1 Chronicles 6:1-19 ▼

1 Levi’s sons: Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.

2 Kohath’s sons: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.

3 Amram’s children: Aaron, Moses, and Miriam. Aaron’s sons: Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.

4 Eleazar fathered Phinehas; Phinehas fathered Abishua;

5 Abishua fathered Bukki; Bukki fathered Uzzi;

6 Uzzi fathered Zerahiah; Zerahiah fathered Meraioth;

7 Meraioth fathered Amariah; Amariah fathered Ahitub;

8 Ahitub fathered Zadok; Zadok fathered Ahimaaz;

9 Ahimaaz fathered Azariah; Azariah fathered Johanan;

10 Johanan fathered Azariah, who served as priest in the temple that Solomon built in Jerusalem;

11 Azariah fathered Amariah; Amariah fathered Ahitub;

12 Ahitub fathered Zadok; Zadok fathered Shallum;

13 Shallum fathered Hilkiah; Hilkiah fathered Azariah;

14 Azariah fathered Seraiah; and Seraiah fathered Jehozadak.

15 Jehozadak went into exile when the LORD sent Judah and Jerusalem into exile at the hands of Nebuchadnezzar.

16 Levi’s sons: Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.

17 These are the names of Gershom’s sons: Libni and Shimei.

18 Kohath’s sons: Amram, Izhar, Hebron and Uzziel.

19 Merari’s sons: Mahli and Mushi. These are the Levites’ families according to their fathers: