1 Chronicles Chapter 6
The Levi squad rolled deep with Gershon, Kohath, and Merari, no cap.
The sons of Levi; Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. {Gershon: or, Gershom}
So the Kohath crew consisted of Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel, straight up.
And the sons of Kohath; Amram, Izhar, and Hebron, and Uzziel.
Amram's fam included Aaron, Moses, and Miriam. Aaron's offspring? Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar, lit.
And the children of Amram; Aaron, and Moses, and Miriam. The sons also of Aaron; Nadab, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
Phinehas was the son of Eleazar, and Abishua came from Phinehas, periodt.
Eleazar begat Phinehas, Phinehas begat Abishua,
Abishua kicked it off with Bukki, who's the dad of Uzzi, fr.
And Abishua begat Bukki, and Bukki begat Uzzi,
Uzzi produced Zerahiah, and Zerahiah had Meraioth, vibes.
And Uzzi begat Zerahiah, and Zerahiah begat Meraioth,
Meraioth's legacy was Amariah, who had Ahitub, pop off.
Meraioth begat Amariah, and Amariah begat Ahitub,
Ahitub’s kid was Zadok, and Zadok had Ahimaaz, bet.
And Ahitub begat Zadok, and Zadok begat Ahimaaz,
Ahimaaz’s offspring was Azariah, who had Johanan, no cap.
And Ahimaaz begat Azariah, and Azariah begat Johanan,
Johanan had Azariah, (he was the priest handling business in Solomon's temple in Jerusalem, savage).
And Johanan begat Azariah, (he {it is} that executed the priest's office in the temple that Solomon built in Jerusalem:) {in the temple: Heb. in the house}
Azariah produced Amariah, and then Amariah had Ahitub, no cap.
And Azariah begat Amariah, and Amariah begat Ahitub,
Ahitub was about Zadok, and Zadok was like, "I’m vibing with Shallum."
And Ahitub begat Zadok, and Zadok begat Shallum, {Shallum: or, Meshullam}
Shallum’s son was Hilkiah, and Hilkiah was all in on that Azariah life.
And Shallum begat Hilkiah, and Hilkiah begat Azariah,
Azariah had Seraiah, and Seraiah was like, "Let’s roll, Jehozadak!"
And Azariah begat Seraiah, and Seraiah begat Jehozadak,
Jehozadak got taken off when the Lord said, "Judah and Jerusalem, you’re out with Nebuchadnezzar."
And Jehozadak went {into captivity}, when the LORD carried away Judah and Jerusalem by the hand of Nebuchadnezzar.
The Levi squad was Gershom, Kohath, and Merari, straight up.
The sons of Levi; Gershom, Kohath, and Merari. {Gershom: or, Gershon}
Gershom’s kids were Libni and Shimei, just vibes.
And these {be} the names of the sons of Gershom; Libni, and Shimei.
Kohath’s crew, Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel, all lit.
And the sons of Kohath {were}, Amram, and Izhar, and Hebron, and Uzziel.
Merari’s kids were Mahli and Mushi. These are the Levite fams, for real.
The sons of Merari; Mahli, and Mushi. And these {are} the families of the Levites according to their fathers.
Gershom's legacy: Libni his son, Jahath his son, Zimmah his son, periodt.
Of Gershom; Libni his son, Jahath his son, Zimmah his son,
Joah his son, Iddo his son, Zerah his son, Jeaterai his son, no cap.
Joah his son, Iddo his son, Zerah his son, Jeaterai his son. {Joah: or, Ethan} {Iddo: or, Adaiah} {Jeaterai: also called, Ethni}
The sons of Kohath; Amminadab his son, Korah his son, Assir his son, periodt.
The sons of Kohath; Amminadab his son, Korah his son, Assir his son, {Amminadab: or, Izhar}
Elkanah his son, and Ebiasaph his son, and Assir his son, fr.
Elkanah his son, and Ebiasaph his son, and Assir his son,
Tahath his son, Uriel his son, Uzziah his son, and Shaul his son, that vibe.
Tahath his son, Uriel his son, Uzziah his son, and Shaul his son.
And the sons of Elkanah; Amasai, and Ahimoth, lit.
And the sons of Elkanah; Amasai, and Ahimoth.
For Elkanah: the sons of Elkanah; Zophai his son, and Nahath his son, bet.
{As for} Elkanah: the sons of Elkanah; Zophai his son, and Nahath his son, {Zophai: or, Zuph}
Eliab his son, Jeroham his son, Elkanah his son, savage.
Eliab his son, Jeroham his son, Elkanah his son.
The sons of Samuel; the firstborn Vashni, and Abiah, bussin'.
And the sons of Samuel; the firstborn Vashni, and Abiah. {Vashni: called also Joel}
The sons of Merari; Mahli, Libni his son, Shimei his son, Uzza his son, pop off.
The sons of Merari; Mahli, Libni his son, Shimei his son, Uzza his son,
Shimea his son, Haggiah his son, Asaiah his son, straight fire.
Shimea his son, Haggiah his son, Asaiah his son.
