1 Chronicles 6. Phinehas, Phinehas begat Abishua; 5 and Abishua begat Bukki, and Bukki begat Uzzi; 6 and Uzzi begat Zerahiah, and Zerahiah begat Meraioth; 7 Meraioth begat Amariah, and Amariah begat Ahitub; 8 and Ahitub begat Zadok, and Zadok begat Ahimaaz; 9 and Ahimaaz begat Azariah, and Azariah begat Johanan; 10 and Johanan begat Azariah, (he it is that executed the priest's office in the house that Solomon built in Jerusalem) 11 and Azariah begat Amariah, and Amariah begat Ahitub; 12 and Ahitub begat Zadok, and Zadok begat " Shallum; 13 and Shallum begat Hilkiah, and Hilkiah begat Azariah ; 14 and Azariah begat Seraiah, and Seraiah begat Jehozadak; 15 and Jehozadak went into captivity, when the LORD carried away Judah and Jerusalem by the hand of Nebuchadnezzar. a 1 Chronicles 6. Eleazar his son, Phinehas his son, Abishua his son; 51 Bukki his son, Uzzi his son, Zerahiah his son; 52 Meraioth his son, Amariah his son, Ahitub his son; 53 Zadok his son, Ahimaaz his son. (2) THE DESCendants of Gershom, KohATH, AND Merari. 16' The sons of Levi; Gershom, Kohath, and Merari. 17 And these be the names of the sons of Gershom; Libni and Shimei. 18 And the sons of Kohath were Amram, and Izhar, and Hebron, and Uzziel. 19 The sons of Merari; Mahli and Mushi. And these are the families of the Levites according to their fathers' houses. 20 Of Gershom; Libni his son, Jahath his son, Zimmah his son; 21 Joah his son, Iddo his son, Zerah his son, Jeatherai his son. 22 The sons of Kohath; Amminadab his son, Korah his son, Assir his son; 23 Elkanah his son, and Ebiasaph his son, and Assir his son; 24 Tahath his son, Uriel his son, Uzziah his son, and Shaul his son. 25 And the sons of Elkanah; Amasai, and Ahimoth. 26 As for Elkanah: the sons of Elka h nah; Zophai his son, and * Nahath his son; 27'Eliab his son, Jeroham his son, Elkanah his son. 28 And the sons of Samuel; the firstborn "Joel, and the second Abiah. 29 The sons of Merari; Mahli, Libni his son, Shimei his son, Uzzah his son; 30 Shimea his son, Haggiah his son, Asaiah his son. (3) THE ANCESTORS OF THE SONGMASTERS, HEMAN, ASAPH, AND ETHAN. 1 Chronicles 6: 31-48. 31 And these are they whom David set over the service of song in the house of the LORD, after that the ark had rest. 32 And they ministered with song before the tabernacle of the tent of meeting, until Solomon had built the house of the LORD in Jerusalem: and they "waited on their office according to their order. 33 And these are they that "waited, and their sons. Of the sons of the Kohathites: Heman the singer, the son of Joel, the son of Samuel; 34 the son of Elkanah, the son of Jeroham, the son of Eliel, the son of Toah; 35 the son of ? Zuph, the son of Elkanah, the son of Mahath, the son of Amasai; 36 the son of Elkanah, the son of Joel, the son of Azariah, the son of Zephaniah; 37 the son of Tahath, the son of Assir, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah; 38 the son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, the son of Israel. 39 And his brother Asaph, who stood on his right hand, even Asaph the son of Berechiah, the Gershon." ¿Ch. 6:1 in Heb. c In ver. 1, Toah.' / In ver. 34. "Eliel.' $29. The Hebrew text has, "Vashni, and Abiah." g In ver. 24, Shaul, Uzziah, Uriel.' ·་ I Chronicles 6. son of Shimea; 40 the son of Michael, the son of Baaseiah, the son of Malchijah; 41 the son of Ethni, the son of Zerah, the son of Adaiah; 42 the son of Ethan, the son of Zimmah, the son of Shimei; 43 the son of Jahath, the son of Gershom, the son of Levi. 44 And on the left hand their brethren the sons of Merari: "Ethan the son of Kishi, the son of Abdi, the son of Malluch; 45 the son of Hashabiah, the son of Amaziah, the son of Hilkiah; 46 the son of Amzi, the son of Bani, the son of Shemer; 47 the son of Mahli, the son of Mushi, the son of Merari, the son of Levi. 48 And their brethren the Levites were appointed for all the service of the tabernacle of the house of God. с (4) THE CITIES OF THE LEVITES. 