Chronicles of the Past Dynasties_Chapter 6

The sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

The sons of Gohad were Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.

The sons of Amram were Aaron, Moses, and their daughter Miriam. The sons of Aaron: Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.

Eleazar gave birth to Phinehas. Phinehas gave birth to Abish.

Abi Shusheng Buji. Bujisheng Uxi.

Uxi gave birth to Silahiya. Silahiyah gave birth to Mirayo.

Mirayue gave birth to Amalia. Amalia gave birth to Ahitub.

Ahitub gave birth to Zadok. Zadok gave birth to Ahimaz.

Ahimaaz gave birth to Azariah. Azariah gave birth to Johanan.

Johanan gave birth to Azariah (who served as a priest in the temple Solomon built in Jerusalem).

Azariah gave birth to Amalia. Amalia gave birth to Ahitub.

Ahitub gave birth to Zadok. Zadok gave birth to a salon.

Salon gave birth to the Hilary family. Hilkiah gave birth to Azariah.

Azariah gave birth to Silaiah. Xilaiya gave birth to Jozada.

When the Lord took Judah and Jerusalem captive by the hand of Nebuchadnezzar, this Jozadak was also taken captive.

The sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

The name of the son of Gershon is Rini and Shimei.

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

The sons of Mirali were Mahli and Mushi. This is the division of the families according to the families of the Levites.

The son of Gershon was Lini. Lini’s son is Jaha. Yaha’s son is Shima.

The son of Zima is Joah. The son of Joah was Iddo. Yiduo’s son is Xie La. Xie La’s son is Yatrai.

The son of Koha was Amminadab. The son of Amminadab was Korah. Korah’s son is Ashi.

The son of Assi was Elkanah. The son of Elkanah was Ibizah. The son of Abiazar was Assir.

Ashi’s son is Taha. Taha’s son is Uriel. Uriel’s son is Uzziah. Uzziah’s son is Shaoluo.

The sons of Elkanah were Amasai and Ahimoth.

The son of Ahimoth was Elkanah. The son of Elkanah was Zopheth. Zofi’s son is Naha.

The son of Naha was Eliab. The son of Eliab was Jeroham. The son of Jeroham was Elkanah. The son of Elkanah was Samuel.

Samuel’s eldest son was Joel, and his second son was Abiah.

Milari’s son is Mahli. The son of Mahli is Lini. Lini’s son is Shimei. The son of Shimei was Uzzah.

The son of Uzza was Shimiah. The son of Shimiah was Hachijah. Hachijah’s son was Asaiah.

After the installation of the Ark, David sent someone to oversee the singing in the temple of the Lord.

They served as singers in front of the tabernacle of the meeting, and when Solomon built the temple of the Lord in Jerusalem, they served according to their divisions.

The people who served and their descendants are recorded below. Among the descendants of Kohath, Heman the Singer. Heman was the son of Joel. Joel was the son of Samuel.

Samuel was the son of Elkanah. Elkanah was the son of Jeroham. Jeroham was the son of Eliel. Eliel was the son of Toah.

Tuya is the son of Suph. Suph was the son of Elkanah. Elkanah was the son of Mahab. Mahal was the son of Amasai.

Amasai was the son of Elkanah. Elkanah was the son of Joel. Joel was the son of Azariah. Azariah was the son of Zephaniah.

Zephaniah was the son of Taha. Taha is the son of Ashi. Ashir was the son of Ibizah. Ibizah was the son of Korah.

Korah is the son of Ezra. Ezra was the son of Koha. Koha was the son of Levi. Levi was the son of Israel.

Asah, the brother of Heman, was the son of Berechiah and served on the right side of Heman. Berechia was the son of Shimea.

Shimea was the son of Michael. Michael was the son of Basiah. Basiya is the son of Machiya.

Machiya is the son of Etni. Etni is Shera’s son. Shelah is the son of Adaiah.

Adaiah was the son of Ethan. Ethan is the son of Salam. Shima is the son of Shimei.

Shimei was the son of Jaha. Jaha was the son of Gershon. Gershon was the son of Levi.

