1 Chronicles 6:1–47

The Family Line of the High Priests

6Levi had three sons: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

²Kohath had four sons: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.

³Amram had two sons, Aaron and Moses, and one daughter, Miriam. Aaron had four sons: Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.

⁴The descendants of Eleazar from generation to generation are as follows: Phinehas, Abishua, ⁵Bukki, Uzzi, ⁶Zerahiah, Meraioth, ⁷Amariah, Ahitub, ⁸Zadok, Ahimaaz, ⁹Azariah, Johanan, ¹⁰Azariah (the one who served in the Temple which King Solomon built in Jerusalem), ¹¹Amariah, Ahitub, ¹²Zadok, Shallum, ¹³Hilkiah, Azariah, ¹⁴Seraiah, Jehozadak. ¹⁵King Nebuchadnezzar deported Jehozadak along with the other people of Judah and Jerusalem whom the Lord sent into exile.

Other Descendants of Levi

^16*Levi had three sons: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. ^17*Each of them also had sons. Gershon was the father of Libni and Shimei; ^18*Kohath was the father of Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel; ^19*and Merari was the father of Mahli and Mushi.

²⁰These are the descendants of Gershon from generation to generation: Libni, Jahath, Zimmah, ²¹Joah, Iddo, Zerah, Jeatherai.

²²These are the descendants of Kohath from generation to generation: Amminadab, Korah, Assir, ²³Elkanah, Ebiasaph, Assir, ²⁴Tahath, Uriel, Uzziah, Shaul.

²⁵Elkanah had two sons, Amasai and Ahimoth. ²⁶These are Ahimoth’s descendants from generation to generation: Elkanah, Zophai, Nahath, ²⁷Eliab, Jeroham, Elkanah.

²⁸Samuel had two sons: Joel,^p the elder, and Abijah, the younger.

²⁹These are the descendants of Merari from generation to generation: Mahli, Libni, Shimei, Uzzah, ³⁰Shimea, Haggiah, Asaiah.

The Temple Musicians

³¹These are the men whom King David put in charge of the music at the place of worship in Jerusalem after the Covenant Box was moved there. ³²They took regular turns of duty at the Tent of the Lord’s presence during the time before King Solomon built the Temple. ³³The family lines of those who held this office are as follows:

The clan of Kohath: Heman, the leader of the first choir, was the son of Joel. His family line went back to Jacob as follows: Heman, Joel, Samuel, ³⁴Elkanah, Jeroham, Eliel, Toah, ³⁵Zuph, Elkanah, Mahath, Amasai, ³⁶Elkanah, Joel, Azariah, Zephaniah, ³⁷Tahath, Assir, Ebiasaph, Korah, ³⁸Izhar, Kohath, Levi, Jacob.

³⁹Asaph was leader of the second choir. His family line went back to Levi as follows: Asaph, Berechiah, Shimea, ⁴⁰Michael, Baaseiah, Malchijah, ⁴¹Ethni, Zerah, Adaiah, ⁴²Ethan, Zimmah, Shimei, ⁴³Jahath, Gershon, Levi.

⁴⁴Ethan of the clan of Merari was the leader of the third choir. His family line went back to Levi as follows: Ethan, Kishi, Abdi, Malluch, ⁴⁵Hashabiah, Amaziah, Hilkiah, ⁴⁶Amzi, Bani, Shemer, ⁴⁷Mahli, Mushi, Merari, Levi.