his son, Uriel his son, Uzziah his son, Shaul his son.
1 C.6.10 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- ובני: CONJ+NOUN,m,pl,cons
- אלקנה: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
- עמשי: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- ואחימות: CONJ+NOUN,f,pl,abs
Parallels
- Exodus 6:18-20 (verbal): Part of the Mosaic-era genealogical listings of Levi’s descendants (Kohath/Amram lines); parallels 1 Chr 6’s preservation of Levitical genealogies and naming of sons.
- Numbers 3:17-20 (verbal): Census/genealogical material for the Kohathite clans; closely related genealogical tradition to the lists in 1 Chronicles 6 that record Levite family units and sons.
- 1 Samuel 1:1 (allusion): Mentions an Elkanah (father of Samuel). Though not necessarily the same man, the recurrence of the name Elkanah ties to the broader tradition of Elkanah as a patriarchal/Levitical figure in Israelite genealogies.
- 1 Chronicles 23:21 (structural): Later Chronicler passage reorganizing and listing Levite heads and their sons; reflects the same genealogical/administrative tradition that 1 Chr 6 preserves in compact form.
Alternative generated candidates
- And the sons of Elkanah: Amasai and Ahimoth.
- And the sons of Elkanah: Amshi and Ahimoth.
1 C.6.11 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- אלקנה: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
- בני: NOUN,m,pl,construct
- אלקנה: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
- צופי: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- בנו: NOUN,m,sg,abs+3ms
- ונחת: CONJ+PREP+NOUN,f,sg,abs
- בנו: NOUN,m,sg,abs+3ms
Parallels
- 1 Samuel 1:1 (verbal): Names match — Elkanah and the designation Zuph/Zophim (Ramathaim‑zophim) appear here, linking the same family/place.
- 1 Samuel 1:19 (thematic): Narrative context for Elkanah of Ramathaim‑zophim (the Zuphites); repeats the association of Elkanah with his home and household.
- 1 Chronicles 6:22 (structural): A parallel listing in the same Levitical genealogy that repeats these ancestor names (Elkanah, Zuph, Nahath) in the chronicler’s summary.
- 1 Chronicles 6:26 (verbal): Another verse in the chapter that preserves the same sequence of Levitical names, confirming the genealogical line (verbal correspondence).
Alternative generated candidates
- Elkanah the son of Elkanah, Zuph his son, Nahath his son.
- Elkanah—Elkanah's son Zuph, Zuph's son Nahath.
1 C.6.12 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- אליאב: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- בנו: NOUN,m,sg,abs+3ms
- ירחם: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- בנו: NOUN,m,sg,abs+3ms
- אלקנה: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
- בנו: NOUN,m,sg,abs+3ms
Parallels
- 1 Samuel 1:1 (verbal): Names overlap: Elkanah is identified as son of Jeroham in both passages (the Elkanah of Ramah in 1 Sam. 1:1), showing the same patronymic tradition.
- 1 Chronicles 6:11 (structural): Immediate parallel within the same chapter — part of the continuous Levite genealogy in which the sequence of fathers and sons (Eliab → Jeroham → Elkanah) appears as a standard genealogical formula.
- 1 Chronicles 6:33 (allusion): Later listing in the Chronicler’s genealogies that treats Elkanah and his ancestry (the line leading to Samuel and Levitical households), echoing the same ancestral names and function within the Levitical rolls.
Alternative generated candidates
- Eliab his son, Jeroham his son, Elkanah his son.
- Eliab his son, Jeroham his son, Elkanah his son.
1 C.6.13 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- ובני: CONJ+NOUN,m,pl,cons
- שמואל: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
- הבכר: NOUN,m,sg,def
- ושני: CONJ+NUM,card,m,pl
- ואביה: CONJ+NOUN,m,sg,abs,poss:3ms
Parallels
- Numbers 3:17-21 (structural): Enumerates the three main Levitical clans (Gershon, Kohath, Merari) and their households, mirroring the genealogical structure seen in 1 Chronicles 6.
- Exodus 6:18-20 (verbal): Gives the descendants of Kohath (including Amram) and names Aaron and Moses — a closely related Levite genealogy that Chronicles incorporates and expands.
- 1 Chronicles 23:6 (thematic): Later Chronicler passage that restates and organizes Levitical families and duties, paralleling the genealogical material of 1 Chronicles 6.
- Ezra 7:1-5 (allusion): A New Testament-period genealogy tracing priestly/Levitical descent back through Aaron’s line, reflecting the same concern for priestly lineage found in 1 Chronicles 6.
Alternative generated candidates
- And the sons of Samuel: the firstborn Elihu, the second, and Abijah.
- And the sons of Samuel: the firstborn, the second, and Abiah.
1 C.6.14 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- בני: NOUN,m,pl,construct
- מררי: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- מחלי: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- לבני: PREP
- בנו: NOUN,m,sg,abs+3ms
- שמעי: NOUN,m,sg,prop
- בנו: NOUN,m,sg,abs+3ms
- עזה: NOUN,f,sg,abs
- בנו: NOUN,m,sg,abs+3ms
Parallels
- Numbers 3:17-18 (verbal): Gives the same genealogy of Merari’s line: Mahli and Mushi are named, and Mahli’s sons Eleazar and Kish are listed (direct verbal parallel).
- Exodus 6:18 (verbal): Another early genealogical listing that names Merari’s sons Mahli and Mushi, echoing the same family register found in Chronicles.
- 1 Chronicles 23:6-8 (structural): A later passage in Chronicles that repeats and expands the Levite genealogy, restating the Merari family (Mahli, Mushi) and the descendants of Mahli (Eleazar, Kish) in a priestly/organizational context.
- Numbers 26:57-58 (thematic): In the tribal census/genealogical material Levi’s families (including Merari) are enumerated; this passage reflects the same genealogical tradition for Merari’s descendants within the census framework.
Alternative generated candidates
- The sons of Merari: Mahli his son, Mushi his son—these are the clans of the Levites according to their fathers.
- The sons of Merari: Mahli—his sons Shimei and Ezah; these are the clans of the Merarite families according to their fathers.
1 C.6.15 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- שמעא: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- בנו: NOUN,m,sg,abs+3ms
- חגיה: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- בנו: NOUN,m,sg,abs+3ms
- עשיה: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- בנו: NOUN,m,sg,abs+3ms
Parallels
- 1 Chronicles 6:14 (verbal): Immediate adjacent verse in the same genealogy; repeats and continues the sequence of Levite names that includes Shema, Haggiah and Asaiah.
- 1 Chronicles 6:4-15 (structural): The broader Levite/priestly genealogy in which this verse appears; places these names within the fuller ancestral list of Levi's descendants.
- 1 Chronicles 25:1-6 (thematic): Lists the families of temple musicians (Asaph, Heman, Jeduthun) and their descendants—parallels the chronicler's concern with Levitical families and specific lineal names associated with temple service.
- 1 Chronicles 23:19-24 (thematic): Describes the organization and duties of the Levites, echoing the chronicler’s practice of enumerating Levitical families and assigning roles, which provides functional context for the genealogical names in ch. 6.
Alternative generated candidates
- Shimei his son, Haggai his son, Asaiah his son.
- Shimei his son, Hagiah his son, Asiah his son.
1 C.6.16 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- ואלה: CONJ+DEM,pl,abs
- אשר: PRON,rel
- העמיד: VERB,hiphil,perf,3,m,sg
- דויד: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- על: PREP
- ידי: NOUN,f,pl,cons
- שיר: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- בית: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- יהוה: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
- ממנוח: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs
- הארון: NOUN,m,sg,def
Parallels
- 1 Chronicles 15:16 (verbal): David commanded the chiefs of the Levites to appoint their brethren as singers for the service of the house of the LORD—closely parallels the statement that David 'set' singers over the house of the LORD.
- 1 Chronicles 16:4-6 (thematic): Describes Levites ministering before the ark with thanksgiving and song after the ark was placed—echoes the context 'when the ark had rest' and the liturgical role assigned by David.
- 2 Samuel 6:5 (thematic): Reports David and all Israel celebrating before the LORD with singing and instrumental music as the ark was brought—connects to the institution of musical worship associated with the ark's arrival and David's liturgical reforms.
- 1 Chronicles 25:1-7 (structural): Gives the later, detailed organization of the Levitical singers into divisions appointed by David and the leaders—an expanded, administrative development of the appointment noted in 6:16.
Alternative generated candidates
- These are those whom David appointed over the service of song in the house of the LORD, when the ark rested there.
- These are the ones whom David appointed to give thanks in the house of the LORD by song, when the ark was brought up.
1 C.6.17 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
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- משרתים: NOUN,m,pl,abs
- לפני: PREP
- משכן: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- אהל: NOUN,m,sg,construct
- מועד: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- בשיר: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs
- עד: PREP
- בנות: NOUN,f,pl,abs
- שלמה: ADJ,f,sg,abs
- את: PRT,acc
- בית: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- יהוה: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
- בירושלם: PREP+NOUN,f,sg,abs
- ויעמדו: CONJ+VERB,qal,wayyiqtol,3,m,pl
- כמשפטם: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs+PRON,3,m,pl
- על: PREP
- עבודתם: NOUN,f,sg,abs+PRON,3,m,pl
Parallels
- 1 Chronicles 15:16-22 (verbal): David appoints Levites as singers and instrumentalists to 'minister before the ark'—parallels the phrase and function of ministering before the sanctuary in song and being set in ordered service.
- 1 Chronicles 23:30 (verbal): States that Levites were to 'stand every morning to thank and praise the LORD' and served in their appointed courses—echoes the idea of standing in their order for musical service.
- Psalm 68:25 (thematic): Describes singers going before and musicians following in the sacred procession—thematically parallels the role of Levites ministering in song before the tent/temple.
- Ezra 3:10-11 (structural): At the laying of the temple foundation the Levites praised the LORD with singing and instruments—parallels the continuity of Levitical musical ministry at the establishment of the house of the LORD.
- 2 Chronicles 29:25-30 (thematic): Hezekiah reorganizes the Levites to sing and minister 'according to the divisions' in the house of the LORD—closely parallels the language of standing in their order for their service.
Alternative generated candidates
- They served before the tent of meeting with the song, until Solomon built the house of the LORD in Jerusalem; they performed their service according to their prescribed duties.
- They served before the tabernacle of the tent of meeting with song, until Solomon built the house of the LORD in Jerusalem, and they stood each according to his duty in their service.
