1 Chronicles 6:1-21 ▼

1 Levi's descendants included Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.

2 Kohath's sons included Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.

3 Amram's descendants included Aaron, Moses, and Miriam. Aaron's sons included 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 and 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 The LORD sent Jehozadak, Judah, and Jerusalem into exile, using Nebuchadnezzar to do it.

16 Levi's descendants included Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.

17 These are the names of Gershom's descendants: Libni and Shimei.

18 Kohath's sons included Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.

19 Merari's sons included Mahli and Mushi. These are the clans of the descendants of Levi according to their ancestry:

20 Gershom's clan included his son Libni, his son Jahath, his son Zimmah,

21 his son Joah, his son Iddo, his son Zerah, and his son Jeatherai.