1 Chronicles 4; 1 Chronicles 5; 1 Chronicles 6; John 6:1-21

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1 Chronicles 4

1 Judah's descendants were Perez, Hezron, Carmi, Hur, and Shobal.

2 Reaiah was Shobal's son. Reaiah was the father of Jahath, and Jahath was the father of Ahumai and Lahad. They were the family groups of the Zorathite people.

4 Hur was the oldest son of Caleb and his wife Ephrathah. Hur was the leader of Bethlehem. His three sons were Etam, Penuel, and Ezer. Etam's sons were Jezreel, Ishma, and Idbash. They had a sister named Hazzelelponi. Penuel was the father of Gedor, and Ezer was the father of Hushah.

5 Tekoa's father was Ashhur. Ashhur had two wives named Helah and Naarah.

6 The sons of Ashhur and Naarah were Ahuzzam, Hepher, Temeni, and Haahashtari. These were the descendants of Naarah.

7 Helah's sons were Zereth, Zohar, Ethnan,

8 and Koz. Koz was the father of Anub, Hazzobebah, and the Aharhel family group. Aharhel was the son of Harum.

9 There was a man named Jabez, who was respected more than his brothers. His mother named him Jabezn because she said, "I was in much pain when I gave birth to him."

10 Jabez prayed to the God of Israel, "Please do good things for me and give me more land. Stay with me, and don't let anyone hurt me. Then I won't have any pain." And God did what Jabez had asked.

11 Kelub, Shuhah's brother, was the father of Mehir. Mehir was the father of Eshton.

12 Eshton was the father of Beth Rapha, Paseah, and Tehinnah. Tehinnah was the father of the people from the town of Nahash. These people were from Recah.

13 The sons of Kenaz were Othniel and Seraiah. Othniel's sons were Hathath and Meonothai.

14 Meonothai was the father of Ophrah. Seraiah was the father of Joab. Joab was the ancestor of the people from Craftsmen's Valley, named that because the people living there were craftsmen.

15 Caleb was Jephunneh's son. Caleb's sons were Iru, Elah, and Naam. Elah's son was Kenaz.

16 Jehallelel's sons were Ziph, Ziphah, Tiria, and Asarel.

18 Ezrah's sons were Jether, Mered, Epher, and Jalon. Mered married Bithiah, the daughter of the king of Egypt. The children of Mered and Bithiah were Miriam, Shammai, and Ishbah. Ishbah was the father of Eshtemoa. Mered also had a wife from Judah, who gave birth to Jered, Heber, and Jekuthiel. Jered became the father of Gedor. Heber became the father of Soco. And Jekuthiel became the father of Zanoah.

19 Hodiah's wife was Naham's sister. The sons of Hodiah's wife were Eshtemoa and the father of Keilah. Keilah was from the Garmite people, and Eshtemoa was from the Maacathite people.

20 Shimon's sons were Amnon, Rinnah, Ben-Hanan, and Tilon. Ishi's sons were Zoheth and Ben-Zoheth.

22 Shelah was Judah's son. Shelah's sons were Er, Laadah, Jokim, the men from Cozeba, Joash, and Saraph. Er was the father of Lecah. Laadah was the father of Mareshah and the family groups of linen workers at Beth Ashbea. Joash and Saraph ruled in Moab and Jashubi Lehem. The writings about this family are very old.

23 These sons of Shelah were potters. They lived in Netaim and Gederah and worked for the king.

24 Simeon's sons were Nemuel, Jamin, Jarib, Zerah, and Shaul.

25 Shaul's son was Shallum. Shallum's son was Mibsam. Mibsam's son was Mishma.

26 Mishma's son was Hammuel. Hammuel's son was Zaccur. Zaccur's son was Shimei.

27 Shimei had sixteen sons and six daughters, but his brothers did not have many children, so there were not as many people in their family group as there were in Judah.

