1 Chronicles 24

Twenty-Four Divisions of Priests

1These were the divisionsH4256 of the descendantsH1121 of AaronH175. The sonsH1121 of AaronH175 were NadabH5070, AbihuH30, EleazarH499, and IthamarH385. 2But NadabH5070 and AbihuH30 diedH4191 beforeH6440 their father didH1, and they hadH1961 noH3808 sonsH1121; so EleazarH499 and IthamarH385 served as priestsH3547.

3With the help of Eleazar’sH499 descendantH1121 ZadokH6659 and Ithamar’sH385 descendantH1121 AhimelechH288, DavidH1732 divided themH2505 according to the officesH6486 of their serviceH5656. 4Since moreH7227 leadersH7218H1397 were foundH4672 among Eleazar’sH499 descendantsH1121 thanH4480 those of IthamarH385, they were divided accordinglyH2505. There were sixteenH8337H6240 headsH7218 of familiesH1 from the descendantsH1121H1004 of EleazarH499 and eightH8083 from the descendantsH1121H1004 of IthamarH385.

5Thus they were dividedH2505 by lotH1486H428H5973, forH3588 there wereH1961 officersH8269 of the sanctuaryH6944 and officersH8269 of GodH430 among both Eleazar’sH499H1121 and Ithamar’sH385 descendantsH1121.

6The scribeH5608H4480, ShemaiahH8098 sonH1121 of NethanelH5417, a LeviteH3881, recordedH3789 their names in the presenceH6440 of the kingH4428 and of the officersH8269: ZadokH6659 the priestH3548, AhimelechH288 sonH1121 of AbiatharH54, and the headsH7218 of familiesH1 of the priestsH3548 and the LevitesH3881—oneH259 familyH1H1004 being takenH270 from EleazarH499H270, and then oneH270 from IthamarH385.

7The firstH7223 lotH1486 fellH3318 to JehoiaribH3080, the secondH8145 to JedaiahH3048, 8the thirdH7992 to HarimH2766, the fourthH7243 to SeorimH8188, 9the fifthH2549 to MalchijahH4441, the sixthH8345 to MijaminH4326, 10the seventhH7637 to HakkozH6976, the eighthH8066 to AbijahH29, 11the ninthH8671 to JeshuaH3442, the tenthH6224 to ShecaniahH7935, 12the eleventhH6249H6240 to EliashibH475, the twelfthH8147H6240 to JakimH3356, 13the thirteenthH7969H6240 to HuppahH2647, the fourteenthH702H6240 to JeshebeabH3428, 14the fifteenthH2568H6240 to BilgahH1083, the sixteenthH8337H6240 to ImmerH564, 15the seventeenthH7651H6240 to HezirH2387, the eighteenthH8083 to HappizzezH6240H6483, 16the nineteenthH8672H6240 to PethahiahH6611, the twentiethH6242 to JehezkelH3168, 17the twenty-firstH259H6242 to JachinH3199, the twenty-secondH8147H6242 to GamulH1577, 18the twenty-thirdH7969H6242 to DelaiahH1806, and the twenty-fourthH702H6242 to MaaziahH4590.

19This wasH428 their appointed orderH6486 for serviceH5656 when they enteredH935 the houseH1004 of the LORDH3068, according to the regulationsH4941 prescribed for themH3027 by their forefatherH1 AaronH175, asH834 the LORDH3068, the GodH430 of IsraelH3478, had commanded himH6680.

The Rest of the Levites

20Now these were the rest of theH3498 descendantsH1121 of LeviH3878:

From the sonsH1121 of AmramH6019: ShubaelH7619;1 from the sonsH1121 of ShubaelH7619: JehdeiahH3165. 21As for RehabiahH7345, from his sonsH1121H7345: The firstH7218 was IsshiahH3449.2 22From the IzharitesH3325: ShelomothH8013;3 from the sonsH1121 of ShelomothH8013: JahathH3189. 23From the sonsH1121 of Hebron: JeriahH3404 was the first,4 AmariahH568 the secondH8145, JahazielH3166 the thirdH7992, and JekameamH3360 the fourthH7243. 24From the sonsH1121 of UzzielH5816: MicahH4318; from the sons ofH1121 MicahH4318: ShamirH8053. 25The brotherH251 of MicahH4318: IsshiahH3449; from the sonsH1121 of IsshiahH3449: ZechariahH2148. 26The sonsH1121 of MerariH4847: MahliH4249 and MushiH4187. The sonH1121 of JaaziahH3269: BenoH1121. 27The descendantsH1121 of MerariH4847 from JaaziahH3269: BenoH1121, ShohamH7719, ZaccurH2139, and IbriH5681. 28From MahliH4249: EleazarH499, who hadH1961 noH3808 sonsH1121. 29From KishH7027: JerahmeelH3396 the sonH1121 of KishH7027. 30And the sonsH1121 of MushiH4187: MahliH4249, EderH5740, and JerimothH3406.5

TheseH428 were the sonsH1121 of the LevitesH3881, according to their familiesH1H1004. 31AsH5980 their brothersH251 the descendantsH1121 of Aaron didH175, theyH1992 alsoH1571 castH5307 lotsH1486 in the presenceH6440 of KingH4428 DavidH1732 and of ZadokH6659, AhimelechH288, and the headsH7218 of the familiesH1 of the priestsH3548 and LevitesH3881—the familyH1 headsH7218 and their youngerH6996 brothersH251 alikeH5980.