1 Chronicles — Chapter 6

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1 Chronicles 6:1 The ^Rsons of Levi; ^TGershon, Kohath, and Merari.

1 Chronicles 6:2 And ^Rthe sons of Kohath; Amram, Izhar, and Hebron, and Uzziel.

1 Chronicles 6:3 And the children of Amram; Aaron, and Moses, and ^RMiriam. The sons also of Aaron; Nadab, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.

1 Chronicles 6:4 Eleazar begat Phinehas, Phinehas begat ^RAbishua,

1 Chronicles 6:5 And Abishua begat Bukki, and Bukki begat Uzzi,

1 Chronicles 6:6 And Uzzi begat Zerahiah, and Zerahiah begat Meraioth,

1 Chronicles 6:7 Meraioth begat Amariah, and Amariah begat Ahitub,

1 Chronicles 6:8 And ^RAhitub begat Zadok, and Zadok begat Ahimaaz,

1 Chronicles 6:9 And Ahimaaz begat Azariah, and Azariah begat Johanan,

1 Chronicles 6:10 And Johanan begat Azariah, (he it is that ^Rexecuted the priest’s office ^Tin the temple that Solomon built in Jerusalem:)

1 Chronicles 6:11 And Azariah begat Amariah, and Amariah begat Ahitub,

1 Chronicles 6:12 And Ahitub begat Zadok, and Zadok begat ^RTShallum,

1 Chronicles 6:13 And Shallum begat Hilkiah, and Hilkiah begat Azariah,

1 Chronicles 6:14 And Azariah begat Seraiah, and Seraiah begat Jehozadak,

1 Chronicles 6:15 And ^RJehozadak went into captivity, when the LORD carried away Judah and Jerusalem by the hand of Nebuchadnezzar.

1 Chronicles 6:16 The sons of Levi; ^RTGershom, Kohath, and Merari.

1 Chronicles 6:17 And these be the names of ^Rthe sons of Gershom; Libni, and Shimei.

1 Chronicles 6:18 And the sons of Kohath were, ^RAmram, and Izhar, and Hebron, and Uzziel.

1 Chronicles 6:19 The sons of Merari; ^RMahli, and Mushi. And these are the families of the Levites according to their fathers.

1 Chronicles 6:20 Of Gershom; Libni his son, Jahath his son, Zimmah his son,

1 Chronicles 6:21 ^TJoah his son, ^TIddo his son, Zerah his son, ^TJeaterai his son.

1 Chronicles 6:22 The sons of Kohath; ^RTAmminadab his son, Korah his son, Assir his son,

1 Chronicles 6:23 Elkanah his son, and Ebiasaph his son, and Assir his son,

1 Chronicles 6:24 Tahath his son, Uriel his son, Uzziah his son, and Shaul his son.

1 Chronicles 6:25 And the sons of ^RElkanah; Amasai, and Ahimoth.

1 Chronicles 6:26 As for Elkanah: the sons of Elkanah; ^RTZophai his son, and Nahath his son,

1 Chronicles 6:27 Eliab his son, Jeroham his son, Elkanah his son.

1 Chronicles 6:28 And the sons of Samuel; the firstborn ^RTVashni, and Abiah.

1 Chronicles 6:29 The sons of Merari; ^RMahli, Libni his son, Shimei his son, Uzza his son,

1 Chronicles 6:30 Shimea his son, Haggiah his son, Asaiah his son.

1 Chronicles 6:31 And these are they ^Rwhom David set over the service of song in the house of the LORD, after that the ark had rest.

1 Chronicles 6:32 And ^Rthey ministered before the dwelling place of the tabernacle of the congregation with singing, until Solomon had built the house of the LORD in Jerusalem: and then they waited on their office according to their order.

1 Chronicles 6:33 And these are they that ^Twaited with their children. Of the sons of the Kohathites: ^RHeman a singer, the son of Joel, the son of Shemuel,

1 Chronicles 6:34 The son of Elkanah, the son of Jeroham, the son of Eliel, the son of Toah,

1 Chronicles 6:35 The son of Zuph, the son of Elkanah, the son of Mahath, the son of Amasai,

1 Chronicles 6:36 The son of Elkanah, the son of Joel, the son of Azariah, the son of Zephaniah,

1 Chronicles 6:37 The son of Tahath, the son of Assir, the son of ^REbiasaph, the son of Korah,

1 Chronicles 6:38 The son of ^RIzhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, the son of Israel.

1 Chronicles 6:39 And his brother Asaph, who stood on his right hand, even Asaph the son of Berachiah, the son of Shimea,

1 Chronicles 6:40 The son of Michael, the son of Baaseiah, the son of Malchiah,

1 Chronicles 6:41 The son of Ethni, the son of Zerah, the son of Adaiah,

1 Chronicles 6:42 The son of Ethan, the son of Zimmah, the son of Shimei,

1 Chronicles 6:43 The son of Jahath, the son of ^RGershom, the son of Levi.

1 Chronicles 6:44 And their brethren the sons of Merari stood on the left hand: ^REthan the son of ^TKishi, the son of Abdi, the son of Malluch,

1 Chronicles 6:45 The son of Hashabiah, the son of Amaziah, the son of Hilkiah,

1 Chronicles 6:46 The son of Amzi, the son of Bani, the son of Shamer,

1 Chronicles 6:47 The son of Mahli, the son of Mushi, the son of ^RMerari, the son of Levi.

1 Chronicles 6:48 Their ^Rbrethren also the Levites were appointed unto all manner of service of the tabernacle of the house of God.

1 Chronicles 6:49 But ^RAaron and his sons offered upon the altar of the burnt offering, and on the altar of incense, and were appointed for all the work of the place most holy, and to make an atonement for Israel, according to all that Moses the servant of God had commanded.

