II.-GENEALOGIES. OF THE TRIBES. Exod. vi, 14. These be the heads of their fathers' houses: The sons of Reuben, the first-born of Israel; 1 Chron. v, 3-8. The sons, I say, of Renben, the first-born of Israel were Hanoch, and Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi. The sons of Joel; Shemaiah his son, Gog his son, Shimei his son, Micah his son, Reaia his son, Baal his son, Beerah his son, whom Tilgath-pilneser king of Assyria carried away captive: he was prince of the Reubenites. And his brethren by their families, (when the genealogy of their generations was reckoned) were the chief, Jeiel, and Zechariah. And Bela the son of Azaz, the son of Shema, the son of Joel, who dwelt in Aroer, even unto Nebo and Baal-meon. SIMEON. Exod. vi, 15. And the sons of Simeon; Jemuel, and Jamin, and Ohad, and Jachin, and Zohar, and Shaul the son of a Canaanitish woman: these are the families of Simeon. 1 Chron. iv, 24-27, 34-37. The sons of Simeon were Nemuel, and Jamin, Jarib, Zerah, and Shaul: Shallum, his son, Mibsam his son, Mishma his son. And the sons of Mishma; Hamuel his son, Zacchur his son, Shimei his son. And Shimei had sixteen sons and six daughters; but his brethren had not many children, neither did all their family multiply, like to the children of Judah. And Meshobab, and Jamlech, and Joshah the son of Amaziah, And Joel, and Jehu the son of Josibiah, the son of Seraiah, the son of Asiel, And Elioenai,and Jaakobah, and Jeshohaiah, and Asaiah, and Adiel, and Jesimiel, and Benaiah, And Ziza the son of Shiphi, the son of Allon, the son of Jedaiah, the son of Shimri, the son of Shemaiah. LEVI. Exod. vi, 16--20. And these are the names of the sons of Levi according to their generations; Gershon, and Kohath, and Merari: and the years of the life of Levi were an hundred thirty and seven years. The sons of Gershon; Libni and Shimi, according to their families. And the sons of Kohath; Amram, and Izhar, and Hebron, and Uzziel. And the years of the life of Kohath were an hundred thirty and three And the sons of Merari; Malli and Mushi. And Amram years. took him Jochebed his father's sis- Aaron was separated, that he Num. iii, 17-20. And these were the sons of Levi, by their names; Gershon, and Kohath, and Merari. And these are the names of the sons of Gershon, by their families; Libni and Shimei. And the sons of Kohath, by their families; Amram, and Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel. And the sons of Merari, by their families; Mahli and Mushi: these are the families of the Le-many. Of the sons of Izhar, Shelvites, according to the house of omith the chief. Of the sons of Hebron; Jeriah the first, Amariah their fathers. Jekameam the fourth. the second, Jahaziel the third, and Of the sons of Uzziel; Micah the first, and Jesiah the second. The sons of Merari; Mahli and Mushi. The sons of Mahli; Eleazar and Kish. And Eleazar died, and had brethren the sons of Kish took sons, but daughters; and their them. The sons of Mushi; Mahli, and Eder, and Jeremoth, three. Num. xxvi, 59, 60. And the name of Amram's wife was Jochebed, the daughter of Levi, whom her mother bare to Levi in Egypt; and she bare unto Amram Aaron and Moses, and Miriam their sister. And unto Aaron was born Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar. 1 Chron. vi, 16--30. The sons of Levi; Gershom, Kohath, and Merari. And these be the names of the sons of Gershom; Libni, and Shimei. And the sons of Kohath were Amram, and Izhar, and Hebron, and Uzziel. The sons of Merari; Mahli, and Mushi. And these are the families of the Levites according to their fathers. Of Gershom; Libni his son, Jahath his son, Zimmah his son, Joah his son, Iddo his son, Zerah his son, Jeaterai his son. The sons of Kohath; Amminadab his son, Korab his son, Assir his son, Elkanah his son, and Ebiasaph his son, and Assir his son, Tahath his son, Uriel his son, Uzziah his son, and Shaul his son. And