1 C.6.18 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- ואלה: CONJ+DEM,pl,abs
- העמדים: VERB,qal,ptc,0,m,pl
- ובניהם: NOUN,m,pl,abs,3mp
- מבני: PREP+NOUN,m,pl,cs
- הקהתי: ADJ,m,sg,def
- הימן: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- המשורר: NOUN,m,sg,def
- בן: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- יואל: NOUN,m,sg,proper
- בן: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- שמואל: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
Parallels
- 1 Chronicles 6:33 (verbal): Repeats the genealogical identification of Heman as 'the singer, son of Joel, son of Samuel' within the Levitical/Kohathite listings.
- 1 Chronicles 25:1 (thematic): David organizes temple musicians and explicitly names the families of Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun — linking Heman's genealogical identity with his role as a chief singer.
- 1 Chronicles 15:19 (thematic): Lists Heman among the principal singers appointed to lead music when the ark was brought to Jerusalem, reflecting the same musical office mentioned in 1 Chr 6:18.
- 1 Chronicles 16:41-42 (thematic): Describes the Levites appointed to minister before the ark, naming Heman alongside Asaph and Jeduthun as leaders in giving thanks and praise — a functional echo of 1 Chr 6:18.
Alternative generated candidates
- Now these who were appointed, together with their sons, of the Kohathite clan: Heman the singer—a grandson of Joel, son of Samuel.
- Now those who stood there, and their sons, of the Kohathites: Heman the singer, son of Joel, son of Samuel.
1 C.6.19 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- בן: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- אלקנה: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
- בן: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- ירחם: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- בן: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- אליאל: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- בן: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- תוח: NOUN,m,sg,abs
Parallels
- 1 Samuel 1:1 (verbal): Gives the same ancestry for Elkanah (Elqanah) — 'Elkanah son of Jeroham son of Elihu/Eliel son of Tohu' — matching the names in the Chronicles genealogy (verbal correspondence with slight variant spellings).
- 1 Chronicles 6:18–23 (structural): Immediate internal parallel: this verse is part of the extended Levitical genealogy in 1 Chronicles 6, and these surrounding verses repeat and expand the same ancestral line and priestly family listings.
- Numbers 3:17–39 (thematic): Provides the tribal/Levitical census and genealogical listing for Levi's descendants (Gershon, Kohath, Merari), reflecting the same concern with Levitical lineage and family assignments found in 1 Chronicles 6.
- Numbers 26:57–62 (thematic): Another Old Testament genealogy that records Kohathite and Levite lines; thematically parallels Chronicles' preservation of priestly descent and names (e.g., emphasizing descent important for priestly status).
Alternative generated candidates
- The son of Elkanah, son of Jeroham, son of Eliel, son of Toah.
- Son of Elkanah, son of Jeroham, son of Eliel, son of Toah.
1 C.6.20 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- בן: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- צוף: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- בן: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- אלקנה: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
- בן: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- מחת: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- בן: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- עמשי: NOUN,m,sg,abs
Parallels
- 1 Samuel 1:1 (verbal): Names Zuph and Elkanah appear in Samuel’s genealogy (Elkanah son of Jeroham… son of Zuph), showing the same ancestral line referenced here.
- 1 Chronicles 6:21 (structural): Immediate continuation of the same Levitical genealogy in Chronicles; repeats and extends the sequence of ancestors surrounding Zuph and Elkanah.
- 1 Chronicles 6:27 (thematic): Another verse in the same chapter that continues the genealogical catalogue of Levites, paralleling the names and family links found in v.20.
- 1 Chronicles 6:33 (allusion): A later listing within the chapter that echoes the same ancestral names and family groupings, reflecting duplicate/parallel genealogical traditions in Chronicles.
Alternative generated candidates
- The son of Zuph, son of Elkanah, son of Mahath, son of Amasai.
- Son of Zuph, son of Elkanah, son of Mahath, son of Amshi.
1 C.6.21 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- בן: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- אלקנה: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
- בן: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- יואל: NOUN,m,sg,proper
- בן: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- עזריה: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- בן: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- צפניה: NOUN,m,sg,abs
Parallels
- 1 Chronicles 6:20 (structural): Immediate predecessor in the same genealogical sequence — the verse continues the list of fathers and sons that 6:21 is part of.
- 1 Chronicles 6:22 (structural): Immediate continuation of the same genealogy — shows the next generation and completes the local genealogical unit around Elkanah/Joel/Azariah/Zephaniah.
- Ezra 7:1-5 (thematic): Ezra’s opening genealogy traces a priestly line back to Aaron; parallels the Chronicler’s interest in recording priestly/Levitical descent and preserving priestly pedigrees.
- Numbers 3:17-39 (thematic): Pentateuchal lists of Levite clans and households provide the canonical template for later Levitical/priestly genealogies like those in 1 Chronicles 6.
- 1 Samuel 1:1 (verbal): Names the Elkanah who fathers Samuel — not the same individual but the recurrence of the name Elkanah highlights common personal names across biblical genealogies and invites comparison.
Alternative generated candidates
- The son of Elkanah, son of Joel, son of Azariah, son of Zephaniah.
- Son of Elkanah, son of Joel, son of Azariah, son of Zephaniah.
1 C.6.22 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- בן: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- תחת: PREP
- בן: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- אסיר: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- בן: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- אביסף: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- בן: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- קרח: NOUN,m,sg,abs
Parallels
- 1 Chronicles 6:18-30 (verbal): Immediate parallel within the same chapter: the surrounding verses give the fuller Levitical genealogy that includes the names of 1 Chr 6:22.
- Numbers 3:25-31 (structural): Enumeration of the Kohathite/Levitical families and household leaders; parallels the structural presentation of Levitical descent and family groups.
- 1 Chronicles 23:6-9 (structural): David’s reorganization and listing of Levites draws on the same family lines (Kohathites/Merari/etc.), reflecting the same genealogical framework.
- Nehemiah 12:1-9 (thematic): Postexilic list of priests and Levites in Jerusalem; thematically parallels Chronicles’ concern with preserving priestly/Levitical genealogy and succession.
- Ezra 7:1-5 (verbal): Genealogy of Ezra tracing priestly descent from Aaron through Levi—parallels Chronicles’ preservation of priestly/Levitical lineage (overlapping names and lines).
Alternative generated candidates
- The son of Tahath, son of Assir, son of Abiasaph, son of Korah.
- Son of Tahath, son of Assir, son of Ebiasaph, son of Korah.
1 C.6.23 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- בן: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- יצהר: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- בן: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- קהת: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- בן: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- לוי: PROPN,m,sg
- בן: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- ישראל: NOUN,m,sg,abs
Parallels
- Exodus 6:18 (verbal): Lists the sons of Kohath (Amram, Izhar/Yitzhar, Hebron, Uzziel), directly corresponding to the Kohath–Izhar (Yitzhar) relationship in 1 Chr 6:23.
- Numbers 3:17 (verbal): Gives the families/lineage of Kohath including the Izharites, paralleling the same genealogical link (Yitzhar/Izhar son of Kohath).
- 1 Chronicles 6:22 (structural): Immediate canonical parallel in the same chapter that presents the same Kohath/Izhar genealogical sequence—contextual repetition of the lineage.
- Exodus 6:16 (thematic): Names Levi as a son of Israel (Jacob) and situates Kohath as Levi’s son, matching the broader lineage formula ‘…ben Kohath ben Levi ben Israel’ attested in 1 Chr 6:23.
Alternative generated candidates
- The son of Izhar, son of Kohath, son of Levi, son of Israel.
- Son of Izhar, son of Kohath, son of Levi, son of Israel.
1 C.6.24 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- ואחיו: CONJ+NOUN,m,pl,abs,poss:3,m,sg
- אסף: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,sg
- העמד: VERB,pi'el,ptc,3,m,sg
- על: PREP
- ימינו: NOUN,m,sg,suff-3ms
- אסף: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,sg
- בן: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- ברכיהו: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- בן: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- שמעא: NOUN,m,sg,abs
Parallels
- 1 Chronicles 15:17-19 (verbal): Names Asaph son of Berechiah among the Levite leaders appointed to minister before the ark—repeats the identification and liturgical role.
- 2 Chronicles 5:12 (thematic): Describes Asaph and his brethren as leaders of the musical accompaniment when the ark was brought to Jerusalem, reflecting Asaph's role noted in 1 Chr 6:24.
- 1 Chronicles 25:1-2 (structural): Records the organization of the temple singers and the divisions drawn from the sons of Asaph, showing the institutional lineage and function of Asaph's family.
- Psalm 73 (title) (verbal): The psalm is explicitly ascribed to Asaph, connecting the named Levite in 1 Chr 6:24 with the Asaphite psalm tradition.
- 2 Chronicles 29:25-30 (thematic): Describes revival of Levitical worship with Asaph (and his associates) leading the singers—echoes the leadership and liturgical significance of Asaph identified in the genealogy.
Alternative generated candidates
- And his brother Asaph stood on his right—Asaph the son of Berechiah, son of Shimea.
- And his brother Asaph who stood at his right—Asaph son of Berechiah, son of Shimea.
1 C.6.25 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- בן: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- מיכאל: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- בן: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- בעשיה: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs
- בן: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- מלכיה: NOUN,m,pl,abs+SUFF:3,m,sg
Parallels
- 1 Chronicles 6:24 (verbal): Immediate neighboring verse in the same Levitical genealogy—same sequence of names (continuation of the genealogical line).
- 1 Chronicles 6:26 (verbal): Another adjacent verse in the same chapter listing the descendants in the same family line—part of the continuous genealogical record of Levites.
- 1 Chronicles 15:18-19 (thematic): Describes appointment of Levites (including named families) to musical service at the ark—connects the genealogical lists in ch. 6 with the Levites’ role as temple musicians.
- 1 Chronicles 25:1-3 (thematic): Outlines the organization of singers and musicians drawn from Levitical families (sons of Asaph, Heman, Jeduthun), showing how the genealogical lines produced the temple musicians referenced elsewhere.
- Numbers 3:25-39 (structural): Census and division of the Levite clans and their duties in the tabernacle—structural parallel to Chronicles’ presentation of Levitical genealogy and assignment of temple roles.
Alternative generated candidates
- The son of Michael, son of Ba‘asjah, son of Malchijah.
- Son of Michael, son of Baaseiah, son of Malchiah.
1 C.6.26 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- בן: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- אתני: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- בן: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- זרח: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- בן: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- עדיה: NOUN,m,sg,abs
Parallels
- 1 Chronicles 6:25 (verbal): Immediate parallel in the same chapter: part of the same Kohathite/Levitical genealogy that lists the same sequence of fathers and sons.
- 1 Chronicles 6:27 (verbal): Continues the same genealogical string in 1 Chron. 6, showing the succession of names in this Levitical line.
- 1 Chronicles 6:30 (structural): Later verse in the same chapter that extends the Kohathite/Levite genealogy and connects these names to priestly and temple service roles.
- 1 Chronicles 23:17-19 (thematic): Another Levitical genealogy in Chronicles used to organize Levites for temple service; parallels the purpose and family-group listings found in 1 Chron. 6.
- Numbers 3:17-39 (thematic): Early Israelite census and assignment of the Levites to tabernacle service—background legal/functional context for the detailed Levitical genealogies recorded in Chronicles.
Alternative generated candidates
- The son of Ethni, son of Zerah, son of Adaiah.
- Son of Ethni, son of Zerah, son of Adaiah.
1 C.6.27 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- בן: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- איתן: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- בן: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- זמה: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- בן: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- שמעי: NOUN,m,sg,prop
Parallels
- 1 Chronicles 6:24–27 (verbal): Immediate context: the same Levitical genealogical line is continued, repeating the sequence of names (Ethan/Eitan, Zimmah, Shimei).
- Numbers 3:17–39 (thematic): Early census/genealogical listings of the Levites; parallels in function and structure as lists of Levite clans and families.
- 1 Chronicles 23:6–9 (structural): Later reorganization of Levites by clan and duty; echoes the same tribal divisions and family groupings found in 1 Chr 6.
- 1 Chronicles 9:3–10 (verbal): Postexilic register of priests and Levites that preserves many of the same family names and shows continuity of Levitical lines (the same ancestral families are traced).
Alternative generated candidates
- The son of Ethan, son of Zimmah, son of Shimei.
- Son of Ethan, son of Zimmah, son of Shimei.
1 C.6.28 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- בן: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- יחת: VERB,qal,impf,3,m,sg
- בן: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- גרשם: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- בן: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- לוי: PROPN,m,sg
Parallels
- 1 Chronicles 6:26-30 (verbal): Immediate context in the same chapter repeats and expands the Levite genealogy (including Jahath/Jachat son of Gershom son of Levi), showing the same names and lineage.
- Numbers 26:57-61 (thematic): A census/genealogical listing of the families of Levi (Gershon, Kohath, Merari) that provides the broader tribal framework for the personal names in Chronicles.
- Exodus 6:16-25 (thematic): An earlier priestly/Levitical genealogy (lines of Levi, Kohath, Amram, Aaron) — parallels the Chronicler’s interest in tracing priestly and Levitical descent and family relationships.
- Ezra 7:1-5 (structural): A later priestly genealogy tracing descent to Levi/Aaron (Ezra’s pedigree); parallels the Chronicler’s preservation of priestly/Levitical genealogies to establish lineage and legitimacy.
Alternative generated candidates
- The son of Jahath, son of Gershon, son of Levi.
- The son of Jahath, son of Gershon, son of Levi.
1 C.6.29 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- ובני: CONJ+NOUN,m,pl,cons
- מררי: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- אחיהם: NOUN,m,pl,abs,suff,3,m,pl
- על: PREP
- השמאול: DET+NOUN,m,sg,def
- איתן: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- בן: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- קישי: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- בן: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- עבדי: NOUN,m,pl,cons
- בן: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- מלוך: NOUN,m,sg,abs
Parallels
- Numbers 3:36-37 (verbal): Both passages record the descendants and subdivisions of the Levites (the Merarite families), showing the same Levitical genealogy and household organization.
- Numbers 4:21-33 (thematic): Describes the duties assigned to the sons of Merari in the transport and care of the tabernacle—parallel to 1 Chron. 6’s enumeration of Merarite families and their service roles.
- Numbers 26:57-62 (verbal): A later census-style genealogy of the Levites that repeats ancestral names and lineal connections found in 1 Chronicles 6, underscoring continuity of Levitical descent.
- 1 Chronicles 9:17-21 (verbal): Post-exilic lists of Levites and gatekeepers (including names like Ethan son of Kish) that echo the same family lines and individual names recorded in 1 Chronicles 6.
- 1 Chronicles 23:6-8 (structural): David’s reorganization of the Levites enumerates families and duties, paralleling 1 Chronicles 6’s genealogical listing and assignment of Merarite descendants.
Alternative generated candidates
- And the sons of Merari, their kinsmen, were the Shemai: Ethan son of Kish, son of Abdi, son of Malluch.
- And the sons of Merari, their brothers by name: Ethan son of Kish, son of Abdi, son of Malluch.
1 C.6.30 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- בן: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- חשביה: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- בן: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- אמציה: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- בן: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- חלקיה: NOUN,m,sg,abs
Parallels
- Exodus 6:16-25 (verbal): Genealogical listing of the patriarchal families (including Levi’s descendants) — parallels the Levitical priestly genealogy context in 1 Chronicles 6 where individual names and father‑son links are given.
- Numbers 3:17-39 (thematic): Census and organization of the Levites into clans and duties — thematically parallels Chronicles’ presentation of Levitical lineages that underlie priestly/Levitical service.
- 1 Chronicles 23:6-24:31 (structural): Later reorganization of Levites and priests into divisions/courses — builds on the ancestral lists in 1 Chronicles 6 (the same families and heads are arranged for temple service).
- Ezra 2:36-39 / Nehemiah 7:39-41 (allusion): Post‑exilic lists of priests and Levites who returned from Babylon — these returned families often correspond to the ancestral priestly lines recorded in Chronicles, showing continuity of the names and offices.
Alternative generated candidates
- The son of Hashabiah, son of Amaziah, son of Hilkiah.
- Son of Hashabiah, son of Amaziah, son of Hilkiah.
1 C.6.31 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- בן: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- אמצי: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- בן: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- בני: NOUN,m,pl,construct
- בן: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- שמר: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,sg
Parallels
- 1 Chronicles 6:30 (verbal): Immediate parallel in the same Levitical genealogy—adjacent verse continues the same chain of names, showing the same family line.
- 1 Chronicles 6:1 (structural): Begins the chapter's overview of Levi's descendants; the chapter as a whole provides the structural context for the brief name-list in v.31.
- Numbers 3:17-18 (thematic): Numbers lists the clans and households of Levi (Gershon, Kohath, Merari); thematically parallels Chronicles' concern to preserve Levitical family lines and duties.
- Ezra 7:1-5 (thematic): Ezra records a priestly genealogy tracing descent from Aaron/Levi; parallels Chronicles' preservation of priestly/Levitical ancestry for identity and legitimate service.
- Nehemiah 12:1 (thematic): Nehemiah lists priests and Levites who returned and served in Jerusalem; thematically connected as another postexilic register preserving Levitical families named in Chronicles.
Alternative generated candidates
- The son of Amzi, son of Bani, son of Shamer.
- Son of Amzi, son of Bani, son of Shamer.
1 C.6.32 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- בן: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- מחלי: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
- בן: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- מושי: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
- בן: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- מררי: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- בן: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- לוי: PROPN,m,sg
Parallels
- Exodus 6:19 (verbal): Gives the same genealogical listing of the sons of Merari—Mahli and Mushi—paralleling the names in 1 Chron 6:32.
- Numbers 26:58 (verbal): Census/genealogical summary that repeats the Merarite family names Mahli and Mushi, confirming the same lineage.
- Numbers 3:33 (structural): Part of the larger Levite family arrangement (Gershon, Kohath, Merari); structurally parallels 1 Chronicles' organization of Levi's descendants and the Merari branch.
- 1 Chronicles 23:19 (verbal): Later chronicler's restatement of the Merari genealogy naming Mahli and Mushi, echoing the earlier 1 Chron 6 list.
Alternative generated candidates
- The son of Mahli, son of Mushi, son of Merari, son of Levi.
- Son of Mahli, son of Mushi, son of Merari, son of Levi.
1 C.6.33 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- ואחיהם: CONJ+NOUN,-,-,3,m,pl,prsuf
- הלוים: NOUN,m,pl,def
- נתונים: ADJ,m,pl,abs
- לכל: PREP
- עבודת: NOUN,f,sg,cons
- משכן: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- בית: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- האלהים: NOUN,m,sg,def
Parallels
- Numbers 3:6-8 (verbal): Directly states that the Levites are given to Aaron and his sons to perform the service of the tabernacle — same assignment language as Chronicles.
- Numbers 4:1-4 (structural): Gives detailed duties of the Kohathite Levites in transporting and handling the holy furnishings of the tabernacle, exemplifying the ‘all the work’ of the tabernacle mentioned in Chronicles.
- Numbers 8:24-26 (thematic): Describes the Levites' consecration and lifelong service in the LORD's work (ages and duties), supporting the theme that Levites were set apart for tabernacle/temple ministry.
- Deuteronomy 10:8 (allusion): Speaks of the LORD choosing the tribe of Levi to bear the ark and minister before Him — an early statement of the Levites’ special role echoed in Chronicles.
- 1 Chronicles 23:24-32 (structural): A parallel within Chronicles that outlines David’s organization of the Levites and assigns them to all the service of the house of the LORD, directly corresponding to 1 Chr 6:33’s claim.
Alternative generated candidates
- And their brothers the Levites were distributed for all the work of the service of the tent of the house of God.
- And their brothers the Levites were set apart for all the work of the tent of the house of God.
1 C.6.34 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- ואהרן: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- ובניו: CONJ+NOUN,m,pl,abs+PRON,3,m,sg
- מקטירים: VERB,qal,ptc,3,m,pl
- על: PREP
- מזבח: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- העולה: VERB,qal,ptc,3,m,sg,def
- ועל: CONJ+PREP
- מזבח: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- הקטרת: NOUN,f,sg,def
- לכל: PREP
- מלאכת: NOUN,f,sg,cons
- קדש: NOUN,f,sg,abs
- הקדשים: NOUN,m,pl,def
- ולכפר: VERB,piel,inf
- על: PREP
- ישראל: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- ככל: PREP
- אשר: PRON,rel
- צוה: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,sg
- משה: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
- עבד: NOUN,m,sg,cons
- האלהים: NOUN,m,sg,def
Parallels
- Exodus 30:7-10 (verbal): Direct command that Aaron shall burn incense on the incense altar morning and evening and make atonement for the people—closely parallels the priestly incense/atonement duty attributed to Aaron and his sons.
- Numbers 18:6-7 (thematic): Assigns the Levites and priests their cultic responsibilities and states that Aaron and his sons bear responsibility for the sanctuary and its atonement—echoes the charged role of Aaron's family in making atonement for Israel.
- Leviticus 16:12-13 (thematic): Describes the high priest using incense in the Holy Place to cover the mercy seat and make atonement on Yom Kippur—parallels the use of incense and atoning function of Aaronic priests.
