1 Chronicles 24
1 And to [the] descendants of Aaron divisions their [the] sons of Aaron Nadab and Abihu Eleazar and Ithamar.
The work groups based on Aaron's descendants were these: Nadab, Abihu, 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.
Nadab and Abihu died before their father died. They had no children, so Eleazar and Ithamar served as priests.
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.
David, together with Zadok, a descendant of Eleazar, and Ahimelech, a descendant of Ithamar, divided them into groups for their work as priests.
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.
There were more leading men among Eleazar's descendants than among Ithamar's descendants, so they divided Eleazar's descendants into sixteen groups. They did this by heads of clans and by Ithamar's descendants. These divisions were eight in number, corresponding to their clans.
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.
They divided them impartially by lot, for there were holy officials and officials of God, from both Eleazar's descendants and Ithamar's descendants.
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.
Shemaiah son of Nethanel the scribe, a Levite, wrote down their names in the presence of the king, the officials, Zadok the priest, Ahimelech son of Abiathar, and the leaders of the priestly and Levite families. One clan was drawn by lot from Eleazar's descendants, and then the next would be drawn from Ithamar's descendants.
7 And it went out the lot first to Jehoiarib to Jedaiah the second.
The first lot went 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 Jakin, the twenty-second to Gamul,
18 To Delaiah three and twenty to Maaziah four and twenty.
the twenty-third to Delaiah, and 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.
This was the order of their service, when they came into Yahweh's house, following the procedure given to them by Aaron their ancestor, as Yahweh, the God of Israel, had instructed him.
20 And to [the] sons of Levi which remained of [the] sons of Amram Shubael of [the] sons of Shubael Jehdeiah.
These were the rest of the descendants of Levi: Of the sons of Amram, Shubael; of the sons of Shubael, Jehdeiah.
21 For Rehabiah of [the] sons of Rehabiah the chief Isshiah.
As for Rehabiah, the sons of Rehabiah: Ishijah the leader.
22 For the Izharite[s] Shelomoth of [the] sons of Shelomoth Jahath.
From the Izharites: Shelomoth; from the sons of Shelomoth: Jahath.
23 And [the] sons Jeriah Amariah the second Jahaziel the third Jekameam the fourth.
The sons of Hebron: Jeriah the leader, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, and Jekameam the fourth.
24 [the] sons of Uzziel Micah of [the] sons of Micah (Shamir. *Q(K)*)
The son of Uzziel: Micah; from the sons of Micah: Shamir.
25 [the] brother of Micah Isshiah of [the] sons of Isshiah Zechariah.
The brother of Micah: Ishijah. From the sons of Ishijah: Zechariah.
26 [the] sons of Merari Mahli and Mushi [the] sons of Jaaziah (Beno. *L(F)*)
The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi; from the son of Jaaziah: Beno.
27 [the] sons of Merari of Jaaziah (Beno *L(F)*) and Shoham and Zaccur and Ibri.
The sons of Merari from Jaaziah: Beno, Shoham, Zaccur, and Ibri.
28 For [the] Mahlite[s] Eleazar and not it belonged to him sons.
From Mahli: Eleazar, who had no sons.
29 For Kish [the] sons of Kish Jerahmeel.
From Kish: The son of Kish: 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: Mahli, Eder, and Jerimoth. These were the Levites, listed by 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.
These men who were the head of each father's house and each of their younger brothers, cast lots in the presence of King David, and Zadok and Ahimelech, along with the leaders of the families of the priests and Levites. They cast lots just as Aaron's descendants had done.
