De nakomelingen van Levi
1Hier volgen de namen van de zonen van Levi: Gersom, Kehat en Merari. 2Kehats zonen waren Amram, Jishar, Hebron en Uzziël. 3Amrams kinderen waren Aäron, Mozes en Mirjam. Aärons zonen waren Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar en Itamar. 4-10De oudste zonen van de elkaar opvolgende generaties van Aäron waren: Eleazar, de vader van Pinechas, de vader van Abisua, de vader van Bukki, de vader van Uzzi, de vader van Zerahja, de vader van Merajoth, de vader van Amarja, de vader van Ahitub, de vader van Zadok, de vader van Ahimaäz, de vader van Azarja, de vader van Johanan, de vader van Azarja, die hogepriester was van de tempel in Jeruzalem, die door Salomo was gebouwd.
11-15Deze Azarja was de vader van Amarja, de vader van Ahitub, de vader van Zadok, de vader van Sallum, de vader van Hilkia, de vader van Azarja, de vader van Seraja, de vader van Jozadak.
Jozadak werd balling, toen de Here het volk van Juda en Jeruzalem gevangen liet nemen door Nebukadnezar.
16Zoals hierboven aangegeven, waren Gersom, Kehat en Merari de zonen van Levi. 17De zonen van Gersom waren Libni en Simi. 18De zonen van Kehat waren Amram, Jishar, Hebron en Uzziël.
19-21De zonen van Merari waren Machli en Musi. De families van de Levieten waren als volgt naar hun gezinshoofden verdeeld: in de familie van Gersom: Libni, Jahath, Zimma, Joah, Iddo, Zarah en Jeathrai. 22-24In de familie van Kehat: Amminadab, Korach, Assir, Elkana, Ebjasaf, Assir, Tachat, Uriël, Uzzia en Saul. 25-27Het gezin van Elkana was verder verdeeld in de volgende gezinnen van zijn zonen Amasai, Ahimoth, Elkana, Zofai, Nachat, Eliab, Jeroham en Elkana. 28De gezinnen van de familie van Samuël werden geleid door Samuëls zonen: Joël, de oudste, en Abia, de tweede zoon. 29-30 De gezinnen van de familie van Merari werden geleid door zijn zonen Machli, Libni, Simi, Uzza, Simea, Haggia en Asaja.
31Koning David wees deze mannen als koorleiders aan en liet koren vormen om God in de tabernakel te prijzen, nadat hij daar de ark een plaats had gegeven. 32Totdat Salomo de tempel in Jeruzalem had gebouwd, gingen zij daar door met het leiden van de samenzang.
33-38Hier volgen de namen van de nakomelingen van de koorleiders: de zanger Heman kwam uit de familie van Kehat en zijn geslachtsregister ging terug via de volgende personen: Joël, Samuël, Elkana, Jeroham, Eliël, Toah, Suf, Elkana, Mahath, Amassai, Elkana, Joël, Azarja, Zefanja, Tachat, Assir, Ebjasaf, Korach, Jishar, Kehat, Levi en Israël. 39-43Hemans helper was Asaf, wiens stamboom terugging via Berechja, Simea, Michaël, Baëseja, Malkia, Ethni, Zerach, Adaja, Ethan, Zimma, Simi, Jahath, Gersom en Levi. 44-47Hemans tweede helper was Ethan, een lid van de familie van Merari, die aan zijn linkerhand stond. Ethans stamboom liep terug via Kisi, Abdi, Malluch, Hasabja, Amazia, Hilkia, Amzi, Bani, Semer, Machli, Musi, Merari en Levi.
48Hun familieleden, alle andere Levieten, waren belast met allerlei andere taken in de tabernakel. 49Maar alleen Aäron en zijn nakomelingen waren priesters. Tot hun taken behoorde het offeren van brandoffers en reukwerk, alle werkzaamheden die te maken hadden met het binnenste heiligdom, het Heilige der Heiligen, voor de verzoening van Israël met de Here. Zij zorgden ervoor dat alle aanwijzingen die Gods dienaar Mozes had gegeven, werden opgevolgd.
