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.
These are also the diuisions of the sonnes of Aaron: The sonnes of Aaron were 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.
But Nadab and Abihu died before their father, and had no children: therefore Eleazar and Ithamar executed the Priestes office.
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 Dauid distributed them, euen Zadok of the sonnes of Eleazar, and Ahimelech of the sonnes of Ithamar according to their offices in their ministration.
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 found more of the sonnes of Eleazar by the number of men, then of the sonnes of Ithamar. and they deuided them, to wit, among the sonnes of Eleazar, sixteene heads, according to the houshould of their fathers, and among ye sonnes of Ithamar, according to the housholde of their fathers, eight.
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).
Thus they distributed them by lot the one from the other, and so the rulers of the Sanctuarie and the rulers of the house of God were of the sonnes of Eleazar and of the sonnes 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 sonne of Nethaneel the scribe of the Leuites, wrote them before ye King and the princes, and Zadok the Priest, and Ahimelech the sonne of Abiathar, and before ye chiefe fathers of the Priests and of the Leuites, one familie being reserued for Eleazar, and another reserued 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 fell to Iehoiarib, and the second to Iedaiah,
8 Next, Harim was selected. Next, Seorim was selected.
The third to Harim, the fourth to Seorim,
9 Next, Malkijah was selected. Next, Mijamin was selected.
The fifth to Malchiiah, the sixt to Miiamin,
10 Next, Hakkoz was selected. Next, Abijah was selected.
The seuenth to Hakkoz, the eight to Abiiah,
11 Next, Jeshua was selected. Next, Shecaniah was selected.
The ninth to Ieshua, the tenth to Shecaniah,
12 Next, Eliashib was selected. Next, Jakim was selected.
The eleuenth to Eliashib, the twelft to Iakim,
13 Next, Huppah was selected. Next, Jeshebeab was selected.
The thirteenth to Huppa, the fouretenth to Ieshebeab,
14 Next, Bilgah was selected. Next, Immer was selected.
The fiftenth to Bilgah, the sixtenth to Immer,
15 Next, Hezir was selected. Next, Happizzez was selected.
The seuententh to Hezir, the eightenth to Happizzer,
16 Next, Pethahiah was selected. Next, Jehezkel was selected.
The ninetenth to Pethahiah, the twentieth to Iehezekel,
17 Next, Jakin was selected. Next, Gamul was selected.
The one and twentie to Iachin, the two and twentie to Gamul,
18 Next, Delaiah was selected. Next, Maaziah was selected.
The three and twentie to Deliah, the foure and twentie to 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.
These were their orders according to their offices, when they entred into the house of the Lord according to their custome vnder the hande of Aaron their father, as the Lord 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 of the sonnes of Leui that remained of the sonnes of Amram, was Shubael, of the sonnes of Shubael, Iedeiah,
21 Rehabiah was the ancestor of Isshiah, the oldest son in his family.
Of Rehabiah. euen of the sonnes of Rehabiah, the first Isshiiah,
22 Izhar was the father of Shelomoth and the grandfather of Jahath.
Of Izhari, Shelomoth, of the sonnes of Shelomoth, Iahath,
23 [Kohath’s son] Hebron had four sons: Jeriah and his [younger] brothers Amariah, Jahaziel, and Jekameam.
And his sonnes Ieriah the first, Amariah the second, Iahaziel the thirde, and Iekameam the fourth,
24 Uzziel was the father of Micah and the grandfather of Shamir.
The sonne of Vzziel was Michah, ye sonne of Michah was Shamir,
25 Micah’s [younger] brother was the father of Zechariah.
The brother of Michah was Isshiiah, the sonne of Isshiiah, Zechariah,
26 The sons of Merari were Mahli, Mushi, and Jaaziah.
The sonnes of Merari, were Mahli and Mushi, the sonne of Iaaziiah was Beno,
27 Jaaziah had four sons: Beno, Shoham, Zaccur, and Ibri.
The sonnes of Merari of Iahaziah were Beno, and Shoham, and Zaccur and Ibri.
28 Mahli’s son Eleazar did not have any sons.
Of Mahli came Eleazar, which had no sonnes.
29 From the descendants of [Mahli’s second son] there was Jerahmeel.
Of Kish. the sonne of Kish was Ierahmeel,
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 sonnes of Mushi were Mahli, and Eder, and Ierimoth: these were sonnes of the Leuites after the houshold of their fathers.
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.
And these also cast lots with their brethren the sonnes of Aaron before King Dauid, and Zadok and Ahimelech and the chiefe fathers of the Priests, and of the Leuites, euen the chiefe of the families against their yonger brethren.