- Exodus 29:38-42 (structural): Prescribes the regular burnt offerings morning and evening and associated offerings as the established cultic routine—context for the priests' duties at the altar of burnt offering mentioned in Chronicles.
- Leviticus 10:8-11 (allusion): God's charge to Aaron that priests must distinguish holy from common and teach Israel to observe statutes and laws—relates to the phrase 'according to all that Moses commanded' describing Aaronic priestly practice.
Alternative generated candidates
- But Aaron and his sons were to burn incense on the altar of burnt offering and on the altar of incense, to perform all the service of the holy things and to make atonement for Israel, as the LORD commanded through Moses his servant.
- But Aaron and his sons were to offer incense on the altar of burnt offering and on the altar of incense, to perform all the service of the holy things and to make atonement for Israel, as Moses the servant of God had commanded.
1 C.6.35 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- ואלה: CONJ+DEM,pl,abs
- בני: NOUN,m,pl,construct
- אהרן: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- אלעזר: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- בנו: NOUN,m,sg,abs+3ms
- פינחס: NOUN,prop,m,sg
- בנו: NOUN,m,sg,abs+3ms
- אבישוע: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- בנו: NOUN,m,sg,abs+3ms
Parallels
- Exodus 6:23 (verbal): Lists Aaron’s sons (Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar), directly corresponding to the naming of Eleazar here.
- Leviticus 10:1-3 (thematic): Recounts the death of Nadab and Abihu, which explains why Eleazar (and Ithamar) become the surviving priestly heirs referenced in genealogies like 1 Chr 6:35.
- Numbers 20:25-28 (allusion): God’s command to transfer the priesthood to Eleazar son of Aaron after Aaron’s death underscores Eleazar’s central place in priestly genealogies.
- Numbers 25:7,11-13 (thematic): Identifies Phinehas as the son of Eleazar who acted zealously and received God’s covenant of priestly/eternal peace, linking Phinehas to the Eleazar line named here.
- 1 Chronicles 24:1-5 (structural): Later Chronicles passage organizing priestly divisions under the descendants of Eleazar and Ithamar, showing the ongoing role of Aaron’s sons and their descendants in Israel’s cultic structure.
Alternative generated candidates
- These are the sons of Aaron: Eleazar his son, Phinehas his son, Abishua his son.
- Now these are the sons of Aaron: Eleazar his son, Phinehas his son, Abishua his son.
1 C.6.36 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- בקי: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- בנו: NOUN,m,sg,abs+3ms
- עזי: NOUN,m,sg,abs,1cs
- בנו: NOUN,m,sg,abs+3ms
- זרחיה: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- בנו: NOUN,m,sg,abs+3ms
Parallels
- 1 Chronicles 6:23-37 (verbal): Immediate continuation of the same Levitical genealogy in Chronicles — repeats the sequence of names (including Baqi, Uzi, Zerahiah) and situates them within the Kohathite/Levite line.
- Numbers 3:17-39 (structural): Earliest institutional listing of Levite clans and households; supplies the broader genealogical and functional framework (Gershon, Kohath, Merari and their descendants) against which the Chronicles pedigree is set.
- 1 Chronicles 23:6-21 (thematic): David’s organization of Levite families and their duties recalls the same genealogical groupings found in 1 Chronicles 6, linking names and family lines to cultic roles.
- 1 Chronicles 9:1-3, 9:10-14 (thematic): Postexilic directory of priests and Levites who returned to Jerusalem; echoes the genealogical concern of 1 Chronicles 6 by tracing temple personnel to the same ancestral Levite lines (showing continuity of the families named).
Alternative generated candidates
- Bukki his son, Uzzi his son, Zerahiah his son.
- Bukki his son, Uzzi his son, Zerahiah his son.
1 C.6.37 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- מריות: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- בנו: NOUN,m,sg,abs+3ms
- אמריה: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- בנו: NOUN,m,sg,abs+3ms
- אחיטוב: NOUN,prop,m,sg
- בנו: NOUN,m,sg,abs+3ms
Parallels
- 1 Chronicles 6:36 (verbal): Immediate parallel in the same genealogical sequence — the names Meraioth, Amariah and Ahitub appear together in the surrounding genealogy.
- 1 Chronicles 6:31-38 (structural): Broader Levite/priestly genealogy in which this verse is embedded; the chapter traces the Aaronic/Levitical line and situates Meraioth–Amariah–Ahitub within that priestly lineage.
- 1 Samuel 22:20 (allusion): Though not repeating the exact phrase, Samuel preserves members of the same priestly family (Ahimelech and his son Abiathar) who are historically connected to the Ahitub/Amariah priestly line mentioned here.
- 1 Chronicles 24:3 (thematic): David’s organization of priestly divisions draws on the same Aaronic/Levitical family lines; thematically related because it systematizes the priestly families (descendants of Eleazar and Ithamar) to which names like Amariah and Ahitub belong.
Alternative generated candidates
- Meraioth his son, Amariah his son, Ahitub his son.
- Meraioth his son, Amariah his son, Ahitub his son.
1 C.6.38 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- צדוק: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- בנו: NOUN,m,sg,abs+3ms
- אחימעץ: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- בנו: NOUN,m,sg,abs+3ms
Parallels
- 1 Chronicles 6:35-37 (verbal): Immediate context in the same Levitical genealogy: lists Ahitub, his son Zadok, and Zadok's son Ahimaaz—direct verbal repetition/continuation of the same lineage.
- 1 Chronicles 6:39-40 (structural): Following verses in the same genealogical sequence that continue the priestly descent from Zadok and Ahimaaz—structural parallel within the chapter's pedigree list.
- 2 Samuel 17:17-18 (thematic): Ahimaaz son of Zadok appears in the narrative of Absalom's rebellion as one of the messengers sent with news to David—connects the genealogical name to its role in the historical accounts.
- 2 Samuel 18:19-24 (thematic): Narrative passage in which Ahimaaz son of Zadok runs as a messenger to bring David tidings about the battle and Absalom's fate—illustrates the same individual named in the genealogy acting in David's court.
Alternative generated candidates
- Zadok his son, Ahimaaz his son.
- Zadok his son, Ahimaaz his son.
1 C.6.39 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- ואלה: CONJ+DEM,pl,abs
- מושבותם: NOUN,f,pl,abs,suff:3,m,pl
- לטירותם: PREP+NOUN,f,pl,abs,suff:3,m,pl
- בגבולם: PREP+NOUN,m,pl,abs,suff:3,m,pl
- לבני: PREP
- אהרן: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- למשפחת: PREP+NOUN,f,sg,construct
- הקהתי: ADJ,m,sg,def
- כי: CONJ
- להם: PREP+PRON,3,m,pl
- היה: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,sg
- הגורל: NOUN,m,sg,def
Parallels
- Joshua 21:2-3 (structural): Joshua 21 records the allotment of cities to the Levites by lot — the same event and arrangement that 1 Chr 6:39 summarizes (Levitical towns within tribal borders).
- Numbers 35:2-3 (verbal): Gives the command to set aside cities and their suburbs for the Levites ('cities to dwell in, and their suburbs'), language that echoes משבותם לטירותם בגבולם in 1 Chr 6:39.
- Deuteronomy 18:1-2 (thematic): Explains the principle behind the Levitical towns: priests/Levites have no tribal inheritance and therefore receive towns (the LORD is their inheritance), providing theological background for the allotment in 1 Chr 6:39.
- Joshua 21:4-7 (verbal): Specifies the towns given to the Kohathite families and to Aaron's descendants; closely parallels 1 Chr 6:39's identification of the Kohathite/Aaronic inheritance and the lot.
Alternative generated candidates
- And these are their dwelling places and their towns with their neighborhoods, for the descendants of Aaron by the clans of the Kohathites, for their lot was theirs.
- And these were their dwelling places and their districts for the sons of Aaron, from the Kohathite family, for to them the lot fell.
1 C.6.40 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- ויתנו: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,pl
- להם: PREP+PRON,3,m,pl
- את: PRT,acc
- חברון: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- בארץ: PREP+NOUN,f,sg,def
- יהודה: NOUN,m,sg,prop
- ואת: CONJ
- מגרשיה: NOUN,m,pl,abs+PRON,3,f,sg
- סביבתיה: NOUN,f,sg,abs+PRON,3,fs
Parallels
- Joshua 21:11 (verbal): Lists Hebron with its surrounding pasturelands as a Levitical city—language closely parallels 1 Chron 6:40 (same place and formula).
- Joshua 15:13-14 (thematic): Hebron appears in the allotment of Judah and as the inheritance of Caleb (Kiriath‑arba), connecting Hebron’s territorial placement in Judah to the Chronicle’s note about its lands.
- Genesis 23:17-20 (thematic): Abraham’s purchase of the cave and field at Hebron (Machpelah) establishes Hebron’s ancestral/landed significance in the land of Judah, background to later allocations.
- 2 Samuel 5:4 (thematic): Reports David’s seven‑year reign in Hebron, attesting to Hebron’s centrality in the territory of Judah and its role as a settled Judean town.
Alternative generated candidates
- They gave them Hebron in the land of Judah with its pasturelands around it.
- And they gave them Hebron in the land of Judah, with its pasturelands all around it.
1 C.6.41 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- ואת: CONJ
- שדה: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- העיר: NOUN,f,sg,def
- ואת: CONJ
- חצריה: NOUN,f,pl,abs+3fs
- נתנו: VERB,qal,perf,3,pl
- לכלב: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs
- בן: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- יפנה: NOUN,m,sg,abs
Parallels
- Joshua 14:13-15 (verbal): Joshua grants Hebron to Caleb as his inheritance — the same tradition of giving city and land to Caleb son of Jephunneh, paralleling the Chronicles report of the city’s field and courtyards being given to him.
- Joshua 15:13-19 (verbal): Specific allotment to Caleb (including Hebron, Debir, and surrounding lands); language about cities/fields and the transfer of territory closely parallels 1 Chron 6:41’s grant to Caleb.
- Judges 1:12-15 (thematic): An earlier tradition in which Caleb receives land and gives his daughter in marriage to Othniel; thematically related to Caleb’s receipt and control of territory mentioned in Chronicles.
- Numbers 14:24 (allusion): God’s promise that Caleb (because of his faithful spirit) and his descendants will possess the land explains the reason for Caleb’s special allotment referenced in 1 Chron 6:41.
Alternative generated candidates
- And the field of the city, and its villages, they gave to Caleb son of Jephunneh.
- And the field of the city and its outbuildings they gave to Caleb son of Jephunneh.