28 Shimei's children lived in Beersheba, Moladah, Hazar Shual,

29 Bilhah, Ezem, Tolad,

30 Bethuel, Hormah, Ziklag,

31 Beth Marcaboth, Hazar Susim, Beth Biri, and Shaaraim. They lived in these cities until David became king.

32 The five villages near these cities were Etam, Ain, Rimmon, Token, and Ashan.

33 There were also other villages as far away as Baalath. This is where they lived. And they wrote the history of their family.

38 The men in this list were leaders of their family groups: Meshobab, Jamlech, Joshah son of Amaziah, Joel, Jehu son of Joshibiah (Joshibiah was the son of Seraiah, who was the son of Asiel), Elioenai, Jaakobah, Jeshohaiah, Asaiah, Adiel, Jesimiel, Benaiah, and Ziza. (Ziza was the son of Shiphi, who was the son of Allon. Allon was the son of Jedaiah, who was the son of Shimri. And Shimri was the son of Shemaiah.) These families grew very large.

39 They went outside the city of Gedor to the east side of the valley to look for pasture for their flocks.

40 They found good pastures with plenty of grass, and the land was open country and peaceful and quiet. Ham's descendants had lived there in the past.

41 These men who were listed came to Gedor while Hezekiah was king of Judah. They fought against the Hamites, destroying their tents, and also against the Meunites who lived there, and completely destroyed them. So there are no Meunites there even today. Then these men began to live there, because there was pasture for their flocks.

42 Ishi's sons, Pelatiah, Neariah, Rephaiah, and Uzziel, led five hundred of the Simeonites and attacked the people living in the mountains of Edom.

43 They killed the few Amalekites who were still alive. From that time until now these Simeonites have lived in Edom.

1 Chronicles 5

1 Reuben was Israel's first son. Reuben should have received the special privileges of the oldest son, but he had sexual relations with his father's slave woman. So those special privileges were given to Joseph's sons. (Joseph was a son of Israel.) In the family history Reuben's name is not listed as the first son.

2 Judah became stronger than his brothers, and a leader came from his family. But Joseph's family received the privileges that belonged to the oldest son.

3 Reuben was Israel's first son. Reuben's sons were Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi.

4 These were the children of Joel: Shemaiah was Joel's son. Gog was Shemaiah's son. Shimei was Gog's son.

5 Micah was Shimei's son. Reaiah was Micah's son. Baal was Reaiah's son.

6 Beerah was Baal's son. Beerah was a leader of the tribe of Reuben. Tiglath-Pileser king of Assyria captured him and took him away.

7 Joel's brothers and all his family groups are listed just as they are written in their family histories: Jeiel was the first, then Zechariah,

8 and Bela. (Bela was the son of Azaz. Azaz was the son of Shema, and Shema was the son of Joel.) They lived in the area of Aroer all the way to Nebo and Baal Meon.

9 Bela's people lived to the east -- as far as the edge of the desert, which is beside the Euphrates River -- because they had too many cattle for the land of Gilead.

10 When Saul was king, Bela's people fought a war against the Hagrite people and defeated them. Then Bela's people lived in the tents that had belonged to the Hagrites in all the area east of Gilead.

11 The people from the tribe of Gad lived near the Reubenites. The Gadites lived in the area of Bashan all the way to Salecah.

12 Joel was the main leader, Shapham was second, and then Janai and Shaphat were leaders in Bashan.

13 The seven relatives in their families were Michael, Meshullam, Sheba, Jorai, Jacan, Zia, and Eber.

14 They were the descendants of Abihail. Abihail was Huri's son. Huri was Jaroah's son. Jaroah was Gilead's son. Gilead was Michael's son. Michael was Jeshishai's son. Jeshishai was Jahdo's son, and Jahdo was the son of Buz.

15 Ahi was Abdiel's son, and Abdiel was Guni's son. Ahi was the leader of their family.

16 The Gadites lived in Gilead, Bashan and the small towns around it, and on all the pasturelands in the Plain of Sharon all the way to the borders.

