The sons of Levi: Gershom, Kohath and Merari.

The sons of Levi now are these: Gershom, Kohath and Merari.

The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. These are the kindreds of Levi concerning their ancient fathers.

The sons of Merari: Mahli, and his son Libni, and his son Shimei, and his son Uzzah,

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,

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

And unto the sons of Merari were given by lot among their kindreds and out of the tribe of Reuben, and out of the tribe of Gad, and out of the tribe of Zebulun, twelve cities.

And unto the rest of the children of Merari were given out of the tribe of Zebulun, Rimmono with her suburbs and Tabor with her suburbs.

And of the Levites: Shemaiah the son of Hasshub, the son of Azrikam, the son of Hashabiah of the sons of Merari.

And of the children of Merari: Asaiah the chief, and of his brethren two hundred and twenty.

And the Levites appointed Heman the son of Joel: and of his brethren, Asaph the son of Barachiah. And of the sons of Merari, their brethren: Ethan the son of Kushaiah.

And David put an order among the children of Levi: Gershon, Kohath and Merari.

The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. The sons of Mahli: Eleazar and Kish.

The sons of Merari were Mahli and Mushi. The sons of Jaaziah, Beno.

The sons of Merari: by Jaaziah. Beno, Shoham, Zaccur and Ibri.

And Hosah of the children of Merari, had sons: Shimri the chief, yet he was not the eldest, but his father made him the chiefest.

These are the divisions of the porters among the sons of Kore and the sons of Merari.