1 C.6.42 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- ולבני: CONJ+PREP+NOUN,m,pl,cons
- אהרן: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- נתנו: VERB,qal,perf,3,pl
- את: PRT,acc
- ערי: NOUN,f,pl,cons
- המקלט: NOUN,m,sg,def
- את: PRT,acc
- חברון: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- ואת: CONJ
- לבנה: ADJ,f,sg,abs
- ואת: CONJ
- מגרשיה: NOUN,m,pl,abs+PRON,3,f,sg
- ואת: CONJ
- יתר: ADJ,m,sg,abs
- ואת: CONJ
- אשתמע: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- ואת: CONJ
- מגרשיה: NOUN,m,pl,abs+PRON,3,f,sg
Parallels
- Joshua 21:11-14 (verbal): Gives the same list of towns (Hebron, Libnah, Jattir, Eshtemoa) with their suburbs to the priests/Levites; direct parallel to the allocation in Chronicles.
- Numbers 35:1-8 (structural): Laws commanding that cities and their surrounding pasturelands be given to the Levites as places to dwell—background legal framework for the allocations mentioned in 1 Chronicles.
- Joshua 14:13-15 (thematic): Records Hebron as the inheritance granted to Caleb earlier; shows the earlier ownership/history of Hebron later listed among priestly towns.
- 1 Chronicles 6:54-60 (verbal): Nearby passage in the same chapter that expands the catalogue of Levitical/priestly cities and repeats allocations of towns and their suburbs to Aaron's descendants.
Alternative generated candidates
- To the sons of Aaron they gave the cities of refuge: Hebron and Libnah with its pasturelands; Jattir and its pasturelands.
- To the sons of Aaron they gave the cities of refuge: Hebron with its pasturelands, Libnah with its pasturelands,
1 C.6.43 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- ואת: CONJ
- חילז: NOUN,m,sg,abs,prop
- ואת: CONJ
- מגרשיה: NOUN,m,sg,abs,PRON,3,ms
- את: PRT,acc
- דביר: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- ואת: CONJ
- מגרשיה: NOUN,m,sg,abs,PRON,3,ms
Parallels
- Joshua 21:15 (quotation): Part of the Levitical-city list that likewise names Debir and its pasturelands/villages as cities assigned to the Levites—direct parallel in function and wording.
- Joshua 15:49 (verbal): List of towns in the territory of Judah that includes 'Debir' with its villages (מִגְרָשֶׁיהָ), using language very similar to Chronicles.
- Judges 1:11 (thematic): Reports Caleb’s conquest of Debir (Kiriath‑sepher), connecting the same town named in the Levitical-city lists and its historical background.
- Joshua 21:14-19 (structural): Broader section enumerating the cities given to the Kohathite Levites (from Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin), of which Debir and its villages form part—structurally parallel to the chronicler’s cataloging of Levitical towns.
Alternative generated candidates
- And Eshtemoa with its pasturelands, and Holon with its pasturelands; and Debir and its pasturelands.
- Jattir with its pasturelands, Eshtemoa with its pasturelands,
1 C.6.44 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- ואת: CONJ
- עשן: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- ואת: CONJ
- מגרשיה: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- ואת: CONJ
- בית: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- שמש: NOUN,f,sg,abs
- ואת: CONJ
- מגרשיה: NOUN,m,sg,abs
Parallels
- Joshua 21:16–17 (verbal): Joshua’s list of Levitical towns contains the same place-names (including Beth‑shemesh and nearby settlements); Chronicles here repeats the territorial allotments recorded in Joshua.
- 1 Chronicles 6:41–48 (structural): Immediate parallel within Chronicles — this verse is part of the same Levitical‑city catalog in chapter 6 and corresponds to adjacent verses that enumerate the same towns and their suburbs.
- Numbers 35:1–8 (thematic): Gives the legal background for designating towns to the Levites (and provision of pasturelands), which underlies the lists of Levitical cities like Beth‑shemesh in Chronicles.
- Joshua 20:2–6 (thematic): Institutes cities of refuge and the broader system of designated Levitical and sanctuary towns; provides the cultic and social context for lists of Levitical towns such as those in 1 Chronicles 6.
Alternative generated candidates
- And Asha with its pasturelands, and Beth-shemesh with its pasturelands.
- And Ashan with its pasturelands, and Beth-shemesh with its pasturelands.
1 C.6.45 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- וממטה: NOUN,m,sg,construct
- בנימן: NOUN,m,sg,proper
- את: PRT,acc
- גבע: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- ואת: CONJ
- מגרשיה: PREP+NOUN,m,pl,abs+PRON,3,f,sg
- ואת: CONJ
- עלמת: NOUN,prop,f,sg
- ואת: CONJ
- מגרשיה: PREP+NOUN,m,pl,abs+PRON,3,f,sg
- ואת: CONJ
- ענתות: NOUN,f,pl,abs
- ואת: CONJ
- מגרשיה: PREP+NOUN,m,pl,abs+PRON,3,f,sg
- כל: DET
- עריהם: NOUN,f,pl,poss:3mp
- שלש: NUM,card,f,sg
- עשרה: NUM,card,m,pl
- עיר: NOUN,f,sg,abs
- במשפחותיהם: PREP+NOUN,f,pl,abs+PRON,3,m,pl
Parallels
- Joshua 18:24-28 (verbal): A parallel list of towns of the tribe of Benjamin that includes Geba, Alameth/Almon (Alamot), Anathoth and neighboring villages—corresponds to the same enumeration of Benjamite towns.
- Joshua 21:17-19 (structural): Joshua's list of Levitical cities within Benjamin names many of the same places (Geba, Anathoth, etc.), reflecting the same allocation of towns and their suburbs to clans and Levites.
- Jeremiah 1:1 (thematic): Identifies Anathoth as a town in the territory of Benjamin (Jeremiah’s hometown), underscoring the Benjamin–Anathoth association found in 1 Chronicles 6:45.
- 1 Chronicles 8:29-31 (verbal): Another Chronistic passage that provides a parallel listing of Benjaminite towns and families, repeating place-names such as Geba and Anathoth within the same tribal tradition.
Alternative generated candidates
- And from the tribe of Benjamin: Geba with its pasturelands, Alemeth with its pasturelands, and Anathoth with its pasturelands—twelve cities in all with their pasturelands for their families.
- And from the tribe of Benjamin they gave Gibeah with its pasturelands, Alemeth with its pasturelands, and Anathoth with its pasturelands—altogether thirteen cities in their clans.
1 C.6.46 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- ולבני: CONJ+PREP+NOUN,m,pl,cons
- קהת: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- הנותרים: ADJ,m,pl,def
- ממשפחת: NOUN,f,sg,construct
- המטה: NOUN,m,sg,def
- ממחצית: PREP+NOUN,f,sg,abs
- מטה: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- חצי: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- מנשה: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- בגורל: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs
- ערים: NOUN,f,pl,abs
- עשר: NUM,card,m,sg,cons
Parallels
- Joshua 21:1–42 (structural): Parallel account listing the Levitical cities and their allotment by clan and tribe; 1 Chr 6’s note that Kohathites from the half‑tribe of Manasseh received ten cities corresponds directly to this chapter’s city list.
- Numbers 26:57–59 (verbal): Genealogical listing of the Kohathite families (Amram, Izhar, Hebron, Uzziel) — provides the genealogical background for 'sons of Kohath' mentioned in 1 Chr 6:46.
- Joshua 17:1–2 (thematic): Describes the allotment of land to the descendants of Machir and the half‑tribe of Manasseh (the eastern/ western divisions); gives territorial background for Levites being assigned cities within the half‑tribe of Manasseh.
- Numbers 32:39–42 (thematic): Records Machir (son of Manasseh) taking and dwelling in Gilead and Bashan — contextualizes the presence of clans from the half‑tribe of Manasseh in regions where Levitical cities were later appointed.
Alternative generated candidates
- And to the rest of the sons of Kohath from the half-tribe of Manasseh—by lot they had ten cities.
- And to the remaining sons of Kohath, of the clan of the half-tribe of Manasseh, by lot they gave ten cities.
1 C.6.47 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- ולבני: CONJ+PREP+NOUN,m,pl,cons
- גרשום: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- למשפחותם: PREP+NOUN,f,pl,abs,poss3,m,pl
- ממטה: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs
- יששכר: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- וממטה: NOUN,m,sg,construct
- אשר: PRON,rel
- וממטה: NOUN,m,sg,construct
- נפתלי: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- וממטה: NOUN,m,sg,construct
- מנשה: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- בבשן: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs
- ערים: NOUN,f,pl,abs
- שלש: NUM,card,f,sg
- עשרה: NUM,card,m,pl
Parallels
- Joshua 21:7 (verbal): Direct parallel wording: Joshua lists cities given to the Gershonites from Issachar, Asher, Naphtali and the half‑tribe of Manasseh in Bashan — Chronicles repeats this allocation.
- Joshua 21:33–41 (verbal): With Joshua 21:33–41 detailing the towns in Gilead and Bashan and the allotment to the half‑tribe of Manasseh and the Levites, providing the same geographical/tribal distribution found in Chronicles.
- Numbers 35:1–8 (thematic): Gives the law and pattern for assigning towns to the Levites (including cities of refuge), which underlies the historical allocations recorded in Joshua and Chronicles.
- 1 Chronicles 6:54–81 (structural): The surrounding section in 1 Chronicles that systematically lists all Levitical cities and repeats the same tribal/city allocations; 1 Chr 6:47 functions as part of this larger Levitical‑city catalogue.
Alternative generated candidates
- And to the sons of Gershon their clans from the tribes of Issachar, Asher, Naphtali, and from the half-tribe of Manasseh in Bashan—they had thirteen cities.
- To the sons of Gershon, according to their clans, from the tribes of Issachar, Asher, Naphtali, and from Manasseh in Bashan they gave thirteen cities.
1 C.6.48 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- לבני: PREP
- מררי: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- למשפחותם: PREP+NOUN,f,pl,abs,poss3,m,pl
- ממטה: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs
- ראובן: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- וממטה: NOUN,m,sg,construct
- גד: NOUN,prop,m,sg
- וממטה: NOUN,m,sg,construct
- זבולן: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- בגורל: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs
- ערים: NOUN,f,pl,abs
- שתים: NUM,f,pl,abs
- עשרה: NUM,card,m,pl
Parallels
- Joshua 21:33-40 (verbal): Gives the parallel list in Joshua of Levitical towns assigned to the Merarite clan from the tribes of Reuben, Gad and Zebulun — essentially the same allocation as 1 Chronicles 6:48.
