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.
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.