Kohath

The sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

These were the names of the sons of Levi according to their records: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. Levi lived 137 years.

The sons of Kohath were Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel. Kohath lived 133 years.

These were the sons of Levi by name: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

The sons of Kohath by their clans were Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.

From Kohath came the clans of the Amramites, the Izharites, the Hebronites, and the Uzzielites; these were the clans of the Kohathites.

The clans of the Kohathites were to camp on the south side of the tabernacle,

and the leader of the families of the Kohathites was Elizaphan son of Uzziel.

“Take a census of the Kohathites among the Levites by their clans and families,

This service of the Kohathites at the Tent of Meeting regards the most holy things.

When Aaron and his sons have finished covering the holy objects and all their equipment, as soon as the camp is ready to move, the Kohathites shall come and do the carrying. But they must not touch the holy objects, or they will die. These are the transportation duties of the Kohathites regarding the Tent of Meeting.

“Do not allow the Kohathite tribal clans to be cut off from among the Levites.

So Moses, Aaron, and the leaders of the congregation numbered the Kohathites by their clans and families,

These were counted from the Kohathite clans, everyone who could serve at the Tent of Meeting. Moses and Aaron numbered them according to the command of the LORD through Moses.

But he did not give any to the Kohathites, since they were to carry on their shoulders the holy objects for which they were responsible.

Then the Kohathites set out, transporting the holy objects; the tabernacle was to be set up before their arrival.

Now Korah son of Izhar, the son of Kohath son of Levi, along with some Reubenites—Dathan and Abiram, sons of Eliab, and On son of Peleth—conducted

Now these were the Levites numbered by their clans: The Gershonite clan from Gershon, the Kohathite clan from Kohath, and the Merarite clan from Merari.

These were the families of the Levites: The Libnite clan, the Hebronite clan, the Mahlite clan, the Mushite clan, and the Korahite clan. Now Kohath was the father of Amram,

The first lot came out for the Kohathite clans. The Levites who were descendants of Aaron the priest received thirteen cities by lot from the tribes of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin.

The remaining descendants of Kohath received ten cities by lot from the tribes of Ephraim, Dan, and the half-tribe of Manasseh.

to the descendants of Aaron from the Kohathite clans of the Levites, because the first lot fell to them:

The remaining Kohathite clans of the Levites were allotted these cities: From the tribe of Ephraim

In all, ten cities, together with their pasturelands, were given to the rest of the Kohathite clans.

The sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

The children of Amram: Aaron, Moses, and Miriam. The sons of Aaron: Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.

Meraioth was the father of Amariah, Amariah was the father of Ahitub,

The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.

Elkanah his son, Ebiasaph his son, Assir his son,

Heman’s kinsman was Asaph, who served at his right hand: Asaph the son of Berechiah, the son of Shimea,

the son of Amzi, the son of Bani, the son of Shemer,

Bukki his son, Uzzi his son, Zerahiah his son,

They were given Hebron in the land of Judah and its surrounding pasturelands.

Some of their Kohathite relatives were responsible for preparing the rows of the showbread every Sabbath.

From the Kohathites, Uriel the chief and 120 of his relatives;

Then David divided the Levites into divisions according to the sons of Levi: Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.

The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel—four in all.

And the Levites from the Kohathites and Korahites stood up to praise the LORD, the God of Israel, shouting in a very loud voice.

Then the Levites set to work: Mahath son of Amasai and Joel son of Azariah from the Kohathites; Kish son of Abdi and Azariah son of Jehallelel from the Merarites; Joah son of Zimmah and Eden son of Joah from the Gershonites;

And the men did the work faithfully. The Levites overseeing them were Jahath and Obadiah, descendants of Merari, and Zechariah and Meshullam, descendants of Kohath. Other Levites, all skilled with musical instruments,