1 Chronicles 24

Divisions of Levites

1Now the divisions of the 1descendants of Aaron were these: 2the sons of Aaron were Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar. 23But Nadab and Abihu died before their father and had no 4sons. So Eleazar and Ithamar served as priests. 3David, with 5Zadok of the sons of Eleazar and Ahimelech of the sons of Ithamar, divided them according to their offices 6for their ministry. 4Since more chief men were found from the 7descendants of Eleazar than the 8descendants of Ithamar, they divided them thus: there were sixteen heads of fathers’ households of the 9descendants of Eleazar and eight of the 10descendants of Ithamar, according to their fathers’ households. 511Thus they were divided by lot, the one as the other; for they were officers of the sanctuary and officers of God, both from the 12descendants of Eleazar and the 13descendants of Ithamar. 6Shemaiah, the son of Nethanel the scribe, from the Levites, recorded them in the presence of the king, the princes, Zadok the priest, 14Ahimelech the son of Abiathar, 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.

7Now the first lot came out for Jehoiarib, the second for Jedaiah, 8the third for Harim, the fourth for Seorim, 9the fifth for Malchijah, the sixth for Mijamin, 10the seventh for Hakkoz, the eighth for 15Abijah, 11the ninth for Jeshua, the tenth for Shecaniah, 12the eleventh for Eliashib, the twelfth for Jakim, 13the thirteenth for Huppah, the fourteenth for Jeshebeab, 14the fifteenth for Bilgah, the sixteenth for Immer, 15the seventeenth for Hezir, the eighteenth for Happizzez, 16the nineteenth for Pethahiah, the twentieth for Jehezkel, 17the twenty-first for Jachin, the twenty-second for Gamul, 18the twenty-third for Delaiah, the twenty-fourth for Maaziah. 1916These were their offices for their ministry when they came in to the house of the Lord according to the ordinance given to them through Aaron their father, just as the Lord God of Israel had commanded him.

20Now for the rest of the sons of Levi: of the sons of Amram, 17Shubael; of the sons of Shubael, Jehdeiah. 21Of Rehabiah: of the sons of Rehabiah, Isshiah the first. 22Of the Izharites, 18Shelomoth; of the sons of Shelomoth, Jahath. 23The sons 19of Hebron: Jeriah the first, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, Jekameam the fourth. 24Of the sons of Uzziel, Micah; of the sons of Micah, Shamir. 25The brother of Micah, Isshiah; of the sons of Isshiah, Zechariah. 26The sons of Merari, Mahli and Mushi; the sons of Jaaziah, Beno. 27The sons of Merari: by Jaaziah were Beno, Shoham, Zaccur and Ibri. 28By Mahli: Eleazar, who had no sons. 29By Kish: the sons of Kish, Jerahmeel. 30The sons of Mushi: Mahli, Eder and Jerimoth. These were the sons of the Levites according to their fathers’ households. 3120These also cast lots just as their 21relatives the sons of Aaron in the presence of David the king, 22Zadok, Ahimelech, and the heads of the fathers’ households of the priests and of the Levites--the head of fathers’ households as well as those of his younger brother.