17 All these names were written in the family history of Gad during the time Jotham was king of Judah and Jeroboam was king of Israel.

18 There were forty-four thousand seven hundred sixty soldiers from the tribes of Reuben and Gad and East Manasseh who carried shields and swords and bows. They were skilled in war.

19 They started a war against the Hagrites and the people of Jetur, Naphish, and Nodab.

20 The men from the tribes of Manasseh, Reuben, and Gad prayed to God during the war, asking him to help them. So he help-ed them because they trusted him. He handed over to them the Hagrites and all those who were with them.

21 They took the animals that belonged to the Hagrites: fifty thousand camels, two hundred fifty thousand sheep, and two thousand donkeys. They also captured one hundred thousand people.

22 Many Hagrites were killed because God helped the people of Reuben, Gad, and Manasseh. Then they lived there until Babylon captured them and took them away.

23 There were many people in East Manasseh, and they lived in the area of Bashan all the way to Baal Hermon, Senir, and Mount Hermon.

24 These were the family leaders: Epher, Ishi, Eliel, Azriel, Jeremiah, Hodaviah, and Jahdiel. They were all strong, brave, and famous men, and leaders in their families.

25 But they sinned against the God that their ancestors had worshiped. They began worshiping the gods of the people in that land, and those were the people God was destroying.

26 So the God of Israel made Pul king of Assyria want to go to war. (Pul was also called Tiglath-Pileser.) He captured the people of Reuben, Gad, and East Manasseh, and he took them away to Halah, Habor, Hara, and near the Gozan River. They have lived there from that time until this day.

1 Chronicles 6

1 Levi's sons were Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

2 Kohath's sons were Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.

3 Amram's children were Aaron, Moses, and Miriam. Aaron's sons were Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.

4 Eleazar was the father of Phinehas. Phinehas was the father of Abishua.

5 Abishua was the father of Bukki. Bukki was the father of Uzzi.

6 Uzzi was the father of Zerahiah. Zerahiah was the father of Meraioth.

7 Meraioth was the father of Amariah. Amariah was the father of Ahitub.

8 Ahitub was the father of Zadok. Zadok was the father of Ahimaaz.

9 Ahimaaz was the father of Azariah. Azariah was the father of Johanan.

10 Johanan was the father of Azariah. (Azariah was a priest in the Temple Solomon built in Jerusalem.)

11 Azariah was the father of Amariah. Amariah was the father of Ahitub.

12 Ahitub was the father of Zadok. Zadok was the father of Shallum.

13 Shallum was the father of Hilkiah. Hilkiah was the father of Azariah.

14 Azariah was the father of Seraiah, and Seraiah was the father of Jehozadak.

15 Jehozadak was forced to leave his home when the Lord sent Judah and Jerusalem into captivity under the control of Nebuchadnezzar.

16 Levi's sons were Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

17 The names of Gershon's sons were Libni and Shimei.

18 Kohath's sons were Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.

19 Merari's sons were Mahli and Mushi. This is a list of the family groups of Levi, listed by the name of the father of each group.

20 Gershon's son was Libni. Libni's son was Jehath. Jehath's son was Zimmah.

21 Zimmah's son was Joah. Joah's son was Iddo. Iddo's son was Zerah. And Zerah's son was Jeatherai.

22 Kohath's son was Amminadab. Amminadab's son was Korah. Korah's son was Assir.

23 Assir's son was Elkanah. Elkanah's son was Ebiasaph. Ebiasaph's son was Assir.

24 Assir's son was Tahath. Tahath's son was Uriel. Uriel's son was Uzziah, and Uzziah's son was Shaul.

25 Elkanah's sons were Amasai and Ahimoth.

26 Ahimoth's son was Elkanah. Elkanah's son was Zo-phai. Zophai's son was Nahath.

27 Nahath's son was Eliab. Eliab's son was Jeroham. Jeroham's son was Elkanah, and Elkanah's son was Samuel.

28 Samuel's sons were Joel, the first son, and Abijah, the second son.

29 Merari's son was Mahli. Mahli's son was Libni. Libni's son was Shimei. Shimei's son was Uzzah.

30 Uzzah's son was Shimea. Shimea's son was Haggiah, and Haggiah's son was Asaiah.

31 David chose some people to be in charge of the music in the house of the Lord. They began their work after the Ark of the Agreement was put there.

