24:1 Now the divisions of the ①descendants of Aaron were these: the sons of Aaron were Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
▷ ①Lit sons
24:2 But Nadab and Abihu died before their father and had no ①sons. So Eleazar and Ithamar served as priests.
▷ ①Or children
24:3 David, with Zadok of the sons of Eleazar and Ahimelech of the sons of Ithamar, divided them according to their offices ①for their ministry.
▷ ①Lit in their service
24:4 Since more chief men were found from the ①descendants of Eleazar than the ②descendants of Ithamar, they divided them this way: there were sixteen heads of fathers’ households of the ③descendants of Eleazar, and eight of the ④descendants of Ithamar according to their fathers’ households.
▷ ①Lit sons ②Lit sons ③Lit sons ④Lit sons
24:5 So they were divided by lot, the one as the other; for they were officers of the sanctuary and officers of God, both from the ①descendants of Eleazar and the ②descendants of Ithamar.
▷ ①Lit sons ②Lit sons
24:6 Shemaiah, the son of Nethanel the scribe, from the Levites, recorded them in the presence of the king, the leaders, Zadok the priest, Ahimelech the son of Abiathar, and the heads of the fathers’ households of the priests and the Levites; one father’s household taken for Eleazar and one taken for Ithamar.
24:7 Now the first lot came out for Jehoiarib, the second for Jedaiah,
24:8 the third for Harim, the fourth for Seorim,
24:9 the fifth for Malchijah, the sixth for Mijamin,
24:10 the seventh for Hakkoz, the eighth for Abijah,
24:11 the ninth for Jeshua, the tenth for Shecaniah,
24:12 the eleventh for Eliashib, the twelfth for Jakim,
24:13 the thirteenth for Huppah, the fourteenth for Jeshebeab,
24:14 the fifteenth for Bilgah, the sixteenth for Immer,
24:15 the seventeenth for Hezir, the eighteenth for Happizzez,
24:16 the nineteenth for Pethahiah, the twentieth for Jehezkel,
24:17 the twenty-first for Jachin, the twenty-second for Gamul,
24:18 the twenty-third for Delaiah, and the twenty-fourth for Maaziah.
24:19 These were their offices for their ministry when they entered the house of the LORD according to the ordinance given to them through their father Aaron, just as the LORD God of Israel had commanded him.
24:20 Now for the rest of the sons of Levi: of the sons of Amram, ①Shubael; of the sons of Shubael, Jehdeiah.
▷ ①In 23:16, Shebuel
24:21 Of Rehabiah: of the sons of Rehabiah, Isshiah, the first.
24:22 Of the Izharites, ①Shelomoth; of the sons of Shelomoth, Jahath.
▷ ①In 23:18, Shelomith
24:23 The sons of Hebron: Jeriah the first, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, Jekameam the fourth.
24:24 Of the sons of Uzziel, Micah; of the sons of Micah, Shamir.
24:25 The brother of Micah, Isshiah; of the sons of Isshiah, Zechariah.
24:26 The sons of Merari, Mahli and Mushi; the sons of Jaaziah, Beno.
24:27 The sons of Merari: by Jaaziah were Beno, Shoham, Zaccur, and Ibri.
24:28 By Mahli: Eleazar, who had no sons.
24:29 By Kish: the sons of Kish, Jerahmeel.
24:30 The sons of Mushi: Mahli, Eder, and Jerimoth. These were the sons of the Levites according to their fathers’ households.
24:31 These also cast lots just as their relatives, the sons of Aaron did in the presence of David the king, Zadok, Ahimelech, and the heads of the fathers’ households of the priests and of the Levites—the head of fathers’ households as well as those of his younger brother.