- Joshua 21:41 (structural): Summarizes the Levitical allotment (forty‑eight cities total), which corresponds to the distribution breakdown (including the twelve Merarite cities) described in 1 Chronicles 6.
- Numbers 35:1-8 (thematic): Sets the principle and command to give towns from the tribal inheritances to the Levites (including cities by lot), the juridical/theological basis behind the Chronicles’ account of Merari receiving twelve cities.
- 1 Chronicles 23:6-7 (structural): Describes the division of the Levites into Gershon, Kohath and Merari households — the background organizational framework for the later listing of towns allotted to Merari in 1 Chronicles 6.
Alternative generated candidates
- And to the sons of Merari their clans from the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun—they had twelve cities by lot.
- To the sons of Merari, according to their clans, from the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun they gave twelve cities by lot.
1 C.6.49 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- ויתנו: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,pl
- בני: NOUN,m,pl,construct
- ישראל: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- ללוים: PREP+NOUN,m,pl,abs
- את: PRT,acc
- הערים: NOUN,f,pl,def
- ואת: CONJ
- מגרשיהם: NOUN,m,pl,abs+PRON,3,m,pl
Parallels
- Numbers 35:1-8 (structural): Gives the original divine command to set apart cities for the Levites and describes their suburbs/pastures—background law for Israel’s giving of cities to Levites.
- Joshua 21:41-42 (verbal): Parallel account of the distribution: the Israelites gave the Levites cities with their pasturelands—same language and outcome as 1 Chron 6:49.
- Deuteronomy 18:1-2 (thematic): States that the Levites have no share of the land among Israel but are to have the LORD as their inheritance and the provisions from the people—explains rationale behind allocating cities instead of tribal land.
- 2 Chronicles 11:14-15 (thematic): Describes Levites relocating to Judah/Jerusalem and being assigned cities and duties—another historical note about provision and settlement of Levites within Israel.
Alternative generated candidates
- And the Israelites gave the Levites the cities with their pasturelands.
- And the Israelites gave to the Levites the cities with their pasturelands.
1 C.6.50 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- ויתנו: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,pl
- בגורל: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs
- ממטה: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs
- בני: NOUN,m,pl,construct
- יהודה: NOUN,m,sg,prop
- וממטה: NOUN,m,sg,construct
- בני: NOUN,m,pl,construct
- שמעון: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- וממטה: NOUN,m,sg,construct
- בני: NOUN,m,pl,construct
- בנימן: NOUN,m,sg,proper
- את: PRT,acc
- הערים: NOUN,f,pl,def
- האלה: DEM,pl
- אשר: PRON,rel
- יקראו: VERB,qal,impf,3,m,pl
- אתהם: PRON,3,m,pl,acc
- בשמות: PREP+NOUN,m,pl,abs
Parallels
- Joshua 21:1-3 (structural): Frames the allocation of Levitical cities by lot from the tribal territories—same ceremony and purpose described in 1 Chr 6:50.
- Joshua 21:11-12 (verbal): Specifically lists cities given from the tribes of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin to the Kohathite Levites, closely matching the cities and tribal sources named in 1 Chr 6:50.
- 1 Chronicles 6:39-49 (verbal): The surrounding verses in the same chapter enumerate the Levitical cities and describe the casting of lots from the tribes of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin; 1 Chr 6:50 is part of this larger parallel list.
- Joshua 19:1-9 (thematic): Describes the tribal allotment for Simeon (and adjacent material for Judah/Benjamin elsewhere), providing the territorial background for the cities later assigned to the Levites by lot.
Alternative generated candidates
- And they gave them these cities by lot from the tribes of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin, as the names of the cities were called.
- They assigned these cities by lot from the tribes of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin; these are the cities that are named by name.
1 C.6.51 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- וממשפחות: CONJ+PREP+NOUN,f,pl,cstr
- בני: NOUN,m,pl,construct
- קהת: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- ויהי: VERB,qal,wayyiqtol,3,m,sg
- ערי: NOUN,f,pl,cons
- גבולם: NOUN,m,sg,abs+3mp
- ממטה: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs
- אפרים: NOUN,m,sg,abs
Parallels
- Joshua 21:4-5 (quotation): The allocation of towns to the families of Kohath among the tribe of Ephraim is repeated almost verbatim in Joshua’s list of Levitical cities.
- Joshua 21:21-22 (thematic): Gives the specific towns in Mount Ephraim (e.g., Shechem, Gezer, Beth‑horon) that were assigned to Kohathite Levites, paralleling the statement that their possession was among Ephraim.
- Numbers 3:27 (verbal): Mentions the 'sons of Kohath' (the Kohathite families), paralleling the genealogical designation in 1 Chronicles identifying these Levite families.
- 1 Chronicles 6:54 (structural): Another verse in the same Chronicler’s list that repeats the allocation of Levitical cities to Kohathite families among the tribe of Ephraim, reflecting the same administrative/material tradition.
Alternative generated candidates
- And the clans of the sons of Kohath received their territories from the tribe of Ephraim.
- And from the families of the sons of Kohath the cities of their lot were from the tribe of Ephraim.
1 C.6.52 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- ויתנו: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,pl
- להם: PREP+PRON,3,m,pl
- את: PRT,acc
- ערי: NOUN,f,pl,cons
- המקלט: NOUN,m,sg,def
- את: PRT,acc
- שכם: NOUN,prop,m,sg
- ואת: CONJ
- מגרשיה: NOUN,m,pl,abs+3fs
- בהר: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,def
- אפרים: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- ואת: CONJ
- גזר: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
- ואת: CONJ
- מגרשיה: NOUN,m,pl,abs+3fs
Parallels
- Joshua 21:21-22 (verbal): Lists Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim and Gezer with their suburbs as cities given to the Levites—verbal overlap with the chronicler's allocation.
- Joshua 20:7 (verbal): Designates Shechem in Mount Ephraim as one of the cities of refuge, directly paralleling the identification of Shechem as a refuge-city in 1 Chronicles.
- Numbers 35:9-15 (thematic): Prescribes the appointment of cities of refuge and the giving of cities to the Levites; provides the legal/theological background for the allocations cited in 1 Chronicles 6:52.
- Deuteronomy 19:1-2 (thematic): Instructs Israel to set apart cities in the land as havens for manslayers—the Deuteronomic instruction underlying the listing of refuge-cities such as Shechem.
Alternative generated candidates
- And to them they gave the cities of refuge: Shechem with its pasturelands in the hill country of Ephraim, and Gezer with its pasturelands.
- They gave them the cities of refuge: Shechem with its pasturelands in the hill-country of Ephraim, and Gezer with its pasturelands.
1 C.6.53 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- ואת: CONJ
- יקמעם: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- ואת: CONJ
- מגרשיה: NOUN,m,pl,abs
- ואת: CONJ
- בית: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- חורון: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- ואת: CONJ
- מגרשיה: NOUN,m,pl,abs
Parallels
- Joshua 21:22-26 (verbal): Joshua 21 lists the Levitical cities assigned to the Kohathite clans; it contains the same city-names (including Beth-horon and associated villages) as the Chronicler's enumeration.
- 1 Chronicles 6:54 (structural): The immediately following verse in the same chapter continues the roll of Levitical towns and their villages, forming part of the same administrative/listing structure as 6:53.
- Joshua 15:7 (thematic): Joshua 15:7 mentions the road to the hill country of Beth-horon in the description of Judah's borders, providing geographic context for the Beth-horon named in 1 Chr 6:53.
- Joshua 10:10-11 (allusion): Beth-horon appears as the scene of a major military episode (the pursuit of the Amorites and the hail of stones), underlining the historical and strategic significance of the town named in the Levitical list.
Alternative generated candidates
- And Jokmeam with its pasturelands, and Beth-horon with its pasturelands.
- Yokmeam with its pasturelands, and Beth-horon with its pasturelands.
1 C.6.54 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- ואת: CONJ
- אילון: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- ואת: CONJ
- מגרשיה: NOUN,f,sg,abs
- ואת: CONJ
- גת: NOUN,prop,f,sg,abs
- רמון: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- ואת: CONJ
- מגרשיה: NOUN,f,sg,abs
Parallels
- Joshua 21:21-22 (verbal): Lists Levitical towns in the same allotment—includes Aijalon (איילון/אילון) and Gath‑rimmon with its pasturelands, mirroring the names in 1 Chr 6:54.
- Joshua 21:24 (structural): Part of the Joshua catalogue of cities given to the Levites; parallels the Chronicles enumeration of the same Levite towns and their suburbs.
- 1 Chronicles 6:52-55 (quotation): Immediate parallel within Chronicles: the surrounding verses repeat and expand the same roster of Levitical towns (including Elon/Aijalon and Gath‑rimmon), showing the same allotment in Chronicles’ retelling.
Alternative generated candidates
- And Aijalon with its pasturelands, and Gath-rimmon with its pasturelands.
- Aijalon with its pasturelands, and Gath-rimmon with its pasturelands.
1 C.6.55 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- וממחצית: CONJ+PREP+NOUN,f,sg,abs
- מטה: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- מנשה: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- את: PRT,acc
- ענר: NOUN,prop,m,sg
- ואת: CONJ
- מגרשיה: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
- ואת: CONJ
- בלעם: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- ואת: CONJ
- מגרשיה: NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
- למשפחת: PREP+NOUN,f,sg,construct
- לבני: PREP
- קהת: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- הנותרים: ADJ,m,pl,def
Parallels
- Joshua 21:27-31 (verbal): Joshua 21 gives the allotment of Levitical cities from the half-tribe of Manasseh, listing the same towns (Anar/Anem and related towns) assigned to the Kohathite Levites—closely matching the names and allocations in 1 Chronicles 6.
- 1 Chronicles 6:54 (structural): Neighboring verse in the same chapter that forms part of the same Levitical-city catalogue; repeats and structures the list of towns and suburbs given to the families of Kohath.
- Numbers 35:1-8 (thematic): Prescribes the provision of cities and their surrounding pasturelands for the Levites; provides the institutional background for the allotments enumerated in 1 Chronicles 6.
- Deuteronomy 4:41-43 (thematic): Lists cities in the Transjordan (Bashan/Gilead) set aside as cities of refuge and connected with Manasseh’s territory—contextually related to the eastern-Manasseh locations referenced in the Chronicles list.
Alternative generated candidates
- And from the half-tribe of Manasseh they gave Aner with its pasturelands and Bileam with its pasturelands to the rest of the sons of Kohath.
- And from the half-tribe of Manasseh: Aner with its pasturelands, and Bileam with its pasturelands—for the rest of the sons of Kohath.
