The sons of Mera´ri; Mahli, and Mushi. The sons of Mahli; Ele-a´zar, and Kish.
Of the sons of Uz´zi-el; Micah the first, and Jesi´ah the second.
And Ele-a´zar died, and had no sons, but daughters: and their brethren the sons of Kish took them.
And David divided them into courses among the sons of Levi, namely, Gershon, Kohath, and Mera´ri.
The sons of Mera´ri; 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,
Shim´e-a his son, Haggi´ah his son, Asai´ah his son.
Ele-a´zar begat Phin´ehas, Phin´ehas begat Abishu´a,
And the sons of Mera´ri; Ma´hali and Mushi: these are the families of Levi according to their generations.
Of Mera´ri was the family of the Mahlites, and the family of the Mushites: these are the families of Mera´ri.