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