1 The sons of Levi: Gedson, Caath, and Merari. 2 And these [are] the names of the sons of Gedson; Lobeni, and Semei. 3 The sons of Caath; Ambram, and Issaar, Chebron, and Oziel. 4 The sons of Merari; Mooli and Musi: and these [are] the families of Levi, according to their families. 5 To Gedson—to Lobeni his son—[were born] Jeth his son, Zammath his son, 6 Joab his son, Addi his son, Zara his son, Jethri his son. 7 The sons of Caath; Aminadab his son, Core his son, Aser his son; 8 Helcana his son, Abisaph his son, Aser his son: 9 Thaath his son, Uriel his son, Ozia his son, Saul his son. 10 And the sons of Helcana; Amessi, and Achimoth. 11 Helcana his son, Suphi his son, Cainaath his son; 12 Eliab his son, Jeroboam his son, Helcana his son. 13 The sons of Samuel; the first-born Sani, and Abia. 14 The sons of Merari; Mooli, Lobeni his son, Semei his son, Oza his son; 15 Samaa his son, Angia his son, Asaias his son. 16 And these [were the men] whom David set over the service of the singers in the house of the Lord when the ark was at rest. 17 And they ministered in front of the tabernacle of witness [playing] on instruments, until Solomon built the house of the Lord in Jerusalem; and they stood according to their order for their services. 18 And these [were the men] that stood, and their sons, of the sons of Caath: Æman the psalm singer, son of Joel, the son of Samuel, 19 the son of Helcana, the son of Jeroboam, the son of Eliel, the son of Thoas, 20 the son of Suph, the son of Helcana, the son of Maath, the son of Amathi, 21 the son of Helcana, the son of Joel, the son of Azarias, the son of Japhanias, 22 the son of Thaath, the son of Aser, the son of Abiasaph, the son of Core, 23 the son of Isaar, the son of Caath, the son of Levi, the son of Israel. 24 And his brother Asaph, who stood at his right hand; Asaph the son of Barachias, the son of Samaa, 25 the son of Michael, the son of Baasia, the son of Melchia, 26 the son of Athani, the son of Zaarai, 27 the son of Adai, the son of Ætham, the son of Zammam, the son of Semei, 28 the son of Jeeth, the son of Gedson, the son of Levi. 29 And the sons of Merari their brethren on the left hand: Ætham the son of Kisa, the son of Abai, the son of Maloch, 30 the son of Asebi, 31 the son of Amessias, the son of Bani, the son of Semer, 32 the son of Mooli, the son of Musi, the son of Merari, the son of Levi. 33 And their brethren according to the houses of their fathers, [were] the Levites who were appointed to all the work of ministration of the tabernacle of the house of God. 34 And Aaron and his sons [were] to burn incense on the altar of whole-burnt-offerings, and on the altar of incense, for all the ministry [in] the holy of holies, and to make atonement for Israel, according to all things that Moses the servant of the Lord commanded. 35 And these [are] the sons of Aaron; Eleazar his son, Phinees his son, Abisu his son, 36 Bokki his son, Ozi his son, Saraia his son, 37 Mariel his son, Amaria his son, Achitob his son, 38 Sadoc his son, Achimaas his son. 39 And these [are] their residences in their villages, in their coasts, to the sons of Aaron, to their family the Caathites: for they had the lot. 40 And they gave them Chebron in the land of Juda, and its suburbs round about it. 41 But the fields of the city, and its villages, they gave to Chaleb the son of Jephonne. 42 And to the sons of Aaron they gave the cities of refuge, [even] Chebron, and Lobna and her suburbs round about, and Selna and her suburbs, and Esthamo and her suburbs, 43 and Jethar and her suburbs, and Dabir and her suburbs, 44 and Asan and her suburbs, and Bæthsamys and her suburbs: 45 and of the tribe of Benjamin Gabai and her suburbs, and Galemath and her suburbs, and Anathoth and her suburbs: all their cities [were] thirteen cities according to their families. 46 And to the sons of Caath that were left of their families, [there were given] out of the tribe, [namely], out of the half-tribe of Manasse, by lot, ten cities. 47 And to the sons of Gedson according to their families [there were given] thirteen cities of the tribe of Issachar, of the tribe of Aser, of the tribe of Nephthali, of the tribe of Manasse in Basan. 