the sons of Elkanah; Amasai, and Ahimoth. As for Elkanah: the sons of Elkanah; Zophai his son, and Nahath his son, Eliab his son, Jeroham his son, Elkanah his son, And the sons of Samuel; the firstborn Vashni, and Abiah. The sons of Merari: Mahli; Libni his son, Shimei his son, Uzza his son, Shimea his son, Haggiah his son, Asaiah his son. JUDAH. no 1 Chron. ii, 5-11. The sons of Pharez; Hezron, and Hamul, And the sons of Zerah; Zimri, and Ethan, and Heman, and Calcol, and Dara: five of them in all. And the sons of Carmi; Achar, the troubler of Israel, who transgressed in the thing accursed. And the sons of Ethan; Azariah. The sons also of Hezron, that were born unto him; Jerahmeel, and Ram, and Chelubai. And Ram begat Amminadab; and Amminadab begat Nahshon, prince of the children of Judah; And Nahson begat Salma, and Salma begat Boaz. 1 Chron. iv, 1-13. The sons of Judah; Pharez, Hezron, and Carmi, and Hur, and Shobal. And Reaiali the son of Shobal begat Jahath; and Jahath begat Ahumai, and Lahad. These are the families of the Zorathites. And these were of the father of Etam; Jezreel, and Ishma, and Idbash: and the name of their sister was Hazelelponi: And Penuel the Num. xxiii, 7-23. Of the Ger- father of Gedor, and Ezer the shonites were Laadan and Shimei, father of Hushah. These are the The sons of Laadan; the chief was sons of Hur, the first-born of Jehiel, and Zetham, and Joel, Ephratah, the father of Beththree. The sons of Shimei; Shelo-lehem. And Ashur the father of mith, and Haziel, and Haran, Tekoa had two wives, Helah and three. These were the chief of Naarah. And Naarah bare him the fathers of Laadan. And the Ahuzam, and Hepher, and Tesons of Shimei were Jahath, Zina, meni, and Haahashtari. These and Jeush, and Beriah. These were the sons of Naarah. And four were the sons of Shimei. And the sons of Helah were Zereth, Jahath was the chief, and Zizah and Jezoar, and Ethnan. And the second: but Jeush and Beriah Coz begat Anub, and Zobebah. had not many sons; therefore they and the families of Aharhel the were in one reckoning, according son of Harum. And Jabez was to their father's house. The sons more honourable than his brethof Kohath; Amram, Izhar, Heb-ren: and his mother called his ron, and Uzziel, four. The sons of name Jabez, saying, Because ! Amram; Aaron and Moses: and bare him with sorrow. And Jabez called on the God of Israel, saying, Oh that thou wouldest bless me indeed, and enlarge my coast, and that thine hand might be with me, and that thou wouldest keep me from evil, that it may not grieve me! And God granted him that which he requested. And Chelub the brother of Shuah begat Mehir, which was the father of Eshiton. And Eshton begat Beth-rapha, and Paseah, and Tehinnal the father of Ir-nahash. These are the men of Rechah. And the sons of Kenaz, Othniel. and Seraiah: and the sons of Othniel; Hathath. ISSACHAR. 1 Chron. vii, 1-5. Now the sons of Issachar were Tola, and Puah, Jashub, and Shimron, four. And the sons of Tola; Uzzi, and Rephaiah, and Jeriel, and Jahmai, and Jibsam, and Shemuel, heads of their father's house, to wit, of Tola: they were valiant men of might in their generations: whose number was in the days of David two and twenty thousand and six hundred. And the sons of Uzzi; Izrahiah: and the sons of Izrahiah; Michael, and Obadiah, and Joel, Ishiah, five: all of them chief men. And with them, by their generations, after the house of their fathers, were bands of soldiers for war, six and thirty thousand men: for they had many wives and of Jaroah, the son of Gilead, the son of Michael, the son of Jeshishai, the son of Jaldo, the son of Buz; Ahi the sons of Abdiel, the son of Guni, chief of the house of their fathers. And they dwelt in Gilead in Bashan, and in her towns, and in all the suburbs of Sharon, upon their borders. ASHER. 