1 Chronicles 24

1 And the courses of the sons of Aaron were these. The sons of Aaron: Nadab and 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, and had no children; therefore Eleazar and Ithamar executed the priest's office.

But Nadab and Abihu died before their father, and had no children: therefore Eleazar and Ithamar executed the Priestes office.

3 And David with Zadok of the sons of Eleazar, and Ahimelech of the sons of Ithamar, divided them according to their ordering in their service.

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 And there were more chief 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 of the sons of Ithamar, according to their fathers' houses, eight.

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 Thus were they divided by lot, one sort with another; for they were princes of the sanctuary and princes of God, both of the sons of Eleazar, and of 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 And Shemaiah the son of Nethanel the scribe, who was of the Levites, wrote them in the presence of the king, and the princes, and Zadok the priest, and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar, and the heads of the fathers' houses of the priests and of the Levites: one father's house being taken for Eleazar, and proportionately for Ithamar.

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 Now the first lot came forth 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 Malchijah, 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 one and twentieth to Jachin, the two and twentieth to Gamul;

The one and twentie to Iachin, the two and twentie to Gamul,

18 the three and twentieth to Delaiah, the four and twentieth to Maaziah.

The three and twentie to Deliah, the foure and twentie to Maaziah.

19 These were the orderings of them in their service, to come into the house of the LORD according to the ordinance given unto them by the hand of Aaron their father, as the LORD, the God of Israel, had commanded him.

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 And of the rest of the sons of Levi: of the sons of Amram, Shubael; of 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 Of Rehabiah: of the sons of Rehabiah, Isshiah the chief.

Of Rehabiah. euen of the sonnes of Rehabiah, the first Isshiiah,

22 Of the Izharites, Shelomoth; of the sons of Shelomoth, Jahath.

Of Izhari, Shelomoth, of the sonnes of Shelomoth, Iahath,

23 And Benai, Jeriah, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, Jekameam the fourth.

And his sonnes Ieriah the first, Amariah the second, Iahaziel the thirde, and Iekameam the fourth,

24 The sons of Uzziel, Micah; of the sons of Micah, Shamir.

The sonne of Vzziel was Michah, ye sonne of Michah was Shamir,

25 The brother of Micah, Isshiah; of 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 sons of Jaaziah, his son,

The sonnes of Merari, were Mahli and Mushi, the sonne of Iaaziiah was Beno,

27 even the sons of Merari through Jaaziah his son: Shoham, and Zaccur, and Ibri.

The sonnes of Merari of Iahaziah were Beno, and Shoham, and Zaccur and Ibri.

28 Of Mahli: Eleazar, who had no sons.

Of Mahli came Eleazar, which had no sonnes.

29 Of Kish: the sons of Kish, Jerahmeel.

Of Kish. the sonne of Kish was Ierahmeel,

30 And the sons of Mushi: Mahli, and Eder, and Jerimoth. These were the sons of the Levites after their fathers' houses.

And the sonnes of Mushi were Mahli, and Eder, and Ierimoth: these were sonnes of the Leuites after the houshold of their fathers.

31 These likewise cast lots even as their brethren the sons of Aaron in the presence of David the king, and Zadok, and Ahimelech, and the heads of the fathers' houses of the priests and of the Levites; the fathers' houses of the chief even as those of his younger brother.

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.