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.
The work groups based on Aaron's descendants were these: Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.
2 But Nadab and Abihu died before their father, and had no children: therefore Eleazar and Ithamar executed the Priestes office.
Nadab and Abihu died before their father died. They had no children, so Eleazar and Ithamar served as priests.
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.
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 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.
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 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.
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 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.
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 fell to Iehoiarib, and the second to Iedaiah,
The first lot went 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 Malchiiah, the sixt to Miiamin,
the fifth to Malchijah, the sixth to Mijamin,
10 The seuenth to Hakkoz, the eight to Abiiah,
the seventh to Hakkoz, the eighth to Abijah,
11 The ninth to Ieshua, the tenth to Shecaniah,
the ninth to Jeshua, the tenth to Shecaniah,
12 The eleuenth to Eliashib, the twelft to Iakim,
the eleventh to Eliashib, the twelfth to Jakim,
13 The thirteenth to Huppa, the fouretenth to Ieshebeab,
the thirteenth to Huppah, the fourteenth to Jeshebeab,
14 The fiftenth to Bilgah, the sixtenth to Immer,
the fifteenth to Bilgah, the sixteenth to Immer,
15 The seuententh to Hezir, the eightenth to Happizzer,
the seventeenth to Hezir, the eighteenth to Happizzez,
16 The ninetenth to Pethahiah, the twentieth to Iehezekel,
the nineteenth to Pethahiah, the twentieth to Jehezkel,
17 The one and twentie to Iachin, the two and twentie to Gamul,
the twenty-first to Jakin, the twenty-second to Gamul,
18 The three and twentie to Deliah, the foure and twentie to Maaziah.
the twenty-third to Delaiah, and the twenty-fourth to Maaziah.
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.
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 of the sonnes of Leui that remained of the sonnes of Amram, was Shubael, of the sonnes of Shubael, Iedeiah,
These were the rest of the descendants of Levi: Of the sons of Amram, Shubael; of the sons of Shubael, Jehdeiah.
21 Of Rehabiah. euen of the sonnes of Rehabiah, the first Isshiiah,
As for Rehabiah, the sons of Rehabiah: Ishijah the leader.
22 Of Izhari, Shelomoth, of the sonnes of Shelomoth, Iahath,
From the Izharites: Shelomoth; from the sons of Shelomoth: Jahath.
23 And his sonnes Ieriah the first, Amariah the second, Iahaziel the thirde, and Iekameam the fourth,
The sons of Hebron: Jeriah the leader, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, and Jekameam the fourth.
24 The sonne of Vzziel was Michah, ye sonne of Michah was Shamir,
The son of Uzziel: Micah; from the sons of Micah: Shamir.
25 The brother of Michah was Isshiiah, the sonne of Isshiiah, Zechariah,
The brother of Micah: Ishijah. From the sons of Ishijah: Zechariah.
26 The sonnes of Merari, were Mahli and Mushi, the sonne of Iaaziiah was Beno,
The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi; from the son of Jaaziah: Beno.
27 The sonnes of Merari of Iahaziah were Beno, and Shoham, and Zaccur and Ibri.
The sons of Merari from Jaaziah: Beno, Shoham, Zaccur, and Ibri.
28 Of Mahli came Eleazar, which had no sonnes.
From Mahli: Eleazar, who had no sons.
29 Of Kish. the sonne of Kish was Ierahmeel,
From Kish: The son of Kish: Jerahmeel.
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 Mushi: Mahli, Eder, and Jerimoth. These were the Levites, listed by 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.
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.
