1 Chronicles 6
Douay-Rheims Bible, American Edition (1899)Translation
Douay-Rheims Bible, American Edition (1899)
Berean Standard Bible
1The sons of Levi were Gerson, Caath, and Merari.
1The sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
2The sons of Caath: Amram, Isaar, Hebron, and Oziel.
2The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.
3The children of Amram: Aaron, Moses, and Mary. The sons of Aaron: Nadab and Abiu, Eleazar and Ithamar.
3The children of Amram: Aaron, Moses, and Miriam. The sons of Aaron: Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
4Eleazar beget Phinees, and Phinees beget Abisue,
4Eleazar was the father of Phinehas, Phinehas was the father of Abishua,
5And Abisue beget Bocci, and Bocci begot Ozi.
5Abishua was the father of Bukki, Bukki was the father of Uzzi,
6Ozi beget Zaraias, and Zaraias beget Maraioth.
6Uzzi was the father of Zerahiah, Zerahiah was the father of Meraioth,
7And Maraioth beget Amarias, and Amarias beget Achitob.
7Meraioth was the father of Amariah, Amariah was the father of Ahitub,
8Achitob beget Sadoc, and Sadoc begot Achimaas.
8Ahitub was the father of Zadok, Zadok was the father of Ahimaaz,
9Achimaas beget Azarias, Azarias begot Johanan,
9Ahimaaz was the father of Azariah, Azariah was the father of Johanan,
10Johanan beget Azarias. This is he that executed the priestly office in the house which Solomon built in Jerusalem.
10Johanan was the father of Azariah, who served as priest in the temple that Solomon built in Jerusalem,
11And Azarias beget Amarias, and Amarias beget Achitob.
11Azariah was the father of Amariah, Amariah was the father of Ahitub,
12And Achitob beget Sadoc, and Sadoc beget Sellum,
12Ahitub was the father of Zadok, Zadok was the father of Shallum,
13Sellum beget Helcias, and Helcias beget Azarias,
13Shallum was the father of Hilkiah, Hilkiah was the father of Azariah,
14Azarias beget Saraias, and Saraias beget Josedec.
14Azariah was the father of Seraiah, and Seraiah was the father of Jehozadak.
15Now Josedec went out, when the Lord carried away Juda, and Jerusalem, by the hands of Nabuchodonosor.
15Jehozadak went into captivity when the LORD sent Judah and Jerusalem into exile by the hand of Nebuchadnezzar.
16So the sons of Levi were Gerson, Caath, and Merari.
16The sons of Levi: Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.
17And these are the names of the sons of Gerson: Lobni and Semei.
17These are the names of the sons of Gershom: Libni and Shimei.
18The sons of Caath: Amram, and Isaar, and Hebron, and Oziel.
18The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.
19The sons of Merari: Moholi and Musi. And these are the kindreds of Levi according to their families.
19The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. These are the clans of the Levites listed according to their fathers:
20Of Gerson: Lobni his son, Jahath his son, Zamma his son,
20Of Gershom: Libni his son, Jahath his son, Zimmah his son,
21Joah his son, Addo his son, Zara his son, Jethrai his son.
21Joah his son, Iddo his son, Zerah his son, and Jeatherai his son.
22The sons of Caath, Aminadab his son, Core his son, Asir his son,
22The descendants of Kohath: Amminadab his son, Korah his son, Assir his son,
23Elcana his son, Abiasaph his son, Asir his son,
23Elkanah his son, Ebiasaph his son, Assir his son,
24Thahath his son, Uriel his son, Ozias his son, Saul his son.
24Tahath his son, Uriel his son, Uzziah his son, and Shaul his son.
25The sons of Elcana: Amasai, and Achimoth.
25The descendants of Elkanah: Amasai, Ahimoth,
26And Elcana. The sons of Elcana: Sophai his son, Nahath his son,
26Elkanah his son, Zophai his son, Nahath his son,
27Eliab his son, Jeroham his son, Elcana his son.
27Eliab his son, Jeroham his son, and Elkanah his son.
28The sons of Samuel: the firstborn Vasseni, and Abia.
28The sons of Samuel: Joel his firstborn and Abijah his second son.
29And the sons of Merari, Moholi: Lobni his son, Semei his son, Oza his son,
29The descendants of Merari: Mahli, Libni his son, Shimei his son, Uzzah his son,
30Sammaa his son, Haggia his son, Asaia his son.
30Shimea his son, Haggiah his son, and Asaiah his son.
31These are they, whom David set over the singing men of the house of the Lord, after that the ark was placed:
31These are the men David put in charge of the music in the house of the LORD after the ark rested there.
