1 Chronicles 24
1 These are the groups of the descendants of Aaron [the first Supreme Priest]: Aaron’s four sons were Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
And the divisions of the sons of Aaron: the sons of Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.
2 But Nadab and Abihu died before their father died, and they had no children. So their [younger] brothers Eleazar and Ithamar became the priests.
And Nadab and Abihu died before their father, and had no children; and Eleazar and Ithamar exercised the priesthood.
3 Zadok, who was a descendant of Eleazar, and Ahimelech, who was a descendant of Ithamar, helped David to separate his descendants into two groups. Each group had certain duties.
And David distributed them, both Zadok of the sons of Eleazar, and Ahimelech of the sons of Ithamar, according to their office in their service.
4 There were more leaders among the descendants of Eleazar than there were among the descendants of Ithamar. So they appointed 16 leaders from Eleazar’s descendants and eight leaders from Ithamar’s descendants.
And there were more head-men found of the sons of Eleazar than of the sons of Ithamar, and [thus] were they divided: of the sons of Eleazar there were sixteen heads of fathers' houses, and eight of the sons of Ithamar according to their fathers' houses.
5 There were temple officials and priests, including descendants of both Eleazar and Ithamar, to make sure that the work was divided fairly. So they decided what work each person would do by (casting lots/throwing marked stones).
And they were divided by lot, one with another; for the princes of the sanctuary and the princes of God were of the sons of Eleazar and of the sons of Ithamar.
6 Shemaiah, the son of Nethanel, who was a descendant of Levi, wrote down the names [of the leaders of each group] while David and his officials were watching. Zadok, the [Supreme] Priest, and Ahimelech [his assistant], and the leaders of the families of the priests and of the families of the other descendants of Levi also watched.
And Shemaiah the son of Nethaneel the scribe, [one] of the Levites, inscribed them before the king, and the princes, and Zadok the priest, and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar, and the chief fathers of the priests and Levites: one father's house was drawn for Eleazar, and one drawn for Ithamar.
7 Jehoiarib was the first one whose name was selected [by casting lots/throwing marked stones]. Next Jedaiah was selected.
And the first lot came forth for Jehoiarib, the second for Jedaiah,
8 Next, Harim was selected. Next, Seorim was selected.
the third for Harim, the fourth for Seorim,
9 Next, Malkijah was selected. Next, Mijamin was selected.
the fifth for Malchijah, the sixth for Mijamin,
10 Next, Hakkoz was selected. Next, Abijah was selected.
the seventh for Hakkoz, the eighth for Abijah,
11 Next, Jeshua was selected. Next, Shecaniah was selected.
the ninth for Jeshuah, the tenth for Shecaniah,
12 Next, Eliashib was selected. Next, Jakim was selected.
the eleventh for Eliashib, the twelfth for Jakim,
13 Next, Huppah was selected. Next, Jeshebeab was selected.
the thirteenth for Huppah, the fourteenth for Jeshebeab,
14 Next, Bilgah was selected. Next, Immer was selected.
the fifteenth for Bilgah, the sixteenth for Immer,
15 Next, Hezir was selected. Next, Happizzez was selected.
the seventeenth for Hezir, the eighteenth for Happizez,
16 Next, Pethahiah was selected. Next, Jehezkel was selected.
the nineteenth for Pethahiah, the twentieth for Ezekiel,
17 Next, Jakin was selected. Next, Gamul was selected.
the twenty-first for Jachin, the twenty-second for Gamul,
18 Next, Delaiah was selected. Next, Maaziah was selected.
the twenty-third for Delaiah, the twenty-fourth for Maaziah.
19 Those were the men who were chosen to be the leaders of the groups that would serve in the temple, obeying the regulations that were set down by Aaron, regulations which Yahweh, the God to whom the Israeli people belonged, had given to him.
This is their ordering in their service to come into the house of Jehovah, according to their ordinance, through Aaron their father, as Jehovah the God of Israel had commanded him.
20 [This is a list of some of] the other descendants of Levi: Amram was the ancestor of Shubael and Jehdeiah.
And as for the rest of the sons of Levi: of the sons of Amram, Shubael; of the sons of Shubael, Jehdeiah.
21 Rehabiah was the ancestor of Isshiah, the oldest son in his family.
Of Rehabiah, of the sons of Rehabiah, the head was Jishijah.
22 Izhar was the father of Shelomoth and the grandfather of Jahath.
Of the Jizharites, Shelomoth; of the sons of Shelomoth, Jahath.
23 [Kohath’s son] Hebron had four sons: Jeriah and his [younger] brothers Amariah, Jahaziel, and Jekameam.
— And the sons [of Hebron]: Jerijah [the head], Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, Jekameam the fourth.
24 Uzziel was the father of Micah and the grandfather of Shamir.
The sons of Uzziel, Micah; of the sons of Micah, Shamir;
25 Micah’s [younger] brother was the father of Zechariah.
the brother of Micah was Jishijah; of the sons of Jishijah, Zechariah.
26 The sons of Merari were Mahli, Mushi, and Jaaziah.
The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi; the sons of Jaaziah, his son.
27 Jaaziah had four sons: Beno, Shoham, Zaccur, and Ibri.
The sons of Merari by Jaaziah his son: Shoham, and Zaccur, and Ibri.
28 Mahli’s son Eleazar did not have any sons.
Of Mahli: Eleazar, who had no sons.
29 From the descendants of [Mahli’s second son] there was Jerahmeel.
Of Kish, the sons of Kish: Jerahmeel.
30 The sons of Mushi were Mahli, Eder, and Jerimoth. Those were descendants of Levi who were listed according to the leaders of their families.
And the sons of Mushi: Mahli, and Eder, and Jerimoth. These were the sons of the Levites according to their fathers' houses.
31 The jobs they would do were decided by (casting lots/throwing marked stones), like their fellow Israelis, the descendants of Aaron, did. They cast lots {The lots were cast} while King David, Zadok, Ahimelech, and the leaders of the families of the priests and the [other] descendants of Levi watched. They gave the same jobs to the families of each oldest brother and each youngest brother.
These likewise cast lots just as their brethren the sons of Aaron before David the king, and Zadok, and Ahimelech, and the chief fathers of the priests and Levites, — the chief fathers just as the youngest of their brethren.