50-53De nakomelingen van Aäron waren Eleazar, Pinechas, Abisua, Bukki, Uzzi, Zerahja, Merajoth, Amarja, Ahitub, Zadok en Ahimaäz. 54Door middel van het lot werden aan de nakomelingen van Aäron die deel uitmaakten van de familie van Kehat, 55de vrijstad Hebron in Juda met de weidegronden er omheen toegewezen. 56-57 Maar de velden en omringende dorpen werden aan Kaleb, de zoon van Jefunne, gegeven. 58-59 De nakomelingen van Aäron kregen ook de volgende steden met weidegronden er omheen: Libna, Jattir, Estemoa, Hilen, Debir, Asan en Bet-Semes. 60Dertien andere steden met het omringende grasland, inclusief Geba, Alemeth en Anathoth, werden door de stam van Benjamin aan de priesters toegewezen. 61Daarna werd er geloot om de verdeling van het land van de overgebleven nakomelingen van de familie van Kehat te regelen en zij kregen tien steden in het gebied van de stam van Manasse.
62De gezinnen van de familie van Gersom kregen door middel van het lot dertien steden in het gebied van Basan van de stammen Issachar, Aser, Naftali en Manasse. 63De gezinnen van de Merari-familie kregen op diezelfde manier twaalf steden van de stammen Ruben, Gad en Zebulon. 64-65 Ook de stammen Juda, Simeon en Benjamin stelden op deze manier door middel van het lot steden beschikbaar aan de Levieten. De namen van deze steden werden daarbij hardop genoemd.
66-69De stam van Efraïm gaf de volgende vrijsteden met het omringende grasland aan de overgebleven gezinnen van de Kehat-familie: Sichem, de vrijstad in het gebergte Efraïm, Gezer, Jokmeam, Bet-Horon, Ajalon en Gath-Rimmon. 70De volgende vrijsteden met het omringende grasland kwamen in handen van de gezinnen van de Kehatieten uit het bezit van de stam van Manasse: Aner en Bileam.
71De vrijsteden met het omringende grasland die de stam van Manasse aan de gezinnen van de Gersom-familie gaf, waren: de vrijstad Golan in Basan en Astharoth. 72De stam van Issachar gaf hun Kedes, Dobrath, 73Ramot en Anem, met uiteraard de omringende weidegronden. 74De stam van Aser gaf hun Masal, Abdon, 75Hukok en Rechob, weer met het omringende grasland. 76De stam van Naftali gaf hun Kedes in Galilea, Hammon en Kirjataïm met het bijbehorende grasland. 77Van de stam van Zebulon kregen zij de steden Rimmono en Tabor. 78-79 Aan de overkant van de Jordaan, tegenover Jericho, gaf de stam van Ruben hun Beser, een woestijnstad, Jahza, Kedemoth en Mefaäth, met de daarbij behorende weidegronden. 80De stam van Gad gaf hun ten slotte Ramot in Gilead, Machanaïm, 81Chesbon en Jazer. Ook hier kregen zij de erbij behorende weidegronden bij.
Levi
In Hebrew texts 6:1-15 is numbered 5:27-41, and 6:16-81 is numbered 6:1-66. 1The sons of Levi:
Gershon, Kohath and Merari.
2The sons of Kohath:
Amram, Izhar, Hebron and Uzziel.
3The children of Amram:
Aaron, Moses and Miriam.
The sons of Aaron:
Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.
