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    1 Chronicles 6

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    Hebron is given to the descendants of Aaron, while its fields and villages are handed to Caleb son of Jephunneh—a tidy division with no explanation attached, as though the pasture had its own opinion.

    The priestly linevv. 1–15

    The list begins with Levi’s three sons—Gershon, Kohath, and Merari—and then follows Kohath through Amram to Aaron. From Eleazar onward, the names proceed in a solemn relay: Phinehas, Abishua, Bukki, Uzzi, Zerahiah, Meraioth, Amariah, Ahitub, Zadok, and the generations after them, until Jehozadak is carried into captivity when Judah and Jerusalem are sent into exile by Nebuchadnezzar. The genealogy is remarkably patient, and then history arrives with a boot.

    Names become musicvv. 16–53

    The families are listed again, this time widening into clans and descendants. Then the genealogy finds its curious destination: David appoints men over the music after the ark rests, and Heman, Asaph, and Ethan stand in their places—one at the centre, one at the right, and one at the left. Around them are the fellow Levites, while Aaron and his sons attend the Most Holy Place, the altars, and the offerings. A family tree has somehow acquired a choir and a rota.

    The Levites receive citiesvv. 54–81

    The final movement turns from ancestry to acreage. The descendants of Aaron receive Hebron and its surrounding pasturelands, but the fields and villages around the city go to Caleb; later, thirteen cities are counted among their families. The remaining Kohathites, Gershomites, and Merarites receive their own allotments, spread across the tribes, with pasturelands attached like a practical little tail to every place-name. The Israelites give the cities by lot, and the chapter ends with a great many settlements, but not a word about anyone unpacking.

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    1. 1 Chr 6:1The sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

    2. 1 Chr 6:2The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.

    3. 1 Chr 6:3The children of Amram: Aaron, Moses, and Miriam. The sons of Aaron: Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.

    4. 1 Chr 6:4Eleazar was the father of Phinehas, Phinehas was the father of Abishua,

    5. 1 Chr 6:5Abishua was the father of Bukki, Bukki was the father of Uzzi,

    6. 1 Chr 6:6Uzzi was the father of Zerahiah, Zerahiah was the father of Meraioth,

    7. 1 Chr 6:7Meraioth was the father of Amariah, Amariah was the father of Ahitub,

    8. 1 Chr 6:8Ahitub was the father of Zadok, Zadok was the father of Ahimaaz,

    9. 1 Chr 6:9Ahimaaz was the father of Azariah, Azariah was the father of Johanan,

    10. 1 Chr 6:10Johanan was the father of Azariah, who served as priest in the temple that Solomon built in Jerusalem,

    11. 1 Chr 6:11Azariah was the father of Amariah, Amariah was the father of Ahitub,

    12. 1 Chr 6:12Ahitub was the father of Zadok, Zadok was the father of Shallum,

    13. 1 Chr 6:13Shallum was the father of Hilkiah, Hilkiah was the father of Azariah,

    14. 1 Chr 6:14Azariah was the father of Seraiah, and Seraiah was the father of Jehozadak.

    15. 1 Chr 6:15Jehozadak went into captivity when the LORD sent Judah and Jerusalem into exile by the hand of Nebuchadnezzar.

    16. 1 Chr 6:16The sons of Levi: Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.

    17. 1 Chr 6:17These are the names of the sons of Gershom: Libni and Shimei.

    18. 1 Chr 6:18The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.

    19. 1 Chr 6:19The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. These are the clans of the Levites listed according to their fathers:

    20. 1 Chr 6:20Of Gershom: Libni his son, Jahath his son, Zimmah his son,

    21. 1 Chr 6:21Joah his son, Iddo his son, Zerah his son, and Jeatherai his son.

    22. 1 Chr 6:22The descendants of Kohath: Amminadab his son, Korah his son, Assir his son,

    23. 1 Chr 6:23Elkanah his son, Ebiasaph his son, Assir his son,

    24. 1 Chr 6:24Tahath his son, Uriel his son, Uzziah his son, and Shaul his son.

    25. 1 Chr 6:25The descendants of Elkanah: Amasai, Ahimoth,

    26. 1 Chr 6:26Elkanah his son, Zophai his son, Nahath his son,

    27. 1 Chr 6:27Eliab his son, Jeroham his son, and Elkanah his son.

