1 Chronicles 24

1 And the divisions of the sons of Aaron were: The sons of Aaron were Nadab, and Abihu, El'azar, and Ithamar.

Now, the sons of Aaron, had their courses, —the sons of Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar;

2 But Nadab and Abihu died before their father, and they had no children: and El'azar and Ithamar became priests.

but Nadab and Abihu, died, before their father, and sons, had they none, —but Eleazar and Ithamar became priests;

3 And David divided them off with Zadok of the sons of El'azar', and Achimelech of the sons of Ithamar, to their office in their service.

and David apportioned to them courses, both to Zadok of the sons of Eleazar, and to Ahimelech of the sons of Ithamar, —by their appointed place in their service.

4 And the sons of El'azar were found more numerous in the chiefs of males than the sons of Ithamar; and they divided them accordingly. Of the sons of El'azar there were sixteen chiefs of the family divisions, and of the sons of Ithamar, eight for their family divisions.

But the sons of Eleazar were found to be more numerous, by the chiefs of their able men, than were the sons of Ithamar, so they divided them, —the sons of Eleazar, had chiefs, of the ancestral house, sixteen, whereas, the sons of Ithamar, had of their ancestral house, eight.

5 And they divided them off by lot, both the first and the last; for the governors of the sanctuary, and governors [of the house] of God, were from the sons of El'azar, and from the sons of Ithamar.

They divided them, therefore, by [casting] lots, these with those, —for there were princes of the sanctuary, and princes of God, from among the sons of Eleazar, and among the sons of Ithamar.

6 And Shema'yah the son of Nethanel the scribe, one of the Levites, wrote them down before the king, and the princes, and Zadok the priest, and Achimelech the son of Ebyathar, and the chiefs of the families of the priests and Levites: one family division being drawn of El'azar, and one being equally drawn of Ithamar.

And Shemaiah son of Nethanel the scribe from among the Levites, wrote them down, before the king and the rulers and Zadok the priest, and Ahimelech son of Abiathar, and the ancestral chiefs, pertaining to the priests and to the Levites, —one ancestral house, was taken for Eleazar, and, was equally taken, for Ithamar.

7 And there came out the first lot for Jehoyarib, for Jeda'yah the second,

So then the first lot came forth for Jehoiarib, for Jedaiah, the second;

8 For Charim the third, for Se'orim the fourth,

for Harim, the third, for Seorim, the fourth;

9 For Malkiyah the fifth, for Miyamin the sixth.

for Malchijah, the fifth, for Mijamin, the sixth;

10 For Hakkoz the seventh, for Abiyah the eighth,

for Hakkoz, the seventh, for Abijah, the eighth;

11 For Jeshua' the ninth, for Shechanyahu the tenth,

for Jeshua, the ninth, for Shecaniah, the tenth;

12 For Elyashib the eleventh, for Jakim the twelfth,

for Eliashib, the eleventh, for Jakim, the twelfth;

13 For Chuppah the thirteenth, for Jeshehah the fourteenth,

for Huppah, the thirteenth, for Jeshebeab, the fourteenth;

14 For Bilgah the fifteenth, for Immer the sixteenth,

for Bilgah, the fifteenth, for Immer, the sixteenth;

15 For Chezir the seventeenth, for Happizzez the eighteenth,

for Hezir, the seventeenth, for Happizzez, the eighteenth;

16 For Pethachyah the nineteenth, for Ezekiel the twentieth.

for Pethahiah, the nineteenth, for Jehezkel, the twentieth;

17 For Jachin the one and twentieth, for Gamul the two and twentieth,

for Jachin, the twenty-first, for Gamul, the twenty-second;

18 For Delayahu the three and twentieth, for Ma'azyahu the four and twentieth.

for Delaiah, the twenty-third, for Maaziah, the twenty-fourth.

19 This was their office in their service to come into the house of the Lord, according to the manner prescribed to them, under the supervision of Aaron their father, as the Lord the God of Israel had commanded him.

These, were their appointed places for their service, for entering the house of Yahweh, according to the regulation of them, by the hand of Aaron their father, —just as Yahweh God of Israel, commanded him.

20 And of the rest of the sons of Levi there were, of the sons of 'Amram: Shubael. Of the sons of Shubael: Jechdeyahu.

Now, as for the sons of Levi who remained, of the sons of Amram, Shubael, of the sons of Shubael, Jehdeiah.

21 Concerning Rechabyahu, of the sons of Rechabyahu the chief was Yishiyah.

Of Rehabiah, of the sons of Rehabiah, the chief Isshiah;

22 Of the Yisharites was Shelomoth: of the sons of Shelomoth was Jachath.

of the Izharites, Shelomoth, —of the sons of Shelomoth, Jahath;

23 And the sons [of Hebron]: Jeriyah, Amaryahu the second, Jachaziel the third, Jekam'am the fourth.

and, the sons [of Hebron], Jeriah, —Amariah, the second, Jehaziel, the third, Jekameam, the fourth;

24 [Of] the sons of 'Uzziel, Michah: of the sons of Michah, Shamir.

the sons of Uzziel, Micah, of the sons of Micah, Shamir;

25 The brother of Michah was Yishiyah; of the sons of Yishiyah, Zecharyahu.

the brother of Micah, Isshiah, of the sons of Isshiah, Zechariah.

26 The sons of Merari were Machli and Mushi: the sons of Ja'aziyahu, Beno.

The sons of Merari, Mahli and Mushi, —the sons of Jaaziah, Beno;

27 The sons of Merari by Ja'aziyahu: Beno, and Shoham, and Zaccur, and 'Ibri.

the sons of Merari, of Jaaziah, Beno, and Shoham and Zaccur and Ibri:

28 Of Machli: El'azar, who had no sons.

of Mahli, Eleazar, who had no sons;

29 Of Kish: The son of Kish was Jerachmeel.

of Kish—the sons of Kish, Jerameel;

30 And the sons of Mushi were Machli, and 'Eder, and Jerimoth. These were the sons of the Levites after their family divisions.

and, the sons of Mushi, Mahli and Eder and Jerimoth. These, were the sons of the Levites, belonging to their ancestral house.

31 These likewise cast lots in the same manner as their brethren the sons of Aaron in the presence of king David, and Zadok, and Achimelech, and the chiefs of the families of the priests and Levites, even the principal of the families equally with his youngest brother.

Moreover, they also, cast lots along with their brethren the sons of Aaron, before David the king and Zadok and Ahimelech, and the ancestral chiefs, pertaining to the priests and to the Levites, the ancestral chief along with his younger brethren.