1 Chronicles 24
1 The work groups based on Aaron's descendants were these: Nadab, 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 Nadab and Abihu died before their father died. They had no children, so Eleazar and Ithamar served as priests.
But Nadab and Abiu died before their father, and had no children: so Eleazar, and Ithamar did the office of the priesthood.
3 David, together with Zadok, a descendant of Eleazar, and Ahimelech, a descendant of Ithamar, divided them into groups for their work as priests.
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 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.
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 They divided them impartially by lot, for there were holy officials and officials of God, from both Eleazar's descendants and Ithamar's descendants.
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 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.
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 The first lot went to Jehoiarib, the second to Jedaiah,
Now the first lot came forth to Joiarib, the second to Jedei,
8 the third to Harim, the fourth to Seorim,
The third to Harim, the fourth to Seorim,
9 the fifth to Malchijah, the sixth to Mijamin,
The fifth to Melchia, the sixth to Maiman,
10 the seventh to Hakkoz, the eighth to Abijah,
The seventh to Accos, the eighth to Abia,
11 the ninth to Jeshua, the tenth to Shecaniah,
The ninth to Jesua, the tenth to Sechenia,
12 the eleventh to Eliashib, the twelfth to Jakim,
The eleventh to Eliasib, the twelfth to Jacim,
13 the thirteenth to Huppah, the fourteenth to Jeshebeab,
The thirteenth to Hoppha, the fourteenth to Isbaab,
14 the fifteenth to Bilgah, the sixteenth to Immer,
The fifteenth to Belga, the sixteenth to Emmer,
15 the seventeenth to Hezir, the eighteenth to Happizzez,
The seventeenth to Hezir, the eighteenth to Aphses,
16 the nineteenth to Pethahiah, the twentieth to Jehezkel,
The nineteenth to Pheteia, the twentieth to Hezechiel,
17 the twenty-first to Jakin, the twenty-second to Gamul,
The one and twentieth to Jachin, the two and twentieth to Gamul,
18 the twenty-third to Delaiah, and the twenty-fourth to Maaziah.
The three and twentieth to Dalaiau, the four and twentieth to Maaziau.
19 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.
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 These were the rest of the descendants of Levi: 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 As for Rehabiah, the sons of Rehabiah: Ishijah the leader.
Also of the sons of Rohobia the chief Jesias.
22 From the Izharites: Shelomoth; from the sons of Shelomoth: Jahath.
And the son of Isaar Salemoth, and the son of Salemoth Jahath:
23 The sons of Hebron: Jeriah the leader, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, and Jekameam the fourth.
And his son Jeriau the first, Amarias the second, Jahaziel the third, Jecmaan the fourth.
24 The son of Uzziel: Micah; from the sons of Micah: Shamir.
The son of Oziel, Micha: the son of Micha, Samir.
25 The brother of Micah: Ishijah. From the sons of Ishijah: Zechariah.
The brother of Micha, Jesia: and the son of Jesia, Zacharias.
26 The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi; from the son of Jaaziah: Beno.
The sons of Merari: Moholi and Musi: the son of Oziau: Benno.
27 The sons of Merari from Jaaziah: Beno, Shoham, Zaccur, and Ibri.
The son also of Merari: Oziau, and Seam, and Zacchur, and Hebri.
28 From Mahli: Eleazar, who had no sons.
And the son of Moholi: Eleazar, who had no sons.
29 From Kish: The son of Kish: Jerahmeel.
And the son of Cis, Jeramael.
30 The sons of Mushi: Mahli, Eder, and Jerimoth. These were the Levites, listed by their families.
The sons of Musi: Moholi, Eder, and Jerimoth. These are the sons of Levi according to the houses of their families.
31 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.
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.