4Eleazar was the father of Phinehas,
Phinehas the father of Abishua,
5Abishua the father of Bukki,
Bukki the father of Uzzi,
6Uzzi the father of Zerahiah,
Zerahiah the father of Meraioth,
7Meraioth the father of Amariah,
Amariah the father of Ahitub,
8Ahitub the father of Zadok,
Zadok the father of Ahimaaz,
9Ahimaaz the father of Azariah,
Azariah the father of Johanan,
10Johanan the father of Azariah (it was he who served as priest in the temple Solomon built in Jerusalem),
11Azariah the father of Amariah,
Amariah the father of Ahitub,
12Ahitub the father of Zadok,
Zadok the father of Shallum,
13Shallum the father of Hilkiah,
Hilkiah the father of Azariah,
14Azariah the father of Seraiah,
and Seraiah the father of Jozadak.6:14 Hebrew Jehozadak, a variant of Jozadak; also in verse 15
15Jozadak was deported when the Lord sent Judah and Jerusalem into exile by the hand of Nebuchadnezzar.
16The sons of Levi:
Gershon,6:16 Hebrew Gershom, a variant of Gershon; also in verses 17, 20, 43, 62 and 71 Kohath and Merari.
17These are the names of the sons of Gershon:
Libni and Shimei.
18The sons of Kohath:
Amram, Izhar, Hebron and Uzziel.
19The sons of Merari:
Mahli and Mushi.
These are the clans of the Levites listed according to their fathers:
20Of Gershon:
Libni his son, Jahath his son,
Zimmah his son, 21Joah his son,
Iddo his son, Zerah his son
and Jeatherai his son.
22The descendants of Kohath:
Amminadab his son, Korah his son,
Assir his son, 23Elkanah his son,
Ebiasaph his son, Assir his son,
24Tahath his son, Uriel his son,
Uzziah his son and Shaul his son.
25The descendants of Elkanah:
Amasai, Ahimoth,
26Elkanah his son,6:26 Some Hebrew manuscripts, Septuagint and Syriac; most Hebrew manuscripts Ahimoth 26 and Elkanah. The sons of Elkanah: Zophai his son,
Nahath his son, 27Eliab his son,
Jeroham his son, Elkanah his son
and Samuel his son.6:27 Some Septuagint manuscripts (see also 1 Samuel 1:19,20 and 1 Chron. 6:33,34); Hebrew does not have and Samuel his son.
28The sons of Samuel:
Joel6:28 Some Septuagint manuscripts and Syriac (see also 1 Samuel 8:2 and 1 Chron. 6:33); Hebrew does not have Joel. the firstborn
and Abijah the second son.
29The descendants of Merari:
Mahli, Libni his son,
Shimei his son, Uzzah his son,
30Shimea his son, Haggiah his son
and Asaiah his son.
The Temple Musicians
31These are the men David put in charge of the music in the house of the Lord after the ark came to rest there. 32They ministered with music before the tabernacle, the tent of meeting, until Solomon built the temple of the Lord in Jerusalem. They performed their duties according to the regulations laid down for them.
33Here are the men who served, together with their sons:
From the Kohathites:
Heman, the musician,
the son of Joel, the son of Samuel,
34the son of Elkanah, the son of Jeroham,
the son of Eliel, the son of Toah,
35the son of Zuph, the son of Elkanah,
the son of Mahath, the son of Amasai,
36the son of Elkanah, the son of Joel,
the son of Azariah, the son of Zephaniah,
37the son of Tahath, the son of Assir,
the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah,
38the son of Izhar, the son of Kohath,
the son of Levi, the son of Israel;
39and Heman’s associate Asaph, who served at his right hand:
Asaph son of Berekiah, the son of Shimea,
40the son of Michael, the son of Baaseiah,6:40 Most Hebrew manuscripts; some Hebrew manuscripts, one Septuagint manuscript and Syriac Maaseiah
the son of Malkijah, 41the son of Ethni,
the son of Zerah, the son of Adaiah,
42the son of Ethan, the son of Zimmah,
the son of Shimei, 43the son of Jahath,
the son of Gershon, the son of Levi;
44and from their associates, the Merarites, at his left hand:
Ethan son of Kishi, the son of Abdi,
the son of Malluk, 45the son of Hashabiah,
the son of Amaziah, the son of Hilkiah,
46the son of Amzi, the son of Bani,
the son of Shemer, 47the son of Mahli,
the son of Mushi, the son of Merari,
the son of Levi.
