I Chronicles 24

¹And the courses of the sons of Aaron were these. The sons of Aaron: Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.

²But Nadab and Abihu died before their father, and had no children: therefore Eleazar and Ithamar executed the priest’s office.

³And David with Zadok of the sons of Eleazar, and Ahimelech of the sons of Ithamar, divided them according to their ordering in their service.

⁴And there were more chief men found of the sons of Eleazar than of the sons of Ithamar; and thus were they divided: of the sons of Eleazar there were sixteen, heads of fathers’ houses; and of the sons of Ithamar, according to their fathers’ houses, eight.

⁵Thus were they divided by lot, one sort with another; for there were princes of the sanctuary, and princes of God, both of the sons of Eleazar, and of the sons of Ithamar.

⁶And Shemaiah the son of Nethanel the scribe, who was of the Levites, wrote 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 fathers’ house being taken for Eleazar, and one taken for Ithamar.

⁷Now the first lot came forth to Jehoiarib, the second to Jedaiah,

⁸the third to Harim, the fourth to Seorim,

⁹the fifth to Malchijah, the sixth to Mijamin,

¹⁰the seventh to Hakkoz, the eighth to Abijah,

¹¹the ninth to Jeshua, the tenth to Shecaniah,

¹²the eleventh to Eliashib, the twelfth to Jakim,

¹³the thirteenth to Huppah, the fourteenth to Jeshebeab,

¹⁴the fifteenth to Bilgah, the sixteenth to Immer,

¹⁵the seventeenth to Hezir, the eighteenth to Happizzez,

¹⁶the nineteenth to Pethahiah, the twentieth to Jehezkel,

¹⁷the one and twentieth to Jachin, the two and twentieth to Gamul,

¹⁸the three and twentieth to Delaiah, the four and twentieth to Maaziah.

¹⁹This was the ordering of them in their service, to come into the house of Jehovah according to the ordinance given unto them by Aaron their father, as Jehovah, the God of Israel, had commanded him.

²⁰And of the rest of the sons of Levi: of the sons of Amram, Shubael; of the sons of Shubael, Jehdeiah.

²¹Of Rehabiah: of the sons of Rehabiah, Isshiah the chief.

²²Of the Izharites, Shelomoth; of the sons of Shelomoth, Jahath.

²³And the sonsof Hebron: Jeriahthe chief, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, Jekameam the fourth.

²⁴The 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: of Jaaziah, Beno, and Shoham, and Zaccur, and Ibri.

²⁸Of Mahli: Eleazar, who had no sons.

²⁹Of Kish; the sons of Kish: Jerahmeel.

³⁰And the sons of Mushi: Mahli, and Eder, and Jerimoth. These were the sons of the Levites after their fathers’ houses.

³¹These likewise cast lots even as their brethren the sons of Aaron in the presence of David the king, and Zadok, and Ahimelech, and the heads of the fathers’ houses of the priests and of the Levites; the fathers’ houses of the chief even as those of his younger brother.

I Chronicles 24

¹And to the sons of Aaron are their courses: sons of Aaron are Nadab, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar,

²and Nadab dieth, and Abihu, in the presence of their father, and they had no sons, and Eleazar and Ithamar act as priests.

³And David distributeth them, and Zadok of the sons of Eleazar, and Ahimelech of the sons of Ithamar, according to their office in their service;

⁴and there are found of the sons of Eleazar more for heads of the mighty men than of the sons of Ithamar; and they distribute them: Of the sons of Eleazar, heads for a house of fathers, sixteen; and of the sons of Ithamar, for a house of their fathers, eight.

⁵And they distribute them, by lots, one with another, for princes of the sanctuary, and princes of God, have been of the sons of Eleazar, and of the sons of Ithamar.

⁶And Shemaiah son of Nethaneel the scribe, of the Levites, writeth them before the king and the princes, and Zadok the priest, and Ahimelech son of Abiathar, and heads of the fathers, for priests and for Levites: one house of a father being taken possession of for Eleazar, and one being taken possession of for Ithamar.

⁷And the first lot goeth out for Jehoiarib, for Jedaiah the second,

⁸for Harim the third, for Seorim the fourth,

⁹for Malchijah the fifth, for Mijamin the sixth,

¹⁰for Hakkoz the seventh, for Abijah the eighth,

¹¹for Jeshuah the ninth, for Shecaniah the tenth,

¹²for Eliashib the eleventh, for Jakim the twelfth,

¹³for Huppah the thirteenth, for Jeshebeab the fourteenth,

¹⁴for Bilgah the fifteenth, for Immer the sixteenth,

¹⁵for Hezir the seventeenth, for Aphses the eighteenth,

¹⁶for Pethahiah the nineteenth, for Jehezekel the twentieth,

¹⁷for Jachin the one and twentieth, for Gamul the two and twentieth,

¹⁸for Delaiah the three and twentieth, for Maaziah the four and twentieth.