32And they ministered before the tabernacle of the testimony, with singing, until Solomon built the house of the Lord in Jerusalem, and they stood according to their order in the ministry.
32They ministered with song before the tabernacle, the Tent of Meeting, until Solomon built the house of the LORD in Jerusalem. And they performed their duties according to the regulations given them.
33And these are they that stood with their sons, of the sons of Caath, Hemam a singer, the son of Joel, the son of Sammuel,
33These are the men who served, together with their sons. From the Kohathites: Heman the singer, the son of Joel, the son of Samuel,
34The son of Elcana, the son of Jeroham, the son of Eliel, the son of Thohu,
34the son of Elkanah, the son of Jeroham, the son of Eliel, the son of Toah,
35The son of Suph, the son of Elcana, the son of Mahath, the son of Amasai,
35the son of Zuph, the son of Elkanah, the son of Mahath, the son of Amasai,
36The son of Elcana, the son of Johel, the son of Azarias, the son of Sophonias,
36the son of Elkanah, the son of Joel, the son of Azariah, the son of Zephaniah,
37The son of Thahath, the son of Asir, the son or Abiasaph, the son of Core,
37the son of Tahath, the son of Assir, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah,
38The son of Isaar, the son of Caath, the son of Levi, the son of Israel.
38the son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, the son of Israel.
39And his brother Asaph, who stood on his right hand, Asaph the son of Barachias, the son of Samaa.
39Heman’s kinsman was Asaph, who served at his right hand: Asaph the son of Berechiah, the son of Shimea,
40The son of Michael, the son of Basaia, the son of Melchia.
40the son of Michael, the son of Baaseiah, the son of Malchijah,
41The son of Athanai, the son of Zara, the son of Adaia.
41the son of Ethni, the son of Zerah, the son of Adaiah,
42The son of Ethan, the son of Zamma, the son of Semei.
42the son of Ethan, the son of Zimmah, the son of Shimei,
43The son of Jeth, the son of Gerson, the son of Levi.
43the son of Jahath, the son of Gershom, the son of Levi.
44And the sons of Merari their brethren, on the left hand, Ethan the son of Cusi, the son of Abdi, the son of Meloch,
44On the left were their kinsmen, the sons of Merari: Ethan the son of Kishi, the son of Abdi, the son of Malluch,
45The son of Hasabia, the son of Amasai, the son of Helcias,
45the son of Hashabiah, the son of Amaziah, the son of Hilkiah,
46The son of Amasai, the son of Boni, the son of Somer,
46the son of Amzi, the son of Bani, the son of Shemer,
47The son of Moholi, the son of Mud, the son of Merari, the son of Levi.
47the son of Mahli, the son of Mushi, the son of Merari, the son of Levi.
48Their brethren also the Levites, who were appointed for all the ministry of the tabernacle of the house of the Lord.
48Their fellow Levites were assigned to every kind of service of the tabernacle, the house of God.
49But Aaron and his sons offered burnt offerings upon the altar of holocausts, and upon the altar of incense, for very work of the holy of holies: and to pray for Israel according to all that Moses the servant of God had commanded.
49But Aaron and his sons did all the work of the Most Holy Place. They presented the offerings on the altar of burnt offering and on the altar of incense to make atonement for Israel, according to all that Moses the servant of God had commanded.
50And these are the sons of Aaron: Eleazar his son, Phinees his son, Abisue his son,
50These were the descendants of Aaron: Eleazar his son, Phinehas his son, Abishua his son,
51Bocci his son, Ozi his son, Zarahia his son,
51Bukki his son, Uzzi his son, Zerahiah his son,
52Meraioth his son, Amarias his son, Achitob his son,
52Meraioth his son, Amariah his son, Ahitub his son,
53Sadoc his son, Achimaas his son.
53Zadok his son, and Ahimaaz his son.
54And these are their dwelling places by the towns and confines, to wit, of the sons of Aaron, of the families of the Caathites: for they fell to them by lot.
54Now these were the territories assigned to the descendants of Aaron from the Kohathite clan for their settlements, because the first lot fell to them:
55And they gave them Hebron in the land of Juda, and the suburbs thereof round about:
55They were given Hebron in the land of Judah and its surrounding pasturelands.
56But the fields of the city, and the villages to Caleb son of Jephone.
56But the fields and villages around the city were given to Caleb son of Jephunneh.
57And to the sons of Aaron they gave the cities for refuge Hebron, and Lobna, and the suburbs thereof,
57So the descendants of Aaron were given Hebron (a city of refuge), Libnah, Jattir, Eshtemoa,
58And Jether and Esthemo, with their suburbs, and Helon, and Dabir with their suburbs:
58Hilen, Debir,
59Asan also, and Bethsames, with their suburbs.
