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.
And the divisions of the sons of Aaron were: The sons of Aaron were Nadab, and Abihu, El'azar, 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 they had no children: and El'azar and Ithamar became 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 divided them off with Zadok of the sons of El'azar', and Achimelech of the sons of Ithamar, to their office in their service.
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 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.
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.
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.
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 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.
7 And the first lot goes out for Jehoiarib, for Jedaiah the second,
And there came out the first lot for Jehoyarib, for Jeda'yah the second,
8 for Harim the third, for Seorim the fourth,
For Charim the third, for Se'orim the fourth,
9 for Malchijah the fifth, for Mijamin the sixth,
For Malkiyah the fifth, for Miyamin the sixth.
10 for Hakkoz the seventh, for Abijah the eighth,
For Hakkoz the seventh, for Abiyah the eighth,
11 for Jeshuah the ninth, for Shecaniah the tenth,
For Jeshua' the ninth, for Shechanyahu the tenth,
12 for Eliashib the eleventh, for Jakim the twelfth,
For Elyashib the eleventh, for Jakim the twelfth,
13 for Huppah the thirteenth, for Jeshebeab the fourteenth,
For Chuppah the thirteenth, for Jeshehah the fourteenth,
14 for Bilgah the fifteenth, for Immer the sixteenth,
For Bilgah the fifteenth, for Immer the sixteenth,
15 for Hezir the seventeenth, for Aphses the eighteenth,
For Chezir the seventeenth, for Happizzez the eighteenth,
16 for Pethahiah the nineteenth, for Jehezekel the twentieth,
For Pethachyah the nineteenth, for Ezekiel the twentieth.
17 for Jachin the twenty-first, for Gamul the twenty-second,
For Jachin the one and twentieth, for Gamul the two and twentieth,
18 for Delaiah the twenty-third, for Maaziah the twenty-fourth.
For Delayahu the three and twentieth, for Ma'azyahu the four and twentieth.
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.
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.
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 there were, of the sons of 'Amram: Shubael. Of the sons of Shubael: Jechdeyahu.
21 Of Rehabiah, of sons of Rehabiah: the head Ishshiah.
Concerning Rechabyahu, of the sons of Rechabyahu the chief was Yishiyah.
22 Of the Izharite: Shelomoth; of sons of Shelomoth: Jahath.
Of the Yisharites was Shelomoth: of the sons of Shelomoth was Jachath.
23 And sons of Jeriah: Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, Jekameam the fourth.
And the sons [of Hebron]: Jeriyah, Amaryahu the second, Jachaziel the third, Jekam'am the fourth.
24 Sons of Uzziel: Michah; of sons of Michah: Shamir.
[Of] the sons of 'Uzziel, Michah: of the sons of Michah, Shamir.
25 Ishshiah [is] a brother of Michah; of sons of Ishshiah: Zechariah;
The brother of Michah was Yishiyah; of the sons of Yishiyah, Zecharyahu.
26 sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi; sons of Jaaziah: Beno;
The sons of Merari were Machli and Mushi: the sons of Ja'aziyahu, Beno.
27 sons of Merari, of Jaaziah: Beno, and Shoham, and Zaccur, and Ibri.
The sons of Merari by Ja'aziyahu: Beno, and Shoham, and Zaccur, and 'Ibri.
28 Of Mahli: Eleazar, who had no sons;
Of Machli: El'azar, who had no sons.
29 of Kish, sons of Kish: Jerahmeel.
Of Kish: The son of Kish was Jerachmeel.
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 were Machli, and 'Eder, and Jerimoth. These were the sons of the Levites after their family divisions.
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.
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.
