1 Chronicles 24
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1 Chronicles 24:1-7

1And the divisions of the sons of Aaron: the sons of Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.

2And Nadab and Abihu died before their father, and had no children; and Eleazar and Ithamar exercised the priesthood.

3And David distributed them, both Zadok of the sons of Eleazar, and Ahimelech of the sons of Ithamar, according to their office in their service.

4And there were more head-men found of the sons of Eleazar than of the sons of Ithamar, and [thus] were they divided: of the sons of Eleazar there were sixteen heads of fathers' houses, and eight of the sons of Ithamar according to their fathers' houses.

5And they were divided by lot, one with another; for the princes of the sanctuary and the princes of 1God were of the sons of Eleazar and of the sons of Ithamar.

6And Shemaiah the son of Nethaneel the scribe, [one] of the Levites, inscribed them before the king, and the princes, and Zadok the priest, and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar, and the chief fathers of the priests and Levites: one father's house was drawn for Eleazar, and one drawn for Ithamar.

7And the first lot came forth for Jehoiarib, the second for Jedaiah,

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  1. 1. 1 Chronicles 24:5 24.5 Elohim ↩

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