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The sons of Levi were Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
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The sons of Kohath were Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.
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The children of Amram were Aaron, Moses, and Miriam. And the sons of Aaron were Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
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Eleazar begot Phinehas, and Phinehas begot Abishua;
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Abishua begot Bukki, and Bukki begot Uzzi;
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Uzzi begot Zerahiah, and Zerahiah begot Meraioth;
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Meraioth begot Amariah, and Amariah begot Ahitub;
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Ahitub begot Zadok, and Zadok begot Ahimaaz;
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Ahimaaz begot Azariah, and Azariah begot Johanan;
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Johanan begot Azariah (it was he who ministered as priest in the temple that Solomon built in Jerusalem);
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Azariah begot Amariah, and Amariah begot Ahitub;
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Ahitub begot Zadok, and Zadok begot Shallum;
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Shallum begot Hilkiah, and Hilkiah begot Azariah;
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Azariah begot Seraiah, and Seraiah begot Jehozadak.
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Jehozadak went into captivity when the Lord carried Judah and Jerusalem into captivity by the hand of Nebuchadnezzar.
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The sons of Levi were Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
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These are the names of the sons of Gershon: Libni and Shimei.
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The sons of Kohath were Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.
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The sons of Merari were Mahli and Mushi. Now these are the families of the Levites according to their fathers:
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Of Gershon were Libni his son, Jahath his son, Zimmah his son,
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Joah his son, Iddo his son, Zerah his son, and Jeatherai his son.
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The sons of Kohath were Amminadab his son, Korah his son, Assir his son,
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Elkanah his son, Ebiasaph his son, Assir his son,
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Tahath his son, Uriel his son, Uzziah his son, and Shaul his son.
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The sons of Elkanah were Amasai and Ahimoth.
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As for Elkanah, the sons of Elkanah were Zophai his son, Nahath his son,
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Eliab his son, Jeroham his son, and Elkanah his son.
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The sons of Samuel were Joel the firstborn, and Abijah the second.
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The sons of Merari were Mahli, Libni his son, Shimei his son, Uzzah his son,
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Shimea his son, Haggiah his son, and Asaiah his son.
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Now these are the men whom David appointed over the service of song in the house of the Lord, after the ark came to rest.
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They were ministering with music before the dwelling place of the tabernacle of meeting, until Solomon had built the house of the Lord in Jerusalem, and they served in their office according to their order.
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And these are the ones who ministered with their sons: Of the sons of the Kohathites were Heman the singer, the son of Joel, the son of Samuel,
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the son of Elkanah, the son of Jeroham, the son of Eliel, the son of Toah,