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.
The work groups based on Aaron's descendants were these: Nadab, 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.
Nadab and Abihu died before their father died. They had no children, so Eleazar and Ithamar served as priests.
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.
David, together with Zadok, a descendant of Eleazar, and Ahimelech, a descendant of Ithamar, divided them into groups for their work as priests.
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.
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 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).
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 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.
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 Jehoiarib was the first one whose name was selected [by casting lots/throwing marked stones]. Next Jedaiah was selected.
The first lot went to Jehoiarib, the second to Jedaiah,
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 Malchijah, the sixth to Mijamin,
10 Next, Hakkoz was selected. Next, Abijah was selected.
the seventh to Hakkoz, the eighth to Abijah,
11 Next, Jeshua was selected. Next, Shecaniah was selected.
the ninth to Jeshua, the tenth to Shecaniah,
12 Next, Eliashib was selected. Next, Jakim was selected.
the eleventh to Eliashib, the twelfth to Jakim,
13 Next, Huppah was selected. Next, Jeshebeab was selected.
the thirteenth to Huppah, the fourteenth to Jeshebeab,
14 Next, Bilgah was selected. Next, Immer was selected.
the fifteenth to Bilgah, the sixteenth to Immer,
15 Next, Hezir was selected. Next, Happizzez was selected.
the seventeenth to Hezir, the eighteenth to Happizzez,
16 Next, Pethahiah was selected. Next, Jehezkel was selected.
the nineteenth to Pethahiah, the twentieth to Jehezkel,
17 Next, Jakin was selected. Next, Gamul was selected.
the twenty-first to Jakin, the twenty-second to Gamul,
18 Next, Delaiah was selected. Next, Maaziah was selected.
the twenty-third to Delaiah, and the twenty-fourth 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.
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 [This is a list of some of] the other descendants of Levi: Amram was the ancestor of Shubael and Jehdeiah.
These were the rest of the descendants 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.
As for Rehabiah, the sons of Rehabiah: Ishijah the leader.
22 Izhar was the father of Shelomoth and the grandfather of Jahath.
From the Izharites: Shelomoth; from the sons of Shelomoth: Jahath.
23 [Kohath’s son] Hebron had four sons: Jeriah and his [younger] brothers Amariah, Jahaziel, and Jekameam.
The sons of Hebron: Jeriah the leader, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, and Jekameam the fourth.
24 Uzziel was the father of Micah and the grandfather of Shamir.
The son of Uzziel: Micah; from the sons of Micah: Shamir.
25 Micah’s [younger] brother was the father of Zechariah.
The brother of Micah: Ishijah. From the sons of Ishijah: Zechariah.
26 The sons of Merari were Mahli, Mushi, and Jaaziah.
The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi; from the son of Jaaziah: Beno.
27 Jaaziah had four sons: Beno, Shoham, Zaccur, and Ibri.
The sons of Merari from Jaaziah: Beno, Shoham, Zaccur, and Ibri.
28 Mahli’s son Eleazar did not have any sons.
From Mahli: Eleazar, who had no sons.
29 From the descendants of [Mahli’s second son] there was Jerahmeel.
From Kish: The son 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.
The sons of Mushi: Mahli, Eder, and Jerimoth. These were the Levites, listed by their families.
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 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.