¹⁹These are their appointments for their service, to come in to the house of Jehovah, according to their ordinance by the hand of Aaron their father, as Jehovah God of Israel, commanded them.

²⁰And for the sons of Levi who are left: for sons of Amram, Shubael; for sons of Shubael: Jehdeiah.

²¹For Rehabiah: for sons of Rehabiah, the head Ishshiah.

²²For the Izharite: Shelomoth; for sons of Shelomoth: Jahath.

²³And sons of Jeriah: Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, Jekameam the fourth.

²⁴Sons of Uzziel: Michah; for sons of Michah: Shamir.

²⁵A brother of Michah is Ishshiah; for sons of Ishshiah: Zechariah;

²⁶sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi; sons of Jaaziah: Beno;

²⁷sons of Merari: of Jaaziah: Beno, and Shoham, and Zaccur, and Ibri.

²⁸For Mahli: Eleazar, who had no sons;

²⁹for Kish: sons of Kish: Jerahmeel.

³⁰And sons of Mushi are Mahli, and Eder, and Jerimoth; these are sons of the Levites, for the house of their fathers,

³¹and they cast, they also, lots over-against their brethren the sons of Aaron, before David the king, and Zadok, and Ahimelech, and heads of the fathers, for priests and for Levites; the chief father over-against his younger brother.

I Chronicles 24

¹And the courses of the sons of Aaron were these. The sons of Aaron: Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.

²But Nadab and Abihu died before their father, and had no children: therefore Eleazar and Ithamar executed the priest’s office.

³And David with Zadok of the sons of Eleazar, and Ahimelech of the sons of Ithamar, divided them according to their ordering in their service.

⁵Thus were they divided by lot, one sort with another; for there were princes of the sanctuary, and princes of God, both of the sons of Eleazar, and of the sons of Ithamar.

⁷Now the first lot came forth to Jehoiarib, the second to Jedaiah,

⁸the third to Harim, the fourth to Seorim,

⁹the fifth to Malchijah, the sixth to Mijamin,

¹⁰the seventh to Hakkoz, the eighth to Abijah,

¹¹the ninth to Jeshua, the tenth to Shecaniah,

¹²the eleventh to Eliashib, the twelfth to Jakim,

¹³the thirteenth to Huppah, the fourteenth to Jeshebeab,

¹⁴the fifteenth to Bilgah, the sixteenth to Immer,

¹⁵the seventeenth to Hezir, the eighteenth to Happizzez,

¹⁶the nineteenth to Pethahiah, the twentieth to Jehezkel,

¹⁷the one and twentieth to Jachin, the two and twentieth to Gamul,

¹⁸the three and twentieth to Delaiah, the four and twentieth to Maaziah.

²⁰And of the rest of the sons of Levi: of the sons of Amram, Shubael; of the sons of Shubael, Jehdeiah.

²¹Of Rehabiah: of the sons of Rehabiah, Isshiah the chief.

²²Of the Izharites, Shelomoth; of the sons of Shelomoth, Jahath.

²³And the sonsof Hebron: Jeriahthe chief, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, Jekameam the fourth.

²⁴The 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: of Jaaziah, Beno, and Shoham, and Zaccur, and Ibri.

²⁸Of Mahli: Eleazar, who had no sons.

²⁹Of Kish; the sons of Kish: Jerahmeel.

³⁰And the sons of Mushi: Mahli, and Eder, and Jerimoth. These were the sons of the Levites after their fathers’ houses.

I Chronicles 24:1

ASV

And the courses of the sons of Aaron were these. The sons of Aaron: Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.

YLT

And to the sons of Aaron are their courses: sons of Aaron are Nadab, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar,

ASV

But Nadab and Abihu died before their father, and had no children: therefore Eleazar and Ithamar executed the priest’s office.

YLT

and Nadab dieth, and Abihu, in the presence of their father, and they had no sons, and Eleazar and Ithamar act as priests.

ASV

And David with Zadok of the sons of Eleazar, and Ahimelech of the sons of Ithamar, divided them according to their ordering in their service.

YLT

And David distributeth them, and Zadok of the sons of Eleazar, and Ahimelech of the sons of Ithamar, according to their office in their service;

ASV

And there were more chief men found of the sons of Eleazar than of the sons of Ithamar; and thus were they divided: of the sons of Eleazar there were sixteen, heads of fathers’ houses; and of the sons of Ithamar, according to their fathers’ houses, eight.

YLT

and there are found of the sons of Eleazar more for heads of the mighty men than of the sons of Ithamar; and they distribute them: Of the sons of Eleazar, heads for a house of fathers, sixteen; and of the sons of Ithamar, for a house of their fathers, eight.

ASV

Thus were they divided by lot, one sort with another; for there were princes of the sanctuary, and princes of God, both of the sons of Eleazar, and of the sons of Ithamar.

YLT

And they distribute them, by lots, one with another, for princes of the sanctuary, and princes of God, have been of the sons of Eleazar, and of the sons of Ithamar.

