1 Chronicles 24
1 And to the sons of Aaron [are] their courses: sons of Aaron [are] Nadab, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar,
And [they number] the sons of Aaron in [their] division, Nadab, and Abiud, and Eleazar, and Ithamar.
2 and Nadab dieth, and Abihu, in the presence of their father, and they had no sons, and Eleazar and Ithamar act as priests.
And Nadab and Abiud died before their father, and they had no sons: so Eleazar and Ithamar the sons of Aaron ministered as priests.
3 And David distributeth them, and Zadok of the sons of Eleazar, and Ahimelech of the sons of Ithamar, according to their office in their service;
And David distributed them, even Sadoc of the sons of Eleazar, and Achimelech of the sons of Ithamar, according to their numbering, according to their service, according to the houses of their fathers.
4 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 a house of fathers, sixteen; and of the sons of Ithamar, for a house of their fathers, eight.
And there were found [amongst] the sons of Eleazar more chiefs of the mighty ones, than of the sons of Ithamar: and he divided them, sixteen heads of families to the sons of Eleazar, eight according to [their] families to the sons of Ithamar.
5 And they distribute them, by lots, one with another, for princes of the sanctuary, and princes of God, have been of the sons of Eleazar, and of the sons of Ithamar.
And he divided them according to their lots, one with the other; for there were those who had charge of the holy things, and those who had charge of the [house] of the Lord amongst the sons of Eleazar, and amongst the sons of Ithamar.
6 And Shemaiah son of Nethaneel the scribe, of the Levites, writeth 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.
And Samaias the son of Nathanael, the scribe, [of the family] of Levi, wrote them down before the king, and the princes, and Sadoc the priest, and Achimelech the son of Abiathar [were present]; and the heads of the families of the priests and the Levites, each of a household [were assigned] one to Eleazar, and one to Ithamar.
7 And the first lot goeth out for Jehoiarib, for Jedaiah the second,
And the first lot came out to Joarim, the second to Jedia,
8 for Harim the third, for Seorim the fourth,
the third to Charib, the fourth to Seorim,
9 for Malchijah the fifth, for Mijamin the sixth,
the fifth to Melchias, the sixth to Meiamin,
10 for Hakkoz the seventh, for Abijah the eighth,
the seventh to Cos, the eighth to Abia,
11 for Jeshuah the ninth, for Shecaniah the tenth,
the ninth to Jesus, the tenth to Sechenias,
12 for Eliashib the eleventh, for Jakim the twelfth,
the eleventh to Eliabi, the twelfth to Jacim,
13 for Huppah the thirteenth, for Jeshebeab the fourteenth,
the thirteenth to Oppha, the fourteenth to Jesbaal,
14 for Bilgah the fifteenth, for Immer the sixteenth,
the fifteenth to Belga, the sixteenth to Emmer,
15 for Hezir the seventeenth, for Aphses the eighteenth,
the seventeenth to Chezin, the eighteenth to Aphese,
16 for Pethahiah the nineteenth, for Jehezekel the twentieth,
the nineteenth to Phetaea, the twentieth to Ezekel,
17 for Jachin the one and twentieth, for Gamul the two and twentieth,
the twenty-first to Achim, the twenty-second to Gamul,
18 for Delaiah the three and twentieth, for Maaziah the four and twentieth.
the twenty-third to Adallai, the twenty-fourth to Maasai.
19 These [are] their appointments for their service, to come in to the house of Jehovah, according to their ordinance by the hand of Aaron their father, as Jehovah God of Israel, commanded them.
This [is] their numbering according to their service to go into the house of the Lord, according to their appointment by the hand of Aaron their father, as the Lord God of Israel commanded.
20 And for the sons of Levi who are left: for sons of Amram, Shubael; for sons of Shubael: Jehdeiah.
And for the sons of Levi that were left, [even] for the sons of Ambram, Sobael: for the sons of Sobael, Jedia.
21 For Rehabiah: for sons of Rehabiah, the head Ishshiah.
For Raabia, the chief [was Isaari],
22 For the Izharite: Shelomoth; for sons of Shelomoth: Jahath.
and for Isaari, Salomoth: for the sons of Salomoth, Jath.
23 And sons of Jeriah: Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, Jekameam the fourth.
The sons of Ecdiu; Amadia the second, Jaziel the third, Jecmoam the fourth.
24 Sons of Uzziel: Michah; for sons of Michah: Shamir.
For the sons of Oziel, Micha: the sons of Micha; Samer.
25 A brother of Michah [is] Ishshiah; for sons of Ishshiah: Zechariah;
The brother of Micha; Isia, the son of Isia; Zacharia.
26 sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi; sons of Jaaziah: Beno;
The sons of Merari, Mooli, and Musi: the sons of Ozia,
27 sons of Merari: of Jaaziah: Beno, and Shoham, and Zaccur, and Ibri.
[That is, the sons] of Merari by Ozia, —his sons [were] Isoam, and Sacchur, and Abai.
28 For Mahli: Eleazar, who had no sons;
To Mooli [were born] Eleazar, and Ithamar; and Eleazar died, and had no sons.
29 for Kish: sons of Kish: Jerahmeel.
For Kis; the sons of Kis; Jerameel.
30 And sons of Mushi [are] Mahli, and Eder, and Jerimoth; these [are] sons of the Levites, for the house of their fathers,
And the sons of Musi; Mooli, and Eder, and Jerimoth. These [were] the sons of the Levites according to the houses of their families.
31 and they cast, they also, lots over-against their brethren 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 over-against his younger brother.
And they also received lots as their brethren the sons of Aaron before the king; Sadoc also, and Achimelech, and the chiefs of the families of the priests and of the Levites, principal heads of families, even as their younger brethren.