1 Chron. vii, 30-40. The sons of Asher; Imnah, and Isuah, and Ishuai, and Beriah, and Serah their sister. And the sons of Beriah; Heber, and Malchiel, who is the father of Birzavith. And Heber begat Japhlet, and Shomer, and Hotham, and Shua their sister. And the sons of Japhlet; Pasach, and Bimbal, and Aslivath: these are the children of Japhlet. And the sons of Shamer; Abi, and Rohgah, Jehubbah, and Aram. And the sons of his brother Helem; Zophah, and Imna, and Shelesh, and Amal. The sons of Zophah; Suah, and Harnepher, and Shual, and Beri, and Imrah, Bezer, and Hod, and Shamma, and Shilshah, and Ithran, and Beera. And the sons of Jether; Jephunneh, and Pispah, and Ara. And the sons of Ulla; Arah, and Haniel, and Rezia. All these were the children of Asher, heads of their father's house, choice and mighty men of valour, chief of the princes. And the number through out the genealogy of them that were apt to the war and to battle sons. And their brethren, among all the families of Issachar, were vallant men of might, reckoned in all, by their genealogies, four-was twenty and six thousand score and seven thousand. ZEBULUN. Gen. xlvi, 14. And the sons of Zebulun; Sered, and Elon, and Jahleel. JACOB-BILHAH, DAN. NAPHTALI. men. JACOB RACHEL, JOSEPH. MANASSEH. 1 Chron. vii, 15-19. And Machir took to wife the sister of Huppim and Shuppim, whose sister's name was Maachah;) and the name of Gen. xlvi, 23. And the sons of the second was Zelophehad: and Dan; Hushim. Zelophehad had daughters. And Maachah the wife of Machir bare a son, and she called his name Peresh: and the name of his brother was Sheresh: and his sons were Ulam and Rakem. And the sons of Ulam; Bedan. These were the sons of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh. And his sister Hammoleketh bare Ishod, and Abiezer, and Mahalah. And the sons of Shemidah were 1 Chron. vil, 13. The sons of Naphtali; Jahziel, and Guni, and Jezer, and Shallum, the sons of Bilhali. JACOB-ZILPAH, GAD. 1 Chron. v, 11-16. And the children of Gad dwelt over against them, in the land of Bashan unto Salcab: Joel the chief, and Shapham the next, and Jaanai, and Shaphat in Bashan. And their brethren, of the house of their fathers, were Michael, and Meshullam, and Sheba, and Jorai, and Jachau, and Zia, and Heber, seven. These are the children of Abihail the son of Huri, the son Ahian, and Shechem, and Likhi, and Aniam. II. EPHRAIM. 1 Chron. vii, 25-29. And Rephah was his son, also Resheph, and Telah his son, and Tahan his son, Laadan his son, Ammihud his son, Elishama his son, Non his son, Jehoshua his son. And their possessions and habitations were Beth-el and the towns thereof, and eastward Naaran, and westward Gezer, with the towns thereof; Shechem also and the towns thereof, unto Gaza and the towns thereof: And by the borders of the children of Manasseh, Beth-shean and her towns, Taanach and her towns, Megiddo and ber towns, Dor and her towns. In these dwelt the children of Joseph the son of Israel. BENJAMIN. 1 Chron. vii, 6-12. The sons of Jediael, three. And the sons of Benjamin; Bela, and Becher, and Bela; Ezbon, and Uzzi, and Uzziel, and Jerimoth, and Iri, five; heads of the house of their fathers, mighty men of valour; and were reckoned by their genealogies twenty and two thousand and thirty and four. And the sons of Becher; Zemira, and Joesh, and Eliezer, and Elioenai, and Omri, and Jerimoth, and Ablah, and Anathoth, and Alameth. All these are the sons of Becher. And the number of them, after their genealogy by their generations, heads of the house of their fathers, mighty men of valour, was twenty thousand and two hundred. The the sons of Bilhan; Jeush, and sons also of Jediael; Bilhan: and Benjamin, and Ehud, and Chena anali, and Zethan, and Tharshish, and Ahishabar. All these the sons of Jediael, by the heads of their fathers, mighty men of valour, were seventeen thousand and two hundred soldiers, fit to go out for war and battle. Shuppim also, and Iuppim, the children of Ir, and Hushim, the sons of