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 these were the divisions of the sons of Aaron. The sons of Aaron: Nadab, and Abihu, and 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 died before their father, and without children. And so Eleazar and Ithamar exercised the priestly office.

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 distributed them, that is, Zadok of the sons of Eleazar, and Ahimelech of the sons of Ithamar, according to their courses and ministry.

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 found many more of the sons of Eleazar among the leading men, than of the sons of Ithamar. Therefore, he divided them so that there were, of the sons of Eleazar, sixteen leaders by their families, and of the sons of Ithamar eight by their families and houses.

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.

Then he divided among them, in both families, by lot. For there were leaders of the sanctuary and leaders of God, as much from the sons of Eleazar as from 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 the scribe Shemaiah, the son of Nethanel, a Levite, wrote these down before the king and the leaders, with Zadok, the priest, and Ahimelech, the son of Abiathar, and also the leaders of the priestly and Levitical families. And there was one house, which was preeminent over the others, that of Eleazar; and there was another house, which had the others under it, that of Ithamar.

7 And the first lot goes out for Jehoiarib, for Jedaiah the second,

Now the first lot went forth to Jehoiarib, the second to Jedaiah,

8 for Harim the third, for Seorim the fourth,

the third to Harim, the fourth to Seorim,

9 for Malchijah the fifth, for Mijamin the sixth,

the fifth to Malchijah, the sixth to Mijamin,

10 for Hakkoz the seventh, for Abijah the eighth,

the seventh to Hakkoz, the eighth to Abijah,

11 for Jeshuah the ninth, for Shecaniah the tenth,

the ninth to Jeshua, the tenth to Shecaniah,

12 for Eliashib the eleventh, for Jakim the twelfth,

the eleventh to Eliashib, the twelfth to Jakim,

13 for Huppah the thirteenth, for Jeshebeab the fourteenth,

the thirteenth to Huppah, the fourteenth to Jeshebeab,

14 for Bilgah the fifteenth, for Immer the sixteenth,

the fifteenth to Bilgah, the sixteenth to Immer,

15 for Hezir the seventeenth, for Aphses the eighteenth,

the seventeenth to Hezir, the eighteenth to Happizzez,

16 for Pethahiah the nineteenth, for Jehezekel the twentieth,

the nineteenth to Pethahiah, the twentieth to Jehezkel,

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

the twenty-first to Jachin, the twenty-second to Gamul,

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

the twenty-third to Delaiah, the twenty-fourth to 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.

These were their courses according to their ministries, so that they would enter into the house of the Lord in accord with their practice, under the hand of Aaron, their father, just as the Lord, the God of Israel, had instructed.

20 And of the sons of Levi who are left—of sons of Amram: Shubael; of sons of Shubael: Jehdeiah.

Now of the sons of Levi who were remaining, there were Shubael, from the sons of Amram, and Jehdeiah, from the sons of Shubael.

21 Of Rehabiah, of sons of Rehabiah: the head Ishshiah.

Also, there were Isshiah, the leader from the sons of Rehabiah,

22 Of the Izharite: Shelomoth; of sons of Shelomoth: Jahath.

and truly Shelomoth, the son of Izhar, and Jahath, the son of Shelomoth,

23 And sons of Jeriah: Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, Jekameam the fourth.

and his son, Jeriah the first, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, Jekameam the fourth.

24 Sons of Uzziel: Michah; of sons of Michah: Shamir.

The son of Uzziel was Micah. The son of Micah was Shamir.

25 Ishshiah [is] a brother of Michah; of sons of Ishshiah: Zechariah;

The brother of Micah was Isshiah. And the son of Isshiah was Zechariah.

26 sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi; sons of Jaaziah: Beno;

The sons of Merari were Mahli and Mushi. The son of Uzziah was Beno.

27 sons of Merari, of Jaaziah: Beno, and Shoham, and Zaccur, and Ibri.

Also, the son of Merari: Uzziah, and Shoham, and Zaccur, and Hebri.

28 Of Mahli: Eleazar, who had no sons;

In addition, the son of Mahli was Eleazar, who had no children.

29 of Kish, sons of Kish: Jerahmeel.

Truly, the son of Kish was Jerahmeel.

30 And sons of Mushi [are] Mahli, and Eder, and Jerimoth; these [are] sons of the Levites, for the house of their fathers,

The sons of Mushi were Mahli, Eder, and Jerimoth. These were the sons of Levi according to the houses of 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.

And they also cast lots concerning their brothers, the sons of Aaron, before David the king, and Zadok, and Ahimelech, and the leaders of the priestly and Levitical families, as much concerning the elder as the younger. The lot divided all things equitably.