17. The names of Gershon’s sons were Libni and Shimei.
18. Kohath’s sons were Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.
19. Merari’s sons were Mahli and Mushi. This is a list of the families in the tribe of Levi. They are listed with their fathers’ names first:
20. These were Gershon’s descendants: Libni was Gershon’s son. Jahath was Libni’s son. Zimmah was Jahath’s son.
21. Joah was Zimmah’s son. Iddo was Joah’s son. Zerah was Iddo’s son. Jeatherai was Zerah’s son.
22. These were Kohath’s descendants: Amminadab was Kohath’s son. Korah was Amminadab’s son. Assir was Korah’s son.
23. Elkanah was Assir’s son. Ebiasaph was Elkanah’s son. Assir was Ebiasaph’s son.
24. Tahath was Assir’s son. Uriel was Tahath’s son. Uzziah was Uriel’s son. Shaul was Uzziah’s son.
25. Elkanah’s sons were Amasai and Ahimoth.
26. Zophai was Elkanah’s son. Nahath was Zophai’s son.
27. Eliab was Nahath’s son. Jeroham was Eliab’s son. Elkanah was Jeroham’s son. Samuel was Elkanah’s son.
28. Samuel’s sons were his oldest son Joel, and Abijah.
29. These are Merari’s sons: Mahli was Merari’s son, Libni was Mahli’s son, Shimei was Libni’s son, and Uzzah was Shimei’s son.
30. Shimea was Uzzah’s son. Haggiah was Shimea’s son. Asaiah was Haggiah’s son.
31. These are the men David chose to take care of the music at the tent of the Lord’S house after God’s Holy Box was put there.
32. These men served by singing at the Holy Tent. The Holy Tent is also called the Meeting Tent. These men served until Solomon built the Lord’S Temple in Jerusalem. They served by following the rules given to them for their work.
33. These are the names of the men and their sons who served with music: The descendants from the Kohath family were Heman the singer who was Joel’s son; Joel was Samuel’s son;