1 Chronicles 24

1 These were the divisions of the sons of Aaron. The sons of Aaron: Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.

Now, the sons of Aaron, had their courses, —the sons of Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar;

2 But Nadab and Abihu died before their father, and had no children; therefore Eleazar and Ithamar served as priests.

but Nadab and Abihu, died, before their father, and sons, had they none, —but Eleazar and Ithamar became priests;

3 David, with Zadok of the sons of Eleazar and Ahimelech of the sons of Ithamar, divided them according to their ordering in their service.

and David apportioned to them courses, both to Zadok of the sons of Eleazar, and to Ahimelech of the sons of Ithamar, —by their appointed place in their service.

4 There were more chief men found of the sons of Eleazar than of the sons of Ithamar; and they were divided like this: of the sons of Eleazar there were sixteen, heads of fathers’ houses; and of the sons of Ithamar, according to their fathers’ houses, eight.

But the sons of Eleazar were found to be more numerous, by the chiefs of their able men, than were the sons of Ithamar, so they divided them, —the sons of Eleazar, had chiefs, of the ancestral house, sixteen, whereas, the sons of Ithamar, had of their ancestral house, eight.

5 Thus they were divided impartially by drawing lots; for there were princes of the sanctuary and princes of God, both of the sons of Eleazar, and of the sons of Ithamar.

They divided them, therefore, by [casting] lots, these with those, —for there were princes of the sanctuary, and princes of God, from among the sons of Eleazar, and among the sons of Ithamar.

6 Shemaiah the son of Nethanel the scribe, who was of the Levites, wrote them in the presence of the king, the princes, Zadok the priest, Ahimelech the son of Abiathar, and the heads of the fathers’ households of the priests and of the Levites; one fathers’ house being taken for Eleazar, and one taken for Ithamar.

And Shemaiah son of Nethanel the scribe from among the Levites, wrote them down, before the king and the rulers and Zadok the priest, and Ahimelech son of Abiathar, and the ancestral chiefs, pertaining to the priests and to the Levites, —one ancestral house, was taken for Eleazar, and, was equally taken, for Ithamar.

7 Now the first lot came out to Jehoiarib, the second to Jedaiah,

So then the first lot came forth 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 Yeshua, the tenth to Shecaniah,

for Jeshua, 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 Happizzez, the eighteenth;

16 the nineteenth to Pethahiah, the twentieth to Jehezkel,

for Pethahiah, the nineteenth, for Jehezkel, the twentieth;

17 the twenty-first to Jachin, 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 their ordering in their service, to come into the LORD’s house according to the ordinance given to them by Aaron their father, as the LORD, the God of Israel, had commanded him.

These, were their appointed places for their service, for entering the house of Yahweh, according to the regulation of them, by the hand of Aaron their father, —just as Yahweh God of Israel, commanded him.

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

Now, as for the sons of Levi who remained, of the sons of Amram, Shubael, of the sons of Shubael, Jehdeiah.

21 Of Rehabiah: of the sons of Rehabiah, Isshiah the chief.

Of Rehabiah, of the sons of Rehabiah, the chief Isshiah;

22 Of the Izharites, Shelomoth; of the sons of Shelomoth, Jahath.

of the Izharites, Shelomoth, —of the sons of Shelomoth, Jahath;

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

and, the sons [of Hebron], Jeriah, —Amariah, the second, Jehaziel, the third, Jekameam, the fourth;

24 The sons of Uzziel: Micah; of the sons of Micah, Shamir.

the sons of Uzziel, Micah, of the sons of Micah, Shamir;

25 The brother of Micah: Isshiah; of the sons of Isshiah, Zechariah.

the brother of Micah, Isshiah, of the sons of Isshiah, Zechariah.

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

The sons of Merari, Mahli and Mushi, —the sons of Jaaziah, Beno;

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

the sons of Merari, of Jaaziah, Beno, and Shoham and Zaccur and Ibri:

28 Of Mahli: Eleazar, who had no sons.

of Mahli, Eleazar, who had no sons;

29 Of Kish, the son of Kish: Jerahmeel.

of Kish—the sons of Kish, Jerameel;

30 The sons of Mushi: Mahli, Eder, and Jerimoth. These were the sons of the Levites after their fathers’ houses.

and, the sons of Mushi, Mahli and Eder and Jerimoth. These, were the sons of the Levites, belonging to their ancestral house.

31 These likewise cast lots even as their brothers the sons of Aaron in the presence of David the king, Zadok, Ahimelech, and the heads of the fathers’ households of the priests and of the Levites, the fathers’ households of the chief even as those of his younger brother.

Moreover, they also, cast lots along with their brethren the sons of Aaron, before David the king and Zadok and Ahimelech, and the ancestral chiefs, pertaining to the priests and to the Levites, the ancestral chief along with his younger brethren.