1 Chronicles 24
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David Organizes the Priests
1 The divisions of Aaron’s descendants were as follows:
The sons of Aaron:
Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
2 Nadab and Abihu died before their father did; they had no sons. Eleazar and Ithamar served as priests.
3 David, Zadok (a descendant of Eleazar), and Ahimelech (a descendant of Ithamar) divided them into groups to carry out their assigned responsibilities.#tn Heb “for their assignment in their service.” 4 The descendants of Eleazar had more leaders than the descendants of Ithamar, so they divided them up accordingly; the descendants of Eleazar had sixteen leaders, while the descendants of Ithamar had eight.#tn Heb “And the sons of Eleazar were found to be more, with respect to the heads of men, than the sons of Ithamar, and they divided them. To the sons of Eleazar there were sixteen heads, according to the house of the fathers; and to the sons of Ithamar there were eight, according to the house of their fathers.” 5 They divided them by lots, for there were officials of the holy place and officials designated by God among the descendants of both Eleazar and Ithamar.#tn Heb “and they divided them by lots, these with these, for the officials of the holy place and the officials of God were from the sons of Eleazar and among the sons of Ithamar.” 6 The scribe Shemaiah son of Nethanel, a Levite, wrote down their names before the king, the officials, Zadok the priest, Ahimelech son of Abiathar, and the leaders of the priestly and Levite families. One family was drawn by lot from Eleazar, and then the next from Ithamar.#tn Heb “one house of a father was drawn by lot for Eleazar, and one [this assumes an emendation of אָחֻז (’akhuz) to אֶחָד (’ekhad, “one”)] was drawn by lot for Ithamar.”
7 The first lot went to Jehoiarib,
the second to Jedaiah,
8 the third to Harim,
the fourth to Seorim,
9 the fifth to Malkijah,
the sixth to Mijamin,
10 the seventh to Hakkoz,
the eighth to Abijah,
11 the ninth to Jeshua,
the tenth to Shecaniah,
12 the eleventh to Eliashib,
the twelfth to Jakim,
13 the thirteenth to Huppah,
the fourteenth to Jeshebeab,
14 the fifteenth to Bilgah,
the sixteenth to Immer,
15 the seventeenth to Hezir,
the eighteenth to Happizzez,
16 the nineteenth to Pethahiah,
the twentieth to Jehezkel,
17 the twenty-first to Jakin,
the twenty-second to Gamul,
18 the twenty-third to Delaiah,
the twenty-fourth to Maaziah.
19 This was the order in which they carried out their assigned responsibilities when they entered the Lord’s temple, according to the regulations given them by their ancestor#tn Heb “father.” Aaron, just as the Lord God of Israel had instructed him.#tn Heb “these were their responsibilities for their service to enter the house of the Lord according to their manner [given] by the hand of Aaron their father, as the Lord God of Israel commanded him.”
Remaining Levites
20 The rest of the Levites included:#tn Heb “Belonging to the rest of the sons of Levi.”
Shubael#tn This appears to be a variant of the name Shebuel (cf. 1 Chr 23:16 and 26:24). from the sons of Amram,
Jehdeiah from the sons of Shubael,
21 the firstborn Isshiah from Rehabiah and the sons of Rehabiah,
22 Shelomoth from the Izharites,
Jahath from the sons of Shelomoth.
23 The sons of Hebron:#tc Most Hebrew mss omit “Hebron” here, but see 1 Chr 23:19. The name is included in two Hebrew mss and some LXX mss.
Jeriah, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, and Jekameam the fourth.
24 The son#tn The Hebrew text has the plural “sons,” but only one name appears after this. of Uzziel:
Micah;
Shamir from the sons of Micah.
25 The brother of Micah:
Isshiah.
Zechariah from the sons of Isshiah.
26 The sons of Merari:
Mahli and Mushi.
The son of Jaaziah:
Beno.#tn Heb “the sons of Jaaziah, Beno.” Apparently בְנוֹ (vÿno), which could be translated “his son,” is a proper name here. The text, however, may be corrupt at this point; a list of Jaaziah’s sons may have been accidentally omitted. See v. 27.
