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Go up against the land of Merathaim , even against it, and against the inhabitants of Pekod : waste and utterly destroy after them, saith the Lord, and do according to all that I have commanded thee.

The tenth captain for the tenth month was Maharai the Netophathite, of the Zarhites: and in his course were twenty and four thousand.

Ezrah’s sons were Jether, Mered, Epher, and Jalon. Mered was the father of Miriam , Shammai, and Ishbah. Ishbah was the father of Eshtemoa . Mered had a wife from Egypt . She had Jered, Heber , and Jekuthiel. Jered was Gedor ’s father. Heber was Soco ’s father. And Jekuthiel was Zanoah ’s father. These were the sons of Bithiah. Bithiah was Pharaoh’s daughter. She was Mered’s wife from Egypt .

And those that were numbered of the families of the sons of Merari , throughout their families, by the house of their fathers,

And their brethren the sons of Merari stood on the left hand: Ethan the son of Kishi, the son of Abdi, the son of Malluch,

Of Merari was the family of the Mahlites, and the family of the Mushites: these are the families of Merari .

As for the sons of Merari , thou shalt number them after their families, by the house of their fathers;

So all the cities for the children of Merari by their families, which were remaining of the families of the Levites , were by their lot twelve cities.

The children of Merari by their families had out of the tribe of Reuben , and out of the tribe of Gad , and out of the tribe of Zebulun , twelve cities.

The son of Amariah , the son of Azariah , the son of Meraioth ,

The son of Mahli, the son of Mushi, the son of Merari , the son of Levi .

Meraioth begat Amariah , and Amariah begat Ahitub ,

And Meonothai begat Ophrah : and Seraiah begat Joab, the father of the valley of Charashim; for they were craftsmen.

And unto the families of the children of Merari , the rest of the Levites , out of the tribe of Zebulun , Jokneam with her suburbs, and Kartah with her suburbs,

So Joshua came, and all the people of war with him, against them by the waters of Merom suddenly; and they fell upon them.

These be those that were numbered of the families of the sons of Merari , whom Moses and Aaron numbered according to the word of the Lord by the hand of Moses .

And the chief of the house of the father of the families of Merari was Zuriel the son of Abihail: these shall pitch on the side of the tabernacle northward.

And when all these kings were met together, they came and pitched together at the waters of Merom , to fight against Israel .

Unto the sons of Merari were given by lot, throughout their families, out of the tribe of Reuben , and out of the tribe of Gad , and out of the tribe of Zebulun , twelve cities.

The sons of Merari ; Mahli, Libni his son, Shimei his son, Uzza his son,

Maharai the Netophathite, Heled the son of Baanah the Netophathite,

The Nethinims: the children of Ziha, the children of Hasupha, the children of Tabbaoth,

And the sons of Micah were, Pithon , and Melech , and Tahrea , and Ahaz .

The family groups of Mahli and Mushi belonged to the Merari family. There were 6200 men and boys who were one month old or older in the Mahli family group.