1 Chronicles 6:50 And these are the sons of Aaron; ^REleazar his son, Phinehas his son, Abishua his son,

1 Chronicles 6:51 Bukki his son, Uzzi his son, Zerahiah his son,

1 Chronicles 6:52 Meraioth his son, Amariah his son, Ahitub his son,

1 Chronicles 6:53 ^RZadok his son, Ahimaaz his son.

1 Chronicles 6:54 Now ^Rthese are their dwelling places throughout their castles in their coasts, of the sons of Aaron, of the families of the Kohathites: for theirs was the lot.

1 Chronicles 6:55 And they gave them ^RHebron in the land of Judah, and the suburbs thereof round about it.

1 Chronicles 6:56 But the fields of the city, and the villages thereof, they gave to Caleb the son of Jephunneh.

1 Chronicles 6:57 And to the sons of Aaron they gave the cities of Judah, namely, Hebron, ^Rthe city of refuge, and Libnah with her suburbs, and Jattir, and Eshtemoa, with their suburbs,

1 Chronicles 6:58 And ^RTHilen with her suburbs, Debir with her suburbs,

1 Chronicles 6:59 And ^RTAshan with her suburbs, and Bethshemesh with her suburbs:

1 Chronicles 6:60 And out of the tribe of Benjamin; ^RGeba with her suburbs, and ^TAlemeth with her suburbs, and Anathoth with her suburbs. All their cities throughout their families were thirteen cities.

1 Chronicles 6:61 ^RAnd unto the sons of 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.

1 Chronicles 6:62 And to the sons of ^RGershom throughout 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.

1 Chronicles 6:63 Unto the sons of ^RMerari were given by lot, throughout their families, out of the tribe of Reuben, and out of the tribe of Gad, and out of the tribe of Zebulun, twelve cities.

1 Chronicles 6:64 And ^Rthe children of Israel gave to the Levites these cities with their suburbs.

1 Chronicles 6:65 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 called by their names.

1 Chronicles 6:66 And the residue of the families of the sons of Kohath had cities of their coasts out of the tribe of Ephraim.

1 Chronicles 6:67 And they gave unto them, of the cities of refuge, ^RShechem in mount Ephraim with her suburbs; they gave also Gezer with her suburbs,

1 Chronicles 6:68 And ^RJokmeam with her suburbs, and Bethhoron with her suburbs,

1 Chronicles 6:69 And ^RAijalon with her suburbs, and Gathrimmon with her suburbs:

1 Chronicles 6:70 And out of the half tribe of Manasseh; ^RAner with her suburbs, and Bileam with her suburbs, for the family of the remnant of the sons of Kohath.

1 Chronicles 6:71 Unto the sons of Gershom were given out of the family of the half tribe of Manasseh, ^RGolan in Bashan with her suburbs, and Ashtaroth with her suburbs:

1 Chronicles 6:72 And out of the tribe of Issachar; ^RKedesh with her suburbs, Daberath with her suburbs,

1 Chronicles 6:73 And Ramoth with her suburbs, and Anem with her suburbs:

1 Chronicles 6:74 And out of the tribe of Asher; ^RMashal with her suburbs, and Abdon with her suburbs,

1 Chronicles 6:75 And ^RHukok with her suburbs, and Rehob with her suburbs:

1 Chronicles 6:76 And out of the tribe of Naphtali; ^RKedesh in Galilee with her suburbs, and Hammon with her suburbs, and Kirjathaim with her suburbs.

1 Chronicles 6:77 Unto the rest of the children of Merari were given out of the tribe of Zebulun, ^RRimmon with her suburbs, Tabor with her suburbs:

1 Chronicles 6:78 And on the other side Jordan by Jericho, on the east side of Jordan, were given them out of the tribe of Reuben, ^RBezer in the wilderness with her suburbs, and Jahzah with her suburbs,

1 Chronicles 6:79 Kedemoth also with her suburbs, and Mephaath with her suburbs:

1 Chronicles 6:80 And out of the tribe of Gad; ^RRamoth in Gilead with her suburbs, and Mahanaim with her suburbs,

1 Chronicles 6:81 And ^RHeshbon with her suburbs, and Jazer with her suburbs.

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1 Chronicles 6:1–30 — Levi's family lines

🌱 What These Verses Teach Us

The chapter traces Levi's descendants, including Aaron, Moses, Miriam, and the priestly line. It also records Jehozadak's exile when Jerusalem falls. Sacred office did not place its holders outside the nation's history of judgment. The lists preserve continuity in worship while acknowledging the disruption of captivity.

Key Truth: Service to God requires remembered responsibility.

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1 Chronicles 6:31–53 — Song and priestly service

🌱 What These Verses Teach Us

David appoints singers, and the chapter traces Heman, Asaph, and Ethan's family lines. Other Levites serve the tabernacle, while Aaron's sons carry out the specified priestly duties. Worship includes varied responsibilities ordered by God's instructions, rather than treating every person as having the same role.

Key Truth: Different responsibilities can serve one purpose in worship.

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1 Chronicles 6:54–81 — Cities for the Levites

🌱 What These Verses Teach Us

Israel gives the Levites towns and surrounding land across several tribes. The lists name refuge cities and distinguish the different Levitical families. These practical arrangements support people entrusted with worship and service. The community's spiritual life includes material provision and shared responsibility.

Key Truth: Support for service includes practical provision.

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Numbers 35:2 — The law directs Israel to provide cities for the Levites.

Numbers 35:2 (KJV) Command the children of Israel, that they give unto the Levites of the inheritance of their possession cities to dwell in; and ye shall give also unto the Levites suburbs for the cities round about them.

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