1 Chronicles 6
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Explore 1 Chronicles 6 in the interactive map- 1The sons of Levi; Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.19 cross-references: Exodus 6:16, Genesis 46:11, 1 Chronicles 23:6, Numbers 26:57, 1 Chronicles 6:20
- 2And the sons of Kohath; Amram, Izhar, and Hebron, and Uzziel.9 cross-references: Exodus 6:18, Exodus 6:21–24, 1 Chronicles 23:12
- 3And the children of Amram; Aaron, and Moses, and Miriam. The sons also of Aaron; Nadab, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.24 cross-references: Leviticus 10:1, Exodus 6:20, Leviticus 10:12, Exodus 15:20, 1 Chronicles 23:13
- 4Eleazar begat Phinehas, Phinehas begat Abishua,20 cross-references: Exodus 6:25, 1 Chronicles 6:50, Ezra 7:1–5, 1 Chronicles 9:20, Psalms 106:30–31
- 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,22 cross-references: 2 Samuel 15:27, 2 Samuel 8:17, 1 Kings 1:44, 1 Kings 2:35, 1 Kings 1:34
- 9And Ahimaaz begat Azariah, and Azariah begat Johanan,
- 10And Johanan begat Azariah, (he it is that executed the priest’s office in the temple that Solomon built in Jerusalem:)7 cross-references: 1 Kings 6:1–7, 2 Chronicles 3:1, 2 Chronicles 3:4, 2 Chronicles 26:17–20
- 11And Azariah begat Amariah, and Amariah begat Ahitub,2 cross-references: Ezra 7:3
- 12And Ahitub begat Zadok, and Zadok begat Shallum,2 cross-references: Nehemiah 11:11, 1 Chronicles 9:11
- 13And Shallum begat Hilkiah, and Hilkiah begat Azariah,6 cross-references: 2 Kings 22:4, 2 Kings 22:12–14, 2 Chronicles 35:8, 2 Chronicles 34:14–20
- 14And Azariah begat Seraiah, and Seraiah begat Jehozadak,9 cross-references: 2 Kings 25:18, Nehemiah 11:11, Zechariah 6:11, Ezra 7:1
- 15And Jehozadak went into captivity, when the Lord carried away Judah and Jerusalem by the hand of Nebuchadnezzar.16 cross-references: 2 Kings 25:18, Haggai 2:2, Haggai 1:1, Haggai 1:14, 2 Kings 25:21
- 16The sons of Levi; Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.12 cross-references: Exodus 6:16, 1 Chronicles 6:1
- 17And these be the names of the sons of Gershom; Libni, and Shimei.8 cross-references: 1 Chronicles 23:7, Exodus 6:17, Numbers 3:18, Numbers 3:21
- 18And the sons of Kohath were, Amram, and Izhar, and Hebron, and Uzziel.9 cross-references: 1 Chronicles 23:12, 1 Chronicles 6:2–3
- 19The sons of Merari; Mahli, and Mushi. And these are the families of the Levites according to their fathers.13 cross-references: 1 Chronicles 23:21, 1 Chronicles 24:26, Numbers 3:20, Exodus 6:19, Numbers 26:57–58
- 20Of Gershom; Libni his son, Jahath his son, Zimmah his son,5 cross-references: 1 Chronicles 6:43
- 21Joah his son, Iddo his son, Zerah his son, Jeaterai his son.
- 22The sons of Kohath; Amminadab his son, Korah his son, Assir his son,10 cross-references: Exodus 6:24, 1 Chronicles 6:18, 1 Chronicles 6:2, Exodus 6:21
- 23Elkanah his son, and Ebiasaph his son, and Assir his son,
- 24Tahath his son, Uriel his son, Uzziah his son, and Shaul his son.
- 25And the sons of Elkanah; Amasai, and Ahimoth.3 cross-references: Exodus 6:24, 1 Chronicles 6:35–36
- 26As for Elkanah: the sons of Elkanah; Zophai his son, and Nahath his son,3 cross-references: 1 Samuel 1:1, 1 Chronicles 6:35
- 27Eliab his son, Jeroham his son, Elkanah his son.3 cross-references: 1 Samuel 1:1, 1 Samuel 1:19–20
- 28And the sons of Samuel; the firstborn Vashni, and Abiah.4 cross-references: 1 Chronicles 6:33, 1 Samuel 8:2
- 29The sons of Merari; Mahli, Libni his son, Shimei his son, Uzza his son,5 cross-references: 1 Chronicles 6:19, Numbers 3:33
- 30Shimea his son, Haggiah his son, Asaiah his son.
