1 Chronicles 24
1 And the divisions of the sons of Aaron: the sons of Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.
The work groups based on Aaron's descendants were these: Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.
2 And Nadab and Abihu died before their father, and had no children; and Eleazar and Ithamar exercised the priesthood.
Nadab and Abihu died before their father died. They had no children, so Eleazar and Ithamar served as 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.
David, together with Zadok, a descendant of Eleazar, and Ahimelech, a descendant of Ithamar, divided them into groups for their work as priests.
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.
There were more leading men among Eleazar's descendants than among Ithamar's descendants, so they divided Eleazar's descendants into sixteen groups. They did this by heads of clans and by Ithamar's descendants. These divisions were eight in number, corresponding to their clans.
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 impartially by lot, for there were holy officials and officials of God, from both Eleazar's descendants and Ithamar's descendants.
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.
Shemaiah son of Nethanel the scribe, a Levite, wrote down their names in the presence of the king, the officials, Zadok the priest, Ahimelech son of Abiathar, and the leaders of the priestly and Levite families. One clan was drawn by lot from Eleazar's descendants, and then the next would be drawn from Ithamar's descendants.
7 And the first lot came forth for Jehoiarib, the second for Jedaiah,
The first lot went to Jehoiarib, the second to Jedaiah,
8 the third for Harim, the fourth for Seorim,
the third to Harim, the fourth to Seorim,
9 the fifth for Malchijah, the sixth for Mijamin,
the fifth to Malchijah, the sixth to Mijamin,
10 the seventh for Hakkoz, the eighth for Abijah,
the seventh to Hakkoz, the eighth to Abijah,
11 the ninth for Jeshuah, the tenth for Shecaniah,
the ninth to Jeshua, the tenth to Shecaniah,
12 the eleventh for Eliashib, the twelfth for Jakim,
the eleventh to Eliashib, the twelfth to Jakim,
13 the thirteenth for Huppah, the fourteenth for Jeshebeab,
the thirteenth to Huppah, the fourteenth to Jeshebeab,
14 the fifteenth for Bilgah, the sixteenth for Immer,
the fifteenth to Bilgah, the sixteenth to Immer,
15 the seventeenth for Hezir, the eighteenth for Happizez,
the seventeenth to Hezir, the eighteenth to Happizzez,
16 the nineteenth for Pethahiah, the twentieth for Ezekiel,
the nineteenth to Pethahiah, the twentieth to Jehezkel,
17 the twenty-first for Jachin, the twenty-second for Gamul,
the twenty-first to Jakin, the twenty-second to Gamul,
18 the twenty-third for Delaiah, the twenty-fourth for Maaziah.
the twenty-third to Delaiah, and the twenty-fourth to Maaziah.
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.
This was the order of their service, when they came into Yahweh's house, following the procedure given to them by Aaron their ancestor, as Yahweh, the God of Israel, had instructed him.
20 And as for the rest of the sons of Levi: of the sons of Amram, Shubael; of the sons of Shubael, Jehdeiah.
These were the rest of the descendants of Levi: Of the sons of Amram, Shubael; of the sons of Shubael, Jehdeiah.
21 Of Rehabiah, of the sons of Rehabiah, the head was Jishijah.
As for Rehabiah, the sons of Rehabiah: Ishijah the leader.
22 Of the Jizharites, Shelomoth; of the sons of Shelomoth, Jahath.
From the Izharites: Shelomoth; from the sons of Shelomoth: Jahath.
23 — And the sons [of Hebron]: Jerijah [the head], Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, Jekameam the fourth.
The sons of Hebron: Jeriah the leader, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, and Jekameam the fourth.
24 The sons of Uzziel, Micah; of the sons of Micah, Shamir;
The son of Uzziel: Micah; from the sons of Micah: Shamir.
25 the brother of Micah was Jishijah; of the sons of Jishijah, Zechariah.
The brother of Micah: Ishijah. From the sons of Ishijah: Zechariah.
26 The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi; the sons of Jaaziah, his son.
The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi; from the son of Jaaziah: Beno.
27 The sons of Merari by Jaaziah his son: Shoham, and Zaccur, and Ibri.
The sons of Merari from Jaaziah: Beno, Shoham, Zaccur, and Ibri.
28 Of Mahli: Eleazar, who had no sons.
From Mahli: Eleazar, who had no sons.
29 Of Kish, the sons of Kish: Jerahmeel.
From Kish: The son of Kish: Jerahmeel.
30 And the sons of Mushi: Mahli, and Eder, and Jerimoth. These were the sons of the Levites according to their fathers' houses.
The sons of Mushi: Mahli, Eder, and Jerimoth. These were the Levites, listed by their families.
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.
These men who were the head of each father's house and each of their younger brothers, cast lots in the presence of King David, and Zadok and Ahimelech, along with the leaders of the families of the priests and Levites. They cast lots just as Aaron's descendants had done.
