1 Chronicles 24
1 The work groups based on Aaron's descendants were these: Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.
And [these are] their divisions, of the sons of Aaron. [The] sons of Aaron [are] Nadab, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
2 Nadab and Abihu died before their father died. They had no children, so Eleazar and Ithamar served as priests.
And Nadab dies—and Abihu—in the presence of their father, and they had no sons, and Eleazar and Ithamar act as priests.
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 distributes them—and Zadok of the sons of Eleazar, and Ahimelech of the sons of Ithamar—according to their office in their service;
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 are found of the sons of Eleazar more for heads of the mighty men than of the sons of Ithamar; and they distribute them. Of the sons of Eleazar, heads for [each] house of [their] fathers—sixteen; and of the sons of Ithamar, for [each] house of their fathers—eight.
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 they distribute them by lots, with one another, for they have been princes of the holy place and princes of God, from the sons of Eleazar and from 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 Shemaiah son of Nethaneel the scribe, of the Levites, writes them before the king, and the princes, and Zadok the priest, and Ahimelech son of Abiathar, and heads of the fathers for priests and for Levites, one house of a father being taken possession of for Eleazar and one being taken possession of for Ithamar.
7 The first lot went to Jehoiarib, the second to Jedaiah,
And the first lot goes out for Jehoiarib, for Jedaiah the second,
8 the third to Harim, the fourth to Seorim,
for Harim the third, for Seorim the fourth,
9 the fifth to Malchijah, the sixth to Mijamin,
for Malchijah the fifth, for Mijamin the sixth,
10 the seventh to Hakkoz, the eighth to Abijah,
for Hakkoz the seventh, for Abijah the eighth,
11 the ninth to Jeshua, the tenth to Shecaniah,
for Jeshuah the ninth, for Shecaniah the tenth,
12 the eleventh to Eliashib, the twelfth to Jakim,
for Eliashib the eleventh, for Jakim the twelfth,
13 the thirteenth to Huppah, the fourteenth to Jeshebeab,
for Huppah the thirteenth, for Jeshebeab the fourteenth,
14 the fifteenth to Bilgah, the sixteenth to Immer,
for Bilgah the fifteenth, for Immer the sixteenth,
15 the seventeenth to Hezir, the eighteenth to Happizzez,
for Hezir the seventeenth, for Aphses the eighteenth,
16 the nineteenth to Pethahiah, the twentieth to Jehezkel,
for Pethahiah the nineteenth, for Jehezekel the twentieth,
17 the twenty-first to Jakin, the twenty-second to Gamul,
for Jachin the twenty-first, for Gamul the twenty-second,
18 the twenty-third to Delaiah, and the twenty-fourth to Maaziah.
for Delaiah the twenty-third, for Maaziah the twenty-fourth.
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 appointments for their service, to come into the house of YHWH, according to their ordinance by the hand of their father Aaron, as YHWH God of Israel commanded them.
20 These were the rest of the descendants of Levi: Of the sons of Amram, Shubael; of the sons of Shubael, Jehdeiah.
And of the sons of Levi who are left—of sons of Amram: Shubael; of sons of Shubael: Jehdeiah.
21 As for Rehabiah, the sons of Rehabiah: Ishijah the leader.
Of Rehabiah, of sons of Rehabiah: the head Ishshiah.
22 From the Izharites: Shelomoth; from the sons of Shelomoth: Jahath.
Of the Izharite: Shelomoth; of sons of Shelomoth: Jahath.
23 The sons of Hebron: Jeriah the leader, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, and Jekameam the fourth.
And sons of Jeriah: Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, Jekameam the fourth.
24 The son of Uzziel: Micah; from the sons of Micah: Shamir.
Sons of Uzziel: Michah; of sons of Michah: Shamir.
25 The brother of Micah: Ishijah. From the sons of Ishijah: Zechariah.
Ishshiah [is] a brother of Michah; of sons of Ishshiah: Zechariah;
26 The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi; from the son of Jaaziah: Beno.
sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi; sons of Jaaziah: Beno;
27 The sons of Merari from Jaaziah: Beno, Shoham, Zaccur, and Ibri.
sons of Merari, of Jaaziah: Beno, and Shoham, and Zaccur, and Ibri.
28 From Mahli: Eleazar, who had no sons.
Of Mahli: Eleazar, who had no sons;
29 From Kish: The son of Kish: Jerahmeel.
of Kish, sons of Kish: Jerahmeel.
30 The sons of Mushi: Mahli, Eder, and Jerimoth. These were the Levites, listed by their families.
And sons of Mushi [are] Mahli, and Eder, and Jerimoth; these [are] sons of the Levites, for the house of their fathers,
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 just as their brothers, the sons of Aaron, before David the king, and Zadok, and Ahimelech, and heads of the fathers for priests and for Levites; the chief father just as his younger brother.