ASV

And Shemaiah the son of Nethanel the scribe, who was of the Levites, wrote 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 fathers’ house being taken for Eleazar, and one taken for Ithamar.

YLT

And Shemaiah son of Nethaneel the scribe, of the Levites, writeth them before the king and the princes, and Zadok the priest, and Ahimelech son of Abiathar, and heads of the fathers, for priests and for Levites: one house of a father being taken possession of for Eleazar, and one being taken possession of for Ithamar.

ASV

Now the first lot came forth to Jehoiarib, the second to Jedaiah,

YLT

And the first lot goeth out for Jehoiarib, for Jedaiah the second,

ASV

the third to Harim, the fourth to Seorim,

YLT

for Harim the third, for Seorim the fourth,

ASV

the fifth to Malchijah, the sixth to Mijamin,

YLT

for Malchijah the fifth, for Mijamin the sixth,

ASV

the seventh to Hakkoz, the eighth to Abijah,

YLT

for Hakkoz the seventh, for Abijah the eighth,

ASV

the ninth to Jeshua, the tenth to Shecaniah,

YLT

for Jeshuah the ninth, for Shecaniah the tenth,

ASV

the eleventh to Eliashib, the twelfth to Jakim,

YLT

for Eliashib the eleventh, for Jakim the twelfth,

ASV

the thirteenth to Huppah, the fourteenth to Jeshebeab,

YLT

for Huppah the thirteenth, for Jeshebeab the fourteenth,

ASV

the fifteenth to Bilgah, the sixteenth to Immer,

YLT

for Bilgah the fifteenth, for Immer the sixteenth,

ASV

the seventeenth to Hezir, the eighteenth to Happizzez,

YLT

for Hezir the seventeenth, for Aphses the eighteenth,

ASV

the nineteenth to Pethahiah, the twentieth to Jehezkel,

YLT

for Pethahiah the nineteenth, for Jehezekel the twentieth,

ASV

the one and twentieth to Jachin, the two and twentieth to Gamul,

YLT

for Jachin the one and twentieth, for Gamul the two and twentieth,

ASV

the three and twentieth to Delaiah, the four and twentieth to Maaziah.

YLT

for Delaiah the three and twentieth, for Maaziah the four and twentieth.

ASV

This was the ordering of them in their service, to come into the house of Jehovah according to the ordinance given unto them by Aaron their father, as Jehovah, the God of Israel, had commanded him.

YLT

These are their appointments for their service, to come in to the house of Jehovah, according to their ordinance by the hand of Aaron their father, as Jehovah God of Israel, commanded them.

ASV

And of the rest of the sons of Levi: of the sons of Amram, Shubael; of the sons of Shubael, Jehdeiah.

YLT

And for the sons of Levi who are left: for sons of Amram, Shubael; for sons of Shubael: Jehdeiah.

ASV

Of Rehabiah: of the sons of Rehabiah, Isshiah the chief.

YLT

For Rehabiah: for sons of Rehabiah, the head Ishshiah.

ASV

Of the Izharites, Shelomoth; of the sons of Shelomoth, Jahath.

YLT

For the Izharite: Shelomoth; for sons of Shelomoth: Jahath.

ASV

And the sonsof Hebron: Jeriahthe chief, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, Jekameam the fourth.

YLT

And sons of Jeriah: Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, Jekameam the fourth.

ASV

The sons of Uzziel, Micah; of the sons of Micah, Shamir.

YLT

Sons of Uzziel: Michah; for sons of Michah: Shamir.

ASV

The brother of Micah, Isshiah; of the sons of Isshiah, Zechariah.

YLT

A brother of Michah is Ishshiah; for sons of Ishshiah: Zechariah;

ASV

The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi; the sons of Jaaziah: Beno.

YLT

sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi; sons of Jaaziah: Beno;

ASV

The sons of Merari: of Jaaziah, Beno, and Shoham, and Zaccur, and Ibri.

YLT

sons of Merari: of Jaaziah: Beno, and Shoham, and Zaccur, and Ibri.

ASV

Of Mahli: Eleazar, who had no sons.

YLT

For Mahli: Eleazar, who had no sons;

ASV

Of Kish; the sons of Kish: Jerahmeel.

YLT

for Kish: sons of Kish: Jerahmeel.

ASV

And the sons of Mushi: Mahli, and Eder, and Jerimoth. These were the sons of the Levites after their fathers’ houses.

YLT

And sons of Mushi are Mahli, and Eder, and Jerimoth; these are sons of the Levites, for the house of their fathers,

ASV

These likewise cast lots even as their brethren the sons of Aaron in the presence of David the king, and Zadok, and Ahimelech, and the heads of the fathers’ houses of the priests and of the Levites; the fathers’ houses of the chief even as those of his younger brother.

YLT

and they cast, they also, lots over-against their brethren the sons of Aaron, before David the king, and Zadok, and Ahimelech, and heads of the fathers, for priests and for Levites; the chief father over-against his younger brother.

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