1 Chronicles 24

1 Forsothe to the sones of Aaron these porciouns schulen be; the sones of Aaron weren Nadab, and Abyud, Eleazar, and Ythamar;

Now these are the divisions of the sons of Aaron. The sons of Aaron; Nadab, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.

2 but Nadab and Abyud weren deed with out fre children bifor her fadir, and Eleazar and Ythamar weren set in presthod.

But Nadab and Abihu died before their father, and had no children: therefore Eleazar and Ithamar executed the priest’s office.

3 And Dauith departide hem, that is, Sadoch, of the sones of Eleazar, and Achymelech, of the sones of Ithamar, by her whiles and seruyce;

And David distributed them, both Zadok of the sons of Eleazar, and Ahimelech of the sons of Ithamar, according to their offices in their service.

4 and the sones of Eleazar weren founden many mo in the men princes, than the sones of Ythamar. Forsothe he departide to hem, that is, to the sones of Eleazar, sixtene prynces bi meynees; and to the sones of Ythamar eiyte prynces bi her meynees and howsis.

And there were more chief men found of the sons of Eleazar than of the sons of Ithamar; and thus were they divided. Among the sons of Eleazar there were sixteen chief men of the house of their fathers, and eight among the sons of Ithamar according to the house of their fathers.

5 Sotheli he departide euer eithir meynees among hem silf bi lottis; for there weren princes of the seyntuarye, and princes of the hows of God, as wel of the sones of Eleazar as of the sones of Ithamar.

Thus were they divided by lot, one sort with another; for the governors of the sanctuary, and governors of the house of God, were of the sons of Eleazar, and of the sons of Ithamar.

6 And Semeye, the sone of Nathanael, a scribe of the lynage of Leuy, discriuede hem bifore the king and pryncis, and bifor Sadoch, the preest, and Achymelech, the sone of Abiathar, and to the prynces of meynees of the preestis and of the dekenes; he discriuyde oon hows of Eleazar, that was souereyn to othere, and `the tother hows of Ithamar, that hadde othere vndir hym.

And Shemaiah the son of Nethaneel the scribe, one of the Levites, recorded them before the king, and the princes, and Zadok the priest, and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar, and before the heads of the father’s houses of the priests and Levites: one principal household being taken for Eleazar, and one taken for Ithamar.

7 Forsothe the firste lot yede out to Joiarib, the secounde to Jedeie,

Now the first lot came forth to Jehoiarib, the second to Jedaiah,

8 the thridde to Aharym, the fourthe to Seorym,

The third to Harim, the fourth to Seorim,

9 the fyuethe to Melchie,

The fifth to Malchijah, the sixth to Mijamin,

10 the sixte to Maynan, the seuenthe to Accos,

The seventh to Hakkoz, the eighth to Abijah,

11 the eiythe to Abia, the nynthe to Hieusu, the tenthe to Sechema, the elleuenthe to Eliasib,

The ninth to Jeshua, the tenth to Shecaniah,

12 the tweluethe to Jacyn,

The eleventh to Eliashib, the twelfth to Jakim,

13 the thrittenthe to Opha, the fourtenthe to Isbaal,

The thirteenth to Huppah, the fourteenth to Jeshebeab,

14 the fiftenthe to Abelga, the sixtenthe to Emmer,

The fifteenth to Bilgah, the sixteenth to Immer,

15 the seuententhe to Ezir, the eiytenthe to Ahapses, the nyntenthe to Pheseye,

The seventeenth to Hezir, the eighteenth to Aphses,

16 the twentithe to Jezechel,

The nineteenth to Pethahiah, the twentieth to Jehezekel,

17 the oon and twentithe to Jachym, the two and twentithe to Gamul, the thre and twentithe to Dalayam,

The one and twentieth to Jachin, the two and twentieth to Gamul,

18 the foure and twentithe to Mazzian.

The three and twentieth to Delaiah, the four and twentieth to Maaziah.

19 These weren the whilis of hem bi her mynysteries, that thei entre in to the hows of God, and bi her custom vndur the hond of Aaron, her fadir, as the Lord God of Israel comaundide.

These were the orderings of them in their service to come into the house of the LORD, according to their custom, under Aaron their father, as the LORD God of Israel had commanded him.

20 Forsothe Sebahel was prince of the sones of Leuy that weren resydue, of the sones of Amram; and the sone of Sebahel was Jedeie;

And the rest of the sons of Levi were these: Of the sons of Amram; Shubael: of the sons of Shubael; Jehdeiah.

21 also Jesie was prince of the sones of Roobie.

Concerning Rehabiah: of the sons of Rehabiah, the first was Isshiah.

22 Sotheli Salomoth was prince of Isaaris; and the sone of Salamoth was Janadiath;

Of the Izharites; Shelomoth: of the sons of Shelomoth; Jahath.

23 and his firste sone was Jeriuans, `Amarie the secounde, Azihel the thridde, `Jethmoan the fourthe.

And the sons of Hebron; Jeriah the first, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, Jekameam the fourth.

24 The sone of Ozihel was Mycha; the sone of Mycha was Samyr;

Of the sons of Uzziel; Michah: of the sons of Michah; Shamir.

25 the brother of Mycha was Jesia; and the sone of Jesia was Zacharie.

The brother of Michah was Isshiah: of the sons of Isshiah; Zechariah.

26 The sones of Merary weren Mooli and Musi; the sone of Josyan was Bennon;

The sons of Merari were Mahli and Mushi: the sons of Jaaziah; Beno.

27 and the sone of Merarie was Ozian, and Soen, and Zaccur, and Hebri.

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

28 Sotheli the sone of Mooli was Eleazar, that hadde not fre sones; forsothe the sone of Cys was Jeremyhel;

Of Mahli came Eleazar, who had no sons.

29 the sones of Musy weren Mooli,

Concerning Kish: the son of Kish was Jerahmeel.

30 Eder, Jerymuth. These weren the sones of Leuy, bi the housis of her meynees.

The sons also of Mushi; Mahli, and Eder, and Jerimoth. These were the sons of the Levites after the house of their fathers.

31 Also and thei senten lottis ayens her britheren, the sones of Aaron, bifor Dauid the kyng, and bifor Sadoch, and Achymelech, and the princes of meynees of preestis and of dekenes; lot departide euenli alle, bothe the gretter and the lesse.

These likewise cast lots even as their brethren the sons of Aaron in the presence of David the king, and Zadok, and Ahimelech, and the heads of the father’s houses of the priests and Levites, even the principal fathers even as their younger brethren.