32 They served by making music at the Holy Tent (also called the Meeting Tent), and they served until Solomon built the Temple of the Lord in Jerusalem. They followed the rules for their work.

33 These are the musicians and their sons: From Kohath's family there was Heman the singer. Heman was Joel's son. Joel was Samuel's son.

34 Samuel was Elkanah's son. Elkanah was Jeroham's son. Jeroham was Eliel's son. Eliel was Toah's son.

35 Toah was Zuph's son. Zuph was Elkanah's son. Elkanah was Mahath's son. Mahath was Amasai's son.

36 Amasai was Elkanah's son. Elkanah was Joel's son. Joel was Azariah's son. Azariah was Zephaniah's son.

37 Zephaniah was Tahath's son. Tahath was Assir's son. Assir was Ebiasaph's son. Ebiasaph was Korah's son.

38 Korah was Izhar's son. Izhar was Kohath's son. Kohath was Levi's son. Levi was Israel's son.

39 There was Heman's helper Asaph, whose group stood by Heman's right side. Asaph was Berekiah's son. Berekiah was Shimea's son.

40 Shimea was Michael's son. Michael was Baaseiah's son. Baaseiah was Malkijah's son.

41 Malkijah was Ethni's son. Ethni was Zerah's son. Zerah was Adaiah's son.

42 Adaiah was Ethan's son. Ethan was Zimmah's son. Zim- mah was Shimei's son.

43 Shimei was Jahath's son. Jahath was Gershon's son, and Gershon was Levi's son.

44 Merari's family were the helpers of Heman and Asaph, and they stood by Heman's left side. In this group was Ethan son of Kishi. Kishi was Abdi's son. Abdi was Malluch's son.

45 Malluch was Hashabiah's son. Hashabiah was Amaziah's son. Amaziah was Hilkiah's son.

46 Hilkiah was Amzi's son. Amzi was Bani's son. Bani was Shemer's son.

47 Shemer was Mahli's son. Mahli was Mushi's son. Mushi was Merari's son, and Merari was Levi's son.

48 The other Levites served by doing their own special work in the Holy Tent, the house of God.

49 Aaron and his descendants offered the sacrifices on the altar of burnt offering and burned the incense on the altar of incense. They offered the sacrifices that removed the Israelites' sins so they could belong to God. They did all the work in the Most Holy Place and followed all the laws that Moses, God's servant, had commanded.

50 These were Aaron's sons: Eleazar was Aaron's son. Phinehas was Eleazar's son. Abishua was Phinehas' son.

51 Bukki was Abishua's son. Uzzi was Bukki's son. Zerahiah was Uzzi's son.

52 Meraioth was Zerahiah's son. Amariah was Meraioth's son. Ahitub was Amariah's son.

53 Zadok was Ahitub's son, and Ahimaaz was Zadok's son.

54 These are the places where Aaron's descendants lived. His descendants from the Kohath family group received the first share of the land.

55 They were given the city of Hebron in Judah and the pastures around it,

56 but the fields farther from the city and the villages near Hebron were given to Caleb son of Jephunneh.

57 So the descendants of Aaron were given Hebron, one of the cities of safety. They also received the towns and pastures of Libnah, Jattir, Eshtemoa,

58 Hilen, Debir,

59 Ashan, Juttah, and Beth Shemesh.

60 They also received these towns and pastures from the tribe of Benjamin: Gibeon, Geba, Alemeth, and Anathoth. The Kohath family groups received a total of thirteen towns.