48Their fellow Levites were assigned to all the other duties of the tabernacle, the house of God. 49But Aaron and his descendants were the ones who presented offerings on the altar of burnt offering and on the altar of incense in connection with all that was done in the Most Holy Place, making atonement for Israel, in accordance with all that Moses the servant of God had commanded.
50These were the descendants of Aaron:
Eleazar his son, Phinehas his son,
Abishua his son, 51Bukki his son,
Uzzi his son, Zerahiah his son,
52Meraioth his son, Amariah his son,
Ahitub his son, 53Zadok his son
and Ahimaaz his son.
54These were the locations of their settlements allotted as their territory (they were assigned to the descendants of Aaron who were from the Kohathite clan, because the first lot was for them):
55They were given Hebron in Judah with its surrounding pasturelands. 56But the fields and villages around the city were given to Caleb son of Jephunneh.
57So the descendants of Aaron were given Hebron (a city of refuge), and Libnah,6:57 See Joshua 21:13; Hebrew given the cities of refuge: Hebron, Libnah. Jattir, Eshtemoa, 58Hilen, Debir, 59Ashan, Juttah6:59 Syriac (see also Septuagint and Joshua 21:16); Hebrew does not have Juttah. and Beth Shemesh, together with their pasturelands. 60And from the tribe of Benjamin they were given Gibeon,6:60 See Joshua 21:17; Hebrew does not have Gibeon. Geba, Alemeth and Anathoth, together with their pasturelands.
The total number of towns distributed among the Kohathite clans came to thirteen.
61The rest of Kohath’s descendants were allotted ten towns from the clans of half the tribe of Manasseh.
62The descendants of Gershon, clan by clan, were allotted thirteen towns from the tribes of Issachar, Asher and Naphtali, and from the part of the tribe of Manasseh that is in Bashan.
63The descendants of Merari, clan by clan, were allotted twelve towns from the tribes of Reuben, Gad and Zebulun.
64So the Israelites gave the Levites these towns and their pasturelands. 65From the tribes of Judah, Simeon and Benjamin they allotted the previously named towns.
66Some of the Kohathite clans were given as their territory towns from the tribe of Ephraim.
67In the hill country of Ephraim they were given Shechem (a city of refuge), and Gezer,6:67 See Joshua 21:21; Hebrew given the cities of refuge: Shechem, Gezer. 68Jokmeam, Beth Horon, 69Aijalon and Gath Rimmon, together with their pasturelands.
70And from half the tribe of Manasseh the Israelites gave Aner and Bileam, together with their pasturelands, to the rest of the Kohathite clans.
71The Gershonites received the following:
From the clan of the half-tribe of Manasseh
they received Golan in Bashan and also Ashtaroth, together with their pasturelands;
72from the tribe of Issachar
they received Kedesh, Daberath, 73Ramoth and Anem, together with their pasturelands;
74from the tribe of Asher
they received Mashal, Abdon, 75Hukok and Rehob, together with their pasturelands;
76and from the tribe of Naphtali
they received Kedesh in Galilee, Hammon and Kiriathaim, together with their pasturelands.
77The Merarites (the rest of the Levites) received the following:
From the tribe of Zebulun
they received Jokneam, Kartah,6:77 See Septuagint and Joshua 21:34; Hebrew does not have Jokneam, Kartah. Rimmono and Tabor, together with their pasturelands;
78from the tribe of Reuben across the Jordan east of Jericho
they received Bezer in the wilderness, Jahzah, 79Kedemoth and Mephaath, together with their pasturelands;
80and from the tribe of Gad
they received Ramoth in Gilead, Mahanaim, 81Heshbon and Jazer, together with their pasturelands.
