Bible Verses About Levites

The L'vi'im: descendants of Yeshua and Kadmi'el, of the descendants of Hodavyah

The singers: descendants of Asaf 128

The descendants of the gatekeepers: descendants of Shalum, descendants of Ater, descendants of Talmon, descendants of 'Akuv, descendants of Hatita, and descendants of Shovai in all, 139

The temple servants: descendants of Tzicha, descendants of Hasufa, descendants of Taba'ot,

descendants of Keros, descendants of Sia'ha descendants of Padon,

descendants of L'vanah, descendants of Hagavah, descendants of 'Akuv,

descendants of Hagav, descendants of Salmai, descendants of Hanan,

descendants of Giddel, descendants of Gachar, descendants of Re'ayah,

descendants of Retzin, descendants of N'koda, descendants of Gazam,

descendants of 'Uza, descendants of Paseach, descendants of Besai,

descendants of Asnah, descendants of Me'unim, descendants of N'fusim,

descendants of Bakbuk, descendants of Hakufa, descendants of Harhur,

descendants of Batzlut, descendants of M'chida, descendants of Harsha,

descendants of Barkos, descendants of Sisra, descendants of Temach,

descendants of N'tziach, and descendants of Hatifa.

The descendants of Shlomo's servants: descendants of Sotai, descendants of Hasoferet, descendants of P'ruda,

descendants of Ya'alah, descendants of Darkon, descendants of Giddel,

descendants of Sh'fatyah, descendants of Hatil, descendants of Pokheret-Hatzvayim, and descendants of Ami.

All the temple servants and the descendants of Shlomo's servants numbered 392

The following went up from Tel-Melach, Tel-Harsha, K'ruv, Adan and Immer; but they could not state which fathers' clan they or their children belonged to, [so it was not clear] whether they were from Isra'el:

descendants of D'layah, descendants of Toviyah, and descendants of N'koda 652

and of the descendants of the cohanim: descendants of Havayah, descendants of Hakotz, and descendants of Barzillai, who took a wife from the daughters of Barzillai the Gil'adi and was named after them.

These tried to locate their genealogical records, but they weren't found. Therefore they were considered defiled and were not allowed to serve as cohanim.

The Tirshata told them not to eat any of the especially holy food until a cohen appeared who could consult the urim and tumim.

So I sent for Eli'ezer, Ari'el, Sh'ma'yah, Elnatan, Yariv, Elnatan, Natan, Z'kharyah and Meshulam, who were leaders, and also for Yoyariv and Elnatan, who were men of discernment.