1 Chronicles 24
1 And the divisions of the sons of Aaron: the sons of Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.
Now, the sons of Aaron, had their courses, —the sons of Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar;
2 And Nadab and Abihu died before their father, and had no children; and Eleazar and Ithamar exercised the priesthood.
but Nadab and Abihu, died, before their father, and sons, had they none, —but Eleazar and Ithamar became priests;
3 And David distributed them, both Zadok of the sons of Eleazar, and Ahimelech of the sons of Ithamar, according to their office in their service.
and David apportioned to them courses, both to Zadok of the sons of Eleazar, and to Ahimelech of the sons of Ithamar, —by their appointed place in their service.
4 And there were more head-men found of the sons of Eleazar than of the sons of Ithamar, and [thus] were they divided: of the sons of Eleazar there were sixteen heads of fathers' houses, and eight of the sons of Ithamar according to their fathers' houses.
But the sons of Eleazar were found to be more numerous, by the chiefs of their able men, than were the sons of Ithamar, so they divided them, —the sons of Eleazar, had chiefs, of the ancestral house, sixteen, whereas, the sons of Ithamar, had of their ancestral house, eight.
5 And they were divided by lot, one with another; for the princes of the sanctuary and the princes of God were of the sons of Eleazar and of the sons of Ithamar.
They divided them, therefore, by [casting] lots, these with those, —for there were princes of the sanctuary, and princes of God, from among the sons of Eleazar, and among the sons of Ithamar.
6 And Shemaiah the son of Nethaneel the scribe, [one] of the Levites, inscribed them before the king, and the princes, and Zadok the priest, and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar, and the chief fathers of the priests and Levites: one father's house was drawn for Eleazar, and one drawn for Ithamar.
And Shemaiah son of Nethanel the scribe from among the Levites, wrote them down, before the king and the rulers and Zadok the priest, and Ahimelech son of Abiathar, and the ancestral chiefs, pertaining to the priests and to the Levites, —one ancestral house, was taken for Eleazar, and, was equally taken, for Ithamar.
7 And the first lot came forth for Jehoiarib, the second for Jedaiah,
So then the first lot came forth for Jehoiarib, for Jedaiah, the second;
8 the third for Harim, the fourth for Seorim,
for Harim, the third, for Seorim, the fourth;
9 the fifth for Malchijah, the sixth for Mijamin,
for Malchijah, the fifth, for Mijamin, the sixth;
10 the seventh for Hakkoz, the eighth for Abijah,
for Hakkoz, the seventh, for Abijah, the eighth;
11 the ninth for Jeshuah, the tenth for Shecaniah,
for Jeshua, the ninth, for Shecaniah, the tenth;
12 the eleventh for Eliashib, the twelfth for Jakim,
for Eliashib, the eleventh, for Jakim, the twelfth;
13 the thirteenth for Huppah, the fourteenth for Jeshebeab,
for Huppah, the thirteenth, for Jeshebeab, the fourteenth;
14 the fifteenth for Bilgah, the sixteenth for Immer,
for Bilgah, the fifteenth, for Immer, the sixteenth;
15 the seventeenth for Hezir, the eighteenth for Happizez,
for Hezir, the seventeenth, for Happizzez, the eighteenth;
16 the nineteenth for Pethahiah, the twentieth for Ezekiel,
for Pethahiah, the nineteenth, for Jehezkel, the twentieth;
17 the twenty-first for Jachin, the twenty-second for Gamul,
for Jachin, the twenty-first, for Gamul, the twenty-second;
18 the twenty-third for Delaiah, the twenty-fourth for Maaziah.
for Delaiah, the twenty-third, for Maaziah, the twenty-fourth.
19 This is their ordering in their service to come into the house of Jehovah, according to their ordinance, through Aaron their father, as Jehovah the God of Israel had commanded him.
These, were their appointed places for their service, for entering the house of Yahweh, according to the regulation of them, by the hand of Aaron their father, —just as Yahweh God of Israel, commanded him.
20 And as for the rest of the sons of Levi: of the sons of Amram, Shubael; of the sons of Shubael, Jehdeiah.
Now, as for the sons of Levi who remained, of the sons of Amram, Shubael, of the sons of Shubael, Jehdeiah.
21 Of Rehabiah, of the sons of Rehabiah, the head was Jishijah.
Of Rehabiah, of the sons of Rehabiah, the chief Isshiah;
22 Of the Jizharites, Shelomoth; of the sons of Shelomoth, Jahath.
of the Izharites, Shelomoth, —of the sons of Shelomoth, Jahath;
23 — And the sons [of Hebron]: Jerijah [the head], Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, Jekameam the fourth.
and, the sons [of Hebron], Jeriah, —Amariah, the second, Jehaziel, the third, Jekameam, the fourth;
24 The sons of Uzziel, Micah; of the sons of Micah, Shamir;
the sons of Uzziel, Micah, of the sons of Micah, Shamir;
25 the brother of Micah was Jishijah; of the sons of Jishijah, Zechariah.
the brother of Micah, Isshiah, of the sons of Isshiah, Zechariah.
26 The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi; the sons of Jaaziah, his son.
The sons of Merari, Mahli and Mushi, —the sons of Jaaziah, Beno;
27 The sons of Merari by Jaaziah his son: Shoham, and Zaccur, and Ibri.
the sons of Merari, of Jaaziah, Beno, and Shoham and Zaccur and Ibri:
28 Of Mahli: Eleazar, who had no sons.
of Mahli, Eleazar, who had no sons;
29 Of Kish, the sons of Kish: Jerahmeel.
of Kish—the sons of Kish, Jerameel;
30 And the sons of Mushi: Mahli, and Eder, and Jerimoth. These were the sons of the Levites according to their fathers' houses.
and, the sons of Mushi, Mahli and Eder and Jerimoth. These, were the sons of the Levites, belonging to their ancestral house.
31 These likewise cast lots just as their brethren the sons of Aaron before David the king, and Zadok, and Ahimelech, and the chief fathers of the priests and Levites, — the chief fathers just as the youngest of their brethren.
Moreover, they also, cast lots along with their brethren the sons of Aaron, before David the king and Zadok and Ahimelech, and the ancestral chiefs, pertaining to the priests and to the Levites, the ancestral chief along with his younger brethren.
