1The squad of Levi; Gershon, Kohath, and Merari, no cap.

2And the crew of Kohath; Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel, straight up.

3And the fam of Amram; Aaron, Moses, and Miriam. Aaron's kids? Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar, lit.

4Eleazar had Phinehas, and Phinehas had Abishua, periodt.

5Then Abishua had Bukki, and Bukki had Uzzi, fr.

6Uzzi had Zerahiah, and Zerahiah had Meraioth, vibes.

7Meraioth had Amariah, and Amariah had Ahitub, pop off.

8Ahitub had Zadok, and Zadok had Ahimaaz, bet.

9Ahimaaz had Azariah, and Azariah had Johanan, no cap.

10Johanan had Azariah, (he was the one running the priest game in the temple Solomon built in Jerusalem, savage).

11Azariah had Amariah, and then Amariah had Ahitub, no cap.

12Ahitub had Zadok, and Zadok was like, "I’m poppin’ off with Shallum."

13Shallum had Hilkiah, and Hilkiah was all about that Azariah life.

14Azariah had Seraiah, and Seraiah was like, "Let’s go, Jehozadak!"

15Jehozadak got taken away when the Lord was like, "Judah and Jerusalem, you’re out with Nebuchadnezzar."

16The Levi squad: Gershom, Kohath, and Merari, straight up.

17Gershom’s kids were Libni and Shimei, vibes only.

18Kohath’s crew was Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel, all lit.

19Merari’s kids were Mahli and Mushi. These are the Levite fams, for real.

20Gershom’s legacy: Libni his son, Jahath his son, Zimmah his son, periodt.

21Joah his son, Iddo his son, Zerah his son, Jeaterai his son, no cap.

22The sons of Kohath; Amminadab his son, Korah his son, Assir his son, periodt.

23Elkanah his son, and Ebiasaph his son, and Assir his son, fr.

24Tahath his son, Uriel his son, Uzziah his son, and Shaul his son, that vibe.

25And the sons of Elkanah; Amasai, and Ahimoth, lit.

26As for Elkanah: the sons of Elkanah; Zophai his son, and Nahath his son, bet.

27Eliab his son, Jeroham his son, Elkanah his son, savage.

28And the sons of Samuel; the firstborn Vashni, and Abiah, bussin.

29The sons of Merari; Mahli, Libni his son, Shimei his son, Uzza his son, pop off.

30Shimea his son, Haggiah his son, Asaiah his son, straight fire.

31These are the homies David put in charge of the worship vibes at the Lord’s crib, once the ark was chillin’.

32They were all about that worship life at the tabernacle, singing their hearts out until Solomon flexed and built the Lord’s house in Jerusalem; then they kept it going in their squads.

33These are the ones holding it down with their kids. From the Kohathites: Heman, the singer, son of Joel, son of Shemuel, no cap.

34The son of Elkanah, son of Jeroham, son of Eliel, son of Toah, straight up.

35The son of Zuph, son of Elkanah, son of Mahath, son of Amasai, all in the fam.

36The son of Elkanah, son of Joel, son of Azariah, son of Zephaniah, keeping it real.

37The son of Tahath, son of Assir, son of Ebiasaph, son of Korah, lit lineage.

38The son of Izhar, son of Kohath, son of Levi, son of Israel, like a whole vibe.

39And his bro Asaph, who was right there, even Asaph, son of Berachiah, son of Shimea, you know the deal.

40The son of Michael, son of Baaseiah, son of Malchiah, all part of the squad.

41Ethni's kid, Zerah's kid, Adaiah's kid, all part of the fam, no cap.

42Ethan's kid, Zimmah's kid, Shimei's kid, just chillin' in the lineage.

43Jahath's kid, Gershom's kid, Levi's kid, keeping it in the family vibes.

44Merari's crew was on the left side: Ethan, Kishi's kid, Abdi's kid, Malluch's kid, savage lineup.

45Hashabiah's kid, Amaziah's kid, Hilkiah's kid, all in the mix, fr.

46Amzi's kid, Bani's kid, Shamer's kid, just vibing together.

47Mahli's kid, Mushi's kid, Merari's kid, Levi's kid, keeping it real.

48Their Levite bros were set for all the tabernacle duties, pop off!

49Aaron and his squad were handling the altar game, making atonement for Israel, just like Moses said, periodt.

