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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,
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the son of Zuph, the son of Elkanah, the son of Mahath, the son of Amasai,
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the son of Elkanah, the son of Joel, the son of Azariah, the son of Zephaniah,
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the son of Tahath, the son of Assir, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah,
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the son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, the son of Israel.
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And his brother Asaph, who stood at his right hand, was Asaph the son of Berachiah, the son of Shimea,
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the son of Michael, the son of Baaseiah, the son of Malchijah,
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the son of Ethni, the son of Zerah, the son of Adaiah,
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the son of Ethan, the son of Zimmah, the son of Shimei,
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the son of Jahath, the son of Gershon, the son of Levi.
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Their brethren, the sons of Merari, on the left hand, were Ethan the son of Kishi, the son of Abdi, the son of Malluch,
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the son of Hashabiah, the son of Amaziah, the son of Hilkiah,
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the son of Amzi, the son of Bani, the son of Shamer,
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the son of Mahli, the son of Mushi, the son of Merari, the son of Levi.
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And their brethren, the Levites, were appointed to every kind of service of the tabernacle of the house of God.
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But Aaron and his sons offered sacrifices on the altar of burnt offering and on the altar of incense, for all the work of the Most Holy Place, and to make atonement for Israel, according to all that Moses the servant of God had commanded.
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Now these are the sons of Aaron: Eleazar his son, Phinehas his son, Abishua his son,
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Bukki his son, Uzzi his son, Zerahiah his son,
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Meraioth his son, Amariah his son, Ahitub his son,
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Zadok his son, and Ahimaaz his son.
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Now these are their dwelling places throughout their settlements in their territory, for they were given by lot to the sons of Aaron, of the family of the Kohathites:
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They gave them Hebron in the land of Judah, with its surrounding common-lands.
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But the fields of the city and its villages they gave to Caleb the son of Jephunneh.
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And to the sons of Aaron they gave one of the cities of refuge, Hebron; also Libnah with its common-lands, Jattir, Eshtemoa with its common-lands,
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Hilen with its common-lands, Debir with its common-lands,
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Ashan with its common-lands, and Beth Shemesh with its common-lands.
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And from the tribe of Benjamin: Geba with its common-lands, Alemeth with its common-lands, and Anathoth with its common-lands. All their cities among their families were thirteen.
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To the rest of the family of the tribe of the Kohathites they gave by lot ten cities from half the tribe of Manasseh.
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And to the sons of Gershon, throughout their families, they gave thirteen cities from the tribe of Issachar, from the tribe of Asher, from the tribe of Naphtali, and from the tribe of Manasseh in Bashan.
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To the sons of Merari, throughout their families, they gave twelve cities from the tribe of Reuben, from the tribe of Gad, and from the tribe of Zebulun.
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So the children of Israel gave these cities with their common-lands to the Levites.
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And they gave by lot from the tribe of the children of Judah, from the tribe of the children of Simeon, and from the tribe of the children of Benjamin these cities which are called by their names.
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Now some of the families of the sons of Kohath were given cities as their territory from the tribe of Ephraim.
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And they gave them one of the cities of refuge, Shechem with its common-lands, in the mountains of Ephraim, also Gezer with its common-lands,
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Jokmeam with its common-lands, Beth Horon with its common-lands,