First Book of Chronicles - Ferrar Fenton Bible Translation page 947
The Psalms, Solomon and Sacred Writers
And these are the names of the sons of Ghershom, Libni and Shimiah. And the sons of Kahth;-—Amram,
and Itzahr, and Khabron, and Azial. T he sons of Merari; Malchil, and Mushi. And these are the clans of Levi by their ancestry 2 From Ghershom, his son Libni, his
son jakhathg his sou Zimah; his son joakh; his son Ado; his son Zarakh; his son jathri. The Beni Kahth; Amiuadab; his
son, Korakh; his son, Asir; his son, Alkanah; his son, Abisaf; and his son Asir; his son, Thakhath; his son, Aurial; his sou, Aziah; his son, Shaul. And the Beni Alk0mah;—-Amasi,
Akhimoth ; his son, Alkanah; his son Alkanah; his son,Yzoii; and his sou, Nakhath; his son Aliab; his son, Irokham ; his son, Aikanah. Now the Beni Sharnuel, Habkor and Sheni, and Abiah. The sons of Merari. Makhli, Libni; his son Shimai;
his scm, Azah ; his son, Shamaa; his son, Khagiah ; his son, Asiah. These were appointed by David
over the Choir of the House of the Lok:) when he fixed the Ark, and they were with the Singers before the Tabernacle, in the Hall of As- sembly with the Choir, until Solomon built the House of the LORD in ]eru- salem. And they attended to their duties in succession. 1 No·rx.——Ch. .6, v. :3 {in the Hebrew
n0tation).. The text seems to give no names except that of Abiah, according to the old translators, who I believe are in error, so I give the three above names as I read them in the original Hebrew.-F. »F. These also attended with their descendants. From the Beni Kahthi ;—Himan the Musician-ben~]oal—ben-Shamwal— ben—Alkanah~ben—Irkham,—ben-Alial,· ben~'l`hokh · ben — Zif - Alkanah-hen - Makhath· ben-Amasi · ben — Alkanah- ben»]oal·ben—Azariah-ben - Zefaniah- ben-Thakhath- ben-Asir-ben —.Abisaf- be¤—Korakh, · ben- Itzahr—ben-Kahth- ben·Levi—ben-Israel. And after him ; Asaph was appointed at his right hand. Asaph·ben-Berekiah - ben-Shimaa·
ben—Mika1—ben—Basiah—beu · Malkiah- ben·Athai- ben - Zerakh - ben - Adiah- ben-Aithan-ben - Zimah-ben~Shimai— ben - jakhath · ben - Ghershom - ben- Levi. Then the Beni Morari; their brother on the left hand: Aithan - ben · Kishi — ben·Aldi- ben-
Maluk · ben - Khashabiah- ben-Amat- ziah · ben - Kilkiah - ben - Amtzi- ben- Bani=ben - Shamar·ben—Makhli — ben- Mushi-ben-Merrari—ben—Levi. With their relatives the Levites,
Attendants, and all the Ministers of the Tabernacle of the House of Gon. But Aaron and his Descendants offered incense on the Altar, with the Burnt-offerings; and upon the Altar of Incense, with all the Ministrations of the Sanctuary, and to expiate for Israel, according to all that Moses, the Servant of GOD, commanded. Now these were the Beni Aaron;
his son, Alazar; his son Phinehas; his son, Abishua; his son, Buki; his son, Azi; his son, Zerakhiah; his son, Merioth; his son, Ameriah; his son, Akhitub; his son, Zadok, his son, Akhimatz. 18 20 2 I 22 26 28 33 34 35 37
And these , were their residences 39 and castles in their borders: To the Beni Aaron ;--·forthe Clan of
the Kahthites, for whom the lot came out,—-—they gave Hebron, in the land of judah, with the pastures around it; with the Town nelds, but-, they gave the villages to Kaleb—ben- jefuneh. They also gave to-the Beni Aaron,
the Cities of Refuge ;—-·Hebron; and Libnah; with their pastures, and jatir, and Ashtemoah, with the pas- tures; and I-Iilen, with its pastures; and Debir with its pastures; and Ashan with its pastures; and Beth- shemsh,~with its pastures. And from the tribe of Benjamin, 947 43 44
