And Reaiah the son of Shobal begat Jahath. And Jahath begat Ahumai and Lahad which are the kindreds of the Zorathites.

The son of Gershom was Libni, and his son Jahath, and his son Zimmah,

the son of Jahath, the son of Gershom, the son of Levi.

And the sons of Shimei were also Jahath, Zina, Jeush and Beriah: these four were the sons of Shimei.

And Jahath was the chief, Zina the second. But Jeush and Beriah had not many sons, and therefore they were reckoned for one ancient household.

Of the Izharites, Shelomoth. Of the sons of Shelomoth, Jahath.

And the men wrought in the work of fidelity. And the overseers of them, to courage them forward, were Jahath and Obadiah, Levites of the children of Merari; and Zechariah and Meshullam of the children of the Kohathites; and as many other of the Levites as could skill of instruments of Music.