- 31And these are they whom David set over the service of song in the house of the Lord, after that the ark had rest.18 cross-references: 2 Samuel 6:17, 1 Chronicles 16:4–6, 1 Chronicles 15:16–22, 1 Chronicles 15:25 – 1 Chronicles 16:1, Psalms 132:8
- 32And they 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.19 cross-references: Psalms 135:1–3, Ezra 3:10–11, 1 Chronicles 6:10, Nehemiah 11:17–23, 1 Chronicles 25:7–31
- 33And these are they that waited with their children. Of the sons of the Kohathites: Heman a singer, the son of Joel, the son of Shemuel,23 cross-references: 1 Chronicles 6:28, 1 Chronicles 15:17, 1 Samuel 1:28, 1 Samuel 1:20, 2 Chronicles 5:12
- 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,13 cross-references: Exodus 6:21–24, Psalms 84:1, Psalms 85:1, Psalms 49:1, Numbers 26:10–11
- 38The son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, the son of Israel.4 cross-references: 1 Chronicles 16:1, Numbers 3:19
- 39And his brother Asaph, who stood on his right hand, even Asaph the son of Berachiah, the son of Shimea,38 cross-references: Ezra 2:41, Nehemiah 7:44, Psalms 79:1, Psalms 73:1, Psalms 83:1
- 40The son of Michael, the son of Baaseiah, the son of Malchiah,
- 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 Gershom, the son of Levi.9 cross-references: Exodus 6:16, 1 Chronicles 6:16–17, 1 Chronicles 23:6, Genesis 46:11, 1 Chronicles 6:1
- 44And their brethren the sons of Merari stood on the left hand: Ethan the son of Kishi, the son of Abdi, the son of Malluch,9 cross-references: 1 Chronicles 25:1, 1 Chronicles 25:3, Psalms 89:1, 1 Chronicles 15:17, 1 Chronicles 25:6
- 45The son of Hashabiah, the son of Amaziah, the son of Hilkiah,
- 46The son of Amzi, the son of Bani, the son of Shamer,
- 47The son of Mahli, the son of Mushi, the son of Merari, the son of Levi.11 cross-references: Numbers 4:42, 1 Chronicles 23:28, Joshua 21:7, Numbers 3:33–36, Joshua 21:34–40
- 48Their brethren also the Levites were appointed unto all manner of service of the tabernacle of the house of God.9 cross-references: Numbers 18:1–32, Numbers 16:9–10, Numbers 3:1–4, 1 Chronicles 25:1–26, Numbers 8:5–26
- 49But Aaron 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.23 cross-references: Leviticus 4:20, Exodus 27:1–8, Exodus 30:10–16, Exodus 30:1–7, Job 33:24
- 50And these are the sons of Aaron; Eleazar his son, Phinehas his son, Abishua his son,17 cross-references: 1 Chronicles 9:20, Exodus 28:1, Leviticus 10:16, Ezra 8:33, Ezra 7:1–5
- 51Bukki his son, Uzzi his son, Zerahiah his son,
- 52Meraioth his son, Amariah his son, Ahitub his son,
- 53Zadok his son, Ahimaaz his son.19 cross-references: 2 Samuel 8:17, 1 Kings 2:35, 1 Chronicles 24:31, 1 Kings 1:8, 1 Chronicles 23:16
- 54Now these 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.13 cross-references: Genesis 25:16, Joshua 21:10, Numbers 35:1–8, Numbers 31:10, Joshua 21:3–8
- 55And they gave them Hebron in the land of Judah, and the suburbs thereof round about it.7 cross-references: Joshua 14:13, Joshua 15:13, Judges 1:20, Joshua 21:11–13
- 56But the fields of the city, and the villages thereof, they gave to Caleb the son of Jephunneh.3 cross-references: Joshua 15:13, Joshua 14:13
- 57And to the sons of Aaron they gave the cities of Judah, namely, Hebron, the city of refuge, and Libnah with her suburbs, and Jattir, and Eshtemoa, with their suburbs,11 cross-references: Joshua 15:48, Joshua 21:13–14, Joshua 15:42, 1 Chronicles 4:17, Joshua 20:7–9
- 58And Hilen with her suburbs, Debir with her suburbs,7 cross-references: Joshua 10:3, Joshua 12:13, Joshua 10:38, Joshua 21:15, Joshua 15:49
- 59And Ashan with her suburbs, and Beth–shemesh with her suburbs:7 cross-references: Joshua 21:16, Joshua 15:42, Jeremiah 43:13, Joshua 15:10, 1 Samuel 6:12–19