Aher. 1 Chron, viii, 1-11, 13-28. Now Benjamin begat Bela his first-born, Ashbel the second, and Aharah the third, Nohah the fourth, and Rapha the fifth. And the sons of Bela were Addar, and Gera, and Abihud, And Abishua, and Naaman, and Aboah, And Gera, and Shephuphan, and Huram. And these are the sons of Ehud: these are the heads of the fathers of the inhabitants of Geba, and they removed them to Manahath: And Naaman, and Ahiah, and Gera, he removed them, and begat Uzza, and Ahihud. And Shaharaim begat children in the coun try of Moab, after he had sent them away; Hushim and Baara were his wives. And he begat of Hodesh his wife, Jobab, and Zibia, and Mesha, and Malcham, And Jeuz, and Shachia, and Mirma. These were his sons, heads of the fathers. And of Hushim he begat Ahitub, and Elpaal. Beriah also, and Shema, who were heads of the fathers of the inhabitants of Ajalon, who drove away the inhabitants of Gath: And Ahio, | Hananiah; Of Ezra, Meshullam; Shashak, and Jeremoth, and of Amariah, Jehohanan; Of MellZebadiah, and Arad, and Ader, cu, Jonathan; of Shebaniah, And Michael, and Ispah, and Joha, Joseph; Of Harim, Adna; of the sons of Beriah; And Zebadiah, Meraioth, Helkai; Of Iddo, Zechand Meshullam, and Hezeki, and ariah; of Ginnetlion, Meshullam; Heber, Ishmerai also, and Jezliah, Of Abijah, Zichri; of Miniamin; of and Jobab, the sons of Elpaal; Moadiah, Piltai; Of Bilgah, ShamAnd Jakim, and Zichri, and Zabdi, mua; of Shemaiah, Jehonathan; And Elienai, and Zilthai, and And of Joiarib, Mattenai; of Eliel, And Adaiah, and Beraiah, Jedaiah, Uzzi; Of Sallai, Kallai; and Shimrath, the sons of Shimhi; of Amok, Eber; Of Hilkiah, And Ishpan, and Heber, and Eliel, Hashabiah; of Jedaiah, Nethaneel. And Abdon, and Zichri, and Hanan, And Hananiah, and Elam, and Antothijah, And Iphedelah, and Penuel, the sons of Shashak; And Shamsheral, and Shehariah, and Athaliah, And Jaresiah, and Eliah, and Zichri, the sons of Jeroham. These were heads of the fathers, by their generations, chief men. These dwelt in Jerusalem. JUDAH THE ROYAL TRIBE. DAVID. Ruth iv, 18-22. Now these are the generations of Pharez: Pharez begat Hezron, And Hezron begat Ram, and Ram begat Aminadab, And Aminadab begat Nahshon, and Nahshon begat Salmon, And Salmon begat Boaz, and Boaz begat Obed, And Obed begat Jesse, SPECIAL GENEALOGIES, and Jesse begat David. III. LEVI THE SACRED TRIBE. AARON. 1 Chron. vi, 1-15. 50-53. The sons of Levi; Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. And the sons of Kohath; Amram, Izhar, and Hebron, and Uzziel. And the children of Amram; Aaron, and Moses, and Miriam. The sons also of Aaron; Nadab, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. Eleazar begat Phinehas, Phinehas begat Abishua. And Abishua begat Bukki, and Bukki begat Uzzi, And Uzzi, begat Zerahiah, and Zerahiah begat Meraioth, Meraioth begat Amariah, and Amariah begat Ahitub, And Abitub begat Zadok, and Zadok begat Ahimaaz, And Ahimaaz begat Azariah, and Azariah begat Johanan, And Johanan begat Azariah, (he it is that executed the priest's office in the temple that Solomon built in Jerusalem,) And Azariah begat Amariah, and Amariah begat Ahitub, And Ahitub begat Zadok, and Zadok begat Shallum, And Shallum begat Hilkiah, and Hilkiah begat Azariah, And Azariah begat Seraiah, and Seraiah begat Jehozadak, And Jehozadak went into captivity, when the LORD carried away Judah and Jerusalem by the hand of Nebuchadnezzar. And these are the sons of Aaron; Eleazar his son, Phinehas his son, Abishua his son, Bukki his son, Uzzi his son, Zerahiah his son, Meraioth his son, Amariah his son, Ahitub his son, Zadok his son, Ahimaaz his son. Neh. xii, 10-21. And Jeshua begat Joiakim, Joiakim also begat Eliashib, and Eliashib begat Jolada, And Joiada begat Jonathan, and Jonathan begat Jaddua. And in the days of Joiakim were priests, the chief of the fathers: of Seraiah, Maraiah; of Jeremiah, 2 Sam. v, 14-16. And these be the names of those that were born unto him in Jerusalem; Shammuah, and Shobab, and Nathan, and Solomon, Ibhar also, and Elishua, and Nepheg, and Japhia, And Elishama, and Eliada, and Eliphalet. 