27 The sons of Merari, from Jaaziah:
Beno,#tn Or “from Jaaziah his son.” See the note on “Beno” in v. 26. Shoham, Zaccur, and Ibri.
28 From Mahli:
Eleazar, who had no sons.
29 From Kish:
Jerahmeel.#tc The Hebrew text has, “Belonging to [i.e., from] Kish, the sons of Kish, Jerahmeel.” There appears to be a conflation of headings.
30 The sons of Mushi:
Mahli, Eder, and Jerimoth.
These were the Levites, listed by their families.
31 Just like their relatives, the descendants of Aaron, they also cast lots before King David, Zadok, Ahimelech, the leaders of families, the priests, and the Levites. The families of the oldest son cast lots along with the those of the youngest.#tn Heb “the fathers [i.e., families] of the head [i.e., oldest] just like his youngest brother.”
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1 Chronicles 24
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1These are also the diuisions of the sonnes of Aaron: The sonnes of Aaron were Nadab, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. 2But Nadab and Abihu died before their father, and had no children: therefore Eleazar and Ithamar executed the Priestes office. 3And Dauid distributed them, euen Zadok of the sonnes of Eleazar, and Ahimelech of the sonnes of Ithamar according to their offices in their ministration. 4And there were found more of the sonnes of Eleazar by the number of men, then of the sonnes of Ithamar. and they deuided them, to wit, among the sonnes of Eleazar, sixteene heads, according to the houshould of their fathers, and among ye sonnes of Ithamar, according to the housholde of their fathers, eight. 5Thus they distributed them by lot the one from the other, and so the rulers of the Sanctuarie and the rulers of the house of God were of the sonnes of Eleazar and of the sonnes of Ithamar. 6And Shemaiah the sonne of Nethaneel the scribe of the Leuites, wrote them before ye King and the princes, and Zadok the Priest, and Ahimelech the sonne of Abiathar, and before ye chiefe fathers of the Priests and of the Leuites, one familie being reserued for Eleazar, and another reserued for Ithamar. 7And the first lot fell to Iehoiarib, and the second to Iedaiah, 8The third to Harim, the fourth to Seorim, 9The fifth to Malchiiah, the sixt to Miiamin, 10The seuenth to Hakkoz, the eight to Abiiah, 11The ninth to Ieshua, the tenth to Shecaniah, 12The eleuenth to Eliashib, the twelft to Iakim, 13The thirteenth to Huppa, the fouretenth to Ieshebeab, 14The fiftenth to Bilgah, the sixtenth to Immer, 15The seuententh to Hezir, the eightenth to Happizzer, 16The ninetenth to Pethahiah, the twentieth to Iehezekel, 17The one and twentie to Iachin, the two and twentie to Gamul, 18The three and twentie to Deliah, the foure and twentie to Maaziah. 19These were their orders according to their offices, when they entred into the house of the Lord according to their custome vnder the hande of Aaron their father, as the Lord God of Israel had commanded him. 20And of the sonnes of Leui that remained of the sonnes of Amram, was Shubael, of the sonnes of Shubael, Iedeiah, 21Of Rehabiah. euen of the sonnes of Rehabiah, the first Isshiiah, 22Of Izhari, Shelomoth, of the sonnes of Shelomoth, Iahath, 23And his sonnes Ieriah the first, Amariah the second, Iahaziel the thirde, and Iekameam the fourth, 24The sonne of Vzziel was Michah, ye sonne of Michah was Shamir, 25The brother of Michah was Isshiiah, the sonne of Isshiiah, Zechariah, 26The sonnes of Merari, were Mahli and Mushi, the sonne of Iaaziiah was Beno, 27The sonnes of Merari of Iahaziah were Beno, and Shoham, and Zaccur and Ibri. 28Of Mahli came Eleazar, which had no sonnes. 29Of Kish. the sonne of Kish was Ierahmeel, 30And the sonnes of Mushi were Mahli, and Eder, and Ierimoth: these were sonnes of the Leuites after the houshold of their fathers. 31And these also cast lots with their brethren the sonnes of Aaron before King Dauid, and Zadok and Ahimelech and the chiefe fathers of the Priests, and of the Leuites, euen the chiefe of the families against their yonger brethren.
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