1 Chronicles 6:54-81. d 54 Now these are their dwelling places according to their encampments in their borders: to the sons of Aaron, of the families of the Kohathites, for theirs was the first lot, 55 to them they gave Hebron in the land of Judah, and the suburbs thereof round about it; 56 but the fields of the city, and the villages thereof, they gave to Caleb the son of Jephunneh. 57 And to the sons of Aaron they gave the cities of refuge, Hebron; Libnah also with her suburbs, and Jattir, and Eshtemoa with her suburbs; 58 and Hilen with her suburbs, Debir with her suburbs; 59 and Ashan with her suburbs, and Beth-shemesh with her suburbs: 60 and out of the tribe of Benjamin; Geba with her suburbs, and Allemeth with her suburbs, and Anathoth with her suburbs. All their cities throughout their families were thirteen cities. 61 And unto the rest of the sons of Kohath were given by lot, out of the family of the tribe, out of the half tribe, the half of Manasseh, ten cities. 62 And to the sons 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, thirteen cities. 63 Unto the sons of Merari were given by lot, according to their families, out of the tribe of Reuben, and out of the tribe of Gad, and out of the tribe of Zebulun, twelve cities. 64 And the children of Israel gave to the Levites the cities with their suburbs. 65 And they gave by lot out of the tribe of the children of Judah, and out of the tribe of the children of Simeon, and out of the tribe of the children of Benjamin, these cities which are mentioned by name. 66 And some of the families of the sons of Kohath had cities of their borders out of the tribe of Ephraim. 67 And they gave unto them the cities of refuge, Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim with her suburbs; Gezer also with her suburbs; 68* and Jokmeam with her suburbs, and Beth-horon with her suburbs; 69 and Aijalon with her suburbs, and Gathrimmon with her suburbs: 70 and out of the half tribe of Manasseh; Aner with her suburbs, and Bileam with her suburbs, for the rest of the family of the sons of Kohath. 71 Unto the sons of Gershom were given, out of the family of the half tribe of Manasseh, Golan in Bashan with her suburbs, and Ashtaroth with her suburbs: 72 and out of the tribe of Issachar; Kedesh with her suburbs, Daberath with her suburbs; 73 and Ramoth with her suburbs, and Anem with her suburbs: 74 and out of the tribe of Asher; Mashal with her suburbs, and Abdon with her suburbs ; 75 and Hukok with her suburbs, and Rehob with her suburbs: 76 and out of the tribe of Naphtali; Kedesh in Galilee with her suburbs, and Hammon with her suburbs, and Kiriathaim with her suburbs. 77 Unto the rest of the Levites, the sons of Merari, were given, out of the tribe of Zebulun, Rimmono with her suburbs, Tabor with her suburbs: 78 and beyond the Jordan at Jericho on the east side of Jordan, were given them, out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer in the wilderness with her suburbs, and Jahzah with her suburbs, 79 and Kedemoth with her suburbs, and Mephaath with her suburbs: 80 and out of the tribe of Gad; Ramoth in Gilead with her suburbs, and Mahanaim with her suburbs, 81 and Heshbon with her suburbs, and Jazer with her suburbs. a In ch. 9:16," Jeduthun." See $19, (2). In ch. 15:17," Kushaiah." See $94, (2). cHeb. "given." See Numbers 3:9. d See Joshua 21: 4, 10. e See Joshua 21: 13, etc. fIn Joshua 21:15, "Holon. gIn Joshua 21: 16," Ain.' h In Josh ua 21: 18, "Almon." iSee vv. 66-70, below, and Joshua 21:5. k See Joshua 21: 22-39, where some of the names are different. 