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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.
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 they had no sons. So only Eleazar and Ithamar were left to carry on as 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, 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.
David, with Zadok of the sons of Eleazar and Ahimelech of the sons of Ithamar, divided them according to their offices for their ministry.
Eleazar’s descendants were divided into sixteen groups and Ithamar’s into eight, for there were more family leaders among the descendants of Eleazar.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 lot fell to Jedaiah.
The second lot fell to Jedaiah.
Now the first lot came out for Jehoiarib, the second for Jedaiah,
The third lot fell to Harim.
The fourth lot fell to Seorim.
The fourth lot fell to Seorim.
the third for Harim, the fourth for Seorim,
The fifth lot fell to Malkijah.
The sixth lot fell to Mijamin.
The sixth lot fell to Mijamin.
the fifth for Malchijah, the sixth for Mijamin,
The seventh lot fell to Hakkoz.
The eighth lot fell to Abijah.
The eighth lot fell to Abijah.
the seventh for Hakkoz, the eighth for Abijah,
The ninth lot fell to Jeshua.
The tenth lot fell to Shecaniah.
The tenth lot fell to Shecaniah.
the ninth for Jeshua, the tenth for Shecaniah,
The eleventh lot fell to Eliashib.
The twelfth lot fell to Jakim.
The twelfth lot fell to Jakim.
the eleventh for Eliashib, the twelfth for Jakim,
The thirteenth lot fell to Huppah.
The fourteenth lot fell to Jeshebeab.
The fourteenth lot fell to Jeshebeab.
the thirteenth for Huppah, the fourteenth for Jeshebeab,
The fifteenth lot fell to Bilgah.
The sixteenth lot fell to Immer.
The sixteenth lot fell to Immer.
the fifteenth for Bilgah, the sixteenth for Immer,
The seventeenth lot fell to Hezir.
The eighteenth lot fell to Happizzez.
The eighteenth lot fell to Happizzez.
the seventeenth for Hezir, the eighteenth for Happizzez,
The nineteenth lot fell to Pethahiah.
The twentieth lot fell to Jehezkel.
The twentieth lot fell to Jehezkel.
the nineteenth for Pethahiah, the twentieth for Jehezkel,
The twenty-first lot fell to Jakin.
The twenty-second lot fell to Gamul.
The twenty-second lot fell to Gamul.
the twenty-first for Jachin, the twenty-second for Gamul,
The twenty-third lot fell to Delaiah.
The twenty-fourth lot fell to Maaziah.
The twenty-fourth lot fell to Maaziah.
the twenty-third for Delaiah, the twenty-fourth for Maaziah.
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.
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.
Now for the rest of the sons of Levi: of the sons of Amram, Shubael; of the sons of Shubael, Jehdeiah.
From the descendants of Rehabiah, the leader was Isshiah.
Of Rehabiah: of the sons of Rehabiah, Isshiah the first.
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.
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,
Of the sons of Uzziel, Micah; of the sons of Micah, Shamir.
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.
The brother of Micah, Isshiah; of the sons of Isshiah, 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, Mahli and Mushi; the sons of Jaaziah, Beno.
From the descendants of Merari through Jaaziah, the leaders were Beno, Shoham, Zaccur, and Ibri.
The sons of Merari: by Jaaziah were Beno, Shoham, Zaccur and Ibri.
From the descendants of Mahli, the leader was Eleazar, though he had no sons.
By Mahli: Eleazar, who had no sons.
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.
The sons of Mushi: Mahli, Eder and Jerimoth. These were the sons of the Levites according to their fathers’ households.
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.
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.