1 Chronicles 6:1-21 ▼

1 The sons of Levi were Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

2 The sons of Kohath were Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.

3 The children of Amram were Aaron, Moses, and Miriam. The sons of Aaron were Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.

4 Eleazar became the father of Phinehas. Phinehas became the father of Abishua.

5 Abishua became the father of Bukki. Bukki became the father of Uzzi.

6 Uzzi became the father of Zerahiah. Zerahiah became the father of Meraioth.

7 Meraioth became the father of Amariah. Amariah became the father of Ahitub.

8 Ahitub became the father of Zadok. Zadok became the father of Ahimaaz.

9 Ahimaaz became the father of Azariah. Azariah became the father of Johanan.

10 Johanan became the father of Azariah, who served as priest in the temple Solomon built in Jerusalem.

11 Azariah became the father of Amariah. Amariah became the father of Ahitub.

12 Ahitub became the father of Zadok. Zadok became the father of Shallum.

13 Shallum became the father of Hilkiah. Hilkiah became the father of Azariah.

14 Azariah became the father of Seraiah. Seraiah became the father of Jehozadak.

15 Jehozadak was one of those who went into the exile which the LORD inflicted on Judah and Jerusalem through Nebuchadnezzar.

16 The sons of Levi were Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

17 The sons of Gershon were named Libni and Shimei.

18 The sons of Kohath were Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.

19 The sons of Merari were Mahli and Mushi. These were the clans of Levi, according to their ancestors.

20 Of Gershon: his son Libni, whose son was Jahath, whose son was Zimmah,

21 whose son was Joah, whose son was Iddo, whose son was Zerah, whose son was Jetherai.