1 Chron. ii, 12-17. And Boaz begat Obed, and Obed begat Jesse. And Jesse begat his first-born Eliab, and Abinadab the second, and Shimma the third, Nethaneel the fourth, Raddai the fifth, Ozem the sixth, David the seventh: Whose sisters were Zeruiah, and Abigail. And the sons of Zeruiah; Abishai, and Joab, and Asahel, three. And Abigail bare Amasa: and the father of Amasa was Jether the Ishmeelite. 1 Chron. iii, 1-24. Now these were the sons of David, which were born unto him in Hebron; the first-born Amnon, of Ahinoam the Jezreelitess; the second, Daniel, of Abigail the Carmelitess; The third, Absalom the son of Maachah, the daughter of Talmai king of Geshur, the fourth, Adonijah the son of Haggith; The fifth, Shephatiah of Abital; the sixth, Ithream by Eglah his wife. These six were born unto him in Hebron; and there he reigned seven years and six months; and in Jerusalem he reigned thirty and three years. And these were born unto him in Jerusalem; Shimea, and Shobab, and Nathan, and Solomon, four, of Bath-shua the daughter of Ammiel: Ibhar also, and Elishama, and Eliphelet, And Nogah, and Nepheg, and Japhia, And Elishama, and Eliada, and Eliphelet, nine. These were all the sons of David, besides the sons of the concubines, and Tamar their sister. And Solomon's sons was Rehoboam, Abia his son, Asa his son, Jehoshaphat his son, Joram his son, Ahaziah his son, Joash his son, Amaziah his son, Azariah his son, Jotham his son, Ahaz his son, Hezekiah his son, Manasseh his son, Amon his son, Josiah his son. And the sons of Josiah were, the first-born Johanan, the second Jehoiakim, the third Zedekiah, the fourth Shallum. And the sons of Jehoiakim; Jeconiah his son, Zedekiah his son. And the sons of Jeconiah; Assir, Salathiel his son, Malchiram also, and Pedaiah, and Shenazar, Jecamiah, Hoshama, and Nedabiah. And the sons of Pedaiah were Zerubbabel, and Shimei: and the sons of Zerubbabel; Meshullam, and Hananiah, and Shelomith their sister; And Hashubah, and Ohel, and Berechial, and Hasadiah, Jushab-hesed, five. And the sons of Hananiah; Pelatiah, and Jesaiah: the sons of Rephaiah, the sons of Arnan, the sons of Obadiah, the sons of Shechaniah. And the sons of Shechaniah; Shemaiah: and the sons of Shemaiah; Hattush, and Igeal, and Bariah, and Neariah, and Shaphat, six. And the sons of Neariah; Elioenai, and Hezekiah, and Azrikam, three. And the sons of Elioenai were Hodaiah, and Eliashib, and Pelaiah, and Akkub, and Johanan, and Dalaiah, and Anani, seven. 1 Chron. xiv, 4-7. Now these are the names of his children which he had in Jerusalem: Shammua, and Shobab, Nathan, and Solomon, And Ibhar, and Elishua, and Elpalet, And Nogah, and Nepheg, and Japhia, And Elishama, and Beeliada, and Eliphalet. BENJAMIN. 1 Sam. ix, 1. Now there was a man of Benjamin, whose name was Kish, the son of Abiel, the son of Zeron, the son of Bechorath, the son of Aphiah, a Benjamite, a mighty man of power. 1 Sam. xiv, 50, 51. And the name of Saul's wife was Ahinoam, the daughter of Ahimaaz; and the name of the captain of his host was Abner, the son of Ner, Saul's uncle: And Kish was the father of Saul; and Ner, the father of Abner, was the son of Abiel. VARIOUS FAMILIES. 