These are the homies David put in charge of the worship vibes at the Lord’s crib while the ark was chilling.
And these {are they} whom David set over the service of song in the house of the LORD, after that the ark had rest.
They were all about that worship life at the tabernacle, vibing hard until Solomon flexed and built the Lord’s house in Jerusalem; then they kept it going with their squads.
And they ministered before the dwelling place of the tabernacle of the congregation with singing, until Solomon had built the house of the LORD in Jerusalem: and {then} they waited on their office according to their order.
These are the ones holding it down with their kids. From the Kohathites: Heman, the singer, son of Joel, son of Shemuel, no cap.
And these {are} they that waited with their children. Of the sons of the Kohathites: Heman a singer, the son of Joel, the son of Shemuel, {waited: Heb. stood}
The son of Elkanah, son of Jeroham, son of Eliel, son of Toah, straight up.
The son of Elkanah, the son of Jeroham, the son of Eliel, the son of Toah,
The son of Zuph, son of Elkanah, son of Mahath, son of Amasai, all in the fam.
The son of Zuph, the son of Elkanah, the son of Mahath, the son of Amasai,
The son of Elkanah, son of Joel, son of Azariah, son of Zephaniah, keeping it real.
The son of Elkanah, the son of Joel, the son of Azariah, the son of Zephaniah,
The son of Tahath, son of Assir, son of Ebiasaph, son of Korah, lit lineage.
The son of Tahath, the son of Assir, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah,
The son of Izhar, son of Kohath, son of Levi, son of Israel, like a whole vibe.
The son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, the son of Israel.
And his bro Asaph, who was right there, even Asaph, son of Berachiah, son of Shimea, you know the deal.
And his brother Asaph, who stood on his right hand, {even} Asaph the son of Berachiah, the son of Shimea,
The son of Michael, son of Baaseiah, son of Malchiah, all part of the squad.
The son of Michael, the son of Baaseiah, the son of Malchiah,
Ethni's kid, Zerah's kid, Adaiah's kid, all part of the fam, no cap.
The son of Ethni, the son of Zerah, the son of Adaiah,
Ethan's kid, Zimmah's kid, Shimei's kid, just chillin' in the lineage.
The son of Ethan, the son of Zimmah, the son of Shimei,
Jahath's kid, Gershom's kid, Levi's kid, keeping it in the family vibes.
The son of Jahath, the son of Gershom, the son of Levi.
Merari's crew was on the left side: Ethan, Kishi's kid, Abdi's kid, Malluch's kid, savage lineup.
And their brethren the sons of Merari {stood} on the left hand: Ethan the son of Kishi, the son of Abdi, the son of Malluch, {Kishi: or, Kushaiah}
Hashabiah's kid, Amaziah's kid, Hilkiah's kid, all in the mix, fr.
The son of Hashabiah, the son of Amaziah, the son of Hilkiah,
Amzi's kid, Bani's kid, Shamer's kid, just vibing together.
The son of Amzi, the son of Bani, the son of Shamer,
Mahli's kid, Mushi's kid, Merari's kid, Levi's kid, keeping it real.
The son of Mahli, the son of Mushi, the son of Merari, the son of Levi.
Their Levite bros were set for all the tabernacle duties, pop off!
Their brethren also the Levites {were} appointed unto all manner of service of the tabernacle of the house of God.
Aaron and his crew were handling the altar game, making atonement for Israel, just like Moses said, periodt.
But Aaron and his sons offered upon the altar of the burnt offering, and on the altar of incense, {and were appointed} for all the work of the {place} most holy, and to make an atonement for Israel, according to all that Moses the servant of God had commanded.
And these are Aaron's kids; Eleazar, Phinehas, Abishua, all goated.
And these {are} the sons of Aaron; Eleazar his son, Phinehas his son, Abishua his son,
Bukki his son, Uzzi his son, Zerahiah his son, no cap.
Bukki his son, Uzzi his son, Zerahiah his son,
Meraioth his son, Amariah his son, Ahitub his son, straight fire.
Meraioth his son, Amariah his son, Ahitub his son,
Zadok his son, Ahimaaz his son, that’s the fam.
Zadok his son, Ahimaaz his son.
These are their spots in their castles by the coast, fam of Aaron, Kohath vibes, that's their lot, periodt.
Now these {are} their dwelling places throughout their castles in their coasts, of the sons of Aaron, of the families of the Kohathites: for theirs was the lot.
They got Hebron in Judah, plus the neighborhoods around it, lit.
And they gave them Hebron in the land of Judah, and the suburbs thereof round about it.
But the city fields and villages? Caleb, son of Jephunneh, snagged those, for real.
But the fields of the city, and the villages thereof, they gave to Caleb the son of Jephunneh.
The sons of Aaron got the cities in Judah, like Hebron, the safe spot, and Libnah with its neighborhoods, plus Jattir and Eshtemoa, all that slaps.
And to the sons of Aaron they gave the cities of Judah, {namely}, Hebron, {the city} of refuge, and Libnah with her suburbs, and Jattir, and Eshtemoa, with their suburbs,
Hilen with her neighborhoods, Debir with her neighborhoods, no cap.
