1 Chronicles 24

1 Chronicles (Paralipomenon) · Thomson 1808 · public domain

1NOW with regard to the sons of Aaron in the line of Nadab and of Abiud, and of Eleazar and of Ithamar.—

2As Nadab and Abiud died in the presence of their father and had no sons; and Eleazar and Ithamar had officiated as priests;

3David classed Sadok at the head of the sons of Eleazar, and Achimelech at the head of the sons of Ithamar, according to the review of them according to their service, according to the houses of their families.

4And as the Eleazarites were found to be more numerous for chiefs of mighty men than the sons of Ithamar, therefore he distributed them—for the sons of Eleazar sixteen chiefs for houses of families, and for the sons of Ithamar chiefs for eight houses of families.

5These he distributed by lot, one with the other.

6Because there were chiefs of the holies, and chiefs of the Lord, among the sons of Eleazar and among the sons of Ithamar, therefore in the presence of the king and the chiefs, Samaias son of Nathaniel, the muster master of the Levites, wrote down Sadok the priest and Achimelech son of Abiathar, and the chiefs of the families of the priests and the Levites, a chief of a house of families alternately, one for Eleazar and one for Ithamar,

7and the first lot came out for Joarim; the second for Jedia;

8the third for Charib; the fourth for Seorim;

9the fifth for Melchias; the sixth for Meiamin;

10the seventh for Kos; the eighth for Abia;

11the ninth for Jesus; the tenth for Sechenias;

12the eleventh for Eliabi; the twelfth for Jakim;

13the thirteenth for Oppha; the fourteenth for Jesbaal;

14the fifteenth for Belga; the sixteenth for Emmer;

15the seventeenth for Chesin; the eighteenth for Aphese;

16the nineteenth for Phetaia; the twentieth for Ezekiel;

17the twenty-first for Achim; the twenty-second for Gamul;

18the twenty-third for Adallai; the twenty-fourth for Maasai.

19This was the review of them according to their service, to go into the house of the Lord according to the rule prescribed for them, under the inspection of Aaron their father, as the Lord God of Israel commanded Moses.

20And for the rest of the Levites: for the Ambramites, Sobael; for the sons of Sobael, Jedia;

21for the Rabiates, their chief;

22for the Isaarites Salomoth, for the sons of Salomoth, Jath;

23for the sons of Ekdiu, Amadia the second, Jaziel the third, Jekmoam the fourth.

24For the Ozielites, Micha; for the sons of Micha, Samer;

25the brother of Micha, Isia; the sons of Isia, Sacharia;

26the Merarites, Mooli and Mousi;

27and the sons of Ozia, to whom belonged the title Merarite; his sons Isoam, and Sakchur, and Abai;

28for Mooli, Eleazar and Ithamar, now Eleazar died and had no sons,

29for him Kis; the sons of Kis, Jerameel;

30the sons of Mousi, Mooli and Eder and Jerimoth,—these sons of the Levites according to the house of their families.

31They also drew lots as their brethren the sons of Aaron did, in the presence of the king and of Sadok and Achimelech, the senior chiefs of the families both of the priests and the Levites submitting to the lot equally with their younger brethren.