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The sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
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The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.
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The children of Amram: Aaron, Moses, and Miriam. The sons of Aaron: Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
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Eleazar fathered Phinehas; Phinehas fathered Abishua;
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Abishua fathered Bukki; Bukki fathered Uzzi;
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Uzzi fathered Zerahiah; Zerahiah fathered Meraioth;
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Meraioth fathered Amariah; Amariah fathered Ahitub;
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Ahitub fathered Zadok; Zadok fathered Ahimaaz;
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Ahimaaz fathered Azariah; Azariah fathered Johanan;
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and Johanan fathered Azariah. [It was] he who served as priest in the temple that Solomon built in Jerusalem.
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And Azariah fathered Amariah; Amariah fathered Ahitub;
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Ahitub fathered Zadok; Zadok fathered Shallum;
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Shallum fathered Hilkiah; Hilkiah fathered Azariah;
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Azariah fathered Seraiah; Seraiah fathered Jehozadak.
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And Jehozadak went into exile [when] Yahweh [sent] Judah and Jerusalem into exile by the hand of Nebuchadnezzar.
The Descendants of Levi
16 The sons of Levi: Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.
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Now these [are] the names of the sons of Gershom: Libni and Shimei.
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The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.
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The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. Now these [are] the families of the Levites according to their ancestors.
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Of Gershom: Libni his son, Jahath his son, Zimmah his son,
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Joah his son, Iddo his son, Zerah his son, Jeatherai his son.
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The sons of Kohath: 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: Amasai and Ahimoth,
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Elkanah his son, Zophai his son, Nahath his son,
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Eliab his son, Jeroham his son, Elkanah his son.
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The sons of Samuel: [Joel] his firstborn and Abijah the second.
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The sons of Merari: Mahli, Libni his son, Shimei his son, Uzzah his son,
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Shimea his son, Haggiah his son, and Asaiah his son.