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David Organizes the Priests
The divisions of the sons of Aaron were these. The sons of Aaron: Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
The divisions of the sons of Aaron were these. The sons of Aaron: Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
Divisions of Levites
Now the divisions of the descendants of Aaron were these: the sons of Aaron were Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.
Now the divisions of the descendants of Aaron were these: the sons of Aaron were Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.
But Nadab and Abihu died before their father and had no children, so Eleazar and Ithamar became the priests.
But Nadab and Abihu died before their father and had no sons. So Eleazar and Ithamar served as priests.
With the help of Zadok of the sons of Eleazar, and Ahimelech of the sons of Ithamar, David organized them according to the appointed duties in their service.
David, with Zadok of the sons of Eleazar and Ahimelech of the sons of Ithamar, divided them according to their offices for their ministry.
Since 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.
Since more chief men were found from the descendants of Eleazar than the descendants of Ithamar, they divided them thus: there were sixteen heads of fathers’ households of the descendants of Eleazar and eight of the descendants of Ithamar, according to their fathers’ households.
They divided them by lot, all alike, for there were sacred officers and officers of God among both the sons of Eleazar and the sons of Ithamar.
Thus they were divided by lot, the one as the other; for they were officers of the sanctuary and officers of God, both from the descendants of Eleazar and the descendants of Ithamar.
And 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 Ahimelech 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.
Shemaiah, the son of Nethanel the scribe, from the Levites, recorded them in the presence of the king, the princes, Zadok the priest, Ahimelech 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.
The first lot fell to Jehoiarib, the second to Jedaiah,
Now the first lot came out for Jehoiarib, the second for Jedaiah,
the eleventh to Eliashib, the twelfth to Jakim,
the eleventh for Eliashib, the twelfth for Jakim,
the thirteenth to Huppah, the fourteenth to Jeshebeab,
the thirteenth for Huppah, the fourteenth for Jeshebeab,
the fifteenth to Bilgah, the sixteenth to Immer,
the fifteenth for Bilgah, the sixteenth for Immer,
the seventeenth to Hezir, the eighteenth to Happizzez,
the seventeenth for Hezir, the eighteenth for Happizzez,
the nineteenth to Pethahiah, the twentieth to Jehezkel,
the nineteenth for Pethahiah, the twentieth for Jehezkel,
the twenty-first to Jachin, the twenty-second to Gamul,
the twenty-first for Jachin, the twenty-second for Gamul,
the twenty-third to Delaiah, the twenty-fourth to Maaziah.
the twenty-third for Delaiah, the twenty-fourth for Maaziah.
These had as their appointed duty in their service to 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.
These 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.
And of the rest of the sons of Levi: of the sons of Amram, Shubael; of the sons of Shubael, Jehdeiah.
Now for the rest of the sons of Levi: of the sons of Amram, Shubael; of the sons of Shubael, Jehdeiah.
Of Rehabiah: of the sons of Rehabiah, Isshiah the chief.
Of Rehabiah: of the sons of Rehabiah, Isshiah the first.
Of the Izharites, Shelomoth; of the sons of Shelomoth, Jahath.
Of the Izharites, Shelomoth; of the sons of Shelomoth, Jahath.
The sons of Hebron: Jeriah the first, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, Jekameam the fourth.
The sons of Uzziel, Micah; of the sons of Micah, Shamir.
Of the sons of Uzziel, Micah; of the sons of Micah, Shamir.
The brother of Micah, Isshiah; of the sons of Isshiah, Zechariah.
The brother of Micah, Isshiah; of the sons of Isshiah, Zechariah.
The sons of Merari, Mahli and Mushi; the sons of Jaaziah, Beno.
The sons of Merari: of Jaaziah, Beno, Shoham, Zaccur, and Ibri.
The sons of Merari: by Jaaziah were Beno, Shoham, Zaccur and Ibri.
The sons of Mushi: Mahli, Eder, and Jerimoth. These were the sons of the Levites according to their fathers’ houses.
The sons of Mushi: Mahli, Eder and Jerimoth. These were the sons of the Levites according to their fathers’ households.
These also, the head of each father’s house and his younger brother alike, cast lots, just as their brothers the sons of Aaron, in the presence of King David, Zadok, Ahimelech, and the heads of fathers’ houses of the priests and of the Levites.
These also cast lots just as 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 fathers’ households as well as those of his younger brother.