1 Chronicles 24
1 These are also the diuisions of the sonnes of Aaron: The sonnes of Aaron were Nadab, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
Now these were the divisions of the sons of Aaron: The sons of Aaron: Nadab, and Abiu, and Eleazar, and Ithamar.
2 But Nadab and Abihu died before their father, and had no children: therefore Eleazar and Ithamar executed the Priestes office.
But Nadab and Abiu died before their father, and had no children: so Eleazar, and Ithamar did the office of the priesthood.
3 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.
And David distributed them, that is, Sadoc of the sons of Eleazar, and Ahimelech of the sons of Ithamar, according to their courses and ministry.
4 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.
And there were found many more of the sons of Eleazar among the principal men, than of the sons of Ithamar. And he divided them so, that there were of the sons of Eleazar, sixteen chief men by their families: and of the sons of Ithamar eight by their families and houses.
5 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.
And he divided both the families one with the other by lot: for there were princes of the sanctuary, and princes of God, both of the sons of Eleazar, and of the sons of Ithamar.
6 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.
And Semeias the son of Nathanael the scribe a Levite, wrote them down before the king and the princes, and Sadoc the priest, and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar, and the princes also of the priestly and Levitical families: one house, which was over the rest, of Eleazar: and another house, which had the rest under it, of Ithamar.
7 And the first lot fell to Iehoiarib, and the second to Iedaiah,
Now the first lot came forth to Joiarib, the second to Jedei,
8 The third to Harim, the fourth to Seorim,
The third to Harim, the fourth to Seorim,
9 The fifth to Malchiiah, the sixt to Miiamin,
The fifth to Melchia, the sixth to Maiman,
10 The seuenth to Hakkoz, the eight to Abiiah,
The seventh to Accos, the eighth to Abia,
11 The ninth to Ieshua, the tenth to Shecaniah,
The ninth to Jesua, the tenth to Sechenia,
12 The eleuenth to Eliashib, the twelft to Iakim,
The eleventh to Eliasib, the twelfth to Jacim,
13 The thirteenth to Huppa, the fouretenth to Ieshebeab,
The thirteenth to Hoppha, the fourteenth to Isbaab,
14 The fiftenth to Bilgah, the sixtenth to Immer,
The fifteenth to Belga, the sixteenth to Emmer,
15 The seuententh to Hezir, the eightenth to Happizzer,
The seventeenth to Hezir, the eighteenth to Aphses,
16 The ninetenth to Pethahiah, the twentieth to Iehezekel,
The nineteenth to Pheteia, the twentieth to Hezechiel,
17 The one and twentie to Iachin, the two and twentie to Gamul,
The one and twentieth to Jachin, the two and twentieth to Gamul,
18 The three and twentie to Deliah, the foure and twentie to Maaziah.
The three and twentieth to Dalaiau, the four and twentieth to Maaziau.
19 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.
These are their courses according to their ministries, to come into the house of the Lord, and according to their manner under the hand of Aaron their father: as the Lord the God of Israel had commanded.
20 And of the sonnes of Leui that remained of the sonnes of Amram, was Shubael, of the sonnes of Shubael, Iedeiah,
Now of the rest of the sons of Levi, there was of the sons of Amram, Subael: and of the sons of Subael, Jehedeia.
21 Of Rehabiah. euen of the sonnes of Rehabiah, the first Isshiiah,
Also of the sons of Rohobia the chief Jesias.
22 Of Izhari, Shelomoth, of the sonnes of Shelomoth, Iahath,
And the son of Isaar Salemoth, and the son of Salemoth Jahath:
23 And his sonnes Ieriah the first, Amariah the second, Iahaziel the thirde, and Iekameam the fourth,
And his son Jeriau the first, Amarias the second, Jahaziel the third, Jecmaan the fourth.
24 The sonne of Vzziel was Michah, ye sonne of Michah was Shamir,
The son of Oziel, Micha: the son of Micha, Samir.
25 The brother of Michah was Isshiiah, the sonne of Isshiiah, Zechariah,
The brother of Micha, Jesia: and the son of Jesia, Zacharias.
26 The sonnes of Merari, were Mahli and Mushi, the sonne of Iaaziiah was Beno,
The sons of Merari: Moholi and Musi: the son of Oziau: Benno.
27 The sonnes of Merari of Iahaziah were Beno, and Shoham, and Zaccur and Ibri.
The son also of Merari: Oziau, and Seam, and Zacchur, and Hebri.
28 Of Mahli came Eleazar, which had no sonnes.
And the son of Moholi: Eleazar, who had no sons.
29 Of Kish. the sonne of Kish was Ierahmeel,
And the son of Cis, Jeramael.
30 And the sonnes of Mushi were Mahli, and Eder, and Ierimoth: these were sonnes of the Leuites after the houshold of their fathers.
The sons of Musi: Moholi, Eder, and Jerimoth. These are the sons of Levi according to the houses of their families.
31 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.
And they also cast lots over against their brethren the sons of Aaron before David the king, and Sadoc, and Ahimelech, and the princes of the priestly and Levitical families, both the elder and the younger. The lot divided all equally.
