1 Chronicles 24

1 And to [the] descendants of Aaron divisions their [the] sons of Aaron 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 he died Nadab and Abihu before father their and sons not they belonged to them and they served as priests Eleazar and Ithamar.

But Nadab and Abihu died before their father, and without children. And so Eleazar and Ithamar exercised the priestly office.

3 And he divided them David and Zadok one of [the] descendants of Eleazar and Ahimelech one of [the] descendants of Ithamar to group their by service their.

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 they were found [the] descendants of Eleazar many to [the] chiefs of the men more than [the] descendants of Ithamar and they divided them [belonged] to [the] descendants of Eleazar heads of a house of ancestors six-teen and [belonged] to [the] descendants of Ithamar of [the] house of ancestors their 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 divided them by lots these with these for they were officials of holiness and [the] officials of God from [the] descendants of Eleazar and among [the] descendants 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 he recorded them Shemaiah [the] son of Nethanel the scribe one of the Levite[s] before the king and the officials and Zadok the priest and Ahimelech [the] son of Abiathar and [the] heads of the fathers of the priests and of the Levites a house of a father one drawn for Eleazar and drawn - drawn 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 it went out the lot first to Jehoiarib to Jedaiah the second.

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

8 To Harim the third to Seorim the fourth.

the third to Harim, the fourth to Seorim,

9 To Malkijah the fifth to Mijamin the sixth.

the fifth to Malchijah, the sixth to Mijamin,

10 To Hakkoz the seventh to Abijah the eighth.

the seventh to Hakkoz, the eighth to Abijah,

11 To Jeshua the ninth to Shecaniah the tenth.

the ninth to Jeshua, the tenth to Shecaniah,

12 To Eliashib one [plus] ten to Jakim two [plus] ten.

the eleventh to Eliashib, the twelfth to Jakim,

13 To Huppah thir-teen to Jeshebeab four-teen.

the thirteenth to Huppah, the fourteenth to Jeshebeab,

14 To Bilgah fif-teen to Immer six-teen.

the fifteenth to Bilgah, the sixteenth to Immer,

15 To Hezir seven-teen to Happizzez eight-teen.

the seventeenth to Hezir, the eighteenth to Happizzez,

16 To Pethahiah nine-teen to Jehezkel the twenty.

the nineteenth to Pethahiah, the twentieth to Jehezkel,

17 To Jakin one and twenty to Gamul two and twenty.

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

18 To Delaiah three and twenty to Maaziah four and twenty.

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

19 These [were] group[s] their for service their to go to [the] house of Yahweh according to ordinance their by [the] hand of Aaron ancestor their just as he had commanded him Yahweh [the] God of Israel.

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 to [the] sons of Levi which remained of [the] sons of Amram Shubael of [the] 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 For Rehabiah of [the] sons of Rehabiah the chief Isshiah.

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

22 For the Izharite[s] Shelomoth of [the] sons of Shelomoth Jahath.

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

23 And [the] sons 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 [the] sons of Uzziel Micah of [the] sons of Micah (Shamir. *Q(K)*)

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

25 [the] brother of Micah Isshiah of [the] sons of Isshiah Zechariah.

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

26 [the] sons of Merari Mahli and Mushi [the] sons of Jaaziah (Beno. *L(F)*)

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

27 [the] sons of Merari of Jaaziah (Beno *L(F)*) and Shoham and Zaccur and Ibri.

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

28 For [the] Mahlite[s] Eleazar and not it belonged to him sons.

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

29 For Kish [the] sons of Kish Jerahmeel.

Truly, the son of Kish was Jerahmeel.

30 And [the] sons of Mushi Mahli and Eder and Jerimoth these [were] [the] sons of the Levites to [the] house of ancestors their.

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 cast also they lots corresponding to - relatives their [the] descendants of Aaron before David the king and Zadok and Ahimelech and [the] heads of the fathers of the priests and of the Levites fathers the chief corresponding to brother his young.

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.