1. The sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
2. The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.
3. The children of Amram: Aaron, Moses, and Miriam. The sons of Aaron: Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
4. Eleazar fathered Phinehas; Phinehas fathered Abishua;
5. Abishua fathered Bukki; Bukki fathered Uzzi;
6. Uzzi fathered Zerahiah; Zerahiah fathered Meraioth;
7. Meraioth fathered Amariah; Amariah fathered Ahitub;
8. Ahitub fathered Zadok; Zadok fathered Ahimaaz;
9. Ahimaaz fathered Azariah; Azariah fathered Johanan;
10. and Johanan fathered Azariah. It was he who served as priest in the temple that Solomon built in Jerusalem.
11. And Azariah fathered Amariah; Amariah fathered Ahitub;
12. Ahitub fathered Zadok; Zadok fathered Shallum;
13. Shallum fathered Hilkiah; Hilkiah fathered Azariah;
14. Azariah fathered Seraiah; Seraiah fathered Jehozadak.
15. And Jehozadak went into exile when Yahweh sent Judah and Jerusalem into exile by the hand of Nebuchadnezzar.
16. The sons of Levi: Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.
17. Now these are the names of the sons of Gershom: Libni and Shimei.