Chronicles I 24
1 And [they number] the sons of Aaron in [their] division, Nadab, and Abiud, and Eleazar, and Ithamar.
The work groups based on Aaron's descendants were these: Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.
2 And Nadab and Abiud died before their father, and they had no sons: so Eleazar and Ithamar the sons of Aaron ministered as priests.
Nadab and Abihu died before their father died. They had no children, so Eleazar and Ithamar served as priests.
3 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.
David, together with Zadok, a descendant of Eleazar, and Ahimelech, a descendant of Ithamar, divided them into groups for their work as priests.
4 And there were found [among] 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.
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.
5 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 among the sons of Eleazar, and among the sons of Ithamar.
They divided them impartially by lot, for there were holy officials and officials of God, from both Eleazar's descendants and Ithamar's descendants.
6 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.
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.
7 And the first lot came out to Joarim, the second to Jedia,
The first lot went to Jehoiarib, the second to Jedaiah,
8 the third to Charib, the fourth to Seorim,
the third to Harim, the fourth to Seorim,
9 the fifth to Melchias, the sixth to Meiamin,
the fifth to Malchijah, the sixth to Mijamin,
10 the seventh to Cos, the eighth to Abia,
the seventh to Hakkoz, the eighth to Abijah,
11 the ninth to Jesus, the tenth to Sechenias,
the ninth to Jeshua, the tenth to Shecaniah,
12 the eleventh to Eliabi, the twelfth to Jacim,
the eleventh to Eliashib, the twelfth to Jakim,
13 the thirteenth to Oppha, the fourteenth to Jesbaal,
the thirteenth to Huppah, the fourteenth to Jeshebeab,
14 the fifteenth to Belga, the sixteenth to Emmer,
the fifteenth to Bilgah, the sixteenth to Immer,
15 the seventeenth to Chezin, the eighteenth to Aphese,
the seventeenth to Hezir, the eighteenth to Happizzez,
16 the nineteenth to Phetaea, the twentieth to Ezekel,
the nineteenth to Pethahiah, the twentieth to Jehezkel,
17 the twenty-first to Achim, the twenty-second to Gamul,
the twenty-first to Jakin, the twenty-second to Gamul,
18 the twenty-third to Adallai, the twenty-fourth to Maasai.
the twenty-third to Delaiah, and the twenty-fourth to Maaziah.
19 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.
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.
20 And for the sons of Levi that were left, [even] for the sons of Ambram, Sobael: for the sons of Sobael, Jedia.
These were the rest of the descendants of Levi: Of the sons of Amram, Shubael; of the sons of Shubael, Jehdeiah.
21 For Raabia, the chief [was Isaari],
As for Rehabiah, the sons of Rehabiah: Ishijah the leader.
22 and for Isaari, Salomoth: for the sons of Salomoth, Jath.
From the Izharites: Shelomoth; from the sons of Shelomoth: Jahath.
23 The sons of Ecdiu; Amadia the second, Jaziel the third, Jecmoam the fourth.
The sons of Hebron: Jeriah the leader, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, and Jekameam the fourth.
24 For the sons of Oziel, Micha: the sons of Micha; Samer.
The son of Uzziel: Micah; from the sons of Micah: Shamir.
25 The brother of Micha; Isia, the son of Isia; Zacharia.
The brother of Micah: Ishijah. From the sons of Ishijah: Zechariah.
26 The sons of Merari, Mooli, and Musi: the sons of Ozia,
The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi; from the son of Jaaziah: Beno.
27 [That is, the sons] of Merari by Ozia, —his sons [were] Isoam, and Sacchur, and Abai.
The sons of Merari from Jaaziah: Beno, Shoham, Zaccur, and Ibri.
28 To Mooli [were born] Eleazar, and Ithamar; and Eleazar died, and had no sons.
From Mahli: Eleazar, who had no sons.
29 For Kis; the sons of Kis; Jerameel.
From Kish: The son of Kish: Jerahmeel.
30 And the sons of Musi; Mooli, and Eder, and Jerimoth. These [were] the sons of the Levites according to the houses of their families.
The sons of Mushi: Mahli, Eder, and Jerimoth. These were the Levites, listed by their families.
31 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.
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.
