1 Chronicles 24

1 The work groups based on Aaron's descendants were these: Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.

and to/for son: descendant/people Aaron division their son: child Aaron 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 to die Nadab and Abihu to/for face: before father their and son: child not to be to/for them and to minister Eleazar and Ithamar

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 to divide them David and Zadok from son: child Eleazar and Ahimelech from son: child Ithamar to/for punishment their in/on/with service: ministry their

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 to find son: child Eleazar many to/for head: leader [the] great man from son: child Ithamar and to divide them to/for son: child Eleazar head: leader to/for house: household father six ten and to/for son: child Ithamar to/for house: household father their 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 to divide them in/on/with allotted these with these for to be ruler holiness and ruler [the] God from son: child Eleazar and in/on/with son: child 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 to write them Shemaiah son: child Nethanel [the] secretary from [the] Levi to/for face: before [the] king and [the] ruler and Zadok [the] priest and Ahimelech son: child Abiathar and head: leader [the] father to/for priest and to/for Levi house: household father one to grasp to/for Eleazar and to grasp to grasp to/for Ithamar

7 The first lot went to Jehoiarib, the second to Jedaiah,

and to come out: casting(lot) [the] allotted [the] first to/for Jehoiarib to/for Jedaiah [the] second

8 the third to Harim, the fourth to Seorim,

to/for Harim [the] third to/for Seorim [the] fourth

9 the fifth to Malchijah, the sixth to Mijamin,

to/for Malchijah [the] fifth to/for Mijamin [the] sixth

10 the seventh to Hakkoz, the eighth to Abijah,

to/for Hakkoz [the] seventh to/for Abijah [the] eighth

11 the ninth to Jeshua, the tenth to Shecaniah,

to/for Jeshua [the] ninth to/for Shecaniah [the] tenth

12 the eleventh to Eliashib, the twelfth to Jakim,

to/for Eliashib eleven ten to/for Jakim two ten

13 the thirteenth to Huppah, the fourteenth to Jeshebeab,

to/for Huppah three ten to/for Jeshebeab four ten

14 the fifteenth to Bilgah, the sixteenth to Immer,

to/for Bilgah five ten to/for Immer six ten

15 the seventeenth to Hezir, the eighteenth to Happizzez,

to/for Hezir seven ten to/for Happizzez eight ten

16 the nineteenth to Pethahiah, the twentieth to Jehezkel,

to/for Pethahiah nine ten to/for Jehezkel [the] twenty

17 the twenty-first to Jakin, the twenty-second to Gamul,

to/for Jachin one and twenty to/for Gamul two and twenty

18 the twenty-third to Delaiah, and the twenty-fourth to Maaziah.

to/for Delaiah three and twenty to/for Maaziah four and twenty

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 punishment their to/for service: ministry their to/for to come (in): come to/for house: temple LORD like/as justice: rule their in/on/with hand: by Aaron father their like/as as which to command him LORD God Israel

20 These were the rest of the descendants of Levi: Of the sons of Amram, Shubael; of the sons of Shubael, Jehdeiah.

and to/for son: descendant/people Levi [the] to remain to/for son: child Amram Shebuel to/for son: child Shebuel Jehdeiah

21 As for Rehabiah, the sons of Rehabiah: Ishijah the leader.

to/for Rehabiah to/for son: child Rehabiah [the] head: leader Isshiah

22 From the Izharites: Shelomoth; from the sons of Shelomoth: Jahath.

to/for Izharite Shelomoth to/for son: child Shelomoth Jahath

23 The sons of Hebron: Jeriah the leader, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, and Jekameam the fourth.

and son: child Jeriah Amariah [the] second Jahaziel [the] third Jekameam [the] fourth

24 The son of Uzziel: Micah; from the sons of Micah: Shamir.

son: child Uzziel Micah to/for son: child Micah (Shamir *Q(K)*)

25 The brother of Micah: Ishijah. From the sons of Ishijah: Zechariah.

brother: male-sibling Micah Isshiah to/for son: child Isshiah Zechariah

26 The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi; from the son of Jaaziah: Beno.

son: child Merari Mahli and Mushi son: child Jaaziah (Beno *L(F)*)

27 The sons of Merari from Jaaziah: Beno, Shoham, Zaccur, and Ibri.

son: child Merari to/for Jaaziah (Beno *L(F)*) and Shoham and Zaccur and Ibri

28 From Mahli: Eleazar, who had no sons.

to/for Mahli Eleazar and not to be to/for him son: child

29 From Kish: The son of Kish: Jerahmeel.

to/for Kish son: child Kish Jerahmeel

30 The sons of Mushi: Mahli, Eder, and Jerimoth. These were the Levites, listed by their families.

and son: child Mushi Mahli and Eder and Jerimoth these son: child [the] Levi to/for house: household father their

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 to fall: allot also they(masc.) allotted to/for close brother: male-sibling their son: child Aaron to/for face: before David [the] king and Zadok and Ahimelech and head: leader [the] father to/for priest and to/for Levi father [the] head: leader to/for close brother: male-relative his [the] small