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1 CHR ONICL ES 6
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Abiasaph,* Assir, 24 Tahath, Uriel, Uzziah,
and Shaul.
25 The descendants of Elkanah included
Amasai, Ahimoth, 26 Elkanah, Zophai,
Nahath, 27 Eliab, Jeroham, Elkanah, and
Samuel.*
28 The sons of Samuel were Joel* (the older)
and Abijah (the second).
29 The descendants of Merari included Mahli,
Libni, Shimei, Uzzah, 30 Shimea, Haggiah,
and Asaiah.
The Temple Musicians
31 David assigned the following men to lead the
music at the house of the Lord after the Ark was
placed there. 32 They ministered with music at
the Tabernacle* until Solomon built the Temple
of the Lord in Jerusalem. They carried out their
work, following all the regulations handed
down to them. 33 These are the men who served,
along with their sons:
Heman the musician was from the clan
of Kohath. His genealogy was traced
back through Joel, Samuel, 34 Elkanah,
Jeroham, Eliel, Toah, 35 Zuph, Elkanah,
Mahath, Amasai, 36 Elkanah, Joel, Azariah,
Zephaniah, 37 Tahath, Assir, Abiasaph,
Korah, 38 Izhar, Kohath, Levi, and Israel.*
39 Heman’s first assistant was Asaph from the
clan of Gershon.* Asaph’s genealogy was
traced back through Berekiah, Shimea,
40 Michael, Baaseiah, Malkijah, 41 Ethni,
Zerah, Adaiah, 42 Ethan, Zimmah, Shimei,
43 Jahath, Gershon, and Levi.
44 Heman’s second assistant was Ethan from
the clan of Merari. Ethan’s genealogy was
traced back through Kishi, Abdi, Malluch,
45 Hashabiah, Amaziah, Hilkiah, 46 Amzi,
Bani, Shemer, 47 Mahli, Mushi, Merari,
and Levi.
48 Their fellow Levites were appointed to various
other tasks in the Tabernacle, the house of God.
Aaron’s Descendants
49 Only Aaron and his descendants served as
priests. They presented the offerings on the
altar of burnt offering and the altar of incense,
and they performed all the other duties related
6:23 Hebrew Ebiasaph, a variant spelling of Abiasaph (also
in 6:37); compare parallel text at Exod 6:24. 6:27 As in
some Greek manuscripts (see also 6:33-34); Hebrew lacks
and Samuel. 6:28 As in some Greek manuscripts and the
Syriac version (see also 6:33 and 1 Sam 8:2); Hebrew lacks Joel.
6:32 Hebrew the Tabernacle, the Tent of Meeting. 6:38 Israel
is the name that God gave to Jacob. 6:39 Hebrew lacks from
the clan of Gershon; see 6:43. 6:57 As in parallel text at Josh
21:13; Hebrew reads were given the cities of refuge: Hebron,
and the following towns, each with its pasturelands. 6:58 As
in parallel text at Josh 21:15; Masoretic Text reads Hilez; other
manuscripts read Hilen. 6:59a As in parallel text at Josh
21:16; Hebrew reads Ashan. 6:59b As in Syriac version (see
also Josh 21:16); Hebrew lacks Juttah. 6:60 As in parallel
text at Josh 21:17; Hebrew lacks Gibeon. 6:66-67 As in
parallel text at Josh 21:21; Hebrew text reads were given the
cities of refuge: Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim, and
the following towns, each with its pasturelands.
to the Most Holy Place. They made atonement
for Israel by doing everything that Moses, the
servant of God, had commanded them.
50 The
descendants of Aaron were Eleazar,
Phinehas, Abishua, 51 Bukki, Uzzi, Zerahiah,
52 Meraioth, Amariah, Ahitub, 53 Zadok, and
Ahimaaz.
Territory for the Levites
54 This is a record of the towns and territory
assigned by means of sacred lots to the descendants of Aaron, who were from the clan
of Kohath. 55 This territory included Hebron
and its surrounding pasturelands in Judah,
56 but the fields and outlying areas belonging
to the city were given to Caleb son of Jephunneh. 57 So the descendants of Aaron were given
the following towns, each with its pasturelands: Hebron (a city of refuge),* Libnah,
Jattir, Eshtemoa, 58 Holon,* Debir, 59 Ain,* Juttah,* and Beth-shemesh. 60 And from the territory of Benjamin they were given Gibeon,*
Geba, Alemeth, and Anathoth, each with its
pasturelands. So thirteen towns were given to
the descendants of Aaron. 61 The remaining descendants of Kohath received ten towns from
the territory of the half-tribe of Manasseh by
means of sacred lots.
62 The descendants of Gershon received by sacred lots thirteen towns from the territories of
Issachar, Asher, Naphtali, and from the Bashan
area of Manasseh, east of the Jordan.
63 The descendants of Merari received by sacred lots twelve towns from the territories of
Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun.
64 So the people of Israel assigned all these
towns and pasturelands to the Levites. 65 The
towns in the territories of Judah, Simeon, and
Benjamin, mentioned above, were assigned to
them by means of sacred lots.
66 The descendants of Kohath were given the
following towns from the territory of Ephraim,
each with its pasturelands: 67 Shechem (a city
of refuge in the hill country of Ephraim),*
Gezer, 68 Jokmeam, Beth-horon, 69 Aijalon, and
Gath-rimmon. 70 The remaining descendants of
Kohath were assigned the towns of Aner and
Bileam from the territory of the half-tribe of Manasseh, each with its pasturelands.
71 The descendants of Gershon received the
towns of Golan (in Bashan) and Ashtaroth from
the territory of the half-tribe of Manasseh, each
with its pasturelands. 72 From the territory of Issachar, they were given Kedesh, Daberath, 73 Ramoth, and Anem, each with its pasturelands.
74 From the territory of Asher, they received Mashal, Abdon, 75 Hukok, and Rehob, each with its
pasturelands. 76 From the territory of Naphtali,
they were given Kedesh in Galilee, Hammon,
and Kiriathaim, each with its pasturelands.