1Ch 24 | ABEn | STEP | And [ 2 of the 3 sons 4 of Aaron 1 the divisions]. The sons of Aaron -- Nadab, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.

1 Chronicles 24

CHAPTER 24 The Ministration of the Levites

1 And [²of the ³sons ⁴of Aaron ¹the divisions]. The sons of Aaron -- Nadab, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. 2 And [⁴died ¹Nadab ²and ³Abihu] before their father, and [²sons ¹there were no] to them. And [⁶officiated as priest ¹Eleazar ²and ³Ithamar ⁴the sons ⁵of Aaron]. 3 And [²divided ³them ¹David], even Zadok of the sons of Eleazar, and Ahimelech of the sons of Ithamar according to their numbering, according to their ministration. 4 And [⁴were found ²sons ³of Eleazar ¹more] as rulers of the mighty ones than of the sons of Ithamar. And he divided them to the sons of Eleazar for rulers for the houses of the families -- sixteen. And to the sons of Ithamar according to the houses of their families -- eight. 5 And he divided them by lots, these with these. For they were rulers of the holies, and rulers of God among the sons of Eleazar, and among the sons of Ithamar. 6 And [⁸wrote ⁹them ¹Shemaiah ²son ³of Nethaneel ⁴the ⁵scribe ⁶from ⁷Levi] before the king, and the rulers, and Zadok of the priest, and Ahimelech son of Abiathar, and the rulers of the families of the priests and the Levites. The house of the [²family ¹one], one to Eleazar; and the house of the [²family ¹one], one to Ithamar. 7 And [⁴came forth ³lot ¹the ²first] to Jehoiarib; to Jedaiah the second, 8 to Harim the third, to Seorim the fourth, 9 to Malchijah the fifth, to Mijamin the sixth, 10 to Hakkoz the seventh, to Abijah the eighth, 11 to Jeshua the ninth, to Shechaniah the tenth, 12 to Eliashib the eleventh, to Jakim the twelfth, 13 to Huppah the thirteenth, to Jeshabeab the fourteenth, 14 to Bilgah the fifteenth, to Immer the sixteenth, 15 to Hezir the seventeenth, to Apses the eighteenth, 16 to Pethahiah the nineteenth, to Jehezekel the twentieth, 17 to Jachin the first and twentieth, to Gamul the second and twentieth, 18 to Delaiah the third and twentieth, to Maaziah the fourth and twentieth. 19 This is their numbering according to their ministration, to enter into the house of the lord, according to their ordinance, by the hand of Aaron their father, as [⁴gave charge ¹the lord ²God ³of Israel]. 20 And to the sons of Levi remaining; to the sons of Amram -- Shubael; to the sons of Shubael -- Jehdeiah; 21 to Rehabiah, to the sons of Rehabiah the ruler Iesshiah; 22 and to Izhar -- Shelomoth; to the sons of Shelomoth -- Jahath; 23 to the sons of Jeriah -- Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, Jekameam the fourth; 24 to the sons of Uzziel -- Michah; to the sons of Michah -- Shamir. 25 The brother of Michah -- Isshiah; to the son of Isshiah -- Zechariah. 26 To the sons of Merari -- Mahli and Mushi; the sons of Jaaziah -- of Beno. 27 The sons of Merari to Jaaziah -- his son, Shoham, and Zaccur, and Ibri. 28 To Mahli -- Eleazar, and there were no sons to him. 29 To Kish -- the sons of Kish -- Jerahmeel. 30 The sons of Mushi -- Mahli, and Eder, and Jerimoth. These were the sons of the Levites according to the houses of their families. 31 And they took also for themselves lots as their brethren the sons of Aaron before David the king -- even Zadok, and Ahimelech, and the rulers of the families of the priests, and the Levites, patriarchs Araab as [³brethren ¹his ²younger].