1 Chronicles 24
1 And to the sons of Aaron [are] their courses: sons of Aaron [are] Nadab, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar,
These were the divisions of the sons of Aaron. The sons of Aaron: Nadab, Abihu, 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.
But Nadab and Abihu died before their father, and had no children; therefore Eleazar and Ithamar served 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;
David, with Zadok of the sons of Eleazar and Ahimelech of the sons of Ithamar, divided them according to their ordering in their service.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
7 And the first lot goeth out for Jehoiarib, for Jedaiah the second,
Now the first lot came out to Jehoiarib, the second to Jedaiah,
8 for Harim the third, for Seorim the fourth,
the third to Harim, the fourth to Seorim,
9 for Malchijah the fifth, for Mijamin the sixth,
the fifth to Malchijah, the sixth to Mijamin,
10 for Hakkoz the seventh, for Abijah the eighth,
the seventh to Hakkoz, the eighth to Abijah,
11 for Jeshuah the ninth, for Shecaniah the tenth,
the ninth to Jeshua, the tenth to Shecaniah,
12 for Eliashib the eleventh, for Jakim the twelfth,
the eleventh to Eliashib, the twelfth to Jakim,
13 for Huppah the thirteenth, for Jeshebeab the fourteenth,
the thirteenth to Huppah, the fourteenth to Jeshebeab,
14 for Bilgah the fifteenth, for Immer the sixteenth,
the fifteenth to Bilgah, the sixteenth to Immer,
15 for Hezir the seventeenth, for Aphses the eighteenth,
the seventeenth to Hezir, the eighteenth to Happizzez,
16 for Pethahiah the nineteenth, for Jehezekel the twentieth,
the nineteenth to Pethahiah, the twentieth to Jehezkel,
17 for Jachin the one and twentieth, for Gamul the two and twentieth,
the twenty-first to Jachin, the twenty-second to Gamul,
18 for Delaiah the three and twentieth, for Maaziah the four and twentieth.
the twenty-third to Delaiah, and the twenty-fourth to Maaziah.
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 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.
20 And for the sons of Levi who are left: for sons of Amram, Shubael; for sons of Shubael: Jehdeiah.
Of the rest of the sons of Levi: of the sons of Amram, Shubael; of the sons of Shubael, Jehdeiah.
21 For Rehabiah: for sons of Rehabiah, the head Ishshiah.
Of Rehabiah: of the sons of Rehabiah, Isshiah the chief.
22 For the Izharite: Shelomoth; for sons of Shelomoth: Jahath.
Of the Izharites, Shelomoth; of the sons of Shelomoth, Jahath.
23 And sons of Jeriah: Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, Jekameam the fourth.
The sons of Hebron: Jeriah, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, and Jekameam the fourth.
24 Sons of Uzziel: Michah; for sons of Michah: Shamir.
The sons of Uzziel: Micah; of the sons of Micah, Shamir.
25 A brother of Michah [is] Ishshiah; for sons of Ishshiah: Zechariah;
The brother of Micah: Isshiah; of the sons of Isshiah, Zechariah.
26 sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi; sons of Jaaziah: Beno;
The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. The son of Jaaziah: Beno.
27 sons of Merari: of Jaaziah: Beno, and Shoham, and Zaccur, and Ibri.
The sons of Merari by Jaaziah: Beno, Shoham, Zaccur, and Ibri.
28 For Mahli: Eleazar, who had no sons;
Of Mahli: Eleazar, who had no sons.
29 for Kish: sons of Kish: Jerahmeel.
Of Kish, the son of Kish: Jerahmeel.
30 And sons of Mushi [are] Mahli, and Eder, and Jerimoth; these [are] sons of the Levites, for the house of their fathers,
The sons of Mushi: Mahli, Eder, and Jerimoth. These were the sons of the Levites after their fathers’ houses.
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.
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.
