1 Chronicles 24
1 The sons of Aaron were placed in divisions as follows. The sons of Aaron were Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
These are also the diuisions of the sonnes of Aaron: The sonnes of Aaron were Nadab, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
2 But Nadab and Abihu died before their father did, and they had no sons. Only Eleazar and Ithamar carried on as priests.
But Nadab and Abihu died before their father, and had no children: therefore Eleazar and Ithamar executed the Priestes office.
3 With the help of Zadok, a descendant of Eleazar, and Ithamar, a descendant Ahimelech, David placed them in divisions according to their appointed duties.
And Dauid distributed them, euen Zadok of the sonnes of Eleazar, and Ahimelech of the sonnes of Ithamar according to their offices in their ministration.
4 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.
And there were found more of the sonnes of Eleazar by the number of men, then of the sonnes of Ithamar. and they deuided them, to wit, among the sonnes of Eleazar, sixteene heads, according to the houshould of their fathers, and among ye sonnes of Ithamar, according to the housholde of their fathers, eight.
5 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.
Thus they distributed them by lot the one from the other, and so the rulers of the Sanctuarie and the rulers of the house of God were of the sonnes of Eleazar and of the sonnes of Ithamar.
6 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.
And Shemaiah the sonne of Nethaneel the scribe of the Leuites, wrote them before ye King and the princes, and Zadok the Priest, and Ahimelech the sonne of Abiathar, and before ye chiefe fathers of the Priests and of the Leuites, one familie being reserued for Eleazar, and another reserued for Ithamar.
7 The first lot fell to Jehoiarib. The second to Jedaiah.
And the first lot fell to Iehoiarib, and the second to Iedaiah,
8 The third to Harim. The fourth to Seorim.
The third to Harim, the fourth to Seorim,
9 The fifth to Malkijah. The sixth to Mijamin.
The fifth to Malchiiah, the sixt to Miiamin,
10 The seventh to Hakkoz. The eighth to Abijah.
The seuenth to Hakkoz, the eight to Abiiah,
11 The ninth to Jeshua. The tenth to Shecaniah.
The ninth to Ieshua, the tenth to Shecaniah,
12 The eleventh to Eliashib. The twelfth to Jakim.
The eleuenth to Eliashib, the twelft to Iakim,
13 The thirteenth to Huppah. The fourteenth to Jeshebeab.
The thirteenth to Huppa, the fouretenth to Ieshebeab,
14 The fifteenth to Bilgah. The sixteenth to Immer.
The fiftenth to Bilgah, the sixtenth to Immer,
15 The seventeenth to Hezir. The eighteenth to Happizzez.
The seuententh to Hezir, the eightenth to Happizzer,
16 The nineteenth to Pethahiah. The twentieth to Jehezkel.
The ninetenth to Pethahiah, the twentieth to Iehezekel,
17 The twenty-first to Jakin. The twenty-second to Gamul.
The one and twentie to Iachin, the two and twentie to Gamul,
18 The twenty-third to Delaiah. The twenty-fourth to Maaziah.
The three and twentie to Deliah, the foure and twentie to Maaziah.
19 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.
These were their orders according to their offices, when they entred into the house of the Lord according to their custome vnder the hande of Aaron their father, as the Lord God of Israel had commanded him.
20 These were the rest of the sons of Levi: from the sons of Amram: Shubael; from the sons of Shubael: Jehdeiah.
And of the sonnes of Leui that remained of the sonnes of Amram, was Shubael, of the sonnes of Shubael, Iedeiah,
21 For Rehabiah, from his sons: Isshiah (first).
Of Rehabiah. euen of the sonnes of Rehabiah, the first Isshiiah,
22 From the Izharites: Shelomoth; from the sons of Shelomoth: Jahath.
Of Izhari, Shelomoth, of the sonnes of Shelomoth, Iahath,
23 The sons of Hebron: Jeriah (first), Amariah (second), Jahaziel (third), and Jekameam (fourth).
And his sonnes Ieriah the first, Amariah the second, Iahaziel the thirde, and Iekameam the fourth,
24 The son of Uzziel: Micah; from the sons of Micah: Shamir.
The sonne of Vzziel was Michah, ye sonne of Michah was Shamir,
25 The brother of Micah: Isshiah; from the sons of Isshiah: Zechariah.
The brother of Michah was Isshiiah, the sonne of Isshiiah, Zechariah,
26 The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. The son of Jaaziah: Beno.
The sonnes of Merari, were Mahli and Mushi, the sonne of Iaaziiah was Beno,
27 The sons of Merari: from Jaaziah: Beno, Shoham, Zaccur and Ibri.
The sonnes of Merari of Iahaziah were Beno, and Shoham, and Zaccur and Ibri.
28 From Mahli: Eleazar, who did not have any sons.
Of Mahli came Eleazar, which had no sonnes.
29 From Kish: the son of Kish, Jerahmeel.
Of Kish. the sonne of Kish was Ierahmeel,
30 The sons of Mushi: Mahli, Eder, and Jerimoth. These were the sons of the Levites, according to their families.
And the sonnes of Mushi were Mahli, and Eder, and Ierimoth: these were sonnes of the Leuites after the houshold of their fathers.
31 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.
And these also cast lots with their brethren the sonnes of Aaron before King Dauid, and Zadok and Ahimelech and the chiefe fathers of the Priests, and of the Leuites, euen the chiefe of the families against their yonger brethren.
