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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.
Duties of the Priests
This is how Aaron’s descendants, the priests, were divided into groups for service. The sons of Aaron were Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
This is how Aaron’s descendants, the priests, were divided into groups for service. 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 they had no sons. So only Eleazar and Ithamar were left to carry on 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.
With the help of Zadok, who was a descendant of Eleazar, and of Ahimelech, who was a descendant of Ithamar, David divided Aaron’s descendants into groups according to their various duties.
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.
Eleazar’s descendants were divided into sixteen groups and Ithamar’s into eight, for there were more family leaders among the descendants of Eleazar.
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.
All tasks were assigned to the various groups by means of sacred lots so that no preference would be shown, for there were many qualified officials serving God in the sanctuary from among the descendants of both Eleazar and 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 son of Nethanel, a Levite, acted as secretary and wrote down the names and assignments in the presence of the king, the officials, Zadok the priest, Ahimelech son of Abiathar, and the family leaders of the priests and Levites. The descendants of Eleazar and Ithamar took turns casting lots.
The first lot fell to Jehoiarib, the second to Jedaiah,
The first lot fell to Jehoiarib.
The second lot fell to Jedaiah.
The second lot fell to Jedaiah.
the third to Harim, the fourth to Seorim,
The third lot fell to Harim.
The fourth lot fell to Seorim.
The fourth lot fell to Seorim.
the fifth to Malchijah, the sixth to Mijamin,
The fifth lot fell to Malkijah.
The sixth lot fell to Mijamin.
The sixth lot fell to Mijamin.
the seventh to Hakkoz, the eighth to Abijah,
The seventh lot fell to Hakkoz.
The eighth lot fell to Abijah.
The eighth lot fell to Abijah.
the ninth to Jeshua, the tenth to Shecaniah,
The ninth lot fell to Jeshua.
The tenth lot fell to Shecaniah.
The tenth lot fell to Shecaniah.
the eleventh to Eliashib, the twelfth to Jakim,
The eleventh lot fell to Eliashib.
The twelfth lot fell to Jakim.
The twelfth lot fell to Jakim.
the thirteenth to Huppah, the fourteenth to Jeshebeab,
The thirteenth lot fell to Huppah.
The fourteenth lot fell to Jeshebeab.
The fourteenth lot fell to Jeshebeab.
the fifteenth to Bilgah, the sixteenth to Immer,
The fifteenth lot fell to Bilgah.
The sixteenth lot fell to Immer.
The sixteenth lot fell to Immer.
the seventeenth to Hezir, the eighteenth to Happizzez,
The seventeenth lot fell to Hezir.
The eighteenth lot fell to Happizzez.
The eighteenth lot fell to Happizzez.
the nineteenth to Pethahiah, the twentieth to Jehezkel,
The nineteenth lot fell to Pethahiah.
The twentieth lot fell to Jehezkel.
The twentieth lot fell to Jehezkel.
the twenty-first to Jachin, the twenty-second to Gamul,
The twenty-first lot fell to Jakin.
The twenty-second lot fell to Gamul.
The twenty-second lot fell to Gamul.
the twenty-third to Delaiah, the twenty-fourth to Maaziah.
The twenty-third lot fell to Delaiah.
The twenty-fourth lot fell to Maaziah.
The twenty-fourth lot fell to 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.
Each group carried out its appointed duties in the house of the LORD according to the procedures established by their ancestor Aaron in obedience to the commands of the LORD, the God of Israel.
And of 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.
From the descendants of Rehabiah, the leader was Isshiah.
Of the Izharites, Shelomoth; of the sons of Shelomoth, Jahath.
The sons of Uzziel, Micah; of the sons of Micah, Shamir.
From the descendants of Uzziel, the leader was Micah.
From the descendants of Micah, the leader was Shamir,
From the descendants of Micah, the leader was Shamir,
The brother of Micah, Isshiah; of the sons of Isshiah, Zechariah.
along with Isshiah, the brother of Micah.
From the descendants of Isshiah, the leader was Zechariah.
From the descendants of Isshiah, the leader was Zechariah.
From the descendants of Merari, the leaders were Mahli and Mushi.
From the descendants of Jaaziah, the leader was Beno.
From the descendants of Jaaziah, the leader was Beno.
The sons of Merari: of Jaaziah, Beno, Shoham, Zaccur, and Ibri.
From the descendants of Merari through Jaaziah, the leaders were Beno, Shoham, Zaccur, and Ibri.
Of Mahli: Eleazar, who had no sons.
From the descendants of Mahli, the leader was Eleazar, though he had no sons.
The sons of Mushi: Mahli, Eder, and Jerimoth. These were the sons of the Levites according to their fathers’ houses.
From the descendants of Mushi, the leaders were Mahli, Eder, and Jerimoth.
These were the descendants of Levi in their various families.
These were the descendants of Levi in their various families.
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.
Like the descendants of Aaron, they were assigned to their duties by means of sacred lots, without regard to age or rank. Lots were drawn in the presence of King David, Zadok, Ahimelech, and the family leaders of the priests and the Levites.