61 The rest of the Kohath family group was given ten towns from the family groups of West Manasseh. The towns were chosen by throwing lots.

62 The Gershon family group received thirteen towns from the tribes of Issachar, Asher, Naphtali, and the part of Manasseh living in Bashan.

63 The Merari family group received twelve towns from the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun. Those towns were chosen by throwing lots.

64 So the Israelites gave these towns and their pastures to the Levites.

65 The towns from the tribes of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin, which were named, were chosen by throwing lots.

66 Some of the Kohath family groups received towns and pastures from the tribe of Ephraim.

67 They received Shechem, one of the cities of safety, with its pastures in the mountains of Ephraim. They also received the towns and pastures of Gezer,

68 Jokmeam, Beth Horon,

69 Aijalon, and Gath Rimmon.

70 The rest of the people in the Kohath family group received the towns of Aner and Bileam and their pastures from West Manasseh.

71 From East Manasseh, the Gershon family received the towns and pastures of Golan in Bashan and Ashtaroth.

73 From the tribe of Issachar, the Gershon family received the towns and pastures of Kedesh, Daberath, Ramoth, and Anem.

75 From the tribe of Asher, the Gershon family received the towns and pastures of Mashal, Abdon, Hukok, and Rehob.

76 From the tribe of Naphtali, the Gershon family received the towns and pastures of Kedesh in Galilee, Hammon, and Kiriathaim.

77 The rest of the Levites, the people from the Merari family, received from the tribe of Zebulun the towns and pastures of Jokneam, Kartah, Rimmono, and Tabor.

79 From the tribe of Reuben, the Merari family received the towns and pastures of Bezer in the desert, Jahzah, Kedemoth, and Mephaath. (The tribe of Reuben lived east of the Jordan River, across from Jericho.)

81 From the tribe of Gad, the Merari family received the towns and pastures of Ramoth in Gilead, Mahanaim, Heshbon, and Jazer.

John 6:1-21

1 After this, Jesus went across Lake Galilee (or, Lake Tiberias).

2 Many people followed him because they saw the miracles he did to heal the sick.

3 Jesus went up on a hill and sat down there with his followers.

4 It was almost the time for the Jewish Passover Feast.

5 When Jesus looked up and saw a large crowd coming toward him, he said to Philip, "Where can we buy enough bread for all these people to eat?"

6 (Jesus asked Philip this question to test him, because Jesus already knew what he planned to do.)

7 Philip answered, "We would all have to work a month to buy enough bread for each person to have only a little piece."

8 Another one of his followers, Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, said,

9 "Here is a boy with five loaves of barley bread and two little fish, but that is not enough for so many people."

10 Jesus said, "Tell the people to sit down." This was a very grassy place, and about five thousand men sat down there.

11 Then Jesus took the loaves of bread, thanked God for them, and gave them to the people who were sitting there. He did the same with the fish, giving as much as the people wanted.

12 When they had all had enough to eat, Jesus said to his followers, "Gather the leftover pieces of fish and bread so that nothing is wasted."

13 So they gathered up the pieces and filled twelve baskets with the pieces left from the five barley loaves.

14 When the people saw this miracle that Jesus did, they said, "He must truly be the Prophetn who is coming into the world."

15 Jesus knew that the people planned to come and take him by force and make him their king, so he left and went into the hills alone.

16 That evening Jesus' followers went down to Lake Galilee.

17 It was dark now, and Jesus had not yet come to them. The followers got into a boat and started across the lake to Capernaum.

18 By now a strong wind was blowing, and the waves on the lake were getting bigger.

19 When they had rowed the boat about three or four miles, they saw Jesus walking on the water, coming toward the boat. The followers were afraid,

20 but Jesus said to them, "It is I. Do not be afraid."

21 Then they were glad to take him into the boat. At once the boat came to land at the place where they wanted to go.