The First Book of the Chronicles

⭑ Literal Standard Version :: World English Bible Catholic ⭑

- Chapter 24 -

And [these are] their divisions, of the sons of Aaron. [The] sons of Aaron [are] Nadab, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.

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

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

and 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 [each] house of [their] fathers—sixteen; and of the sons of Ithamar, for [each] house of their fathers—eight.

And they distribute them by lots, with one another, for they have been princes of the holy place and princes of God, from the sons of Eleazar and from the sons of Ithamar.

And Shemaiah son of Nethaneel the scribe, of the Levites, writes 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.

And the first lot goes out for Jehoiarib, for Jedaiah the second,

for Harim the third, for Seorim the fourth,

for Malchijah the fifth, for Mijamin the sixth,

for Hakkoz the seventh, for Abijah the eighth,

for Jeshuah the ninth, for Shecaniah the tenth,

for Eliashib the eleventh, for Jakim the twelfth,

for Huppah the thirteenth, for Jeshebeab the fourteenth,

for Bilgah the fifteenth, for Immer the sixteenth,

for Hezir the seventeenth, for Aphses the eighteenth,

for Pethahiah the nineteenth, for Jehezekel the twentieth,

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

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

These [are] their appointments for their service, to come into the house of YHWH, according to their ordinance by the hand of their father Aaron, as YHWH God of Israel commanded them.

The Rest of the Levites

And of the sons of Levi who are left—of sons of Amram: Shubael; of sons of Shubael: Jehdeiah.

Of Rehabiah, of sons of Rehabiah: the head Ishshiah.

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

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

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

Ishshiah [is] a brother of Michah; of sons of Ishshiah: Zechariah;

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

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

Of Mahli: Eleazar, who had no sons;

of Kish, sons of Kish: Jerahmeel.

And sons of Mushi [are] Mahli, and Eder, and Jerimoth; these [are] sons of the Levites, for the house of their fathers,

and they also cast lots just as their brothers, 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 just as his younger brother.

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

But Nadab and Abihu died before their father, and had no children; therefore Eleazar and Ithamar served as priests.

David, with Zadok of the sons of Eleazar and Ahimelech of the sons of Ithamar, divided them according to their ordering in their service.

There were more chief men found of the sons of Eleazar than of the sons of Ithamar; and they were divided like this: of the sons of Eleazar there were sixteen, heads of fathers’ houses; and of the sons of Ithamar, according to their fathers’ houses, eight.

Thus they were divided impartially by drawing lots; for there were princes of the sanctuary and princes of God, both of the sons of Eleazar, and of the sons of Ithamar.

Shemaiah the son of Nethanel the scribe, who was of the Levites, wrote them in the presence of the king, the princes, Zadok the priest, Ahimelech the son of Abiathar, and the heads of the fathers’ households of the priests and of the Levites; one fathers’ house being taken for Eleazar, and one taken for Ithamar.

Now the first lot came out to Jehoiarib, the second to Jedaiah,

the third to Harim, the fourth to Seorim,

the fifth to Malchijah, the sixth to Mijamin,

the seventh to Hakkoz, the eighth to Abijah,

the ninth to Jeshua, the tenth to Shecaniah,

the eleventh to Eliashib, the twelfth to Jakim,

the thirteenth to Huppah, the fourteenth to Jeshebeab,

the fifteenth to Bilgah, the sixteenth to Immer,

the seventeenth to Hezir, the eighteenth to Happizzez,

the nineteenth to Pethahiah, the twentieth to Jehezkel,

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

the twenty-third to Delaiah, and the twenty-fourth to Maaziah.

This was their ordering in their service, to come into the LORD’s house according to the ordinance given to them by Aaron their father, as the LORD, the God of Israel, had commanded him.

The Rest of the Levites

Of the rest of the sons of Levi: of the sons of Amram, Shubael; of the sons of Shubael, Jehdeiah.

Of Rehabiah: of the sons of Rehabiah, Isshiah the chief.

Of the Izharites, Shelomoth; of the sons of Shelomoth, Jahath.

The sons of Hebron: Jeriah, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, and Jekameam the fourth.

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

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

The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. The son of Jaaziah: Beno.

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

Of Mahli: Eleazar, who had no sons.

Of Kish, the son of Kish: Jerahmeel.

The sons of Mushi: Mahli, Eder, and Jerimoth. These were the sons of the Levites after their fathers’ houses.

These likewise cast lots even as their brothers the sons of Aaron in the presence of David the king, Zadok, Ahimelech, and the heads of the fathers’ households of the priests and of the Levites, the fathers’ households of the chief even as those of his younger brother.