1 Chronicles 24:1-19
David Organizes the Priests
1The divisions of the sons of Aaron were these. The sons of aAaron: Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. 2 bBut Nadab and Abihu died before their father and had no children, so Eleazar and Ithamar became the priests. 3With the help of cZadok of the sons of Eleazar, and Ahimelech of the sons of Ithamar, David organized them according to the appointed duties in their service. 4Since more chief men were found among the sons of Eleazar than among the sons of Ithamar, they organized them under sixteen heads of fathers’ houses of the sons of Eleazar, and eight of the sons of Ithamar. 5They divided them dby lot, all alike, for there were sacred officers and officers of God among both the sons of Eleazar and the sons of Ithamar. 6And the scribe Shemaiah, the son of Nethanel, a Levite, recorded them in the presence of the king and the princes and Zadok the priest and eAhimelech the son of Abiathar and the heads of the fathers’ houses of the priests and of the Levites, one father’s house being chosen for Eleazar and one chosen for Ithamar.7The first lot fell to Jehoiarib, the second to Jedaiah, 8the third to Harim, the fourth to Seorim, 9the fifth to Malchijah, the sixth to Mijamin, 10the seventh to Hakkoz, the eighth to fAbijah, 11the ninth to Jeshua, the tenth to Shecaniah, 12the eleventh to Eliashib, the twelfth to Jakim, 13the thirteenth to Huppah, the fourteenth to Jeshebeab, 14the fifteenth to Bilgah, the sixteenth to Immer, 15the seventeenth to Hezir, the eighteenth to Happizzez, 16the nineteenth to Pethahiah, the twentieth to Jehezkel, 17the twenty-first to Jachin, the twenty-second to Gamul, 18the twenty-third to Delaiah, the twenty-fourth to Maaziah. 19These had as their appointed duty in their service gto come into the house of the Lord according to the procedure established for them by Aaron their father, as the Lord God of Israel had commanded him.
2 Chronicles 5:11
11And when the priests came out of the Holy Place (for all the priests who were present had consecrated themselves, without regard to htheir divisions,2 Chronicles 23:4
4This is the thing that you shall do: iof you priests and Levites who come off duty on the Sabbath, one third shall be gatekeepers,2 Chronicles 31:2
2And Hezekiah appointed jthe divisions of the priests and of the Levites, division by division, each according to his service, the priests and the Levites, kfor burnt offerings and peace offerings, to minister in the gates of the camp of the Lord and to give thanks and praise.Luke 1:5
Birth of John the Baptist Foretold
5 lIn the days of Herod, king of Judea, there was a priest named Zechariah, ▼▼Greek Zacharias
nof othe division of Abijah. And he had a wife from the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth. Luke 1:8
8Now pwhile he was serving as priest before God when qhis division was on duty,
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