9. THE TRIBE OF REUBEN. a 1 Chronicles 5:1-10. I And the sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel, (for he was the firstborn; but, forasmuch as he defiled his father's couch, his birthright was given unto the sons of Joseph the son of Israel; and the genealogy is not to be reckoned after the birthright. 2 For Judah prevailed above his brethren, and of him came the prince; but the birthright was Joseph's :) 3 the sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel; Hanoch, and Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi. 4 The sons of Joel; Shemaiah his son, Gog his son, Shimei his son; 5 Micah his son, Reaiah his son, Baal his son ; 6 Beerah his son, whom Tilgath-pilneser king of Assyria carried away captive: he was prince of the Reubenites. 7 And his brethren by their families, when the genealogy of their generations was reckoned; the chief, Jeiel, and Zechariah, 8 and Bela the son of Azaz, the son of Shema, the son of Joel, who dwelt in Aroer, even unto Nebo and Baal-meon: 9 and eastward he dwelt even unto the entering in of the wilderness from the river Euphrates: because their cattle were multiplied in the land of Gilead. IO And in the days of Saul they made war with the Hagrites, who fell by their hand: and they dwelt in their tents throughout all the land east of Gilead. 10. THE TRIBE OF GAD. 1 Chronicles 5:11-17. II And the sons of Gad dwelt over against them, in the land of Bashan unto Salecah: 12 Joel the chief, and Shapham the second, and Janai, and Shaphat in Bashan: 13 and their brethren of their fathers' houses; Michael, and Meshullam, and Sheba, and Jorai, and Jacan, and Zia, and Eber, seven. 14 These were the sons of Abihail the son of Huri, the son of Jaroah, the son of Gilead, the son of Michael, the son of Jeshishai, the son of Jahdo, the son of Buz; 15 Ahi the son of Abdiel, the son of Guni, chief of their fathers' houses. 16 And they dwelt in Gilead in Bashan, and in her towns, and in all the suburbs of Sharon, as far as their borders. 17 All these were reckoned by genealogies in the days of Jotham king of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam king of Israel. 11. THE HALF-TRIBE OF MANASSEH (EAST OF JORDAN). 1 Chronicles 5:23, 24. 23 And the children of the half tribe of Manasseh dwelt in the land: they increased from Bashan unto Baal-hermon and Senir and mount Hermon. 24 And these were the heads of their fathers' houses; even Epher, and Ishi, and Eliel, and Azriel, and Jeremiah, and Hodaviah, and Jahdiel, mighty men of valour, famous men, heads of their fathers' houses. 12. THE TRIBE OF SIMEON. 1 Chronicles 4: 24-43. 9 h 24 The sons of Simeon; Nemuel, and Jamin, Jarib. Zerah, Shaul: 25 Shallum his son, Mibsam his son, Mishma his son. 26 And the sons of Mishma; Hammuel his son, Zaccur his son, Shimei his son. 27 And Shimei had sixteen sons and six daughters; but his brethren had not many children, neither did all their family multiply, like to the children of Judah. 28 And they dwelt at Beer-sheba, and Moladah, and Hazar-shual; 29 and at Bilhah, and at Ezem, and at Tolad; 30 and at Bethuel, and at Hormah, and at Ziklag; 31 and at Beth-marcaboth, and Hazarsusim, and at Beth-biri, and at Shaaraim. These were their cities unto the reign of David. 32 And their villages were Etam, and Ain, Rimmon, and Tochen, and Ashan, five cities: 33 and a Or, "leader." 6 In 2 Kings 15: 29 and 16:7, “Tiglath-pileser." See $$169, (6), and 171, (5), dOr," pasture lands." e Heb.goings forth." In Genesis 46: 10 and Exodus 6: 15, "Jemuel." Jachin." In Genesis 46: 10, "Zohar." c Heb. " daughters." g In Genesis 46: 10, I Chronicles 4. all their villages that were round about the same cities, unto Baal. These were their habitations, and they have their genealogy. 