1 Chronicles 24

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

And [they number] the sons of Aaron in [their] division, Nadab, and Abiud, and Eleazar, and Ithamar.

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

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 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.

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.

5 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.

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.

6 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.

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 So then the first lot came forth 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 Jeshua, 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 Happizzez, the eighteenth;

the seventeenth to Chezin, the eighteenth to Aphese,

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

the nineteenth to Phetaea, the twentieth to Ezekel,

17 for Jachin, the twenty-first, for Gamul, the twenty-second;

the twenty-first to Achim, the twenty-second to Gamul,

18 for Delaiah, the twenty-third, for Maaziah, the twenty-fourth.

the twenty-third to Adallai, the twenty-fourth to Maasai.

19 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.

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 Now, as for the sons of Levi who remained, of the sons of Amram, Shubael, of the 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 Of Rehabiah, of the sons of Rehabiah, the chief Isshiah;

For Raabia, the chief [was Isaari],

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

and for Isaari, Salomoth: for the sons of Salomoth, Jath.

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

The sons of Ecdiu; Amadia the second, Jaziel the third, Jecmoam the fourth.

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

For the sons of Oziel, Micha: the sons of Micha; Samer.

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

The brother of Micha; Isia, the son of Isia; Zacharia.

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

The sons of Merari, Mooli, and Musi: the sons of Ozia,

27 the 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 of Mahli, Eleazar, who had no sons;

To Mooli [were born] Eleazar, and Ithamar; and Eleazar died, and had no sons.

29 of Kish—the sons of Kish, Jerameel;

For Kis; the sons of Kis; Jerameel.

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

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 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.

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.