¹The sons of Levi: ²The sons of Kohath: ³The children of Amram: ⁴Eleazar was the father of Phinehas, ⁵Abishua was the father of Bukki, ⁶Uzzi was the father of Zerahiah, ⁷Meraioth was the father of Amariah, ⁸Ahitub was the father of Zadok, ⁹Ahimaaz was the father of Azariah, ¹⁰Johanan was the father of Azariah, who served as priest in the temple that Solomon built in Jerusalem, ¹¹Azariah was the father of Amariah, ¹²Ahitub was the father of Zadok, ¹³Shallum was the father of Hilkiah, ¹⁴Azariah was the father of Seraiah, ¹⁵Jehozadak went into captivity when the LORD sent Judah and Jerusalem into exile by the hand of Nebuchadnezzar. ¹⁶The sons of Levi: ¹⁷These are the names of the sons of Gershom: ¹⁸The sons of Kohath: ¹⁹The sons of Merari: ²⁰Of Gershom: ²¹Libni his son, Jahath his son, Zimmah his son, Joah his son, Iddo his son, Zerah his son, and Jeatherai his son. ²²The descendants of Kohath: ²³Amminadab his son, Korah his son, Assir his son, Elkanah his son, Ebiasaph his son, Assir his son, ²⁴Tahath his son, Uriel his son, Uzziah his son, and Shaul his son. ²⁵The descendants of Elkanah: ²⁶Amasai, Ahimoth, Elkanah his son, Zophai his son, Nahath his son, ²⁷Eliab his son, Jeroham his son, and Elkanah his son. ²⁸The sons of Samuel: ²⁹The descendants of Merari: ³⁰Mahli, Libni his son, Shimei his son, Uzzah his son, Shimea his son, Haggiah his son, and Asaiah his son.