1. The sons of Levi were Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
2. The sons of Gershon were named Libni and Shimei.
3. The sons of Kohath were Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.
4. The sons of Merari were Mahli and Mushi.These were the clans of Levi, according to their ancestors.
5. Of Gershon: his son Libni, whose son was Jahath, whose son was Zimmah,
6. whose son was Joah, whose son was Iddo, whose son was Zerah, whose son was Jetherai.
7. The sons of Kohath: his son Amminadab, whose son was Korah, whose son was Assir,
8. whose son was Elkanah, whose son was Ebiasaph, whose son was Assir,
9. whose son was Tahath, whose son was Uriel, whose son was Uzziah, whose son was Shaul.
10. The sons of Elkanah were Amasai and Ahimoth,
11. whose son was Elkanah, whose son was Zophai, whose son was Nahath,
12. whose son was Eliab, whose son was Jeroham, whose son was Elkanah, whose son was Samuel.
13. The sons of Samuel were Joel, the firstborn, and Abijah, the second.