50And these are Aaron's kids; Eleazar, Phinehas, Abishua, all goated.

51Bukki his son, Uzzi his son, Zerahiah his son, no cap.

52Meraioth his son, Amariah his son, Ahitub his son, straight fire.

53Zadok his son, Ahimaaz his son, that’s the fam.

54These are their spots in their castles by the coast, fam of Aaron, Kohath vibes, that's their lot, periodt.

55They slid them Hebron in Judah, plus the neighborhoods around it, lit.

56But the city fields and villages? They gave those to Caleb, son of Jephunneh, for real.

57Sons of Aaron got the cities in Judah, like Hebron, the safe spot, and Libnah with its neighborhoods, plus Jattir and Eshtemoa, all that slaps.

58Hilen with her neighborhoods, Debir with her neighborhoods, no cap.

59Ashan with her neighborhoods, and Beth–shemesh with her neighborhoods, all bussin'.

60Outta Benjamin tribe; Geba with her neighborhoods, Alemeth with her neighborhoods, Anathoth with her neighborhoods. Thirteen cities total for the fam, that's wild.

61The fam of Kohath got hooked up with ten cities from the half tribe of Manasseh, all by chance, fr.

62The sons of Gershom scored thirteen cities from the tribes of Issachar, Asher, Naphtali, and Manasseh in Bashan, no cap.

63Merari’s crew got twelve cities from the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and Zebulun, all by lot, lit.

64The kids of Israel blessed the Levites with these cities and their chill spots.

65They rolled the dice and gave cities from Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin, all named after them, periodt.

66The rest of Kohath's fam snagged cities from the tribe of Ephraim, vibes.

67They got Shechem in mount Ephraim and its chill spots as a city of refuge, plus Gezer and her suburbs, no cap.

68Also got Jokmeam and Beth-horon with their chill spots, lit.

69Aijalon and Gath-rimmon with their suburbs, straight up.

70From the half tribe of Manasseh, they got Aner and Bileam with their spots for Kohath’s remaining fam, goated.

71The fam of Gershom got Golan in Bashan and Ashtaroth, both with their vibes, from the half tribe of Manasseh.

72From Issachar, they pulled Kedesh and Daberath, both with their suburbs, no cap.

73Also, Ramoth and Anem came through, each with their own suburbs, periodt.

74Asher dropped Mashal and Abdon, both lit with their suburbs.

75Plus, Hukok and Rehob, each with their own chill spots.

76Naphtali scored Kedesh in Galilee, Hammon, and Kirjathaim, all with their suburbs, fr.

77Merari’s crew got Rimmon and Tabor from Zebulun, both with their suburbs, straight up.

78On the other side of Jordan by Jericho, Reuben gave them Bezer in the wild and Jahzah, both with their vibes.

79Also, Kedemoth and Mephaath came through, each with their own suburbs, no cap.

80Gad brought Ramoth in Gilead and Mahanaim, both with their suburbs, goated.

81Heshbon and its vibes, plus Jazer and its chill spots.

1The sons of Levi; Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

2And the sons of Kohath; Amram, Izhar, and Hebron, and Uzziel.

3And the children of Amram; Aaron, and Moses, and Miriam. The sons also of Aaron; Nadab, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.

4Eleazar begat Phinehas, Phinehas begat Abishua,

5And Abishua begat Bukki, and Bukki begat Uzzi,

6And Uzzi begat Zerahiah, and Zerahiah begat Meraioth,

7Meraioth begat Amariah, and Amariah begat Ahitub,

8And Ahitub begat Zadok, and Zadok begat Ahimaaz,

9And Ahimaaz begat Azariah, and Azariah begat Johanan,

10And Johanan begat Azariah, (he it is that executed the priest’s office in the temple that Solomon built in Jerusalem:)

11And Azariah begat Amariah, and Amariah begat Ahitub,

12And Ahitub begat Zadok, and Zadok begat Shallum,

13And Shallum begat Hilkiah, and Hilkiah begat Azariah,

14And Azariah begat Seraiah, and Seraiah begat Jehozadak,

15And Jehozadak went into captivity, when the Lord carried away Judah and Jerusalem by the hand of Nebuchadnezzar.

16The sons of Levi; Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.

17And these be the names of the sons of Gershom; Libni, and Shimei.

