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* The sonnes of Leui were Gershon , Kohath , &amp ; Merari . * And the sonnes of Kohath , Amram , Izhar , and Hebron , and Vzziel . * And the children of Amram , Aaron , and Moses &amp ; Miriam ; the sonnes of Aaron , Nadab , and Abihu , and Eleazar , and Ithamar . * Eleazar begate Phinehas . Phinehas begate Abishua , * And Abishua begate Bukki , and Bukki begate Vzzi , * And Vzzi begate Zerahiah , and Zerahiah begate Meraioth . * Meraioth begate Amariah , and Amariah begate Ahitub , * And Ahitub begat (note :)Who was high priest after Abiathar was deposed , according to the prophecy of Eli the priest , ( 1Sa_2:31 , 1Sa_2:35 ).(:note ) Zadok , and Zadok begat Ahimaaz , * And Ahimaaz begate Azariah , &amp ; Azariah begate Iohanan , * And Johanan begat Azariah , (he [it is ] that executed the (note :)And valiantly resisted king Uzziah , who would have usurped the priest 's office ( 2Ch_26:17-18 ).(:note ) priest 's office in the temple that Solomon built in Jerusalem :) * And Azariah begate Amariah , &amp ; Amariah begate Ahitub , * And Ahitub begate Zadok , &amp ; Zadok begate Shallum , * And Shallum begate Hilkiah , and Hilkiah begate Azariah , * And Azariah begate Seraiah , and Seraiah begate Iehozadak , * And (note :)That is , he was led into captivity with his father Seraiah the high priest , ( 2Ki_25:18 ).(:note ) Jehozadak went [into captivity ], when the LORD carried away Judah and Jerusalem by the hand of Nebuchadnezzar . * The sonnes of Leui were Gershom , Kohath and Merari . * And these be the names of the sonnes of Gershom , Libni , and Shimei . * And the sonnes of Kohath were Amram , and Izhar , and Hebron and Vzziel . * The sonnes of Merari , Mahli &amp ; Mushi : and these are the families of Leui concerning their fathers . * Of Gershom , Libni his sonne , Iahath his sonne , Zimmah his sonne , * Ioah his sonne , Iddo his sonne , Zerah his sonne , Ieaterai his sonne . * The sons of Kohath ; (note :)Who seems to be called Izhar , ( Exo_6:21 ).(:note ) Amminadab his son , Korah his son , Assir his son , * Elkanah his sonne , and Ebiasaph his sonne , and Assir his sonne , * Tahath his sonne , Vriel his sonne , Vzziah his sonne , and Shaul his sonne , * And the sonnes of Elkanah , Amasai , and Ahimoth . * Elkanah . The sonnes of Elkanah , Zophai his sonne , and Nahath his sonne , * Eliab his sonne , Ieroham his sonne , Elkanah his sonne , * And the sons of Samuel ; the firstborn (note :)Who is also called Joel , ( 1Sa_8:2 ; 1Ch_6:33 ).(:note ) Vashni , and Abiah . * The sonnes of Merari were Mahli , Libni his sonne , Shimei his sonne , Vzzah his sonne , * Shimea his sonne , Haggiah his sonne , Asaiah his sonne . * And these [are they ] whom David set over the service of song in the house of the LORD , after that the ark had (note :)After it was brought to the place where the temple would be built and was no longer carried to and fro .(:note ) rest . * And they ministred before the Tabernacle , euen the Tabernacle of the Congregation with singing , vntill Salomon had built ye house of the Lord in Ierusalem : then they continued in their office , according to their custome . * And these ministred with their children : of the sonnes of Kohath , Heman a singer , the sonne of Ioel , the sonne of Shemuel , * The sonne of Elkanah , the sonne of Ieroham , the sonne of Eliel , the sonne of Toah , * The sonne of Zuph , the sonne of Elkanah , the sonne of Mahath , the sonne of Amasai , * The sonne of Elkanah , the sonne of Ioel , the sonne of Azariah , the sonne of Zephaniah , * The sonne of Tahath , the sonne of Assir , the sonne of Ebiasaph , the sonne of Korah , * The sonne of Izhar , the sonne of Kohath , the sonne of Leui , the sonne of Israel . * And his brother (note :)Meaning , the son of Heman , ( 1Ch_6:33 ).(:note ) Asaph , who stood on his right hand , [even ] Asaph the son of Berachiah , the son of Shimea , * The sonne of Michael , the sonne of Baaseiah , the sonne of Malchiah , * The sonne of Ethni , the sonne of Zerah , the sonne of Adaiah , * The sonne of Ethan , the sonne of Zimmah , the sonne of Shimei , * The sonne of Iahath , the sonne of Gershom , the sonne of Leui . * And their brethren the sonnes of Merari were on the left hand , euen Ethan the sonne of Kishi , the sonne of Abdi , the sonne of Malluch , * The sonne of Hashabiah , the sonne of Amaziah , the sonne of Hilkiah , * The sonne of Amzi , the sonne of Bani , the sonne of Shamer , * The sonne of Mahli , the sonne of Mushi , the sonne of Merari , the sonne of Leui . * Their (note :)The Levites are called the singers brothers because they came from the same stock .