34 And Meshobab, and Jamlech, and Joshah the son of Amaziah; 35 and Joel, and Jehu the son of Joshibiah, the son of Seraiah, the son of Asiel; 36 and Elioenai, and Jaakobah, and Jeshohaiah, and Asaiah, and Adiel, and Jesimiel, and Benaiah; 37 and Ziza the son of Shiphi, the son of Allon, the son of Jedaiah, the son of Shimri, the son of Shemaiah; 38 these mentioned by name were princes in their families: and their fathers' houses increased greatly. 39 And they went to the entering in of Gedor, even unto the east side of the valley, to seek pasture for their flocks. 40 And they found fat pasture and good, and the land was wide, and quiet, and peaceable; for they that dwelt there aforetime were of Ham. 41 And these written by name came in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah, and smote their tents, and the Meunim that were found there, and destroyed them utterly, unto this day, and dwelt in their stead: because there was pasture there for their flocks. 42 And some of them, even of the sons of Simeon, five hundred men, went to mount Seir, having for their captains Pelatiah, and Neariah, and Rephaiah, and Uzziel, the sons of Ishi. 43 And they smote the remnant of the Amalekites that escaped, and dwelt there, unto this day. a 13. THE TRIBE OF ISSACHAR. 1 Chronicles 7:1-5. b I And of the sons of Issachar; Tola, and Puah, Jashub, and Shimron, four. 2 And the sons of Tola; Uzzi, and Rephaiah, and Jeriel, and Jahmai, and Ibsam, and Shemuel, heads of their fathers' houses, to wit, of Tola; mighty men of valour in their generations: their number in the days of David was two and twenty thousand and six hundred. 3 And the sons of Uzzi; Izrahiah: and the sons of Izrahiah; Michael, and Obadiah, and Joel, Isshiah, five: all of them chief men. 4 And with them, by their generations, after their fathers' houses, were bands of the host for war, six and thirty thousand: for they had many wives and sons. 5 And their brethren among all the families of Issachar, mighty men of valour, reckoned in all by genealogy, were fourscore and seven thousand. 14. THE TRIBE OF NAPHTALI. C 1 Chronicles 7:13. d 13 The sons of Naphtali; Jahziel, and Guni, and Jezer, and & Shallum, the sons of Bilhah. 15. THE HALF-TRIBE OF MANASSEH (WEST OF JORDAN). I Chronicles 7: 14-19. 14 The sons of Manasseh; Asriel, whom his wife bare: (his concubine the Aramitess bare Machir the father of Gilead: 15 and Machir took a wife of Huppim and Shuppim, whose sister's name was Maacah;) and the name of the second was Zelophehad: and Zelophehad had daughters. 16 And Maacah the wife of Machir bare a son, and she called his name Peresh; and the name of his brother was Sheresh; and his sons were Ulam and Rakem. 17 And the sons of Ulam; Bedan. These were the sons of Gilead the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh. 18 And his sister Hammolecheth bare Ishhod, and Abiezer, and Mahlah. 19 And the sons of Shemida were Ahian, and Shechem, and Likhi, and Aniam. 16. THE TRIBE OF EPHRAIM. 20 And the sons of Ephraim; Shuthelah, and Bered his son, and Tahath his son, and Eleadah his son, and Tahath his son, 21 and Zabad his son, and Shuthelah his son, and Ezer, and Elead, 66 a Heb. " devoted them." b In Genesis 46: 13," Puvah, and lob." c In Genesis 46:24," Jahzeel." Shillem." eOr, according to the Sept., whom his concubine the Aramitess bare; she bare," etc. " and his." In Numbers 26: 30, "Iezer." dIn Genesis 46: 24, for," for.' g Or, I Chronicles 7. whom the men of Gath that were born in the land slew, because they came down to take away their cattle. 