18And the sons of Kohath were, Amram, and Izhar, and Hebron, and Uzziel.

19The sons of Merari; Mahli, and Mushi. And these are the families of the Levites according to their fathers.

20Of Gershom; Libni his son, Jahath his son, Zimmah his son,

21Joah his son, Iddo his son, Zerah his son, Jeaterai his son.

22The sons of Kohath; Amminadab his son, Korah his son, Assir his son,

23Elkanah his son, and Ebiasaph his son, and Assir his son,

24Tahath his son, Uriel his son, Uzziah his son, and Shaul his son.

25And the sons of Elkanah; Amasai, and Ahimoth.

26As for Elkanah: the sons of Elkanah; Zophai his son, and Nahath his son,

27Eliab his son, Jeroham his son, Elkanah his son.

28And the sons of Samuel; the firstborn Vashni, and Abiah.

29The sons of Merari; Mahli, Libni his son, Shimei his son, Uzza his son,

30Shimea his son, Haggiah his son, Asaiah his son.

31And these are they whom David set over the service of song in the house of the Lord, after that the ark had rest.

32And 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.

33And 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,

34The son of Elkanah, the son of Jeroham, the son of Eliel, the son of Toah,

35The son of Zuph, the son of Elkanah, the son of Mahath, the son of Amasai,

36The son of Elkanah, the son of Joel, the son of Azariah, the son of Zephaniah,

37The son of Tahath, the son of Assir, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah,

38The son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, the son of Israel.

39And his brother Asaph, who stood on his right hand, even Asaph the son of Berachiah, the son of Shimea,

40The son of Michael, the son of Baaseiah, the son of Malchiah,

41The son of Ethni, the son of Zerah, the son of Adaiah,

42The son of Ethan, the son of Zimmah, the son of Shimei,

43The son of Jahath, the son of Gershom, the son of Levi.

44And their brethren the sons of Merari stood on the left hand: Ethan the son of Kishi, the son of Abdi, the son of Malluch,

45The son of Hashabiah, the son of Amaziah, the son of Hilkiah,

46The son of Amzi, the son of Bani, the son of Shamer,

47The son of Mahli, the son of Mushi, the son of Merari, the son of Levi.

48Their brethren also the Levites were appointed unto all manner of service of the tabernacle of the house of God.

49But 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.

50And these are the sons of Aaron; Eleazar his son, Phinehas his son, Abishua his son,

51Bukki his son, Uzzi his son, Zerahiah his son,

52Meraioth his son, Amariah his son, Ahitub his son,

53Zadok his son, Ahimaaz his son.

54Now 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.

55And they gave them Hebron in the land of Judah, and the suburbs thereof round about it.

56But the fields of the city, and the villages thereof, they gave to Caleb the son of Jephunneh.

57And 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,

58And Hilen with her suburbs, Debir with her suburbs,

59And Ashan with her suburbs, and Beth–shemesh with her suburbs:

60And 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.

61And 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.

62And 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.

63Unto 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.

64And the children of Israel gave to the Levites these cities with their suburbs.

65And 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.

66And the residue of the families of the sons of Kohath had cities of their coasts out of the tribe of Ephraim.

67And they gave unto them, of the cities of refuge, Shechem in mount Ephraim with her suburbs; they gave also Gezer with her suburbs,

68And Jokmeam with her suburbs, and Beth–horon with her suburbs,

69And Aijalon with her suburbs, and Gath–rimmon with her suburbs:

70And 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.

71Unto 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:

72And out of the tribe of Issachar; Kedesh with her suburbs, Daberath with her suburbs,

73And Ramoth with her suburbs, and Anem with her suburbs:

74And out of the tribe of Asher; Mashal with her suburbs, and Abdon with her suburbs,

75And Hukok with her suburbs, and Rehob with her suburbs:

76And out of the tribe of Naphtali; Kedesh in Galilee with her suburbs, and Hammon with her suburbs, and Kirjathaim with her suburbs.

77Unto the rest of the children of Merari were given out of the tribe of Zebulun, Rimmon with her suburbs, Tabor with her suburbs:

78And 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,

79Kedemoth also with her suburbs, and Mephaath with her suburbs:

80And out of the tribe of Gad; Ramoth in Gilead with her suburbs, and Mahanaim with her suburbs,

81And Heshbon with her suburbs, and Jazer with her suburbs.