1 Chron. ii, 22-55. Aud Segub begat Jair, who had three and twenty cities in the land of Gilead. And he took Geshur, and Aram, with the towns of Jair, from them, with Kenath, and the towns thereof, even threescore cities: all these belonged to the sons of Machír, the father of Gilead. And after that Hezron was dead in Caleb-ephratah, then Abiab, Hezron's wife, bare him Ashur the Abishur was Abihail, and she bare father of Tekoa. And the sons of Jerahmeel, the first-born of Hezron, were Ram the first-born, and Bunah, and Oren, and Ozem, and Ahijah. Jerahmeel had also another wife, whose name was Atarah; she was the mother of Onam. And the sons of Ram, the first-born of Jerahmeel, were Maaz, and Jamin, and Eker. And the sons of Onam were Shammai, and Jada. And the sons of Shammai; Nadab, and Abishur. And the name of the wife of him Ahban, and Molid. And the sous of Nadab; Seled, and Appaim: but Seled died without children. And And the sons of Appaim; Ishi. And the sons of Ishi; Sheshan. the children of Sheshan; Ahlai. And the sons of Jada the brother of Shammai; Jether, and Jonathan: and Jether died with Shumathites, and the Mishraites: of Bithiah the daughter of Pha- and Ben-zobeth. of Caleb the son of Jephunnel; 1 Chron. iv, 15-20. And the sons Iru, Elah, and Naam: and the the sons of Jehaleleel; Ziph, and sons of Elah, even Kenaz. And Ziphah, Tiria, and Azareel. And the sons of Ezra were Jether, and Mered, and Epher, and Jalon: and she bare Miriam, and Shammai, and Ishbah the father of Eshtemoa. And his wife Jehudijah bare Jered the father of out children. And the sons of Gedor, and Heber the father of Jonathan; Peleth, and Zaza. Socho, and Jekuthiel the father of These were the sons of Jerah-Zanoah. And these are the sons meel. Now Sheshan had no sons, but daughters: and Sheshan had a servant, an Egyptian, whose name was Jarha. And Sheshan gave his daughter to Jarha his servant to wife, and she bare him Attai. And Attai begat Nathan, and Nathan begat Zabad, And Zabad begat Epblal, and Ephlal begat Obed, and Obed begat Jehu, and Jehu begat Azariah, And Azariah begat Helez, and Helez begat 1 Chron. viii, 29-40. And at Eleasah, And Eleasah begat Sisa-Gibeon dwelt the father of Gibeon, mai, and Sisamai begat Shallum, (whose wife's name was Maachah,) And Shallum begat Jekamiah, And his first-born son Abdon, and Jekamiah begat Elishama. and Zur, and Kish, and Baal, and Now the son of Caleb the brother Nadab, And Gedor, and Ahio, of Jerahmeel were Mesha his first- and Zacher, And Mikloth begat born, which was the father of Shimeah. And these also dwelt Ziph; and sons of Mareshah the with their brethren in Jerusalem, father of Hebron. And the sons over against them. of Hebron; Korah, and Tappuah, begat Kish, and Kish begat Saul, and Rekem, and Shema. And and Saul begat Jonathan, and Shema begat Raham, the father Malchi-shua, and Abinadab, and of Jorkoam: and Rekem begat Esh-baal. And the son of JonaShammai. And the son of Sham- than was Merib-baal; and Meribmai was Maon: and Maon was baal begat Micah. And the sons of Micah were Pithon, and Melech, and Tarea, and Ahaz. And Ahaz begat Jehoadah; and Jehoadah begat Alemeth, and Azmaveth, and Zimri; and Zimri begat Moza, And Moza begat Binea: Rapha was his son, Eleasah his son, Azel his son: And Azel had six sons, whose names are these, Azrikam, Bocheru, and Ishmael, and Sheariah, and Obadiah, and Hanan. All these were the sons of Azel. And the sons of Eshek his brother were Ulam his first-born, Jehush the second, and Eliphelet the third. the father of Beth-zur. And And Ner Ephah, Caleb's concubine, bare And the sons of Ulam of valour, were mighty men and Saul begat Jonathan, and Hanan; these were the sons of THE SACRED ORCHESTRA. 1 Chron, vi, 31-47. And these are they whom David set over the service of song in the house of the LORD, after that the ark bad rest. And they ministered before the dwelling-place of the tabernacle of the congregation with singing, until Solomon had built the house of the LORD in Jerusalem; and then they waited on their office, according to their order. And these are they that waited with their children: Of the sons of the Kohathites; Heman a singer, the son of Joel, the son of Shemuel, The son of Elkanah, the son of Jeroham, the son of Eliel, the son of Toah, The son of Zuph, the son of Elkanah, the son of Mahath, the son of Amasai, The son of Elkanah, the son of Joel, the son of Azariah, the son of