1 Chronicles 24
1 Now, the sons of Aaron, had their courses, —the sons of Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar;
The work groups based on Aaron's descendants were these: Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.
2 but Nadab and Abihu, died, before their father, and sons, had they none, —but Eleazar and Ithamar became priests;
Nadab and Abihu died before their father died. They had no children, so Eleazar and Ithamar served 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.
David, together with Zadok, a descendant of Eleazar, and Ahimelech, a descendant of Ithamar, divided them into groups for their work as priests.
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.
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 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.
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 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.
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 So then the first lot came forth for Jehoiarib, for Jedaiah, the second;
The first lot went 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 Jeshua, 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 Happizzez, the eighteenth;
the seventeenth to Hezir, the eighteenth to Happizzez,
16 for Pethahiah, the nineteenth, for Jehezkel, the twentieth;
the nineteenth to Pethahiah, the twentieth to Jehezkel,
17 for Jachin, the twenty-first, for Gamul, the twenty-second;
the twenty-first to Jakin, the twenty-second to Gamul,
18 for Delaiah, the twenty-third, for Maaziah, the twenty-fourth.
the twenty-third to Delaiah, and the twenty-fourth to Maaziah.
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 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 Now, as for the sons of Levi who remained, of the sons of Amram, Shubael, of the sons of Shubael, Jehdeiah.
These were the rest of the descendants of Levi: Of the sons of Amram, Shubael; of the sons of Shubael, Jehdeiah.
21 Of Rehabiah, of the sons of Rehabiah, the chief Isshiah;
As for Rehabiah, the sons of Rehabiah: Ishijah the leader.
22 of the Izharites, Shelomoth, —of the sons of Shelomoth, Jahath;
From the Izharites: Shelomoth; from the sons of Shelomoth: Jahath.
23 and, the sons [of Hebron], Jeriah, —Amariah, the second, Jehaziel, the third, Jekameam, the fourth;
The sons of Hebron: Jeriah the leader, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, and Jekameam the fourth.
24 the sons of Uzziel, Micah, of the sons of Micah, Shamir;
The son of Uzziel: Micah; from the sons of Micah: Shamir.
25 the brother of Micah, Isshiah, of the sons of Isshiah, Zechariah.
The brother of Micah: Ishijah. From the sons of Ishijah: Zechariah.
26 The sons of Merari, Mahli and Mushi, —the sons of Jaaziah, Beno;
The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi; from the son of Jaaziah: Beno.
27 the sons of Merari, of Jaaziah, Beno, and Shoham and Zaccur and Ibri:
The sons of Merari from Jaaziah: Beno, Shoham, Zaccur, and Ibri.
28 of Mahli, Eleazar, who had no sons;
From Mahli: Eleazar, who had no sons.
29 of Kish—the sons of Kish, Jerameel;
From Kish: The son of Kish: Jerahmeel.
30 and, the sons of Mushi, Mahli and Eder and Jerimoth. These, were the sons of the Levites, belonging to their ancestral house.
The sons of Mushi: Mahli, Eder, and Jerimoth. These were the Levites, listed by 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.
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.
