< 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 Abiu, 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 Abiu died before their father, and had no children: so Eleazar, and Ithamar did the office of the priesthood.
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, Sadoc 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 principal men, than of the sons of Ithamar. And he divided them so, that there were of the sons of Eleazar, sixteen chief men 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.
And he divided both the families one with the other by lot: 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 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 Semeias the son of Nathanael the scribe a Levite, wrote them down before the king and the princes, and Sadoc the priest, and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar, and the princes also of the priestly and Levitical families: one house, which was over the rest, of Eleazar: and another house, which had the rest under it, of Ithamar.
7 And it went out the lot first to Jehoiarib to Jedaiah the second.
Now the first lot came forth to Joiarib, the second to Jedei,
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 Melchia, the sixth to Maiman,
10 To Hakkoz the seventh to Abijah the eighth.
The seventh to Accos, the eighth to Abia,
11 To Jeshua the ninth to Shecaniah the tenth.
The ninth to Jesua, the tenth to Sechenia,
12 To Eliashib one [plus] ten to Jakim two [plus] ten.
The eleventh to Eliasib, the twelfth to Jacim,
13 To Huppah thir-teen to Jeshebeab four-teen.
The thirteenth to Hoppha, the fourteenth to Isbaab,
14 To Bilgah fif-teen to Immer six-teen.
The fifteenth to Belga, the sixteenth to Emmer,
15 To Hezir seven-teen to Happizzez eight-teen.
The seventeenth to Hezir, the eighteenth to Aphses,
16 To Pethahiah nine-teen to Jehezkel the twenty.
The nineteenth to Pheteia, the twentieth to Hezechiel,
17 To Jakin one and twenty to Gamul two and twenty.
The one and twentieth to Jachin, the two and twentieth to Gamul,
18 To Delaiah three and twenty to Maaziah four and twenty.
The three and twentieth to Dalaiau, the four and twentieth to Maaziau.
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 are their courses according to their ministries, to come into the house of the Lord, and according to their manner under the hand of Aaron their father: as the Lord the God of Israel had commanded.
20 And to [the] sons of Levi which remained of [the] sons of Amram Shubael of [the] sons of Shubael Jehdeiah.
Now of the rest of the sons of Levi, there was of the sons of Amram, Subael: and of the sons of Subael, Jehedeia.
21 For Rehabiah of [the] sons of Rehabiah the chief Isshiah.
Also of the sons of Rohobia the chief Jesias.
22 For the Izharite[s] Shelomoth of [the] sons of Shelomoth Jahath.
And the son of Isaar Salemoth, and the son of Salemoth Jahath:
23 And [the] sons Jeriah Amariah the second Jahaziel the third Jekameam the fourth.
And his son Jeriau the first, Amarias the second, Jahaziel the third, Jecmaan the fourth.
24 [the] sons of Uzziel Micah of [the] sons of Micah (Shamir. *Q(K)*)
The son of Oziel, Micha: the son of Micha, Samir.
25 [the] brother of Micah Isshiah of [the] sons of Isshiah Zechariah.
The brother of Micha, Jesia: and the son of Jesia, Zacharias.
26 [the] sons of Merari Mahli and Mushi [the] sons of Jaaziah (Beno. *L(F)*)
The sons of Merari: Moholi and Musi: the son of Oziau: Benno.
27 [the] sons of Merari of Jaaziah (Beno *L(F)*) and Shoham and Zaccur and Ibri.
The son also of Merari: Oziau, and Seam, and Zacchur, and Hebri.
28 For [the] Mahlite[s] Eleazar and not it belonged to him sons.
And the son of Moholi: Eleazar, who had no sons.
29 For Kish [the] sons of Kish Jerahmeel.
And the son of Cis, Jeramael.
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 Musi: Moholi, Eder, and Jerimoth. These are 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 over against their brethren the sons of Aaron before David the king, and Sadoc, and Ahimelech, and the princes of the priestly and Levitical families, both the elder and the younger. The lot divided all equally.