7. Meraioth was Amariah’s father. Amariah was Ahitub’s father.
8. Ahitub was Zadok’s father. Zadok was Ahimaaz’s father.
9. Ahimaaz was Azariah’s father. Azariah was Johanan’s father.
10. Johanan was Azariah’s father. (Azariah is the one who served as priest in the Temple that Solomon built in Jerusalem.)
11. Azariah was Amariah’s father. Amariah was Ahitub’s father.
12. Ahitub was Zadok’s father. Zadok was Shallum’s father.
13. Shallum was Hilkiah’s father. Hilkiah was Azariah’s father.
14. Azariah was Seraiah’s father. Seraiah was Jehozadak’s father.
15. Jehozadak was forced to leave his home when the Lord sent the people of Judah and Jerusalem away. Through Nebuchadnezzar, the Lord caused them all to be made prisoners in another country.
16. Levi’s sons were Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
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.