Zephaniah, The son of Tahath, the son of Assir, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah, The son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, the son of Israel. And his brother Asaph, (who stood on his right hand,) even Asaph the son of Berachiah, the son of Shimea, The son of Michael, the son of Baaseiah, the son of Malchiah, The son of Ethni, the son of Zerah, the son of Adaiah, The son of Ethan, the son of Zimmah, the son of Shimei, The son of Jahath, the son of Gershom, the son of Levi. And their brethren, the sons of Merari, stood on the left hand: Ethan the son of Kishi, the son of Abdi, the son of Malluch, The son of Hashablah, the son of Amaziah, the son of Hilkiah, The son of Amzi, the son of Bani, the son of Shamer, The son of Mahli, the son of Mushi, the son of Merari, the son of Levi. EZRA. Ezra vii, 1-5. Now after these things, in the reign of Artaxerxes king of Persia, Ezra the son of Seraiah, the son of Azariah, the son of Hilkiah, The son of Shallum, the son of Zadok, the son of Ahitub, The son of Amariah, the son of Azariah, the son of Meraioth, The son of Zerahiah, the son of Uzzi, the son of Bukki, The son of Abishua, the son of Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the chief priest. IV. CENSUS. THEIR JOURNEYINGS. Num. i, 1-47. And the LORD spake unto Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, in the tabernacle of the congregation, on the first day of the second month, in the second year after they were come out of the land of Egypt, saying, Take ye the sum of all the congregation of the children of Israel, after their families, by the house of their fathers, with the number of their names, every male by their polls; From twenty years old and upward, all that are able to go forth to war in Israel: thou and Aaron shall number them by their armies. And with you there shall be a man of every tribe; every one head of the house of his fathers. And these are the names of the men that shall stand with you: Of the tribe of Reuben; Elizur the son of Shedeur. of Simeon; Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai. Of Judah; Nahshon the son of Amminadab. Of Issachar; Nethaneel the son of Zuar. Of Zebulun; Eliab the son of Helon. Of the children of Joseph: of Ephraim; Elishama the son of Ammihud; of Manasseh; Gamaliel the son of Pedalizur. Of Benjamin; Abidan the son of Gideoni. Of Dan; Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai. Of Asher; Pagiel the son of Ocran. Of Gad; Eliasaph the son of Deuel. Of Naphtali; Ahira the son of Enan. These were the renowned of the congregation, princes of the tribes of their fathers, heads of thousands in Israel. And Moses and Aaron took these men which are expressed by their names: And they assembled all the congregation together on the first day of the second month; and they declared their pedigrees after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of their names, from twenty years old and upward, by their polls. As the LORD commanded Moses, so he numbered them in the wilderness of Sinai. And the children of Reuben, Israel's eldest son, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, by their polls, every male from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war, Those that were numbered of them, Of the children of even of the tribe of Reuben, were | hundred. forty and six thousand and five Benjamin, by their generations, hundred. Of the children of after their families, by the house Simeon, by their generations, of their fathers, according to the after their families, by the house number of the names, from twenty of their fathers, those that were years old and upward, all that numbered of them, according to were able to go forth to war; the number of the names, by their Those that were numbered of polls, every male from twenty them, even of the tribe of Benjayears old and upward, all that min, were thirty and five thou