And theyministeredbefore the dwellingplace of the tabernacle of the congregationwithsinging, untilSolomon had built the house of the LORD in Jerusalem: and thentheywaited on theirofficeaccording to theirorder.
But Aaron and his sonsofferedupon the altar of the burntoffering, and on the altar of incense, and wereappointed for all the work of the placemostholy, and to make an atonement for Israel, according to all thatMoses the servant of God had commanded.
Now these are theirdwellingplacesthroughouttheircastles in theircoasts, of the sons of Aaron, of the families of the Kohathites: for theirs was the lot.
And to the sons of Aarontheygave the cities of Judah, namely, Hebron, the city of refuge, and Libnahwith her suburbs, and Jattir, and Eshtemoa, withtheirsuburbs,
And out of the tribe of Benjamin; Gebawith her suburbs, and Alemethwith her suburbs, and Anathothwith her suburbs. All theircitiesthroughouttheirfamilieswerethirteencities.
And unto the sons of Kohath, whichwereleft of the family of thattribe, werecitiesgiven out of the halftribe, namely, out of the halftribe of Manasseh, by lot, ten cities.
And to the sons of Gershomthroughouttheirfamilies out of the tribe of Issachar, and out of the tribe of Asher, and out of the tribe of Naphtali, and out of the tribe of Manasseh in Bashan, thirteencities.
Unto the sons of Merariweregiven by lot, throughouttheirfamilies, out of the tribe of Reuben, and out of the tribe of Gad, and out of the tribe of Zebulun, twelvecities.
And theygave by lot out of the tribe of the children of Judah, and out of the tribe of the children of Simeon, and out of the tribe of the children of Benjamin, thesecities, which are called by theirnames.
And on the othersideJordan by Jericho, on the eastside of Jordan, weregiventhem out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer in the wildernesswith her suburbs, and Jahzahwith her suburbs,