(:note ) brethren also the Levites [were ] Read ( Num_4:4 ). appointed unto all manner of service of the tabernacle of the house of God . * But Aaron and his sonnes burnt incense vpon the altar of burnt offering , and on the altar of incense , for all that was to do in the most holy place , and to make an atonement for Israel , according to all that Moses the seruant of God had commaunded . * These are also the sonnes of Aaron , Eleazar his sonne , Phinehas his sonne , Abishua his sonne , * Bukki his sonne , Vzzi his sonne , Zerahiah his sonne , * Meraioth his sonne , Amariah his sonne , Ahitub his sonne , * Zadok his sonne , and Ahimaaz his sonne . * Now these [are ] their (note :)Or , cities which were given to the Levites .(:note ) dwelling places throughout their castles in their coasts , of the sons of Aaron , of the families of the Kohathites : for theirs was the They were first appointed , and prepared for . lot . * And they gave them (note :)Which was also called Kirjatharba , ( Gen_23:2 ; Jos_21:11 ).(:note ) Hebron in the land of Judah , and the suburbs thereof round about it . * But the fielde of the citie , and the villages thereof they gaue to Caleb the sonne of Iephunneh . * And to the sons of Aaron they gave the cities of Judah , [namely ], Hebron , [the city ] of (note :)That he that had killed a man might flee to it for help till his case was tried , ( Deu_19:2 ).(:note ) refuge , and Libnah with her suburbs , and Jattir , and Eshtemoa , with their suburbs , * And (note :)Which Joshua called Holon , ( Jos_15:51 , Jos_21:15 ).(:note ) Hilen with her suburbs , Debir with her suburbs , * And Ashan and her suburbes , and Bethshemesh and her suburbes : * And out of the tribe of Benjamin ; Geba with her suburbs , and (note :)Or , Almon ( Jos_21:18 ).(:note ) Alemeth with her suburbs , and Anathoth with her suburbs . All their cities throughout their families [were ] thirteen cities . * And unto the sons of (note :)That is , they gave a portion to the Kohathites , who were the remnant of the tribe of Levi , out of the half tribe of Manasseh and out of Ephraim , ( 1Ch_6:66 ).(:note ) Kohath , [which were ] left of the family of that tribe , [were cities given ] out of the half tribe , [namely , out of ] the half [tribe ] of Manasseh , by lot , ten cities . * And to the sonnes of Gershom according to their families out of the tribe of Issachar , and out of the tribe of Asher , and out of the tribe of Naphtali , and out of the tribe of Manasseh in Bashan , thirteene cities . * Vnto the sonnes of Merari according to their families out of the tribe of Reuben , and out of the tribe of Gad , and out of the tribe of Zebulun , by lot twelue cities . * Thus the children of Israel gaue to the Leuites cities with their suburbes . * And they gaue by lot out of the tribe of the children of Iudah , and out of the tribe of the children of Simeon , and out of the tribe of the children of Beniamin , these cities , which they called by their names . * And they of the families of the sonnes of Kohath , had cities and their coastes out of the tribe of Ephraim . * And they gaue vnto them cities of refuge , Shechem in mount Ephraim , and her suburbes , and Gezer and her suburbes , * Iokmeam also and her suburbes , and Bethhoron with her suburbes , * And Aialon and her suburbes , and Gath Rimmon and her suburbes , * And out of the halfe tribe of Manasseh , Aner and her suburbes , and Bileam and her suburbes , for the families of the remnant of the sonnes of Kohath . * Unto the sons of (note :)Who in the first verse is also called Gershon .(:note ) Gershom [were given ] out of the family of the half tribe of Manasseh , Golan in Bashan with her suburbs , and Ashtaroth with her suburbs : * And out of the tribe of Issachar , Kedesh and her suburbes , Daberath and her suburbes , * Ramoth also and her suburbes , and Anem with her suburbes , * And out of the tribe of Asher , Mashal and her suburbes , and Abdon and her suburbes , * And Hukok and her suburbs , and Rehob and her suburbes , * And out of the tribe of Naphtali , Kedesh in Galilea and her suburbes , and Hammon and her suburbes , and Kiriathaim and her suburbes . * Vnto the rest of the children of Merari were giuen out of ye tribe of Zebulun Rimmon and her suburbes , Tabor and her suburbes , * And on the other side Iorden by Iericho , euen on the Eastside of Iorden , out of the tribe of Reuben , Bezer in the wildernesse with her suburbes , and Iahzah with her suburbes , * And Kedemoth with her suburbes , &amp ; Mephaath with her suburbes , * And out of the tribe of Gad Ramoth in Gilead with her suburbes , and Mahanaim with her suburbes , * And Heshbon with her suburbes , and Iaazer with her suburbes .

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