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33 These are the ones who served along with their sons:

From the Kohathites: Heman the musician, son of Joel, son of Samuel, 34 son of Elkanah, son of Jeroham, son of Eliel, son of Toah, 35 son of Zuph, son of Elkanah, son of Mahath, son of Amasai, 36 son of Elkanah, son of Joel, son of Azariah, son of Zephaniah, 37 son of Tahath, son of Assir, son of Ebiasaph, son of Korah, 38 son of Izhar, son of Kohath, son of Levi, son of Israel.

39 Serving beside him was his fellow Levite Asaph,[a] son of Berechiah, son of Shimea, 40 son of Michael, son of Baaseiah,[b] son of Malkijah, 41 son of Ethni, son of Zerah, son of Adaiah, 42 son of Ethan, son of Zimmah, son of Shimei, 43 son of Jahath, son of Gershom, son of Levi.

44 Serving beside them were their fellow Levites, the descendants of Merari, led by[c] Ethan, son of Kishi, son of Abdi, son of Malluch, 45 son of Hashabiah, son of Amaziah, son of Hilkiah, 46 son of Amzi, son of Bani, son of Shemer, 47 son of Mahli, son of Mushi, son of Merari, son of Levi.

48 The rest of their fellow Levites[d] were assigned to perform the remaining tasks at God’s sanctuary.[e]

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Chronicles 6:39 tn Heb “and his brother Asaph, the one who stood at his right hand.”
  2. 1 Chronicles 6:40 tc A few Hebrew mss, one LXX ms, and the Syriac read “Maaseiah.”
  3. 1 Chronicles 6:44 tn Heb “and the sons of Merari, their brothers, on the left.”
  4. 1 Chronicles 6:48 tn Heb “their brothers, the Levites.”
  5. 1 Chronicles 6:48 tn Heb “were assigned to all the work of the tabernacle of the house of God.”