59Ashan, Juttah, and Beth-shemesh, together with their pasturelands.
60And out of the tribe of Benjamin: Gabee and its suburbs, Almath with its suburbs, Anathoth also with its suburbs: all their cities throughout their families were thirteen.
60And from the tribe of Benjamin they were given Gibeon, Geba, Alemeth, and Anathoth, together with their pasturelands. So they had thirteen cities in all among their families.
61And to the sons of Caath that remained of their kindred they gave out of the half tribe of Manasses ten cities in possession.
61To the rest of the Kohathites, ten cities were allotted from the half-tribe of Manasseh.
62And to the sons of Gerson by their families out of the tribe of Issachar, and out of the tribe of Aser, and out of the tribe of Nephtali, and out of the tribe of Manasses in Basan, thirteen cities.
62The Gershomites , according to their clans, were allotted thirteen cities from the tribes of Issachar, Asher, Naphtali, and Manasseh in Bashan.
63And to the sons of Merari by their families out of the tribe of Ruben, and out of the tribe of Gad, and out of the tribe of Zabulon, they gave by lot twelve cities.
63The Merarites, according to their families, were allotted twelve cities from the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun.
64And the children of Israel gave to the Levites the cities, and their suburbs.
64So the Israelites gave to the Levites these cities and their pasturelands.
65And they gave them by lot, out of the tribe of the sons of Juda, and out of the tribe of the sons of Simeon, and out of the tribe of the sons of Benjamin, these cities which they called by their names.
65They assigned by lot the cities named above from the tribes of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin.
66And to them that were of the kindred of the sons of Caath, and the cities in their borders were of the tribe of Ephraim.
66And some of the clans of the Kohathites were given cities from the tribe of Ephraim for their territory:
67And they gave the cities of refuge Sichem with its suburbs in mount Ephraim, and Gazer with its suburbs,
67They were given Shechem (a city of refuge) with its pasturelands in the hill country of Ephraim, and Gezer,
68Jecmaan also with its suburbs, and Beth-horon in like manner,
68Jokmeam, Beth-horon,
69Helon also with its suburbs, and Gethremmon in like manner,
69Aijalon, and Gath-rimmon, together with their pasturelands.
70And out of the half tribe of Manasses, Aner and its suburbs, Baalam and its suburbs: to wit, to them that were left of the family of the sons of Caath.
70And from the half-tribe of Manasseh the remaining clans of the Kohathites were given Aner and Bileam, together with their pasturelands.
71And to the sons of Gersom, out of the kindred of the half tribe of Manasses, Gaulon, in Basan, and its suburbs, and Astharoth with its suburbs.
71The Gershomites received the following: From the clan of the half-tribe of Manasseh they were given Golan in Bashan and also Ashtaroth, together with their pasturelands.
72Out of the tribe of Issachar, Cedes and its suburbs, and Dabereth with its suburbs;
72From the tribe of Issachar they were given Kedesh, Daberath,
73Ramoth also and its suburbs, and Anem with its suburbs.
73Ramoth, and Anem, together with their pasturelands.
74And out of the tribe of Aser: Masal with its suburbs, and Abdon in like manner;
74From the tribe of Asher they were given Mashal, Abdon,
75Hucac also and its suburbs, and Rohol with its suburbs.
75Hukok, and Rehob, together with their pasturelands.
76And out of the tribe of Nephtali, Cedes in Galilee and its suburbs, Hamon with its suburbs, and Cariathaim, and its suburbs.
76And from the tribe of Naphtali they were given Kedesh in Galilee, Hammon, and Kiriathaim, together with their pasturelands.
77And to the sons of Merari that remained: out of the tribe of Zabulon, Remmono and its suburbs, and Thabor with its suburbs.
77The Merarites (the rest of the Levites) received the following: From the tribe of Zebulun they were given Rimmono and Tabor, together with their pasturelands.
78Beyond the Jordan also over against Jericho, on the east side of the Jordan, out of the tribe of Ruben, Bosor in the wilderness with its suburbs, and Jassa with its suburbs;
78From the tribe of Reuben east of the Jordan opposite Jericho they were given Bezer in the wilderness, Jahzah,
79Cademoth also and its suburbs, and Mephaath with its suburbs;
79Kedemoth, and Mephaath, together with their pasturelands.
80Moreover also out of the tribe of Gad, Ramoth in Galaad and its suburbs, and Manaim with its suburbs;
80And from the tribe of Gad they were given Ramoth in Gilead, Mahanaim,
81Hesebon also with its suburbs, and Jazer with its suburbs.
81Heshbon, and Jazer, together with their pasturelands.
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