- 60And out of the tribe of Benjamin; Geba with her suburbs, and Alemeth with her suburbs, and Anathoth with her suburbs. All their cities throughout their families were thirteen cities.19 cross-references: Jeremiah 1:1, Jeremiah 37:12, Jeremiah 11:23, 1 Samuel 13:3, Joshua 21:17–18
- 61And 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.7 cross-references: 1 Chronicles 6:18, 1 Chronicles 6:66–70, 1 Chronicles 6:33, 1 Chronicles 6:1–2, Joshua 21:20–26
- 62And to the sons of Gershom 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.4 cross-references: Exodus 2:22, 1 Chronicles 6:71–76, Joshua 21:27–33
- 63Unto the sons of Merari 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.8 cross-references: Joshua 21:7, Joshua 21:34–40, Genesis 46:11, Numbers 3:20, 1 Chronicles 6:77–81
- 64And the children of Israel gave to the Levites these cities with their suburbs.3 cross-references: Joshua 21:41–42, Joshua 21:3, Numbers 35:1–8
- 65And 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.3 cross-references: 1 Chronicles 6:57–60
- 66And the residue of the families of the sons of Kohath had cities of their coasts out of the tribe of Ephraim.6 cross-references: Joshua 21:20–26
- 67And they gave unto them, of the cities of refuge, Shechem in mount Ephraim with her suburbs; they gave also Gezer with her suburbs,13 cross-references: Joshua 21:21, Joshua 16:10, Genesis 33:18, Joshua 20:7, Joshua 12:12
- 68And Jokmeam with her suburbs, and Beth–horon with her suburbs,9 cross-references: 1 Samuel 13:18, Joshua 16:5, Joshua 21:22, Joshua 10:11, 1 Kings 4:12
- 69And Aijalon with her suburbs, and Gath–rimmon with her suburbs:4 cross-references: Joshua 10:12, Joshua 21:24–25
- 70And out of the half tribe of Manasseh; Aner with her suburbs, and Bileam with her suburbs, for the family of the remnant of the sons of Kohath.3 cross-references: Joshua 21:25, Joshua 17:11
- 71Unto 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:10 cross-references: Joshua 21:27, Joshua 9:10, Joshua 20:8, Deuteronomy 1:4, Deuteronomy 4:43
- 72And out of the tribe of Issachar; Kedesh with her suburbs, Daberath with her suburbs,6 cross-references: Judges 4:9, Joshua 21:28–29, Joshua 21:32, Joshua 19:37
- 73And Ramoth with her suburbs, and Anem with her suburbs:
- 74And out of the tribe of Asher; Mashal with her suburbs, and Abdon with her suburbs,4 cross-references: Joshua 19:26, Joshua 21:30
- 75And Hukok with her suburbs, and Rehob with her suburbs:2 cross-references: Joshua 21:31
- 76And out of the tribe of Naphtali; Kedesh in Galilee with her suburbs, and Hammon with her suburbs, and Kirjathaim with her suburbs.7 cross-references: Joshua 21:32, Joshua 19:37, Judges 4:6, Joshua 12:22, Joshua 20:7
- 77Unto the rest of the children of Merari were given out of the tribe of Zebulun, Rimmon with her suburbs, Tabor with her suburbs:7 cross-references: Joshua 21:34–35
- 78And on the other side Jordan by 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,6 cross-references: Joshua 20:8, Deuteronomy 4:41–43, Joshua 21:36–37
- 79Kedemoth also with her suburbs, and Mephaath with her suburbs:
- 80And out of the tribe of Gad; Ramoth in Gilead with her suburbs, and Mahanaim with her suburbs,11 cross-references: Genesis 32:2, 2 Kings 9:1, 2 Samuel 17:27, 2 Samuel 19:32, 2 Samuel 17:24
- 81And Heshbon with her suburbs, and Jazer with her suburbs.12 cross-references: Joshua 21:39, Numbers 21:32, Numbers 32:1, Numbers 32:37, Deuteronomy 2:24
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People in 1 Chronicles 6
Kohath, Merari, Gershon, Levi, Aaron, God, Izhar, Manasseh, Amram, Eleazar, Abishua, Uzzi, Meraioth, Ahitub, Ahimaaz, Laadan, Hebron, Uzziel, Moses, Phinehas, Bukki, Zerahiah, Amariah, Zadok
Places in 1 Chronicles 6
Jerusalem, Hebron, Bashan, Ramoth, Most Holy Place, Eshtemoa, Libnah, Jattir, Hilen, Debir, Ashan, Beth-shemesh, Alemeth, Anathoth, Geba, Shechem, Gezer, Beth-horon, Jokmeam, Aijalon, Gath-rimmon, Bileam, Aner, Ashtaroth