48 And to the sons of Merari according to their families [there were given], by lot, twelve cities of the tribe of Ruben, of the tribe of Gad, [and] of the tribe of Zabulon. 49 So the children of Israel gave to the Levites the cities and their suburbs. 50 And they gave by lot out of the tribe of the children of Juda, and out of the tribe of the children of Symeon, and out of the tribe of the children of Benjamin, these cities which they call by name. 51 And [to the members] of the families of the sons of Caath there were also given the cities of their borders out of the tribe of Ephraim. 52 And they gave them the cities of refuge, Sychem and her suburbs in mount Ephraim, and Gazer and her suburbs, 53 and Jecmaan and her suburbs, and Bæthoron and her suburbs, 54 and Ælon and her suburbs, and Gethremmon and her suburbs: 55 and of the half-tribe of Manasse Anar and her suburbs, and Jemblaan and her suburbs, to the sons of Caath that were left, according to [each several] family. 56 To the sons of Gedson from the families of the half-tribe of Manasse [they gave] Golan of Basan and her suburbs, and Aseroth and her suburbs. 57 And out of the tribe of Issachar, Kedes and her suburbs, and Deberi and her suburbs, and Dabor and her suburbs, 58 and Ramoth, and Ænan and her suburbs. 59 And of the tribe of Aser; Maasal and her suburbs, and Abdon and her suburbs, 60 and Acac and her suburbs, and Roob and her suburbs. 61 And of the tribe of Nephthali; Kedes in Galilee and her suburbs, and Chamoth and her suburbs, and Kariathaim and her suburbs. 62 To the sons of Merari that were left, [they gave] out of the tribe of Zabulon Remmon and her suburbs, and Thabor and her suburbs: 63 out of [the country] beyond Jordan; Jericho westward of Jordan: out of the tribe of Ruben; Bosor in the wilderness and her suburbs, and Jasa and her suburbs, 64 and Kadmoth and her suburbs, and Maephla and her suburbs. 65 Out of the tribe of Gad; Rammoth Galaad and her suburbs, and Maanaim and her suburbs, 66 and Esebon and her suburbs, and Jazer and her suburbs.
1 Chronicles · Brenton's English Septuagint
1 Chronicles 6 Brenton's English Septuagint
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Abiasaph
A son of Korah, listed in Exodus 6 among the Korahite clans of the Levites.
Cited in the guide: Exodus 6:24; 1 Chronicles 6:37; 1 Chronicles 9:19
Asaph
A Gershonite Levite and singer, son of Berechiah, Heman's kinsman who served at his right hand among the men David put in charge of the music in the house of the LORD.
Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 6:39; 1 Chronicles 9:15; 1 Chronicles 15:17
Bani
Bani is named as the son of Shemer in Ethan's Merarite ancestry (1 Chronicles 6:44-47).
Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 6:46
Eliab
Eliab is listed as the son of Nahath in the Kohathite line leading to Samuel (1 Chronicles 6:26-27).
Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 6:27
Eliel
Eliel is named as the son of Toah in Heman's Kohathite ancestry (1 Chronicles 6:33-38).
Cited in the guide: 1 Samuel 1:1; 1 Chronicles 6:34
Hebron
Kohath's third-listed son and the founder of the Hebronite clan of the Kohathite Levites.
Cited in the guide: Exodus 6:18; Numbers 3:19; 1 Chronicles 6:2
Joel
Joel is named as the son of Azariah in Heman's Kohathite ancestry (1 Chronicles 6:33-38).
Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 6:36
Joel
Samuel's firstborn, appointed with his brother Abijah as a judge at Beersheba, who did not walk in his father's ways but took bribes and perverted justice. Through him Samuel was…
Cited in the guide: 1 Samuel 8:2; 1 Chronicles 6:28; 1 Chronicles 6:33
Libni
Gershon's first-listed son and the founder of the Libnite clan of the Gershonite Levites.
Cited in the guide: Exodus 6:17; Numbers 3:18; 1 Chronicles 6:17
Michael
Michael is named as the son of Baaseiah in Asaph's Gershonite ancestry (1 Chronicles 6:39-43).
Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 6:40
Uriel
Uriel is listed as the son of Tahath in the Kohathite clan line (1 Chronicles 6:22-24).
Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 6:24
Cross references (48)
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- 1 Exodus 6:16; Genesis 46:11; Numbers 26:57; 1 Chronicles 23:6; 1 Chronicles 6:20
- 2 Exodus 6:18; 1 Chronicles 23:12; Exodus 6:21–24
- 3 Leviticus 10:1; Exodus 6:20; Leviticus 10:12; Exodus 15:20; Exodus 24:1
- 4 Exodus 6:25; 1 Chronicles 6:50; Ezra 7:1–5; Numbers 25:13; Joshua 22:30–32
- 8 2 Samuel 15:27; 2 Samuel 8:17; 1 Kings 2:35; 1 Kings 1:34; 1 Kings 1:44
- 10 1 Kings 6:1–7; 2 Chronicles 3:1; 2 Chronicles 3:4; 2 Chronicles 26:17–20
- 11 Ezra 7:3
- 12 Nehemiah 11:11; 1 Chronicles 9:11
- 13 2 Kings 22:12–14; 2 Chronicles 35:8; 2 Kings 22:4; 2 Chronicles 34:14–20
- 14 2 Kings 25:18; Nehemiah 11:11; Zechariah 6:11; Ezra 7:1
- 15 Haggai 1:1; 2 Kings 25:18; Haggai 2:2; Haggai 1:14; 2 Kings 25:21
- 16 Exodus 6:16; 1 Chronicles 6:1
- 17 1 Chronicles 23:7; Exodus 6:17; Numbers 3:21; Numbers 3:18
- 18 1 Chronicles 23:12; 1 Chronicles 6:2–3
- 19 1 Chronicles 23:21; 1 Chronicles 24:26; Exodus 6:19; Numbers 3:20; Numbers 26:57–58
- 20 1 Chronicles 6:43
- 22 Exodus 6:24; 1 Chronicles 6:18; Exodus 6:21; 1 Chronicles 6:2
- 25 Exodus 6:24; 1 Chronicles 6:35–36
- 26 1 Samuel 1:1; 1 Chronicles 6:35
- 27 1 Samuel 1:1; 1 Samuel 1:19–20
- 28 1 Samuel 8:2; 1 Chronicles 6:33
- 29 1 Chronicles 6:19; Numbers 3:33
- 31 2 Samuel 6:17; Psalm 132:8; 1 Chronicles 15:16–22; 1 Chronicles 16:4–6; Psalm 132:14
- 32 Psalm 135:1–3; 2 Chronicles 31:2; 2 Chronicles 29:25–30; 1 Chronicles 6:10; Ezra 3:10–11
- 33 1 Chronicles 6:28; 1 Chronicles 15:17; 1 Chronicles 15:19; 2 Chronicles 29:14; 2 Chronicles 5:12
- 37 Psalm 42:1; Psalm 49:1; Numbers 26:10–11; Numbers 16:1–35; Psalm 44:1
- 38 1 Chronicles 16:1; Numbers 3:19
- 39 Ezra 2:41; Nehemiah 7:44; Nehemiah 12:46; Psalm 77:1; Psalm 75:1
- 43 Numbers 3:17; 1 Chronicles 23:6; Exodus 6:16; Exodus 2:22; 1 Chronicles 6:20
- 44 Psalm 89:1; 1 Chronicles 25:6; 1 Chronicles 15:17; 1 Chronicles 25:3; 1 Chronicles 25:1
- 47 Numbers 10:17; Numbers 3:20; Numbers 4:42; Numbers 7:8; Joshua 21:7
- 48 Numbers 18:1–32; 1 Chronicles 25:1–26; Numbers 16:9–10; 1 Chronicles 23:2; Numbers 3:1–4
- 49 Leviticus 4:20; Exodus 30:10–16; Exodus 27:1–8; Exodus 30:1–7; Exodus 29:33
- 50 Ezra 7:1–5; Exodus 6:23; 1 Chronicles 24:1; Numbers 3:32; Numbers 3:4
- 53 2 Samuel 8:17; 2 Samuel 17:15–17; 2 Samuel 20:25; 1 Kings 2:35; 1 Chronicles 6:8
- 54 Genesis 25:16; Numbers 31:10; Numbers 35:1–8; Joshua 21:3–8; Joshua 21:10
- 55 Joshua 14:13; Joshua 15:13; Joshua 21:11–13; Judges 1:20
- 56 Joshua 15:13; Joshua 14:13
- 57 Joshua 15:48; Joshua 21:13–14; Joshua 21:19; Numbers 35:13–15; 1 Chronicles 4:17
- 58 Joshua 10:3; Joshua 21:15; Joshua 10:38; Joshua 15:51; Joshua 15:49
- 59 Joshua 21:16; Joshua 15:42; Jeremiah 43:13; 1 Chronicles 4:32; 1 Samuel 6:12–19
- 60 Jeremiah 1:1; Joshua 18:24; 1 Kings 2:26; 1 Chronicles 8:6; Isaiah 10:30
- 61 1 Chronicles 6:1–2; 1 Chronicles 6:18; Joshua 21:4–5; 1 Chronicles 6:66–70; Joshua 21:20–26
- 62 Exodus 2:22; 1 Chronicles 6:71–76; Joshua 21:27–33
- 63 Joshua 21:7; Joshua 21:34–40; Genesis 46:11; Numbers 3:20; 1 Chronicles 6:77–81
- 64 Joshua 21:41–42; Joshua 21:3; Numbers 35:1–8
- 65 1 Chronicles 6:57–60
- 66 Joshua 21:20–26
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