< Chronicles I 24 >

1 And [they number] the sons of Aaron in [their] division, Nadab, and Abiud, and 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 And Nadab and Abiud died before their father, and they had no sons: so Eleazar and Ithamar the sons of Aaron ministered as priests.
But Nadab and Abiu died before their father, and had no children: so Eleazar, and Ithamar did the office of the priesthood.
3 And David distributed them, even Sadoc of the sons of Eleazar, and Achimelech of the sons of Ithamar, according to their numbering, according to their service, according to the houses of their fathers.
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 [among] the sons of Eleazar more chiefs of the mighty ones, than of the sons of Ithamar: and he divided them, sixteen heads of families to the sons of Eleazar, eight according to [their] families to the sons of Ithamar.
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 And he divided them according to their lots, one with the other; for there were those who had charge of the holy things, and those who had charge of the [house] of the Lord among the sons of Eleazar, and among the sons 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 Samaias the son of Nathanael, the scribe, [of the family] of Levi, wrote them down before the king, and the princes, and Sadoc the priest, and Achimelech the son of Abiathar [were present]; and the heads of the families of the priests and the Levites, each of a household [were assigned] one to Eleazar, and one to 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 came out to Joarim, the second to Jedia,
Now the first lot came forth to Joiarib, the second to Jedei,
8 the third to Charib, the fourth to Seorim,
The third to Harim, the fourth to Seorim,
9 the fifth to Melchias, the sixth to Meiamin,
The fifth to Melchia, the sixth to Maiman,
10 the seventh to Cos, the eighth to Abia,
The seventh to Accos, the eighth to Abia,
11 the ninth to Jesus, the tenth to Sechenias,
The ninth to Jesua, the tenth to Sechenia,
12 the eleventh to Eliabi, the twelfth to Jacim,
The eleventh to Eliasib, the twelfth to Jacim,
13 the thirteenth to Oppha, the fourteenth to Jesbaal,
The thirteenth to Hoppha, the fourteenth to Isbaab,
14 the fifteenth to Belga, the sixteenth to Emmer,
The fifteenth to Belga, the sixteenth to Emmer,
15 the seventeenth to Chezin, the eighteenth to Aphese,
The seventeenth to Hezir, the eighteenth to Aphses,
16 the nineteenth to Phetaea, the twentieth to Ezekel,
The nineteenth to Pheteia, the twentieth to Hezechiel,
17 the twenty-first to Achim, the twenty-second to Gamul,
The one and twentieth to Jachin, the two and twentieth to Gamul,
18 the twenty-third to Adallai, the twenty-fourth to Maasai.
The three and twentieth to Dalaiau, the four and twentieth to Maaziau.
19 This [is] their numbering according to their service to go into the house of the Lord, according to their appointment by the hand of Aaron their father, as the Lord God of Israel commanded.
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 for the sons of Levi that were left, [even] for the sons of Ambram, Sobael: for the sons of Sobael, Jedia.
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 For Raabia, the chief [was Isaari],
Also of the sons of Rohobia the chief Jesias.
22 and for Isaari, Salomoth: for the sons of Salomoth, Jath.
And the son of Isaar Salemoth, and the son of Salemoth Jahath:
23 The sons of Ecdiu; Amadia the second, Jaziel the third, Jecmoam the fourth.
And his son Jeriau the first, Amarias the second, Jahaziel the third, Jecmaan the fourth.
24 For the sons of Oziel, Micha: the sons of Micha; Samer.
The son of Oziel, Micha: the son of Micha, Samir.
25 The brother of Micha; Isia, the son of Isia; Zacharia.
The brother of Micha, Jesia: and the son of Jesia, Zacharias.
26 The sons of Merari, Mooli, and Musi: the sons of Ozia,
The sons of Merari: Moholi and Musi: the son of Oziau: Benno.
27 [That is, the sons] of Merari by Ozia, —his sons [were] Isoam, and Sacchur, and Abai.
The son also of Merari: Oziau, and Seam, and Zacchur, and Hebri.
28 To Mooli [were born] Eleazar, and Ithamar; and Eleazar died, and had no sons.
And the son of Moholi: Eleazar, who had no sons.
29 For Kis; the sons of Kis; Jerameel.
And the son of Cis, Jeramael.
30 And the sons of Musi; Mooli, and Eder, and Jerimoth. These [were] the sons of the Levites according to the houses of their families.
The sons of Musi: Moholi, Eder, and Jerimoth. These are the sons of Levi according to the houses of their families.
31 And they also received lots as their brethren the sons of Aaron before the king; Sadoc also, and Achimelech, and the chiefs of the families of the priests and of the Levites, principal heads of families, even as their younger 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.

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