were able to go forth to war; sand and four hundred. Of the Those that were numbered of children of Dan, by their generathem, even of the tribe of Simeon, tions, after their families, by the were fifty and nine thousand and house of their fathers, according three hundred. Of the children to the number of the names, from of Gad, by their generations, after twenty years old and upward, all their families, by the house of that were able to go forth to war; their fathers, according to the Those that were numbered of number of the names, from twenty them, even of the tribe of Dan, years old and upward, all that were threescore and two thonwere able to go forth to war; sand and seven hundred. Of the Those that were numbered of children of Asher, by their generthem, even of the tribe of Gad, ations, after their families, by the were forty and five thousand six honse of their fathers, according hundred and fifty. Of the chil- to the number of the names, dren of Judah, by their genera- from twenty years old and uptions, after their families, by the ward, all that were able to go house of their fathers, according forth to war; Those that were to the number of the names, from numbered of them, even of the twenty years old and upward, all tribe of Asher, were forty and that were able to go forth to war, one thousand and five hundred. Those that were numbered of Of the children of Naphtali, them, even of the tribe of Judah, throughout their generations, were threescore and fourteen after their families, by the house thousand and six hundred. Of of their fathers, according to the the children of Issachar, by their number of the names, from twenty generations, after their families, years old and upward, all that by the house of their fathers, were able to go forth to war, according to the number of the Those that were numbered of names, from twenty years old and them, eren of the tribe of Naphupward, all that were able to go tali, were fifty and three thouforth to war, Those that were sand and four hundred. These numbered of them, even of the are those that were numbered, tribe of Issachar, were fifty and which Moses and Aaron numfour thousand and four hundred. bered, and the princes of Israel, Of the children of Zebulun, by being twelve men: each one was their generations, after their for the house of his fathers. So families, by the house of their were all those that were numfathers, according to the number bered of the children of Israel, by of the names, from twenty years the house of their fathers, from old and upward, all that were twenty years old and upward, all able to go forth to war; Those that were able to go forth to war that were numbered of them, in Israel; Even all they that even of the tribe of Zebulun, were numbered were six hunwere fifty and seven thousand dred thousand, and three thouand four hundred. Of the chil- sand, and five hundred and fifty. dren of Joseph, namely, of the But the Levites, after the tribe of children of Ephraim, by their their fathers, were not numbered generations, after their families, among them. by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war; Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Ephraim, were forty thousand and five hundred. Of the children of Manasseh, by their generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth to war, Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Manasseh, were thirty and two thousand and two II. TAKEN PRIOR TO THEIR ENTRANCE INTO CANAAN. Num. xxvi, 1-51. And it came to pass after the plague, that the LORD spake unto Moses, and unto Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, saying. Take the sum of all the congregation of the children of Israel, from twenty years old and upward, throughout their fathers' house, all that are able to go to war in Israel. And Moses and Eleazar the priest spake with them in the plains of Moab, by Jordan near Jericho, saying, |