7. Meraioth was the father of Amariah. Amariah was the father of Ahitub.
8. Ahitub was the father of Zadok. Zadok was the father of Ahimaaz.
9. Ahimaaz was the father of Azariah. Azariah was the father of Johanan.
10. Johanan was the father of Azariah. (He was the one who served as priest in the temple Solomon built in Jerusalem.)
11. Azariah was the father of Amariah. Amariah was the father of Ahitub.
12. Ahitub was the father of Zadok. Zadok was the father of Shallum.
13. Shallum was the father of Hilkiah. Hilkiah was the father of Azariah.
14. Azariah was the father of Seraiah. Seraiah was the father of Jehozadak.
15. Jehozadak was taken captive when the Lord used Nebuchadnezzar to take Judah and Jerusalem away into captivity.
16. Levi’s sons were Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.
17. These are the names of Gershom’s sons: Libni and Shimei.
18. Kohath’s sons were Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.
19. Merari’s sons were Mahli and Mushi.These are the descendants of Levi’s sons. They are grouped by families: