The sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

These are the names of the sons of Levi according to their births: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari; and Levi lived 137 years.

The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. These are the families of Levi according to their generations.

The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. These are the families of Levi according to their generations.

These were the sons of Levi by their names: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

The sons of Merari by their families: Mahli and Mushi. These are the families of the Levites by their fathers' houses.

The sons of Merari by their families: Mahli and Mushi. These are the families of the Levites by their fathers' houses.

Of Merari were the families of the Mahlites and the Mushites; these are the families of Merari.

And the head of the fathers' houses of the families of Merari was Zuriel son of Abihail; the Merarites were to encamp on the north side of the tabernacle.

But those to encamp before the tabernacle toward the east, before the Tent of Meeting, toward the sunrise, were to be Moses and Aaron and his sons, keeping the full charge of the rites of the sanctuary in whatever was required for the Israelites; and the excluded [one not a descendant of Aaron and called of God] who came near [the sanctuary] was to be put to death.

As for the sons of Merari, you shall number them by their families and their fathers' houses;

And this is what they are assigned to carry and to guard [on the march], according to all their service in the Tent of Meeting: the boards or frames of the tabernacle, and its bars, and its pillars, and its sockets or bases,

This is the work of the families of the sons of Merari, according to all their tasks in the Tent of Meeting, under the direction of Ithamar son of Aaron, the [high] priest.

This is the work of the families of the sons of Merari, according to all their tasks in the Tent of Meeting, under the direction of Ithamar son of Aaron, the [high] priest.

And those numbered of the families of the sons of Merari, by their families, by their fathers' houses,

All those who were numbered of the Levites, whom Moses and Aaron and the leaders of Israel counted by their families and by their fathers' houses,

And four wagons and eight oxen he gave to the sons of Merari, according to their service, under the supervision of Ithamar son of Aaron, the [high] priest.

And four wagons and eight oxen he gave to the sons of Merari, according to their service, under the supervision of Ithamar son of Aaron, the [high] priest.

When the tabernacle was taken down, the sons of Gershon and Merari, bearing [it] on their shoulders, set out.

When the tabernacle was taken down, the sons of Gershon and Merari, bearing [it] on their shoulders, set out.

And these were numbered of the Levites according to their families: of Gershon, the family of the Gershonites; of Kohath, the family of the Kohathites; of Merari, the family of the Merarites. These are the families of Levi: the family of the Libnites, the family of the Hebronites, the family of the Mahlites, the family of the Mushites, the family of the Korahites. And Kohath was the father of Amram.

The Merarites received according to their families from the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun twelve cities.

The Merarites received according to their families from the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun twelve cities.

And to the families of the Merarites, the rest of the Levites, out of the tribe of Zebulun were given Jokneam, Kartah,

And to the families of the Merarites, the rest of the Levites, out of the tribe of Zebulun were given Jokneam, Kartah, Dimnah, and Nahalal; four cities, each with its pasturelands (suburbs). read more. And out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer, Jahaz, Kedemoth, and Mephaath; four cities, each with its pasturelands (suburbs). And out of the tribe of Gad, Ramoth in Gilead, as the city of refuge for the slayer, and Mahanaim, Heshbon, and Jazer; four cities in all, each with its pasturelands (suburbs).

Heshbon, and Jazer; four cities in all, each with its pasturelands (suburbs). So all the cities allotted to the Merarite families, that is, the remainder of the Levite families, were twelve cities.

Their kinsmen the sons of Merari stood at the left hand: Ethan son of Kishi, the son of Abdi, the son of Malluch, The son of Hashabiah, the son of Amaziah, the son of Hilkiah, read more. The son of Amzi, the son of Bani, the son of Shemer, The son of Mahli, the son of Mushi, the son of Merari, the son of Levi.

To the Merarites were given by lot, according to their families, twelve cities out of the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun.

To the rest of the Merarites were given from the tribe of Zebulun: Rimmono and Tabor, with their suburbs and pasturelands; On the other side of the Jordan, on the east side by Jericho, the Levites were given out of the tribe of Reuben [these cities], with their suburbs and pasturelands: Bezer in the wilderness, Jahzah, read more. Kedemoth, and Mephaath; Out of the tribe of Gad [these cities], with their suburbs and pasturelands: Ramoth in Gilead, Mahanaim, Heshbon, and Jazer.

Of the Levites: Shemaiah son of Hasshub, the son of Azrikam, the son of Hashabiah, of the sons of Merari;

Obadiah son of Shemaiah, the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun; and Berechiah son of Asa, the son of Elkanah, who dwelt in the villages of the Netophathites [near Jerusalem]. The gatekeepers were: Shallum, Akkub, Talmon, Ahiman, and their kinsmen, Shallum being the chief read more. Who hitherto was assigned to the king's east side gate. They were the gatekeepers of the camp of the Levites.

Of the sons of Merari, Asaiah the chief, with 220 kinsmen;

So the Levites appointed Heman son of Joel; and of his brethren, Asaph son of Berechiah; and of the sons of Merari their brethren, Ethan son of Kushaiah; And with them their brethren of the second class: Zechariah, Ben, Jaaziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, and Mikneiah, and also the gatekeepers, Obed-edom and Jeiel. read more. So the singers Heman, Asaph, and Ethan, were appointed to sound bronze cymbals;

With them were Heman and Jeduthun and the rest who were chosen and expressly named to give thanks to the Lord, for His mercy and loving-kindness endure forever.

