Old Testament

New Testament

1 Chronicles 6:48-67 Jubilee Bible (JUB)

48. Their brethren, also the Levites, were given over unto all the ministry of the tabernacle of the house of God.

49. But Aaron and his sons made incense upon the altar of the burnt offering and on the altar of incense, in all the work of the holy of holies, and to make reconciliation for Israel, according to all that Moses, the slave of God, had commanded.

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

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

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

53. Zadok, his son, Ahimaaz, his son.

54. Now these are their dwelling places throughout their palaces in their borders, of the sons of Aaron, of the families of the Kohathites; for theirs was the lot,

55. that they gave them Hebron in the land of Judah and its suburbs round about it.

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

57. And to the sons of Aaron they gave the cities of refuge of Judah, namely, Hebron and Libnah with their suburbs, and Jattir and Eshtemoa, with their suburbs,

58. and Hilen with her suburbs, Debir with her suburbs,

59. and Ashan with her suburbs, and Bethshemesh with her suburbs.

60. And 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.

61. And unto the sons of Kohath, who were left of that family, they gave ten cities of the half tribe of Manasseh, by lot.

62. And to the sons of Gershon, 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.

63. Unto 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.

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

65. And they gave by lot out of the tribe of the sons of Judah and out of the tribe of the sons of Simeon and out of the tribe of the sons of Benjamin, these cities, which are called by their names.

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

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

Read complete chapter 1 Chronicles 6