1 Chronicles 24
1 And [these are] their divisions, of the sons of Aaron. [The] sons of Aaron [are] Nadab, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
Now the divisions into which the sons of Aaron were grouped were these: the sons of Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.
2 And Nadab dies—and Abihu—in the presence of their father, and they had no sons, and Eleazar and Ithamar act as priests.
But Nadab and Abihu came to their end before their father, and had no children; so Eleazar and Ithamar did the work of priests.
3 And David distributes them—and Zadok of the sons of Eleazar, and Ahimelech of the sons of Ithamar—according to their office in their service;
And David, with Zadok of the sons of Eleazar, and Ahimelech of the sons of Ithamar, made distribution of them into their positions for their work.
4 and there are found of the sons of Eleazar more for heads of the mighty men than of the sons of Ithamar; and they distribute them. Of the sons of Eleazar, heads for [each] house of [their] fathers—sixteen; and of the sons of Ithamar, for [each] house of their fathers—eight.
And there were more chiefs among the sons of Eleazar than among the sons of Ithamar; and this is how they were grouped: of the sons of Eleazar there were sixteen, all heads of families; and of the sons of Ithamar, heads of families, there were eight.
5 And they distribute them by lots, with one another, for they have been princes of the holy place and princes of God, from the sons of Eleazar and from the sons of Ithamar.
So they were put into groups, by the Lord's decision, one with another; for there were rulers of the holy place and rulers of the house of God among the sons of Eleazar and the sons of Ithamar.
6 And Shemaiah son of Nethaneel the scribe, of the Levites, writes them before the king, and the princes, and Zadok the priest, and Ahimelech son of Abiathar, and heads of the fathers for priests and for Levites, one house of a father being taken possession of for Eleazar and one being taken possession of for Ithamar.
And Shemaiah, the son of Nethanel the scribe, who was a Levite, put down their names in writing, the king being present with the rulers, and Zadok the priest, and Ahimelech, the son of Abiathar, and the heads of families of the priests and the Levites; one family being taken for Eleazar and then one for Ithamar, and so on.
7 And the first lot goes out for Jehoiarib, for Jedaiah the second,
Now the first name to come out was that of Jehoiarib; the second Jedaiah,
8 for Harim the third, for Seorim the fourth,
The third Harim, the fourth Seorim,
9 for Malchijah the fifth, for Mijamin the sixth,
The fifth Malchijah, the sixth Mijamin,
10 for Hakkoz the seventh, for Abijah the eighth,
The seventh Hakkoz, the eighth Abijah,
11 for Jeshuah the ninth, for Shecaniah the tenth,
The ninth Jeshua, the tenth Shecaniah,
12 for Eliashib the eleventh, for Jakim the twelfth,
The eleventh Eliashib, the twelfth Jakim,
13 for Huppah the thirteenth, for Jeshebeab the fourteenth,
The thirteenth Huppah, the fourteenth Jeshebeab,
14 for Bilgah the fifteenth, for Immer the sixteenth,
The fifteenth Bilgah, the sixteenth Immer,
15 for Hezir the seventeenth, for Aphses the eighteenth,
The seventeenth Hezir, the eighteenth Happizzez,
16 for Pethahiah the nineteenth, for Jehezekel the twentieth,
The nineteenth Pethahiah, the twentieth Jehezkel,
17 for Jachin the twenty-first, for Gamul the twenty-second,
The twenty-first Jachin, the twenty-second Gamul,
18 for Delaiah the twenty-third, for Maaziah the twenty-fourth.
The twenty-third Delaiah, the twenty-fourth Maaziah.
19 These [are] their appointments for their service, to come into the house of YHWH, according to their ordinance by the hand of their father Aaron, as YHWH God of Israel commanded them.
So they were put into their different groups, to take their places in the house of the Lord, in agreement with the rules made by Aaron their father, as the Lord, the God of Israel, had given him orders.
20 And of the sons of Levi who are left—of sons of Amram: Shubael; of sons of Shubael: Jehdeiah.
And of the rest of the sons of Levi: of the sons of Amram, Shubael; of the sons of Shubael, Jehdeiah.
21 Of Rehabiah, of sons of Rehabiah: the head Ishshiah.
Of Rehabiah; of the sons of Rehabiah, Isshiah the chief.
22 Of the Izharite: Shelomoth; of sons of Shelomoth: Jahath.
Of the Izharites, Shelomoth; of the sons of Shelomoth, Jahath.
23 And sons of Jeriah: Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, Jekameam the fourth.
And the sons of Hebron: Jeriah the chief, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, Jekameam the fourth.
24 Sons of Uzziel: Michah; of sons of Michah: Shamir.
The sons of Uzziel, Micah; of the sons of Micah, Shamir.
25 Ishshiah [is] a brother of Michah; of sons of Ishshiah: Zechariah;
The brother of Micah, Isshiah; of the sons of Isshiah, Zechariah.
26 sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi; sons of Jaaziah: Beno;
The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi; the sons of Jaaziah.
27 sons of Merari, of Jaaziah: Beno, and Shoham, and Zaccur, and Ibri.
The sons of Merari: of Jaaziah, Shoham and Zaccur and Ibri.
28 Of Mahli: Eleazar, who had no sons;
Of Mahli: Eleazar, who had no sons.
29 of Kish, sons of Kish: Jerahmeel.
Of Kish: the sons of Kish, Jerahmeel.
30 And sons of Mushi [are] Mahli, and Eder, and Jerimoth; these [are] sons of the Levites, for the house of their fathers,
And the sons of Mushi: Mahli and Eder and Jerimoth. These were the sons of the Levites by their families.
31 and they also cast lots just as their brothers, the sons of Aaron, before David the king, and Zadok, and Ahimelech, and heads of the fathers for priests and for Levites; the chief father just as his younger brother.
Selection was made of these in the same way as of their brothers the sons of Aaron, David the king being present, with Zadok, and Ahimelech, and the heads of families of the priests and of the Levites; the families of the chief in the same way as those of his younger brother.