David assembled all the leaders of Israel, with the priests and Levites.

The sons of Ladan: Jehiel the chief, Zetham, and Joel -- "three in all.

The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. The sons of Mahli: Eleazar and Kish. Eleazar died and had no sons, but daughters only, and their kinsmen, sons of Kish, took them as wives. read more. The sons of Mushi: Mahli, Eder, and Jeremoth -- "three in all. These were the Levites by their fathers' houses, the heads of the fathers' houses of those registered, according to the number of names of the individuals who were the servants of the house of the Lord, from twenty years old and upward.

So the Levites no more have need to carry the tabernacle and all its vessels for its service. For by the last words and acts of David, these were the number of the Levites from twenty years old and above. read more. But their duty should be to wait on [the priests] the sons of Aaron in the service of the house of the Lord, caring for the courts, the chambers, the cleansing of all holy things, and any work of the service of God's house, For the showbread also, and for the fine flour for a cereal offering, whether of unleavened wafers or of what is baked on the griddle or soaked [in oil], and for all measuring of amount and size [as the Law of Moses required]. They are also to stand every morning to thank and praise the Lord, and likewise at evening,

Also David and the chiefs of the host [of the Lord] separated to the [temple] service some of the sons of Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun, who should prophesy [being inspired] with lyres, harps, and cymbals. The list of the musicians according to their service was:

Of the sons of Jeduthun: Gedaliah, Zeri, Jeshaiah, Shimei, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah, six in all, under the direction of their father Jeduthun, who witnessed and prophesied under divine inspiration with the lyre in thanksgiving and praise to the Lord.

All of whom were [in the choir] under the direction of their father for song in the house of the Lord, with cymbals, harps, and lyres, for the service of the house of God. Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman were under the order of the king.

The fourth to Izri, his sons and his brethren, twelve;

The ninth to Mattaniah, his sons and his brethren, twelve;

The eleventh to Azarel, his sons and his brethren, twelve;

The fourteenth to Mattithiah, his sons and his brethren, twelve;

Also Hosah, of the sons of Merari, had sons: Shimri the chief (he was not the firstborn, yet his father made him chief), Hilkiah the second, Tebaliah the third, Zechariah the fourth; all the sons and brethren of Hosah were thirteen in all. read more. Of these were the divisions of the gatekeepers, even of the chief men, having duties, as did their brethren, to minister in the house of the Lord. And they cast lots by fathers' houses, small and great alike, for every gate.

To Shuppim and Hosah the lot fell for the west, by the refuse gate that goes into the ascending highway, post opposite post. On the east were six Levites, on the north four a day, on the south four a day, and two by two at the storehouse. read more. At the colonnade on the west side [of the outer court of the temple], there were four at the road and two at the colonnade.

Then the Levites arose: Mahath son of Amasai, Joel son of Azariah, of the sons of the Kohathites; of the sons of Merari: Kish son of Abdi, Azariah son of Jehallelel; of the Gershonites: Joah son of Zimmah and Eden son of Joah;

Of the sons of Heman: Jehiel and Shimei; and of the sons of Jeduthun: Shemaiah and Uzziel.

And by the good hand of our God upon us, they brought us a man of understanding, of the sons of Mahli son of Levi, the son of Israel, named Sherebiah, with his sons and his kinsmen, 18; And Hashabiah, and with him Jeshaiah of the sons of Merari, with his kinsmen and their sons, 20;

And of the Levites: Shemaiah son of Hasshub, the son of Azrikam, the son of Hashabiah, the son of Bunni;

Mattaniah son of Mica, the son of Zabdi, the son of Asaph, the leader to begin the thanksgiving in prayer; and Bakbukiah, second among his brethren; and Abda son of Shammua, the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun. The Levites in the holy city were 284. read more. The gatekeepers: Akkub, Talmon, and their brethren, who kept watch, were 172.

And these are the names of the descendants of Israel who came into Egypt, Jacob and his sons: Reuben, Jacob's firstborn.

The sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

The Merarites received according to their families from the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun twelve cities.

And to the families of the Merarites, the rest of the Levites, out of the tribe of Zebulun were given Jokneam, Kartah, Dimnah, and Nahalal; four cities, each with its pasturelands (suburbs). read more. And out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer, Jahaz, Kedemoth, and Mephaath; four cities, each with its pasturelands (suburbs). And out of the tribe of Gad, Ramoth in Gilead, as the city of refuge for the slayer, and Mahanaim, Heshbon, and Jazer; four cities in all, each with its pasturelands (suburbs). So all the cities allotted to the Merarite families, that is, the remainder of the Levite families, were twelve cities.

The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. These are the families of the Levites according to their fathers:

The son of Mahli, the son of Mushi, the son of Merari, the son of Levi.

Then the Levites arose: Mahath son of Amasai, Joel son of Azariah, of the sons of the Kohathites; of the sons of Merari: Kish son of Abdi, Azariah son of Jehallelel; of the Gershonites: Joah son of Zimmah and Eden son of Joah;

They gathered their brethren and sanctified themselves and went in, as the king had commanded by the words of the Lord, to cleanse the house of the Lord.