And Hilen with her suburbs, Debir with her suburbs, {Hilen: or, Holon}
Ashan with her neighborhoods, and Beth–shemesh with her neighborhoods, all bussin'.
And Ashan with her suburbs, and Bethshemesh with her suburbs: {Ashan: or, Ain}
From the Benjamin tribe; Geba with her neighborhoods, Alemeth with her neighborhoods, Anathoth with her neighborhoods. Thirteen cities total for the fam, that's wild.
And out of the tribe of Benjamin; Geba with her suburbs, and Alemeth with her suburbs, and Anathoth with her suburbs. All their cities throughout their families {were} thirteen cities. {Alemeth: or, Almon}
The fam of Kohath got hooked up with ten cities from the half tribe of Manasseh, all by chance, fr.
And unto the sons of Kohath, {which were} left of the family of that tribe, {were cities given} out of the half tribe, {namely, out of} the half {tribe} of Manasseh, by lot, ten cities.
The sons of Gershom scored thirteen cities from the tribes of Issachar, Asher, Naphtali, and Manasseh in Bashan, no cap.
And to the sons of Gershom throughout their families out of the tribe of Issachar, and out of the tribe of Asher, and out of the tribe of Naphtali, and out of the tribe of Manasseh in Bashan, thirteen cities.
Merari’s crew got twelve cities from the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun, all by lot, lit.
Unto the sons of Merari {were given} by lot, throughout their families, out of the tribe of Reuben, and out of the tribe of Gad, and out of the tribe of Zebulun, twelve cities.
The kids of Israel blessed the Levites with these cities and their chill spots.
And the children of Israel gave to the Levites {these} cities with their suburbs.
They rolled the dice and gave cities from Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin, all named after them, periodt.
And they gave by lot out of the tribe of the children of Judah, and out of the tribe of the children of Simeon, and out of the tribe of the children of Benjamin, these cities, which are called by {their} names.
The rest of Kohath's fam snagged cities from the tribe of Ephraim, vibes.
And {the residue} of the families of the sons of Kohath had cities of their coasts out of the tribe of Ephraim.
They scored Shechem in mount Ephraim and its chill spots as a city of refuge, plus Gezer and her suburbs, no cap.
And they gave unto them, {of} the cities of refuge, Shechem in mount Ephraim with her suburbs; {they gave} also Gezer with her suburbs,
Also got Jokmeam and Beth-horon with their chill spots, lit.
And Jokmeam with her suburbs, and Bethhoron with her suburbs,
Aijalon and Gath-rimmon with their suburbs, straight up.
And Aijalon with her suburbs, and Gathrimmon with her suburbs:
From the half tribe of Manasseh, they got Aner and Bileam with their spots for Kohath’s remaining fam, goated.
And out of the half tribe of Manasseh; Aner with her suburbs, and Bileam with her suburbs, for the family of the remnant of the sons of Kohath.
The fam of Gershom got Golan in Bashan and Ashtaroth, both with their vibes, from the half tribe of Manasseh.
Unto the sons of Gershom {were given} out of the family of the half tribe of Manasseh, Golan in Bashan with her suburbs, and Ashtaroth with her suburbs:
From Issachar, they pulled Kedesh and Daberath, both with their suburbs, no cap.
And out of the tribe of Issachar; Kedesh with her suburbs, Daberath with her suburbs,
Also, Ramoth and Anem came through, each with their own suburbs, periodt.
And Ramoth with her suburbs, and Anem with her suburbs:
Asher dropped Mashal and Abdon, both lit with their suburbs.
And out of the tribe of Asher; Mashal with her suburbs, and Abdon with her suburbs,
Plus, Hukok and Rehob, each with their own chill spots.
And Hukok with her suburbs, and Rehob with her suburbs:
Naphtali scored Kedesh in Galilee, Hammon, and Kirjathaim, all with their suburbs, fr.
And out of the tribe of Naphtali; Kedesh in Galilee with her suburbs, and Hammon with her suburbs, and Kirjathaim with her suburbs.
Merari’s crew got Rimmon and Tabor from Zebulun, both with their suburbs, straight up.
Unto the rest of the children of Merari {were given} out of the tribe of Zebulun, Rimmon with her suburbs, Tabor with her suburbs:
On the other side of Jordan by Jericho, Reuben gave them Bezer in the wild and Jahzah, both with their vibes.
And on the other side Jordan by Jericho, on the east side of Jordan, {were given them} out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer in the wilderness with her suburbs, and Jahzah with her suburbs,
Also, Kedemoth and Mephaath rolled through, each with their own suburbs, no cap.
Kedemoth also with her suburbs, and Mephaath with her suburbs:
Gad brought Ramoth in Gilead and Mahanaim, both with their suburbs, goated.
And out of the tribe of Gad; Ramoth in Gilead with her suburbs, and Mahanaim with her suburbs,
Heshbon and its vibes, plus Jazer and its chill spots.
And Heshbon with her suburbs, and Jazer with her suburbs.