    28. 1 Chr 6:28The sons of Samuel: Joel his firstborn and Abijah his second son.

    29. 1 Chr 6:29The descendants of Merari: Mahli, Libni his son, Shimei his son, Uzzah his son,

    30. 1 Chr 6:30Shimea his son, Haggiah his son, and Asaiah his son.

    31. 1 Chr 6:31These are the men David put in charge of the music in the house of the LORD after the ark rested there.

    32. 1 Chr 6:32They ministered with song before the tabernacle, the Tent of Meeting, until Solomon built the house of the LORD in Jerusalem. And they performed their duties according to the regulations given them.

    33. 1 Chr 6:33These are the men who served, together with their sons. From the Kohathites: Heman the singer, the son of Joel, the son of Samuel,

    34. 1 Chr 6:34the son of Elkanah, the son of Jeroham, the son of Eliel, the son of Toah,

    35. 1 Chr 6:35the son of Zuph, the son of Elkanah, the son of Mahath, the son of Amasai,

    36. 1 Chr 6:36the son of Elkanah, the son of Joel, the son of Azariah, the son of Zephaniah,

    37. 1 Chr 6:37the son of Tahath, the son of Assir, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah,

    38. 1 Chr 6:38the son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, the son of Israel.

    39. 1 Chr 6:39Heman’s kinsman was Asaph, who served at his right hand: Asaph the son of Berechiah, the son of Shimea,

    40. 1 Chr 6:40the son of Michael, the son of Baaseiah, the son of Malchijah,

    41. 1 Chr 6:41the son of Ethni, the son of Zerah, the son of Adaiah,

    42. 1 Chr 6:42the son of Ethan, the son of Zimmah, the son of Shimei,

    43. 1 Chr 6:43the son of Jahath, the son of Gershom, the son of Levi.

    44. 1 Chr 6:44On the left were their kinsmen, the sons of Merari: Ethan the son of Kishi, the son of Abdi, the son of Malluch,

    45. 1 Chr 6:45the son of Hashabiah, the son of Amaziah, the son of Hilkiah,

    46. 1 Chr 6:46the son of Amzi, the son of Bani, the son of Shemer,

    47. 1 Chr 6:47the son of Mahli, the son of Mushi, the son of Merari, the son of Levi.

    48. 1 Chr 6:48Their fellow Levites were assigned to every kind of service of the tabernacle, the house of God.

    49. 1 Chr 6:49But Aaron and his sons did all the work of the Most Holy Place. They presented the offerings on the altar of burnt offering and on the altar of incense to make atonement for Israel, according to all that Moses the servant of God had commanded.

    50. 1 Chr 6:50These were the descendants of Aaron: Eleazar his son, Phinehas his son, Abishua his son,

    51. 1 Chr 6:51Bukki his son, Uzzi his son, Zerahiah his son,

    52. 1 Chr 6:52Meraioth his son, Amariah his son, Ahitub his son,

    53. 1 Chr 6:53Zadok his son, and Ahimaaz his son.

    54. 1 Chr 6:54Now these were the territories assigned to the descendants of Aaron from the Kohathite clan for their settlements, because the first lot fell to them:

    55. 1 Chr 6:55They were given Hebron in the land of Judah and its surrounding pasturelands.

    56. 1 Chr 6:56But the fields and villages around the city were given to Caleb son of Jephunneh.

    57. 1 Chr 6:57So the descendants of Aaron were given Hebron (a city of refuge), Libnah, Jattir, Eshtemoa,

    58. 1 Chr 6:58Hilen, Debir,

    59. 1 Chr 6:59Ashan, Juttah, and Beth-shemesh, together with their pasturelands.

    60. 1 Chr 6:60And from the tribe of Benjamin they were given Gibeon, Geba, Alemeth, and Anathoth, together with their pasturelands. So they had thirteen cities in all among their families.

    61. 1 Chr 6:61To the rest of the Kohathites, ten cities were allotted from the half-tribe of Manasseh.

    62. 1 Chr 6:62The Gershomites, according to their clans, were allotted thirteen cities from the tribes of Issachar, Asher, Naphtali, and Manasseh in Bashan.

    63. 1 Chr 6:63The Merarites, according to their clans, were allotted twelve cities from the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun.

    64. 1 Chr 6:64So the Israelites gave to the Levites these cities and their pasturelands.

