1 Chronicles 24

1And to the sons of Aaron <FI>are<Fi> their courses: sons of Aaron <FI>are<Fi> Nadab, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar,

1Now these were the divisions of the sons of Aaron: The sons of Aaron: Nadab, and Abiu, and Eleazar, and Ithamar.

2and Nadab dieth, and Abihu, in the presence of their father, and they had no sons, and Eleazar and Ithamar act as priests.

2But Nadab and Abiu died before their father, and had no children: so Eleazar, and Ithamar did the office of the priesthood.

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

3And David distributed them, that is, Sadoc of the sons of Eleazar, and Ahimelech of the sons of Ithamar, according to their courses and ministry.

4and 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.

4And there were found many more of the sons of Eleazar among the principal men, than of the sons of Ithamar. And he divided them so, that there were of the sons of Eleazar, sixteen chief men by their families: and of the sons of Ithamar eight by their families and houses.

5And 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.

5And he divided both the families one with the other by lot: for there were princes of the sanctuary, and princes of God, both of the sons of Eleazar, and of the sons of Ithamar.

6And 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.

6And Semeias the son of Nathanael the scribe a Levite, wrote them down before the king and the princes, and Sadoc the priest, and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar, and the princes also of the priestly and Levitical families: one house, which was over the rest, of Eleazar: and another house, which had the rest under it, of Ithamar.

7And the first lot goeth out for Jehoiarib, for Jedaiah the second,

7Now the first lot came forth to Joiarib, the second to Jedei,

8for Harim the third, for Seorim the fourth,

8The third to Harim, the fourth to Seorim,

9for Malchijah the fifth, for Mijamin the sixth,

9The fifth to Melchia, the sixth to Maiman,

10for Hakkoz the seventh, for Abijah the eighth,

10The seventh to Accos, the eighth to Abia,

11for Jeshuah the ninth, for Shecaniah the tenth,

11The ninth to Jesua, the tenth to Sechenia,

12for Eliashib the eleventh, for Jakim the twelfth,

12The eleventh to Eliasib, the twelfth to Jacim,

13for Huppah the thirteenth, for Jeshebeab the fourteenth,

13The thirteenth to Hoppha, the fourteenth to Isbaab,

14for Bilgah the fifteenth, for Immer the sixteenth,

14The fifteenth to Belga, the sixteenth to Emmer,

15for Hezir the seventeenth, for Aphses the eighteenth,

15The seventeenth to Hezir, the eighteenth to Aphses,

16for Pethahiah the nineteenth, for Jehezekel the twentieth,

16The nineteenth to Pheteia, the twentieth to Hezechiel,

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

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

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

18The three and twentieth to Dalaiau, the four and twentieth to Maaziau.

19These <FI>are<Fi> 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.

19These are their courses according to their ministries, to come into the house of the Lord, and according to their manner under the hand of Aaron their father: as the Lord the God of Israel had commanded.

20And for the sons of Levi who are left: for sons of Amram, Shubael; for sons of Shubael: Jehdeiah.

20Now of the rest of the sons of Levi, there was of the sons of Amram, Subael: and of the sons of Subael, Jehedeia.

21For Rehabiah: for sons of Rehabiah, the head Ishshiah.

21Also of the sons of Rohobia the chief Jesias.

22For the Izharite: Shelomoth; for sons of Shelomoth: Jahath.

22And the son of Isaar Salemoth, and the son of Salemoth Jahath:

23And sons of Jeriah: Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, Jekameam the fourth.

23And his son Jeriau the first, Amarias the second, Jahaziel the third, Jecmaan the fourth.

24Sons of Uzziel: Michah; for sons of Michah: Shamir.

24The son of Oziel, Micha: the son of Micha, Samir.

25A brother of Michah <FI>is<Fi> Ishshiah; for sons of Ishshiah: Zechariah;

25The brother of Micha, Jesia: and the son of Jesia, Zacharias.

26sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi; sons of Jaaziah: Beno;

26The sons of Merari: Moholi and Musi: the son of Oziau: Benno.

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

27The son also of Merari Oziau, and Soam, and Zacchur, and Hebri.

28For Mahli: Eleazar, who had no sons;

28And the son of Moholi: Eleazar, who had no sons.

29for Kish: sons of Kish: Jerahmeel.

29And the son of Cis, Jeramael.

30And sons of Mushi <FI>are<Fi> Mahli, and Eder, and Jerimoth; these <FI>are<Fi> sons of the Levites, for the house of their fathers,

30The sons of Musi: Moholi, Eder, and Jerimoth. These are the sons of Levi according to the houses of their families.

31and 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.

31And they also cast lots over against their brethren the sons of Aaron before David the king, and Sadoc, and Ahimelech, and the princes of the priestly and Levitical families, both the elder and the younger. The lot divided all equally.