'Kinsmen' in the Bible

His kinsmen by their families, in the genealogy of their generations, were Jeiel the chief, then Zechariah

Their kinsmen of their fathers’ households were Michael, Meshullam, Sheba, Jorai, Jacan, Zia and Eber, seven.

Their relatives the sons of Merari stood at the left hand: Ethan the son of Kishi, the son of Abdi, the son of Malluch,

Their relatives among all the families of Issachar, courageous men, registered by genealogies, were 87,000 in all.

Mikloth became the father of Shimeah. They also lived with their relatives in Jerusalem opposite their other relatives.

From the sons of Zerah: Jeuel and their relatives, 690 [of them].

and their relatives according to their generations, 956. All these men were heads of fathers’ households according to their fathers’ houses.

and their relatives, heads of their fathers’ households, 1,760—very able men for the work of the service of the house of God.

The gatekeepers were: Shallum, Akkub, Talmon, Ahiman, and their relatives (Shallum the chief

Shallum the son of Kore, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah, and his relatives of his father’s house, the Korahites, were in charge of the work of the service, doorkeepers of the Tent; and their fathers had been in charge of the camp of the Lord, keepers of the entrance.

Some of their Kohathite relatives were in charge of the showbread to prepare it every Sabbath.

Mikloth became the father of Shimeam. They also lived with their relatives in Jerusalem, opposite their other relatives.

They were equipped with bows, using both the right hand and the left to sling stones and to shoot arrows from the bow; they were Saul’s kinsmen from Benjamin.

Of the sons of Benjamin, Saul’s kinsmen, 3,000; for until now the greatest part of them had kept their allegiance to the house of Saul.

Of the sons of Issachar, men who understood the times, with knowledge of what Israel should do, their chiefs were two hundred; and all their kinsmen were at their command.

They were there with David three days, eating and drinking, for their kinsmen had prepared for them.

David said to all the assembly of Israel, “If it seems good to you, and if it is from the Lord our God, let us send everywhere to our kinsmen who remain in all the land of Israel, also to the priests and Levites who are with them in their cities with pasture lands, that they may meet with us;

of the sons of Kohath, Uriel the chief, with 120 of his relatives;

of the sons of Merari, Asaiah the chief, with 220 of his relatives;

of the sons of Gershom, Joel the chief, with 130 of his relatives;

of the sons of Elizaphan, Shemaiah the chief, with 200 of his relatives;

of the sons of Hebron, Eliel the chief, with 80 of his relatives;

of the sons of Uzziel, Amminadab the chief, with 112 of his relatives.

and Obed-edom with his sixty-eight relatives; also Obed-edom the son of Jeduthun, and Hosah, were to be gatekeepers.

Eleazar died and had no sons, but daughters only, and their relatives, the sons of Kish, took them as wives.

So they shall be responsible for the Tent of Meeting, the Holy Place, and the sons of Aaron their relatives, for the service of the house of the Lord.

These also cast lots as did their relatives the sons of Aaron in the presence of David the king, Zadok, Ahimelech, and the heads of the fathers’ households of the priests and of the Levites—the head of father’s households as well as those of his younger brother.

So their number [who led the remainder of the 4,000], with their relatives who were trained in singing to the Lord, all who were skillful, was 288.

and Jerijah’s relatives, 2,700 capable men, were heads of fathers’ households; and King David made them overseers of the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh, for everything pertaining to God and to the king.