1 Chronicles 24
1 Now these were the divisions of the sons of Aaron. The sons of Aaron: Nadab, and Abihu, and Eleazar, and Ithamar.
The sons of Aaron were placed in divisions as follows. The sons of Aaron were Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
2 But Nadab and Abihu died before their father, and without children. And so Eleazar and Ithamar exercised the priestly office.
But Nadab and Abihu died before their father did, and they had no sons. Only Eleazar and Ithamar carried on as priests.
3 And David distributed them, that is, Zadok of the sons of Eleazar, and Ahimelech of the sons of Ithamar, according to their courses and ministry.
With the help of Zadok, a descendant of Eleazar, and Ithamar, a descendant Ahimelech, David placed them in divisions according to their appointed duties.
4 And there were found many more of the sons of Eleazar among the leading men, than of the sons of Ithamar. Therefore, he divided them so that there were, of the sons of Eleazar, sixteen leaders by their families, and of the sons of Ithamar eight by their families and houses.
Because Eleazar's descendants had more leaders than those of Ithamar, they were divided like this: sixteen family leaders from the descendants of Eleazar, and eight from the descendants of Ithamar.
5 Then he divided among them, in both families, by lot. For there were leaders of the sanctuary and leaders of God, as much from the sons of Eleazar as from the sons of Ithamar.
They were divided by casting lots, without preference, for there were officers of the sanctuary and officers of God from both the sons of Eleazar and the sons of Ithamar.
6 And the scribe Shemaiah, the son of Nethanel, a Levite, wrote these down before the king and the leaders, with Zadok, the priest, and Ahimelech, the son of Abiathar, and also the leaders of the priestly and Levitical families. And there was one house, which was preeminent over the others, that of Eleazar; and there was another house, which had the others under it, that of Ithamar.
Shemaiah son of Nethanel, a Levite, was the secretary. He wrote down the names and assignments in the presence of the king, the officials, Zadok the priest, Ahimelech son of Abiathar, and the family leaders of the priests and Levites. One family from Eleazar and one from Ithamar were chosen in turn.
7 Now the first lot went forth to Jehoiarib, the second to Jedaiah,
The first lot fell to Jehoiarib. The second to Jedaiah.
8 the third to Harim, the fourth to Seorim,
The third to Harim. The fourth to Seorim.
9 the fifth to Malchijah, the sixth to Mijamin,
The fifth to Malkijah. The sixth to Mijamin.
10 the seventh to Hakkoz, the eighth to Abijah,
The seventh to Hakkoz. The eighth to Abijah.
11 the ninth to Jeshua, the tenth to Shecaniah,
The ninth to Jeshua. The tenth to Shecaniah.
12 the eleventh to Eliashib, the twelfth to Jakim,
The eleventh to Eliashib. The twelfth to Jakim.
13 the thirteenth to Huppah, the fourteenth to Jeshebeab,
The thirteenth to Huppah. The fourteenth to Jeshebeab.
14 the fifteenth to Bilgah, the sixteenth to Immer,
The fifteenth to Bilgah. The sixteenth to Immer.
15 the seventeenth to Hezir, the eighteenth to Happizzez,
The seventeenth to Hezir. The eighteenth to Happizzez.
16 the nineteenth to Pethahiah, the twentieth to Jehezkel,
The nineteenth to Pethahiah. The twentieth to Jehezkel.
17 the twenty-first to Jachin, the twenty-second to Gamul,
The twenty-first to Jakin. The twenty-second to Gamul.
18 the twenty-third to Delaiah, the twenty-fourth to Maaziah.
The twenty-third to Delaiah. The twenty-fourth to Maaziah.
19 These were their courses according to their ministries, so that they would enter into the house of the Lord in accord with their practice, under the hand of Aaron, their father, just as the Lord, the God of Israel, had instructed.
This was the order in which each group were to serve when they came into the house of the Lord, following the procedure defined for them by their forefather Aaron, as instructed by the Lord, the God of Israel.
20 Now of the sons of Levi who were remaining, there were Shubael, from the sons of Amram, and Jehdeiah, from the sons of Shubael.
These were the rest of the sons of Levi: from the sons of Amram: Shubael; from the sons of Shubael: Jehdeiah.
21 Also, there were Isshiah, the leader from the sons of Rehabiah,
For Rehabiah, from his sons: Isshiah (first).
22 and truly Shelomoth, the son of Izhar, and Jahath, the son of Shelomoth,
From the Izharites: Shelomoth; from the sons of Shelomoth: Jahath.
23 and his son, Jeriah the first, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, Jekameam the fourth.
The sons of Hebron: Jeriah (first), Amariah (second), Jahaziel (third), and Jekameam (fourth).
24 The son of Uzziel was Micah. The son of Micah was Shamir.
The son of Uzziel: Micah; from the sons of Micah: Shamir.
25 The brother of Micah was Isshiah. And the son of Isshiah was Zechariah.
The brother of Micah: Isshiah; from the sons of Isshiah: Zechariah.
26 The sons of Merari were Mahli and Mushi. The son of Uzziah was Beno.
The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. The son of Jaaziah: Beno.
27 Also, the son of Merari: Uzziah, and Shoham, and Zaccur, and Hebri.
The sons of Merari: from Jaaziah: Beno, Shoham, Zaccur and Ibri.
28 In addition, the son of Mahli was Eleazar, who had no children.
From Mahli: Eleazar, who did not have any sons.
29 Truly, the son of Kish was Jerahmeel.
From Kish: the son of Kish, Jerahmeel.
30 The sons of Mushi were Mahli, Eder, and Jerimoth. These were the sons of Levi according to the houses of their families.
The sons of Mushi: Mahli, Eder, and Jerimoth. These were the sons of the Levites, according to their families.
31 And they also cast lots concerning their brothers, the sons of Aaron, before David the king, and Zadok, and Ahimelech, and the leaders of the priestly and Levitical families, as much concerning the elder as the younger. The lot divided all things equitably.
They also cast lots in the same way their relatives the descendants of Aaron did. They did this in the presence of King David, and of Zadok, Ahimelech, and the family leaders of the priests and of the Levites, the family leaders and their youngest brothers alike.
