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. And the sons of Aaron were 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 (it was he who served as the priest in the house which 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 along when the LORD led Judah and Jerusalem into exile by Nebuchadnezzar.

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

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

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

19 The sons of Merari were Mahli and Mushi. And these are the families of the Levites according to their fathers’ households.

20 Of Gershom: Libni his son, Jahath his son, Zimmah his son,

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