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1 Chronicles 6

First Chronicles 6 centers on Levi. It traces the high-priestly line from Aaron, identifies the families of Gershon, Kohath, and Merari, names the singers appointed for sanctuary service, and lists Levitical cities. The chapter shows that worship in Israel required ordered responsibilities, inherited priestly offices, music, teaching, and designated places of residence.

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First Chronicles 6 centers on Levi. It traces the high-priestly line from Aaron, identifies the families of Gershon, Kohath, and Merari, names the singers appointed for sanctuary service, and lists Levitical cities. The chapter shows that worship in Israel required ordered responsibilities, inherited priestly offices, music, teaching, and designated places of residence.

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Verses 1–15The priestly line of Aaron is traced to the captivityVerses 16–30The families of Gershom, Kohath, and Merari are listedVerses 31–47David’s appointed singers and their family lines are recordedVerses 48–53The Levites serve the tabernacle, while Aaron’s sons serve at the altarsVerses 54–65Cities are assigned to the priests and other LevitesVerses 66–81The remaining Levitical cities are listed throughout Israel
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1The sons of Levi; Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.2And the sons of Kohath; Amram, Izhar, and Hebron, and…3And the children of Amram; Aaron, and Moses, and Miriam.…4Eleazar begat Phinehas, Phinehas begat Abishua,5And Abishua begat Bukki, and Bukki begat Uzzi,6And Uzzi begat Zerahiah, and Zerahiah begat Meraioth,7Meraioth begat Amariah, and Amariah begat Ahitub,8And Ahitub begat Zadok, and Zadok begat Ahimaaz,9And Ahimaaz begat Azariah, and Azariah begat Johanan,10And Johanan begat Azariah, (he it is that executed the…11And Azariah begat Amariah, and Amariah begat Ahitub,12And Ahitub begat Zadok, and Zadok begat Shallum,13And Shallum begat Hilkiah, and Hilkiah begat Azariah,14And Azariah begat Seraiah, and Seraiah begat Jehozadak,15And Jehozadak went into captivity, when the LORD carried away…16The sons of Levi; Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.17And these be the names of the sons of Gershom;…18And the sons of Kohath were, Amram, and Izhar, and…19The sons of Merari; Mahli, and Mushi. And these are…20Of Gershom; Libni his son, Jahath his son, Zimmah his…21Joah his son, Iddo his son, Zerah his son, Jeaterai…22The sons of Kohath; Amminadab his son, Korah his son,…23Elkanah his son, and Ebiasaph his son, and Assir his…24Tahath his son, Uriel his son, Uzziah his son, and…25And the sons of Elkanah; Amasai, and Ahimoth.26As for Elkanah: the sons of Elkanah; Zophai his son,…27Eliab his son, Jeroham his son, Elkanah his son.28And the sons of Samuel; the firstborn Vashni, and Abiah.29The sons of Merari; Mahli, Libni his son, Shimei his…30Shimea his son, Haggiah his son, Asaiah his son.31And these are they whom David set over the service…32And they ministered before the dwelling place of the tabernacle…33And these are they that waited with their children. Of…34The son of Elkanah, the son of Jeroham, the son…35The son of Zuph, the son of Elkanah, the son…36The son of Elkanah, the son of Joel, the son…37The son of Tahath, the son of Assir, the son…38The son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son…39And his brother Asaph, who stood on his right hand,…40The son of Michael, the son of Baaseiah, the son…41The son of Ethni, the son of Zerah, the son…42The son of Ethan, the son of Zimmah, the son…43The son of Jahath, the son of Gershom, the son…44And their brethren the sons of Merari stood on the…45The son of Hashabiah, the son of Amaziah, the son…46The son of Amzi, the son of Bani, the son…47The son of Mahli, the son of Mushi, the son…48Their brethren also the Levites were appointed unto all manner…49But Aaron and his sons offered upon the altar of…50And these are the sons of Aaron; Eleazar his son,…51Bukki his son, Uzzi his son, Zerahiah his son,52Meraioth his son, Amariah his son, Ahitub his son,53Zadok his son, Ahimaaz his son.54Now these are their dwelling places throughout their castles in…55And they gave them Hebron in the land of Judah,…56But the fields of the city, and the villages thereof,…57And to the sons of Aaron they gave the cities…58And Hilen with her suburbs, Debir with her suburbs,59And Ashan with her suburbs, and Bethshemesh with her suburbs:60And out of the tribe of Benjamin; Geba with her…61And unto the sons of Kohath, which were left of…62And to the sons of Gershom throughout their families out…63Unto the sons of Merari were given by lot, throughout…64And the children of Israel gave to the Levites these…65And they gave by lot out of the tribe of…66And the residue of the families of the sons of…67And they gave unto them, of the cities of refuge,…68And Jokmeam with her suburbs, and Bethhoron with her suburbs,69And Aijalon with her suburbs, and Gathrimmon with her suburbs:70And out of the half tribe of Manasseh; Aner with…71Unto the sons of Gershom were given out of the…72And out of the tribe of Issachar; Kedesh with her…73And Ramoth with her suburbs, and Anem with her suburbs:74And out of the tribe of Asher; Mashal with her…75And Hukok with her suburbs, and Rehob with her suburbs:76And out of the tribe of Naphtali; Kedesh in Galilee…77Unto the rest of the children of Merari were given…78And on the other side Jordan by Jericho, on the…79Kedemoth also with her suburbs, and Mephaath with her suburbs:80And out of the tribe of Gad; Ramoth in Gilead…81And Heshbon with her suburbs, and Jazer with her suburbs.