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1 Chronicles 6 17
These are the names of Gershom’s sons: Libni and Shimei.
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Numbers 3:21
The Libnite clan and the Shimeite clan came from Gershon; these were the Gershonite clans.
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Nehemiah 12:1-26
These are the priests and Levites who went up with Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel and with Jeshua: Seraiah, Jeremiah, Ezra,Amariah, Malluch, Hattush,Shecaniah, Rehum, Meremoth,Iddo, Ginnethoi, Abijah,Mijamin, Maadiah, Bilgah,Shemaiah, Joiarib, Jedaiah,Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, Jedaiah. These were the heads of the priests and their relatives in the days of Jeshua.The Levites: Jeshua, Binnui, Kadmiel, Sherebiah, Judah, and Mattaniah— he and his relatives were in charge of the songs of praise.Bakbukiah, Unni, and their relatives stood opposite them in the services.Jeshua fathered Joiakim, Joiakim fathered Eliashib, Eliashib fathered Joiada,Joiada fathered Jonathan, and Jonathan fathered Jaddua.In the days of Joiakim, the heads of the priestly families were Meraiah of Seraiah, Hananiah of Jeremiah,Meshullam of Ezra, Jehohanan of Amariah,Jonathan of Malluchi, Joseph of Shebaniah,Adna of Harim, Helkai of Meraioth,Zechariah of Iddo, Meshullam of Ginnethon,Zichri of Abijah, Piltai of Moadiah, of Miniamin,Shammua of Bilgah, Jehonathan of Shemaiah,Mattenai of Joiarib, Uzzi of Jedaiah,Kallai of Sallai, Eber of Amok,Hashabiah of Hilkiah, and Nethanel of Jedaiah.In the days of Eliashib, Joiada, Johanan, and Jaddua, the heads of the families of the Levites and priests were recorded while Darius the Persian ruled.Levi’s descendants, the family heads, were recorded in the Book of the Historical Events during the days of Johanan son of Eliashib.The heads of the Levites— Hashabiah, Sherebiah, and Jeshua son of Kadmiel, along with their relatives opposite them— gave praise and thanks, division by division, as David the man of God had prescribed.This included Mattaniah, Bakbukiah, and Obadiah. Meshullam, Talmon, and Akkub were gatekeepers who guarded the storerooms at the city gates.These served in the days of Joiakim son of Jeshua, son of Jozadak, and in the days of Nehemiah the governor and Ezra the priest and scribe.
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Exodus 6:17-19
The sons of Gershon: Libni and Shimei, by their clans.The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel. Kohath lived 133 years.The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. These are the clans of the Levites according to their family records.
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1 Chronicles 26 1-1 Chronicles 26 32
The following were the divisions of the gatekeepers: From the Korahites: Meshelemiah son of Kore, one of the sons of Asaph.Meshelemiah had sons: Zechariah the firstborn, Jediael the second, Zebadiah the third, Jathniel the fourth,Elam the fifth, Jehohanan the sixth, and Eliehoenai the seventh.Obed-edom also had sons: Shemaiah the firstborn, Jehozabad the second, Joah the third, Sachar the fourth, Nethanel the fifth,Ammiel the sixth, Issachar the seventh, and Peullethai the eighth, for God blessed him.Also, to his son Shemaiah were born sons who ruled their ancestral families because they were strong, capable men.Shemaiah’s sons: Othni, Rephael, Obed, and Elzabad; his relatives Elihu and Semachiah were also capable men.All of these were among the sons of Obed-edom with their sons and relatives; they were capable men with strength for the work— sixty-two from Obed-edom.Meshelemiah also had sons and relatives who were capable men— eighteen.Hosah, from the Merarites, also had sons: Shimri the first( although he was not the firstborn, his father had appointed him as the first),Hilkiah the second, Tebaliah the third, and Zechariah the fourth. The sons and relatives of Hosah were thirteen in all.These divisions of the gatekeepers, under their leading men, had duties for ministering in the LORD’s temple, just as their relatives did.They cast lots for each temple gate according to their ancestral families, young and old alike.The lot for the east gate fell to Shelemiah. They also cast lots for his son Zechariah, an insightful counselor, and his lot came out for the north gate.Obed-edom’s was the south gate, and his sons’ lot was for the storehouses;it was the west gate and the gate of Shallecheth on the ascending highway for Shuppim and Hosah. There were guards stationed at every watch.There were six Levites each day on the east, four each day on the north, four each day on the south, and two pair at the storehouses.As for the court on the west, there were four at the highway and two at the court.Those were the divisions of the gatekeepers from the descendants of the Korahites and Merarites.From the Levites, Ahijah was in charge of the treasuries of God’s temple and the treasuries of what had been dedicated.From the sons of Ladan, who were the descendants of the Gershonites through Ladan and were the family heads belonging to Ladan the Gershonite: Jehieli.The sons of Jehieli, Zetham and his brother Joel, were in charge of the treasuries of the LORD’s temple.From the Amramites, the Izharites, the Hebronites, and the Uzzielites:Shebuel, a descendant of Moses’s son Gershom, was the officer in charge of the treasuries.His relatives through Eliezer: his son Rehabiah, his son Jeshaiah, his son Joram, his son Zichri, and his son Shelomith.This Shelomith and his relatives were in charge of all the treasuries of what had been dedicated by King David, by the family heads who were the commanders of thousands and of hundreds, and by the army commanders.They dedicated part of the plunder from their battles for the repair of the LORD’s temple.All that the seer Samuel, Saul son of Kish, Abner son of Ner, and Joab son of Zeruiah had dedicated, along with everything else that had been dedicated, were in the care of Shelomith and his relatives.From the Izrahites: Chenaniah and his sons had duties outside the temple as officers and judges over Israel.From the Hebronites: Hashabiah and his relatives, 1,700 capable men, had assigned duties in Israel west of the Jordan for all the work of the LORD and for the service of the king.From the Hebronites: Jerijah was the head of the Hebronites, according to the family records of his ancestors. A search was made in the fortieth year of David’s reign and strong, capable men were found among them at Jazer in Gilead.There were among Jerijah’s relatives 2,700 capable men who were family heads. King David appointed them over the Reubenites, the Gadites, and half the tribe of Manasseh as overseers in every matter relating to God and the king.
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1 Chronicles 6 20-1 Chronicles 6 21
Of Gershom: his son Libni, his son Jahath, his son Zimmah,his son Joah, his son Iddo, his son Zerah, and his son Jeatherai.
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1 Chronicles 23 7-1 Chronicles 23 11
The Gershonites: Ladan and Shimei.Ladan’s sons: Jehiel was the first, then Zetham, and Joel— three.Shimei’s sons: Shelomoth, Haziel, and Haran— three. Those were the heads of the families of Ladan.Shimei’s sons: Jahath, Zizah, Jeush, and Beriah. Those were Shimei’s sons— four.Jahath was the first and Zizah was the second; however, Jeush and Beriah did not have many sons, so they became one family and received a single assignment.
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1 Chronicles 25 4
From Heman: Heman’s sons: Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel, Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, Romamti-ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, and Mahazioth.