    65. 1 Chr 6:65They assigned by lot the cities named above from the tribes of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin.

    66. 1 Chr 6:66And some of the clans of the Kohathites were given cities from the tribe of Ephraim for their territory:

    67. 1 Chr 6:67They were given Shechem (a city of refuge) with its pasturelands in the hill country of Ephraim, and Gezer,

    68. 1 Chr 6:68Jokmeam, Beth-horon,

    69. 1 Chr 6:69Aijalon, and Gath-rimmon, together with their pasturelands.

    70. 1 Chr 6:70And from the half-tribe of Manasseh the rest of the clans of the Kohathites were given Aner and Bileam, together with their pasturelands.

    71. 1 Chr 6:71The Gershomites received the following: From the clan of the half-tribe of Manasseh they were given Golan in Bashan and also Ashtaroth, together with their pasturelands.

    72. 1 Chr 6:72From the tribe of Issachar they were given Kedesh, Daberath,

    73. 1 Chr 6:73Ramoth, and Anem, together with their pasturelands.

    74. 1 Chr 6:74From the tribe of Asher they were given Mashal, Abdon,

    75. 1 Chr 6:75Hukok, and Rehob, together with their pasturelands.

    76. 1 Chr 6:76And from the tribe of Naphtali they were given Kedesh in Galilee, Hammon, and Kiriathaim, together with their pasturelands.

    77. 1 Chr 6:77The Merarites (the rest of the Levites) received the following: From the tribe of Zebulun they were given Rimmono and Tabor, together with their pasturelands.

    78. 1 Chr 6:78From the tribe of Reuben east of the Jordan opposite Jericho they were given Bezer in the wilderness, Jahzah,

    79. 1 Chr 6:79Kedemoth, and Mephaath, together with their pasturelands.

    80. 1 Chr 6:80And from the tribe of Gad they were given Ramoth in Gilead, Mahanaim,

    81. 1 Chr 6:81Heshbon, and Jazer, together with their pasturelands.

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    • 1Genesis 46:11The sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
    • 1Exodus 6:16These were the names of the sons of Levi according to their records: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. Levi lived 137 years.
    • 312 Samuel 6:17So they brought the ark of the LORD and set it in its place inside the tent that David had pitched for it. Then David offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before the LORD.
    • 49Leviticus 4:20He shall offer this bull just as he did the bull for the sin offering; in this way the priest will make atonement on their behalf, and they will be forgiven.
    • 1Numbers 26:57Now these were the Levites numbered by their clans: The Gershonite clan from Gershon, the Kohathite clan from Kohath, and the Merarite clan from Merari.
    • 82 Samuel 15:27The king also said to Zadok the priest, “Are you not a seer? Return to the city in peace—you with your son Ahimaaz, and Abiathar with his son Jonathan.
    • 82 Samuel 8:17Zadok son of Ahitub and Ahimelech son of Abiathar were priests; Seraiah was the scribe;
    • 142 Kings 25:18The captain of the guard also took away Seraiah the chief priest, Zephaniah the priest of second rank, and the three doorkeepers.
    • 191 Chronicles 23:21The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. The sons of Mahli: Eleazar and Kish.
    • 271 Samuel 1:1Now there was a man named Elkanah who was from Ramathaim-zophim in the hill country of Ephraim. He was the son of Jeroham, the son of Elihu, the son of Tohu, the son of Zuph, an Ephraimite.
    • 71Joshua 21:27This is what the Levite clans of the Gershonites were given: From the half-tribe of Manasseh they were given Golan in Bashan, a city of refuge for the manslayer, and Beeshterah—two cities, together with their pasturelands.
    • 11 Chronicles 23:6Then David divided the Levites into divisions according to the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
    • 3Exodus 6:20And Amram married his father’s sister Jochebed, and she bore him Aaron and Moses. Amram lived 137 years.
    • 3Leviticus 10:1Now Aaron’s sons Nadab and Abihu took their censers, put fire in them and added incense, and offered unauthorized fire before the LORD, contrary to His command.
    • 41 Chronicles 6:50These were the descendants of Aaron: Eleazar his son, Phinehas his son, Abishua his son,
    • 4Exodus 6:25Aaron’s son Eleazar married one of the daughters of Putiel, and she bore him Phinehas. These were the heads of the Levite families by their clans.

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