1 C.6.56 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- לבני: PREP
- גרשום: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- ממשפחת: NOUN,f,sg,construct
- חצי: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- מטה: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- מנשה: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- את: PRT,acc
- גולן: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- בבשן: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs
- ואת: CONJ
- מגרשיה: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- ואת: CONJ
- עשתרות: NOUN,f,sg,abs
- ואת: CONJ
- מגרשיה: NOUN,m,sg,abs
Parallels
- Joshua 21:27 (verbal): Lists the same Levitical allotment for the Gershonites — 'Golan in Bashan and Ashtaroth and Edrei' — closely matching the placenames and assignment.
- Deuteronomy 4:43 (structural): Golan in Bashan is named among the cities of refuge on the east of the Jordan, linking the place with tribal/functional territory (Manasseh/Gad area).
- Joshua 20:8 (thematic): Mentions Golan in Bashan as one of the cities of refuge on the eastern side of the Jordan, corroborating its identity and function in Israel’s settlement geography.
- 1 Chronicles 6:71 (verbal): Within the same Chronicler’s list of Levitical cities the passage repeats the allotment of Golan in Bashan to the Levites (Gershon), paralleling the present verse in content and phrasing.
Alternative generated candidates
- And to the sons of Gershon, from the clan of the half-tribe of Manasseh, they gave Golan in Bashan with its pasturelands, and Ashtaroth with its pasturelands.
- To the sons of Gershon, from the family of the half-tribe of Manasseh, they gave Golan in Bashan with its pasturelands, and Ashtaroth with its pasturelands.
1 C.6.57 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- וממטה: NOUN,m,sg,construct
- יששכר: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- את: PRT,acc
- קדש: NOUN,f,sg,abs
- ואת: CONJ
- מגרשיה: NOUN,m,pl,abs+PRON,3,fs,sg
- את: PRT,acc
- דברת: VERB,qal,perf,2,m,sg
- ואת: CONJ
- מגרשיה: NOUN,m,pl,abs+PRON,3,fs,sg
Parallels
- Joshua 21:29 (verbal): Gives the Levitical cities in Issachar—Kishion (Kedesh) and Daberath—matching the towns named in 1 Chr 6:57 (direct parallel in the Levitical-city lists).
- Joshua 19:21 (structural): Part of the tribal-allotment list for Issachar that includes Kedesh/Kishion and Daberath; supplies the tribal-territory context for these towns used as Levitical cities.
- 1 Chronicles 6:58 (verbal): Adjacent verse in the same chapter continuing the Levitical-city listing; repeats/parallels the enumeration of Issachar’s towns and their suburbs.
Alternative generated candidates
- And from the tribe of Issachar: Kedesh with its pasturelands, Daberath with its pasturelands.
- And from the tribe of Issachar: Kedesh with its pasturelands, Daberath with its pasturelands.
1 C.6.58 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- ואת: CONJ
- ראמות: NOUN,f,pl,abs
- ואת: CONJ
- מגרשיה: NOUN,f,sg,abs
- ואת: CONJ
- ענם: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- ואת: CONJ
- מגרשיה: NOUN,f,sg,abs
Parallels
- Joshua 21:28–31 (structural): Joshua 21 contains the parallel roster of towns assigned to the Levites; Chronicles’ list corresponds to Joshua’s allocation of Levitical towns in the Transjordan and Cisjordan regions.
- Joshua 20:8 (thematic): Ramoth (Ramoth‑Gilead) is named in the list of cities of refuge given to the Levites, linking the place-name in Chronicles to its refuge function.
- Deuteronomy 4:41–43 (thematic): Deuteronomy lists the cities of refuge east of the Jordan (including Ramoth), echoing the same tradition of Levitical/refuge towns found in Chronicles.
- Numbers 35:6–7 (verbal): Numbers prescribes the designation of Levitical cities with their 'suburbs' (מגרשיה), a phrase and concept mirrored in Chronicles’ enumeration of towns and their suburbs.
Alternative generated candidates
- And Ramoth with its pasturelands, and Anem with its pasturelands.
- Ramoth with its pasturelands, and Anem with its pasturelands.
1 C.6.59 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- וממטה: NOUN,m,sg,construct
- אשר: PRON,rel
- את: PRT,acc
- משל: VERB,qal,perf,3,m,sg
- ואת: CONJ
- מגרשיה: NOUN,m,sg,abs,3,fs
- ואת: CONJ
- עבדון: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- ואת: CONJ
- מגרשיה: NOUN,m,sg,abs,3,fs
Parallels
- Joshua 21:30 (verbal): Direct parallel: lists the Levitical town Mishal (Mashal) and its villages—same wording as Chronicles' allocation to the Levites from the tribe of Asher.
- Joshua 21:31 (verbal): Continuation of the same Asherite Levitical allotment (Hukok, Rehob, etc.), forming part of the same catalogue of Levitical towns found in Joshua.
- Numbers 35:1-8 (thematic): Gives the law and pattern for designating cities and their suburbs for the Levites—background principle underlying the town lists in Joshua and Chronicles.
- 1 Chronicles 6:54-81 (structural): The broader Chronicles catalogue of Levitical cities (the chapter in which v.59 appears); the same sequence of towns and allocations is presented within this larger structural list.
Alternative generated candidates
- And from the tribe of Asher: Mishal with its pasturelands, and Abdon with its pasturelands.
- From the tribe of Asher: Mashal with its pasturelands, and Abdon with its pasturelands.
1 C.6.60 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- ואת: CONJ
- חוקק: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- ואת: CONJ
- מגרשיה: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- ואת: CONJ
- רחב: NOUN,f,sg,abs
- ואת: CONJ
- מגרשיה: NOUN,m,sg,abs
Parallels
- Joshua 21:32 (structural): Part of the parallel list of cities assigned to the Levites (territory of Naphtali); both passages enumerate Levitical towns and use similar city-and-suburbs phrasing.
- Numbers 35:2 (verbal): Gives the command to assign cities to the Levites 'and their suburbs' (מִגְרָשִׁים), matching the recurring technical phrase and legal concept found in Chronicles.
- 1 Chronicles 6:59 (verbal): Immediate parallel within the same chapter/list; repeats the pattern of naming a town followed by the formula 'and its suburbs' (ואת מגרשיה), showing the standardized listing of Levitical holdings.
- 1 Chronicles 6:61 (verbal): Following verse in the same Levitical-city catalogue, continuing the same phrasing and structure (town name + 'and its suburbs'), underscoring the formulaic nature of the list.
Alternative generated candidates
- And Hukok with its pasturelands, and Rehob with its pasturelands.
- And Hukok with its pasturelands, and Rehob with its pasturelands.
1 C.6.61 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- וממטה: NOUN,m,sg,construct
- נפתלי: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- את: PRT,acc
- קדש: NOUN,f,sg,abs
- בגליל: PREP+NOUN,prop,m,sg,abs
- ואת: CONJ
- מגרשיה: NOUN,m,pl,abs,3fs
- ואת: CONJ
- חמון: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- ואת: CONJ
- מגרשיה: NOUN,m,pl,abs,3fs
- ואת: CONJ
- קריתים: NOUN,f,pl,abs
- ואת: CONJ
- מגרשיה: NOUN,m,pl,abs,3fs
Parallels
- Joshua 21:32 (quotation): Direct parallel/quotation — Joshua 21 lists the Levitical cities given from the tribe of Naphtali, naming Kedesh in Galilee and its pasturelands, Hammoth (Hammoth‑dor) and Kiriathaim with their pasturelands, matching the Chronistic roster.
- Joshua 19:36-39 (verbal): Part of the tribal allotment of Naphtali; the chapter enumerates towns in Naphtali’s territory (including Kedesh and neighboring sites), providing the broader geographical context for the cities named in 1 Chr 6:61.
- Judges 1:33-35 (thematic): Records the settlement pattern and towns associated with Naphtali after the conquest; thematically related as it documents Naphtali’s towns and their occupation, illuminating the region where Kedesh, Hammoth, and Kiriathaim lie.
- 1 Chronicles 6:54-66 (Hebrew/English variant numbering across traditions) (structural): The surrounding verses in 1 Chronicles 6 present the full list of Levitical cities assigned from several tribes (including the Naphtali cluster in v.61), so this section functions as the structural parallel within the Chronicler’s catalog of Levitical towns.
Alternative generated candidates
- And from the tribe of Naphtali: Kedesh in Galilee with its pasturelands, Hammon with its pasturelands, and Kiriathaim with its pasturelands.
- From the tribe of Naphtali: Kedesh in Galilee with its pasturelands, Hammon with its pasturelands, and Kiriath with its pasturelands.
1 C.6.62 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- לבני: PREP
- מררי: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- הנותרים: ADJ,m,pl,def
- ממטה: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs
- זבולן: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- את: PRT,acc
- רמונו: NOUN,m,sg,suff
- ואת: CONJ
- מגרשיה: NOUN,m,pl,suff
- את: PRT,acc
- תבור: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- ואת: CONJ
- מגרשיה: NOUN,m,pl,suff
Parallels
- Joshua 21:34-35 (quotation): Repeats the Levitical allotment: the Merarite cities in the territory of Zebulun are given, explicitly naming Rimmon, Tabor, and their pastures—textual source for Chronicles’ listing.
- Joshua 19:10-16 (verbal): The allotment of the tribe of Zebulun lists towns and villages (including Rimmon and Tabor), providing the broader tribal context for the cities assigned to the Levites here.
- 1 Chronicles 6:61 (verbal): Adjacent verse in the same chapter that duplicates the listing of Merarite cities in Zebulun (a parallel/recapitulation within Chronicles itself).
- Judges 4:6-9 (thematic): Describes Barak’s muster at Mount Tabor—connects to Tabor’s role and significance within the Zebulun region mentioned in the Chronicles list.
Alternative generated candidates
- And to the remaining sons of Merari from the tribe of Zebulun: Rimmono with its pasturelands, and Tabor with its pasturelands.
- To the remaining sons of Merari, from the tribe of Zebulun: Rimmon with its pasturelands, and Tabor with its pasturelands.
1 C.6.63 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- ומעבר: CONJ+NOUN,m,sg,abs
- לירדן: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs
- ירחו: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- למזרח: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs
- הירדן: NOUN,m,sg,def
- ממטה: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs
- ראובן: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- את: PRT,acc
- בצר: PREP
- במדבר: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs
- ואת: CONJ
- מגרשיה: NOUN,m,pl,abs
- ואת: CONJ
- יהצה: NOUN,prop,f,sg,abs
- ואת: CONJ
- מגרשיה: NOUN,m,pl,abs
Parallels
- Deuteronomy 4:43 (verbal): Lists Bezer in the wilderness, Jahzah, Kedemoth and Mephaath as Levitical towns given on the east side of the Jordan to the tribe of Reuben — closely parallels the same place-names and context.
