1 Chronicles 24

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Twenty-Four Divisions of Priests

¹These were the divisions of the descendants of Aaron. The sons of Aaron were Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.

¹And the sons of Aaron—these are the divisions of the sons of Aaron: Nadab, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.

²But Nadab and Abihu died before their father did, and they had no sons; so Eleazar and Ithamar served as priests.

²And Nadab and Abihu died before the face of their father, and there were unto them no children, and Eleazar and Ithamar served as priests.

³With the help of Eleazar’s descendant Zadok and Ithamar’s descendant Ahimelech, David divided them according to the offices of their service.

³And David divided them, and Zadok of the sons of Eleazar, and Ahimelech of the sons of Ithamar, according to their office in their service.

⁴Since more leaders were found among Eleazar’s descendants than those of Ithamar, they were divided accordingly. There were sixteen heads of families from the descendants of Eleazar and eight from the descendants of Ithamar.

⁴And there were found of the sons of Eleazar more for heads of the mighty men than of the sons of Ithamar, and they were divided. Among the sons of Eleazar, heads for a house of fathers, sixteen. And among the sons of Ithamar, for a house of their fathers, eight.

⁵Thus they were divided by lot, for there were officers of the sanctuary and officers of God among both Eleazar’s and Ithamar’s descendants.

⁵And they were divided by lot, these with these; for there were officials of the sanctuary and officials of God from the sons of Eleazar and from the sons of Ithamar.

⁶The scribe, Shemaiah son of Nethanel, a Levite, recorded their names in the presence of the king and of the officers: Zadok the priest, Ahimelech son of Abiathar, and the heads of families of the priests and the Levites—one family being taken from Eleazar, and then one from Ithamar.

⁶And Shemaiah son of Nethanel the scribe of the Levites wrote them down before the face of the king, and the princes, and Zadok the priest, and Ahimelech son of Abiathar, and the heads of fathers of the priests and the Levites—one house of a father taken for Eleazar, and one being taken possession of for Ithamar.

⁷The first lot fell to Jehoiarib,

the second to Jedaiah,

⁷And the first lot fell to Jehoiarib, to Jedaiah the second,

⁸the third to Harim,

the fourth to Seorim,

⁸to Harim the third, to Seorim the fourth,

⁹the fifth to Malchijah,

the sixth to Mijamin,

⁹to Malchijah the fifth, to Mijamin the sixth,

¹⁰the seventh to Hakkoz,

the eighth to Abijah,

¹⁰to Koz the seventh, to Abijah the eighth,

¹¹the ninth to Jeshua,

the tenth to Shecaniah,

¹¹to Jeshua the ninth, to Shecaniah the tenth,

¹²the eleventh to Eliashib,

the twelfth to Jakim,

¹²to Eliashib the eleventh, to Jakim the twelfth,

¹³the thirteenth to Huppah,

the fourteenth to Jeshebeab,

¹³to Huppah the thirteenth, to Jeshebeab the fourteenth,

¹⁴the fifteenth to Bilgah,

the sixteenth to Immer,

¹⁴to Bilgah the fifteenth, to Immer the sixteenth,

¹⁵the seventeenth to Hezir,

the eighteenth to Happizzez,

¹⁵to Hezir the seventeenth, to Happizzez the eighteenth,

¹⁶the nineteenth to Pethahiah,

the twentieth to Jehezkel,

¹⁶to Pethahiah the nineteenth, to Ezekiel the twentieth,

¹⁷the twenty-first to Jachin,

the twenty-second to Gamul,

¹⁷to Jachin the one and twentieth, to Gamul the two and twentieth,

¹⁸the twenty-third to Delaiah,

and the twenty-fourth to Maaziah.

¹⁸to Delaiah the three and twentieth, to Maaziah the four and twentieth.

¹⁹This was their appointed order for service when they entered the house of the LORD, according to the regulations prescribed for them by their forefather Aaron, as the LORD, the God of Israel, had commanded him.

¹⁹These were their appointments for their service for coming into the house of YHWH, according to their ordinance by the hand of Aaron their father, as YHWH, God of Israel, had commanded him.

The Rest of the Levites

²⁰Now these were the rest of the descendants of Levi:

From the sons of Amram: Shubael;^a

from the sons of Shubael: Jehdeiah.

²⁰And those remaining of the sons of Levi: Of the sons of Amram: Shubael; of the sons of Shubael: Jehdeiah.

²¹As for Rehabiah, from his sons: The first was Isshiah.^a

²¹To Rehabiah, of the sons of Rehabiah: The first was Isshiah.

²²From the Izharites: Shelomoth;^a

from the sons of Shelomoth: Jahath.

²²Of the Izharite: Shelomoth; of the sons of Shelomoth: Jahath.

²³From the sons of Hebron: Jeriah was the first,^a Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, and Jekameam the fourth.

²³And of the sons of Hebron Jeriah was the first: Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, and Jekameam the fourth.

²⁴From the sons of Uzziel: Micah;

from the sons of Micah: Shamir.

²⁴The sons of Uzziel: Micah; of the sons of Micah: Shamir.

²⁵The brother of Micah: Isshiah;

from the sons of Isshiah: Zechariah.

²⁵The brother of Micah: Isshiah; of the sons of Isshiah: Zechariah.

²⁶The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi.

The son of Jaaziah: Beno.

²⁶The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi; the sons of Jaaziah: Beno.

²⁷The descendants of Merari from Jaaziah: Beno, Shoham, Zaccur, and Ibri.

²⁷The sons of Merari by Jaaziah: Beno, and Shoham, and Zaccur, and Ibri.

²⁸From Mahli: Eleazar, who had no sons.

²⁸Of Mahli: Eleazar, and were to him no sons.

²⁹From Kish: Jerahmeel the son of Kish.

²⁹Of Kish: The son of Kish: Jerahmeel.

³⁰And the sons of Mushi: Mahli, Eder, and Jerimoth.^a

These were the sons of the Levites, according to their families.

³⁰And the sons of Mushi: Mahli, and Eder, and Jerimoth. These were the sons of the Levites according to the house of their fathers.

³¹As their brothers the descendants of Aaron did, they also cast lots in the presence of King David and of Zadok, Ahimelech, and the heads of the families of the priests and Levites—the family heads and their younger brothers alike.

³¹And they also cast lots as their brothers, the sons of Aaron, before the face of David the king, and Zadok, and Ahimelech, and the heads of the fathers of the priests and Levites—the chief father as his younger brother.