22 And Ephraim their father mourned many days, and his brethren came to comfort him. 23 And he went in to his wife, and she conceived, and bare a son, and he called his name Beriah, because it went evil with his house. 24 And his daughter was Sheerah, who built Bethhoron the nether and the upper, and Uzzen-sheerah. 25 And Rephah was his son, and Resheph, and Telah his son, and Tahan his son; 26 Ladan his son, Ammihud his son, Elishama his son; 27 a Nun his son, Joshua his son. 28 And their possessions and habitations were Beth-el and the b towns thereof, and eastward Naaran, and westward Gezer, with the towns thereof; Shechem also and the towns thereof, unto Azzah and the towns thereof: 29 and by the borders of the children of Manasseh, Beth-shean and her towns, Taanach and her towns, Megiddo and her towns, Dor and her towns. In these dwelt the children of Joseph the son of Israel. 17. THE TRIBE OF ASHER. I Chronicles 7: 30-40. 30 The sons of Asher; Imnah, and Ishvah, and Ishvi, and Beriah, and Serah their sister. 31 And the sons of Beriah; Heber, and Malchiel, who was the father of Birzaith. 32 And Heber begat Japhlet, and Shomer, and Hotham, and Shua their sister. 33 And the sons of Japhlet ; Pasach, and Bimhal, and Ashvath. These are the children of Japhlet. 34 And the sons of ƒ Shemer; Ahi, and Rohgah, Jehubbah, and Aram. 35 And the sons of Helem his brother; Zophah, and Imna, and Shelesh, and Amal. 36 The sons of Zophah; Suah, and Harnepher, and Shual, and Beri, and Imrah; 37 Bezer, and Hod, and Shamma, and Shilshah, and Ithran, and Beera. 38 And the sons of Jether; Jephunneh, and Pispah, and Ara. 39 And the sons of Ulla; Arah, and Hanniel, and Rizia. 40 All these were the children of Asher, heads of the fathers' houses, choice and mighty men of valour, chief of the princes. And the number of them reckoned by genealogy for service in war was twenty and six thousand men. 18. THE TRIBE OF BENJAMIN. 1 Chronicles 7:6-12. 1 Chronicles 8: 1–28. h 6 The sons of Benjamin; Bela, and Becher, I And Benjamin begat Bela his firstborn, and Jediael, three. 7 And the sons of Bela; Ashbel the second, and Aharah the third; Ezbon, and Uzzi, and Uzziel, and Jerimoth, and 2 Nohah the fourth, and Rapha the fifth. 3 And Iri, five; heads of fathers' houses, mighty men Bela had sons, Addar, and Gera, and Abihud; of valour; and they were reckoned by genealogy 4 and Abishua, and Naaman, and Ahoah; 5 and twenty and two thousand and thirty and four. Gera, and Shephuphan, and Huram. 6 And 8 And the sons of Becher; Zemirah, and Joash, these are the sons of Ehud: these are the heads and Eliezer, and Elioenai, and Omri, and Jere-of fathers' houses of the inhabitants of Geba, moth, and Abijah, and Anathoth, and Alemeth. and they carried them captive to Manahath: All these were the sons of Becher. 9 And they 7 and Naaman, and Ahijah, and Gera, he carwere reckoned by genealogy, after their genera-ried them captive; and he begat Uzza and Ahitions, heads of their fathers' houses, mighty men of valour, twenty thousand and two hundred. And the sons of Jediael; 10 Bilhan: and the sons of Bilhan; Jeush, and Benjamin, and Ehud, and Chenaanah, and Zethan, and Tarshish, and Ahishahar. II All these were the sons of Jedi hud. 8 And Shaharaim begat children in the field of Moab, after he had sent them away; Hushim and Baara were his wives. 9 And he begat of Hodesh his wife, Jobab, and Zibia, and Mesha, and Malcam; 10 and Jeuz, and Shachia, and Mirmah. These were his sons, heads of Heb. "Non." 6 Heb. daughters." c In Joshua 16: 7, "Naarah." d Many MSS. read, "Ayyah." e In ver. 34; "Shemer. In ver. 32, "Shomer. g Heb. son." h In Genesis 46: 21, Ard." In Numbers 26: 39, "Shephupham." k Or, "sent away Hushim and Baara his wives." a ་་ |