- Joshua 20:8 (quotation): Gives the cities of refuge on the east side of the Jordan, naming Bezer in the wilderness and Jahzah for the Reubenites — echoes the same Levitical/local designation.
- Joshua 13:15-23 (thematic): Describes the allotment of land east of the Jordan to the tribe of Reuben and lists towns in that region; thematically parallels the territorial/municipal listing in 1 Chr 6:63.
- Numbers 32:36-41 (verbal): Records towns associated with the Reubenites and their settlements east of the Jordan (building and possessing towns in the wilderness/plain), providing a parallel account of Reubenite localities in the Transjordan.
Alternative generated candidates
- And beyond the Jordan to the east of the Jordan, for the tribe of Reuben: Bezer in the wilderness with its pasturelands, and Jahaz with its pasturelands.
- And beyond the Jordan, to the east of the Jordan, from the tribe of Reuben: Bezer in the wilderness with its pasturelands, and Jahzah with its pasturelands.
1 C.6.64 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- ואת: CONJ
- קדמות: NOUN,f,pl,abs
- ואת: CONJ
- מגרשיה: NOUN,m,pl,abs,poss:3fs
- ואת: CONJ
- מיפעת: NOUN,f,sg,abs
- ואת: CONJ
- מגרשיה: NOUN,m,pl,abs,poss:3fs
Parallels
- Joshua 21:36–38 (verbal): The same pair of towns (Kedemoth and Mephaath) and the formula 'and their suburbs' appear in the list of Levitical/allocated towns east of the Jordan in Joshua's allotment lists.
- Numbers 32:34–38 (thematic): The Reuben/Gad/Manasseh settlements east of the Jordan are enumerated here; Kedemoth and Mephaath are included among the towns associated with those tribal holdings.
- 1 Chronicles 6:60 (or 1 Chr 6:56–66 overall) (structural): This chapter contains a parallel, repetitive catalog of Levitical towns; the same place-names and the recurring formula 'and its suburbs' occur elsewhere within the same chapter, showing internal redundancy in the lists.
Alternative generated candidates
- And Kedemoth with its pasturelands, and Mephaath with its pasturelands.
- Kedemoth with its pasturelands, and Mephaath with its pasturelands.
1 C.6.65 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- וממטה: NOUN,m,sg,construct
- גד: NOUN,prop,m,sg
- את: PRT,acc
- ראמות: NOUN,f,pl,abs
- בגלעד: PREP+NOUN,m,sg,abs
- ואת: CONJ
- מגרשיה: NOUN,m,pl,abs
- ואת: CONJ
- מחנים: NOUN,m,pl,abs
- ואת: CONJ
- מגרשיה: NOUN,m,pl,abs
Parallels
- Joshua 21:38-40 (verbal): Lists the Levitical cities allotted in the territory of Gad/Gilead, including Ramoth (Ramoth‑Gilead) and adjacent towns — a direct parallel to the city‑list in 1 Chronicles 6.
- Numbers 32:34-38 (thematic): Records the towns assigned to the tribes (esp. Gad) in the Transjordan/Gilead region; thematically connected as background to the geographic settlement named in 1 Chronicles 6:65.
- 1 Chronicles 6:66 (structural): Immediate parallel within the same chapter that continues/duplicates the catalogue of Levitical cities in Gilead — internal repetition and continuation of the same list.
- 1 Kings 22:3 (allusion): Mentions Ramoth‑Gilead in a later historical narrative (Ahab and Jehoshaphat), illustrating the city's ongoing identity and significance beyond the Levitical‑city lists.
Alternative generated candidates
- And from the tribe of Gad: Ramoth in Gilead with its pasturelands, and Mahanaim with its pasturelands.
- From the tribe of Gad: Ramoth in Gilead with its pasturelands, and Mahanaim with its pasturelands.
1 C.6.66 - Details
Original Text
Morphology
- ואת: CONJ
- חשבון: NOUN,m,sg,abs
- ואת: CONJ
- מגרשיה: NOUN,m,sg,abs,3fs
- ואת: CONJ
- יעזיר: NOUN,prop,m,sg
- ואת: CONJ
- מגרשיה: NOUN,m,sg,abs,3fs
Parallels
- Joshua 21:38 (verbal): Same catalogue of Levitical towns east of the Jordan: explicitly lists “Heshbon and its villages, and Jazer and its villages,” matching the phrasing in 1 Chron 6:66.
- Joshua 13:25 (thematic): Part of the passage describing the territory taken from Sihon and allotted east of the Jordan; Heshbon and Jazer appear among the towns of that conquered region.
- Numbers 21:25–26 (thematic): Narrative of Israel’s conquest and occupation of the cities of Sihon (including Heshbon), providing the historical background for these towns’ later appearance in Levitical allotments.
- Deuteronomy 2:33–34 (thematic): Reports God’s deliverance of Sihon and the taking of his cities (the territory of Heshbon/Jazer), which underlies their later listing as settled/allotted towns.
Alternative generated candidates
- And Heshbon with its pasturelands, and Jazer with its pasturelands.
- And Heshbon with its pasturelands, and Jazer with its pasturelands.
The sons of Levi: Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.
These are the names of the sons of Gershom: Libni and Shimei. And the sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.
The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. These are the clans of the Levites by their ancestral houses.
The descendants of Gershom: Jahath and Zimmah.
Joah his son, Iddo his son, Zerah his son, Jeatherai his son.
The sons of Kohath: Amminadab his son, Korah his son, and Assir his son.
Elkanah his son, Abishaph his son, and Assir his son.
Tahat his son, Uriel his son, Azariah his son, and Saul his son. And the sons of Elkanah: Amzi and Ahimoth.
Elkanah, son of Elkanah; Zophai his son, and Nahath his son.
Eliab his son, Jeroham his son, Elkanah his son. And the sons of Samuel: the firstborn, the second, and Abiah.
The sons of Merari: Mahli; the sons of his son: Shimei and Uzzah.
Shimei his son, Haggiah his son, Asaiah his son.
These David set apart to the service of song in the house of the LORD, at the resting-place of the ark.
They ministered before the tent of meeting with song until Solomon had built the house of the LORD in Jerusalem; and they stood in their appointed order for their service. And those who stood with their sons, of the Kohathites: Heman the singer, son of Joel, son of Samuel.
Son of Elkanah, son of Jeroham, son of Eliel, son of Toah.
Son of Zuph, son of Elkanah, son of Mahath, son of Ammish.
Son of Elkanah, son of Joel, son of Azariah, son of Zephaniah.
Son of Tahan, son of Assir, son of Abishaph, son of Korah.
Son of Izhar, son of Kohath, son of Levi, son of Israel. And his brother Asaph who stood at his right—Asaph son of Berechiah, son of Shimea.
Son of Michael, son of Baaseiah, son of Malchijah.
Son of Ethni, son of Zerah, son of Adaiah.
Son of Ethan, son of Zimmah, son of Shimei.
Son of Jahath, son of Gershom, son of Levi. And the Merarites, their brothers on the left: Ethan son of Kishi, son of Abdi, son of Malluch.
Son of Hashabiah, son of Amaziah, son of Hilkiah.
Son of Amzi, son of Bani, son of Shamer.
Son of Mahli, son of Mushi, son of Merari, son of Levi. And the Levites, their brethren, were assigned to all the work of the tent of the house of God. But Aaron and his sons were to offer incense on the altar of burnt offering and on the altar of incense, for all the work of the holy place, and to make atonement for Israel, as the LORD had commanded Moses his servant.
These are the sons of Aaron: Eleazar his son, Phinehas his son, Abishua his son.
Bukki his son, Uzzi his son, Zerahiah his son.
Meraioth his son, Amariah his son, Ahitub his son.
Zadok his son, Ahimaaz his son. And these were their dwelling places with their pasturelands—for the sons of Aaron and the families of the Kohathites; for to them the lot belonged.
They gave them Hebron in the land of Judah, with its surrounding pasturelands. And the field of the city and its courtyards they gave to Caleb son of Jephunneh. And to the sons of Aaron they gave the cities of refuge: Hebron and Libnah with their pasturelands; Jattir and its pasturelands. And Keilah and its pasturelands, and Debir and its pasturelands. And Ashan and its pasturelands, and Beth‑shemesh and its pasturelands. And from the tribe of Benjamin: Gibeon and its pasturelands, Alemeth and its pasturelands, Anathoth and its pasturelands—thirteen cities with their pasturelands in all for their clans.
To the remaining sons of Kohath, of the families of the half‑tribe of Manasseh, by lot were given ten cities.
To the Gershonites, by their families, from the tribes of Issachar, Asher, Naphtali, and the half‑tribe of Manasseh in Bashan were thirteen cities.
To the Merarites, by their families, from the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun, by lot were twelve cities. And the people of Israel gave to the Levites the cities and their pasturelands.
By lot from the tribes of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin they gave these cities, which are named by name. And of the families of the Kohathites their lot fell in the tribe of Ephraim.
To them they gave Shechem and its pasturelands in the hill country of Ephraim, and Gezer and its pasturelands.
Yokmeam and its pasturelands, and Bet‑horon and its pasturelands. And Aijalon and its pasturelands, and Gath‑rimmon and its pasturelands. And from the half‑tribe of Manasseh: Aner and its pasturelands, and Bileam and its pasturelands—for the rest of the families of the Kohathites.
To the Gershonites of the half‑tribe of Manasseh: Golan in Bashan with its pasturelands, and Ashteroth with its pasturelands.
From the tribe of Issachar: Kedesh and its pasturelands, and Daberath and its pasturelands. And Ramoth and its pasturelands, and Anem and its pasturelands.
From the tribe of Asher: Mashal and its pasturelands, and Abdon and its pasturelands. And Hukok and its pasturelands, and Rehob and its pasturelands.
From the tribe of Naphtali: Kedesh in Galilee and its pasturelands, and Hammoth and its pasturelands, and Kiriath and its pasturelands.
To the remaining Merarites from the tribe of Zebulun: Rimmon and its pasturelands, and Tabor and its pasturelands. And beyond the Jordan, to the east of the Jordan, from the tribe of Reuben: Bezer in the wilderness and its pasturelands, and Jahaz and its pasturelands. And Kedemoth and its pasturelands, and Mephaath and its pasturelands.
From the tribe of Gad: Ramoth in Gilead and its pasturelands, and Mahanaim and its pasturelands. And Heshbon and its pasturelands, and Jazer and its pasturelands.