1 Levi had three sons: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. 2 Kohath had sons: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel. 3 Amram’s kids were Aaron, Moses, and Miriam. 4 Aaron’s son was Eleazar. 5 Eleazar’s son was Phinehas. 6 Phinehas’s son was Abishua. 7 Abishua’s son was Bukki. 8 Bukki’s son was Uzzi. 9 Uzzi’s son was Zerahiah. 10 Zerahiah’s son was Meraioth. 11 Meraioth’s son was Amariah. 12 Amariah’s son was Ahitub. 13 Ahitub’s son was Zadok. 14 Zadok’s son was Ahimaaz. 15 Ahimaaz’s son was Azariah, then Johanan, then Azariah, who worked in God’s house in the city of King Solomon. ️ 16 Then came Amariah, then Ahitub, then Zadok. 17 Then came Shallum, then Hilkiah, then Azariah. 18 Then came Seraiah. His son was Jehozadak. 19 Jehozadak went away when the people were taken to a far land. 20 These are Levi’s sons again: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. 21 Gershon’s sons were Libni and Shimei. 22 Kohath’s sons were Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel. 23 Merari’s sons were Mahli and Mushi. 24 Gershon’s line: Libni, then Jahath. 25 Then Zimmah, then Joah. 26 Then Iddo, then Zerah, then Jeatherai. 27 Kohath’s line goes on: more dads and sons are named. 28 Samuel was in this line. His sons were Joel and Abijah. 29 Merari’s line goes on: more names are told. 30 More sons and dads are named in the Levi family. 31 King David chose men to sing in God’s house. ️ 32 They sang when the box of God, the ark, stayed in its place. 33 Heman was the lead singer. He was the son of Joel, the son of Samuel. 34 Heman’s family line kept going back: more dads are named. 35 It goes back to Levi. 36 Asaph stood at Heman’s right side. He was a singer too. ➡️ 37 Asaph’s family line is named, back to Levi. 38 Ethan (also called Jeduthun) stood at the left side. He sang too. ⬅️ 39 Ethan’s family line is named, back to Levi. 40 These men sang with joy to God. 41 Their helper brothers, the Levi people, did other work in God’s tent. ️️ 42 Only Aaron and his sons put gifts on the fire for God and made sweet smoke. 43 They did this for all the people, just like God told Moses. ✅ 44 Here is Aaron’s line again: Eleazar, then Phinehas. 45 Then Abishua, then Bukki. 46 Then Uzzi, then Zerahiah. 47 Then Meraioth, then Amariah. 48 Then Ahitub, then Zadok. 49 Then Ahimaaz. 50 These are the places for the Levi people to live. ️ 51 The sons of Aaron, who were priests, got towns in Judah. ️ 52 They got Hebron and fields around it. ️ 53 But the farms and small towns went to Caleb son of Jephunneh. 54 The Aaron sons also got safe towns and more towns: like Hebron, Libnah, Jattir, and Eshtemoa. ️️ 55 They got Hilen, Debir, Ashan, and Beth-shemesh too. ️️ 56 From Benjamin, they got Geba, Alemeth, and Anathoth, thirteen towns in all. ️ 57 The other Kohath family got ten towns from half the big family of Manasseh. ️ 58 The Gershon family got thirteen towns from Issachar, Asher, Naphtali, and Manasseh in Bashan. 1️⃣3️⃣️ 59 The Merari family got twelve towns from Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun. 1️⃣2️⃣️ 60 All these towns were picked and given to the Levi people by a draw. 61 The people of Israel gave towns and fields to the Levi people. 62 Some towns came from Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin by name. ️ 63 For Kohath, from Ephraim, they got towns to live in. ️ 64 They got Shechem (a safe city), Gezer, Kibzaim, and Beth-horon. ️️ 65 They got Aijalon and Gath-rimmon too. ➕️ 66 From half Manasseh they got Aner and Bileam. ️️ 67 For Gershon, from half Manasseh, they got Golan in Bashan and Ashtaroth. ️️ 68 From Issachar they got Kedesh, Daberath, Ramoth, and Anem. ️ 69 From Asher they got Mashal, Abdon, Hukok, and Rehob. ️ 70 From Naphtali they got Kedesh in Galilee, Hammon, and Kiriathaim. ️ 71 For Merari, from Zebulun, they got Rimmon and Tabor. ️⛰️ 72 From Reuben, across the river, they got Bezer, Jahzah, Kedemoth, and Mephaath. ️ 73 From Gad they got Ramoth in Gilead, Mahanaim, Heshbon, and Jazer. ️ 74 These towns had fields around them for the Levi people. ️ 75 God gave the Levi people work and homes. 76 The singers and helpers kept doing their jobs for God. ️ 77 The line of the priests kept going, just like the names say. ✅ 78 The people did what David set up for songs in God’s house. ️ 79 The gifts to God were done by Aaron’s sons, just as God said. 80 The family lists helped all the people know who did what. 81 This is the Levi family story: God gave them songs, work, and towns.