1 Chronicles 24

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

These were the divisions of the sons of Aaron. The sons of Aaron: Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.

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

But Nadab and Abihu died before their father, and had no children; therefore Eleazar and Ithamar served as priests.

3 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.

David, with Zadok of the sons of Eleazar and Ahimelech of the sons of Ithamar, divided them according to their ordering in their service.

4 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.

There were more chief men found of the sons of Eleazar than of the sons of Ithamar; and they were divided like this: of the sons of Eleazar there were sixteen, heads of fathers’ houses; and of the sons of Ithamar, according to their fathers’ houses, eight.

5 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.

Thus they were divided impartially by drawing lots; 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 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.

Shemaiah the son of Nethanel the scribe, who was of the Levites, wrote them in the presence of the king, the princes, Zadok the priest, Ahimelech the son of Abiathar, and the heads of the fathers’ households of the priests and of the Levites; one fathers’ house being taken for Eleazar, and one taken for Ithamar.

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

Now the first lot came out 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 Jeshua, 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 Happizzez, the eighteenth;

the seventeenth to Hezir, the eighteenth to Happizzez,

16 for Pethahiah, the nineteenth, for Jehezkel, 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, and the twenty-fourth to Maaziah.

19 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.

This was their ordering in their service, to come into the LORD’s house according to the ordinance given to them by Aaron their father, as the LORD, the God of Israel, had commanded him.

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

Of the rest of the sons of Levi: of the sons of Amram, Shubael; of the sons of Shubael, Jehdeiah.

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

Of Rehabiah: of the sons of Rehabiah, Isshiah the chief.

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

Of the Izharites, Shelomoth; of the sons of Shelomoth, Jahath.

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

The sons of Hebron: Jeriah, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, and Jekameam the fourth.

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

The sons of Uzziel: Micah; of the sons of Micah, Shamir.

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

The brother of Micah: Isshiah; of the sons of Isshiah, Zechariah.

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

The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. The son of Jaaziah: Beno.

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

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

28 of Mahli, Eleazar, who had no sons;

Of Mahli: Eleazar, who had no sons.

29 of Kish—the sons of Kish, Jerameel;

Of Kish, the son of Kish: Jerahmeel.

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

The sons of Mushi: Mahli, Eder, and Jerimoth. These were the sons of the Levites after their fathers’ houses.

31 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.

These likewise cast lots even as their brothers the sons of Aaron in the presence of David the king, Zadok, Ahimelech, and the heads of the fathers’ households of the priests and of the Levites, the fathers’ households of the chief even as those of his younger brother.