Chronicles I

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1 The sons of Levi: Gedson, Caath, and Merari.

2 And these are the names of the sons of Gedson; Lobeni, and Semei.

3 The sons of Caath; Ambram, and Issaar, Chebron, and Oziel.

4 The sons of Merari; Mooli and Musi: and these are the families of Levi, according to their families.

5 To Gedson—to Lobeni his son—were born Jeth his son, Zammath his son,

6 Joab his son, Addi his son, Zara his son, Jethri his son.

7 The sons of Caath; Aminadab his son, Core his son, Aser his son;

8 Helcana his son, Abisaph his son, Aser his son:

9 Thaath his son, Uriel his son, Ozia his son, Saul his son.

10 And the sons of Helcana; Amessi, and Achimoth.

11 Helcana his son, Suphi his son, Cainaath his son;

12 Eliab his son, Jeroboam his son, Helcana his son.

13 The sons of Samuel; the first-born Sani, and Abia.

14 The sons of Merari; Mooli, Lobeni his son, Semei his son, Oza his son;

15 Samaa his son, Angia his son, Asaias his son.

16 And these were the men whom David set over the service of the singers in the house of the Lord when the ark was at rest.

17 And they ministered in front of the tabernacle of witness playing on instruments, until Solomon built the house of the Lord in Jerusalem; and they stood according to their order for their services.

18 And these were the men that stood, and their sons, of the sons of Caath: Æman the psalm singer, son of Joel, the son of Samuel,

19 the son of Helcana, the son of Jeroboam, the son of Eliel, the son of Thoas,

20 the son of Suph, the son of Helcana, the son of Maath, the son of Amathi,

21 the son of Helcana, the son of Joel, the son of Azarias, the son of Japhanias,

22 the son of Thaath, the son of Aser, the son of Abiasaph, the son of Core,

23 the son of Isaar, the son of Caath, the son of Levi, the son of Israel.

24 And his brother Asaph, who stood at his right hand; Asaph the son of Barachias, the son of Samaa,

25 the son of Michael, the son of Baasia, the son of Melchia,

26 the son of Athani, the son of Zaarai,

27 the son of Adai, the son of Ætham, the son of Zammam, the son of Semei,

28 the son of Jeeth, the son of Gedson, the son of Levi.

29 And the sons of Merari their brethren on the left hand: Ætham the son of Kisa, the son of Abai, the son of Maloch,

30 the son of Asebi,

31 the son of Amessias, the son of Bani, the son of Semer,

32 the son of Mooli, the son of Musi, the son of Merari, the son of Levi.

33 And their brethren according to the houses of their fathers, were the Levites who were appointed to all the work of ministration of the tabernacle of the house of God.

34 And Aaron and his sons were to burn incense on the altar of whole-burnt-offerings, and on the altar of incense, for all the ministry in the holy of holies, and to make atonement for Israel, according to all things that Moses the servant of the Lord commanded.

35 And these are the sons of Aaron; Eleazar his son, Phinees his son, Abisu his son,

36 Bokki his son, Ozi his son, Saraia his son,

37 Mariel his son, Amaria his son, Achitob his son,

38 Sadoc his son, Achimaas his son.

39 And these are their residences in their villages, in their coasts, to the sons of Aaron, to their family the Caathites: for they had the lot.