Their brothers, the descendants of Merari, served on their left side with Ethan. Ethan was the son of Kishi. Kishi was the son of Abeldi. Aberde was the son of Malug.

Malu is the son of Hashabiah. Hashabiah was the son of Amaziah. Amaziah was the son of Hilkiah.

Hilkiah was the son of Amxi. Anxi is the son of Bani. Bani is the son of Shamai.

Shamai is the son of Mori. Mori was the son of Mushi. Mushi was the son of Mirali. Mirali was the son of Levi.

Their brothers, the Levites, were also appointed to handle all the work in the temple of God.

Aaron and his descendants offered sacrifices and burned incense on the altar of burnt offerings and incense, and did all the work in the most holy place to make atonement for the Israelites, as Moses the servant of God had commanded.

Aaron’s son was Eleazar. The son of Eleazar was Phinehas. The son of Phinehas was Abishu.

The son of Abishu is Buki. Buki’s son is Uxi. Uzzi’s son is Selahiah.

The son of Silahiah was Mirajo. The son of Milaio was Amariah. The son of Amariah is Ahitub.

The son of Ahitub was Zadok. The son of Zadok was Ahimaaz.

Their residence is recorded below according to the camps within the territory. The descendants of Aaron, a member of the Kohathite tribe, first cast lots to obtain the land,

Hebron and the surrounding suburbs were obtained in the land of Judah.

But the fields and villages belonging to the city were obtained by Caleb son of Jephunneh.

Aaron’s descendants obtained the city of Hebron as a refuge, as well as Libnah and its suburbs, Jatir and Ishtemo and their suburbs.

Xilun and its suburbs, Dibi and its suburbs,

Ashan and her suburbs, Bethshemesh and her suburbs.

In the tribe of Benjamin, they obtained Geba with its suburbs, Alemeth with its suburbs, and Anathoth with its suburbs. Their families acquired a total of thirteen cities.

The rest of the Kohathites also cast lots and obtained ten cities in the land of the half tribe of Manasseh.

The Gershonites, according to their families, obtained thirteen cities from the tribes of Issachar, Asher, Naphtali, and Manasseh in Bashan.

The Merari tribe cast lots according to their families and obtained twelve cities in the land of the Reubenites, Gad, and Zebulun tribes.

The Israelites gave these cities and their suburbs to the Levites.

The Israelites cast lots on these named cities among the three tribes of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin.

Several families of the Kohathites also obtained cities in the territory of the tribe of Ephraim,

In the mountains of Ephraim, he obtained the city of Shechem and its suburbs, as well as Gezer and its suburbs,

Yomen and its suburbs, Beth Horun and its suburbs,

Yajalon and its suburbs, Gatrim and its suburbs.

The remaining members of the Kohathite tribe obtained Anai and its suburbs, as well as Beren and its suburbs, in the land of the half tribe of Manasseh.

The Gershonites obtained Golan in Bashan and its suburbs, as well as Ashtaroth and its suburbs, from the half tribe of Manasseh.

And in the tribe of Issachar, they obtained Kedesh and its suburbs, and Dabilah and its suburbs,

Ramoth and its suburbs, and Annun and its suburbs.

In the tribe of Asher, they obtained Masha and her suburbs, and Abdon and her suburbs,

Huku and its suburbs, Lihe and its suburbs.

In the tribe of Naphtali, they obtained Kedesh and its suburbs in Galilee, Hamon and its suburbs, and Kiriathaim and its suburbs.

The people of the Merari tribe also obtained Limonoh and Tabor with their suburbs in the territory of the tribe of Zebulun.

And on the east side of the Jordan River in Jericho, in the land of the tribe of Reuben, they obtained Bezer in the wilderness with her suburbs, and Jahazah with her suburbs,

Kekimo and its suburbs, and Mephaab and its suburbs.

And in the tribe of Gad, they obtained Ramoth Gilead and its suburbs, and Mahanaim and its suburbs,

Heshbon and his suburbs, and Jazer and his suburbs.