1 Chronicles 24

1 Now the divisions into which the sons of Aaron were grouped were these: the sons of Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.

And the divisions of the sons of Aaron were: The sons of Aaron were Nadab, and Abihu, El'azar, and Ithamar.

2 But Nadab and Abihu came to their end before their father, and had no children; so Eleazar and Ithamar did the work of priests.

But Nadab and Abihu died before their father, and they had no children: and El'azar and Ithamar became priests.

3 And David, with Zadok of the sons of Eleazar, and Ahimelech of the sons of Ithamar, made distribution of them into their positions for their work.

And David divided them off with Zadok of the sons of El'azar', and Achimelech of the sons of Ithamar, to their office in their service.

4 And there were more chiefs among the sons of Eleazar than among the sons of Ithamar; and this is how they were grouped: of the sons of Eleazar there were sixteen, all heads of families; and of the sons of Ithamar, heads of families, there were eight.

And the sons of El'azar were found more numerous in the chiefs of males than the sons of Ithamar; and they divided them accordingly. Of the sons of El'azar there were sixteen chiefs of the family divisions, and of the sons of Ithamar, eight for their family divisions.

5 So they were put into groups, by the Lord's decision, one with another; for there were rulers of the holy place and rulers of the house of God among the sons of Eleazar and the sons of Ithamar.

And they divided them off by lot, both the first and the last; for the governors of the sanctuary, and governors [of the house] of God, were from the sons of El'azar, and from the sons of Ithamar.

6 And Shemaiah, the son of Nethanel the scribe, who was a Levite, put down their names in writing, the king being present with the rulers, and Zadok the priest, and Ahimelech, the son of Abiathar, and the heads of families of the priests and the Levites; one family being taken for Eleazar and then one for Ithamar, and so on.

And Shema'yah the son of Nethanel the scribe, one of the Levites, wrote them down before the king, and the princes, and Zadok the priest, and Achimelech the son of Ebyathar, and the chiefs of the families of the priests and Levites: one family division being drawn of El'azar, and one being equally drawn of Ithamar.

7 Now the first name to come out was that of Jehoiarib; the second Jedaiah,

And there came out the first lot for Jehoyarib, for Jeda'yah the second,

8 The third Harim, the fourth Seorim,

For Charim the third, for Se'orim the fourth,

9 The fifth Malchijah, the sixth Mijamin,

For Malkiyah the fifth, for Miyamin the sixth.

10 The seventh Hakkoz, the eighth Abijah,

For Hakkoz the seventh, for Abiyah the eighth,

11 The ninth Jeshua, the tenth Shecaniah,

For Jeshua' the ninth, for Shechanyahu the tenth,

12 The eleventh Eliashib, the twelfth Jakim,

For Elyashib the eleventh, for Jakim the twelfth,

13 The thirteenth Huppah, the fourteenth Jeshebeab,

For Chuppah the thirteenth, for Jeshehah the fourteenth,

14 The fifteenth Bilgah, the sixteenth Immer,

For Bilgah the fifteenth, for Immer the sixteenth,

15 The seventeenth Hezir, the eighteenth Happizzez,

For Chezir the seventeenth, for Happizzez the eighteenth,

16 The nineteenth Pethahiah, the twentieth Jehezkel,

For Pethachyah the nineteenth, for Ezekiel the twentieth.

17 The twenty-first Jachin, the twenty-second Gamul,

For Jachin the one and twentieth, for Gamul the two and twentieth,

18 The twenty-third Delaiah, the twenty-fourth Maaziah.

For Delayahu the three and twentieth, for Ma'azyahu the four and twentieth.

19 So they were put into their different groups, to take their places in the house of the Lord, in agreement with the rules made by Aaron their father, as the Lord, the God of Israel, had given him orders.

This was their office in their service to come into the house of the Lord, according to the manner prescribed to them, under the supervision of Aaron their father, as the Lord the God of Israel had commanded him.

20 And of the rest of the sons of Levi: of the sons of Amram, Shubael; of the sons of Shubael, Jehdeiah.

And of the rest of the sons of Levi there were, of the sons of 'Amram: Shubael. Of the sons of Shubael: Jechdeyahu.

21 Of Rehabiah; of the sons of Rehabiah, Isshiah the chief.

Concerning Rechabyahu, of the sons of Rechabyahu the chief was Yishiyah.

22 Of the Izharites, Shelomoth; of the sons of Shelomoth, Jahath.

Of the Yisharites was Shelomoth: of the sons of Shelomoth was Jachath.

23 And the sons of Hebron: Jeriah the chief, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, Jekameam the fourth.

And the sons [of Hebron]: Jeriyah, Amaryahu the second, Jachaziel the third, Jekam'am the fourth.

24 The sons of Uzziel, Micah; of the sons of Micah, Shamir.

[Of] the sons of 'Uzziel, Michah: of the sons of Michah, Shamir.

25 The brother of Micah, Isshiah; of the sons of Isshiah, Zechariah.

The brother of Michah was Yishiyah; of the sons of Yishiyah, Zecharyahu.

26 The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi; the sons of Jaaziah.

The sons of Merari were Machli and Mushi: the sons of Ja'aziyahu, Beno.

27 The sons of Merari: of Jaaziah, Shoham and Zaccur and Ibri.

The sons of Merari by Ja'aziyahu: Beno, and Shoham, and Zaccur, and 'Ibri.

28 Of Mahli: Eleazar, who had no sons.

Of Machli: El'azar, who had no sons.

29 Of Kish: the sons of Kish, Jerahmeel.

Of Kish: The son of Kish was Jerachmeel.

30 And the sons of Mushi: Mahli and Eder and Jerimoth. These were the sons of the Levites by their families.

And the sons of Mushi were Machli, and 'Eder, and Jerimoth. These were the sons of the Levites after their family divisions.

31 Selection was made of these in the same way as of their brothers the sons of Aaron, David the king being present, with Zadok, and Ahimelech, and the heads of families of the priests and of the Levites; the families of the chief in the same way as those of his younger brother.

These likewise cast lots in the same manner as their brethren the sons of Aaron in the presence of king David, and Zadok, and Achimelech, and the chiefs of the families of the priests and Levites, even the principal of the families equally with his youngest brother.