1 Chronicles 24
The sons of Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, died without children, leaving Eleazar and Ithamar to exercise the priestly office. David distributed the priestly duties between the sons of Eleazar and Ithamar, with 16 leaders from the sons of Eleazar and 8 from the sons of Ithamar. The priestly duties were divided by lot, with the scribe Shemaiah recording the assignments. The Levites, who were not part of the priestly families, also cast lots to determine their duties, with the assignments being divided equitably among the families.
Now these were the divisions of the sons of Aaron. The sons of Aaron: Nadab, and Abihu, and Eleazar, and IthamarBut Nadab and Abihu died before their father, and without children. And so Eleazar and Ithamar exercised the priestly officeAnd David distributed them, that is, Zadok of the sons of Eleazar, and Ahimelech of the sons of Ithamar, according to their courses and ministryAnd there were found many more of the sons of Eleazar among the leading men, than of the sons of Ithamar. Therefore, he divided them so that there were, of the sons of Eleazar, sixteen leaders by their families, and of the sons of Ithamar eight by their families and housesThen he divided among them, in both families, by lot. For there were leaders of the sanctuary and leaders of God, as much from the sons of Eleazar as from the sons of IthamarAnd the scribe Shemaiah, the son of Nethanel, a Levite, wrote these down before the king and the leaders, with Zadok, the priest, and Ahimelech, the son of Abiathar, and also the leaders of the priestly and Levitical families. And there was one house, which was preeminent over the others, that of Eleazar; and there was another house, which had the others under it, that of IthamarNow the first lot went forth to Jehoiarib, the second to Jedaiahthe third to Harim, the fourth to Seorimthe fifth to Malchijah, the sixth to Mijaminthe seventh to Hakkoz, the eighth to Abijahthe ninth to Jeshua, the tenth to Shecaniahthe eleventh to Eliashib, the twelfth to Jakimthe thirteenth to Huppah, the fourteenth to Jeshebeabthe fifteenth to Bilgah, the sixteenth to Immerthe seventeenth to Hezir, the eighteenth to Happizzezthe nineteenth to Pethahiah, the twentieth to Jehezkelthe twenty-first to Jachin, the twenty-second to Gamulthe twenty-third to Delaiah, the twenty-fourth to MaaziahThese were their courses according to their ministries, so that they would enter into the house of the Lord in accord with their practice, under the hand of Aaron, their father, just as the Lord, the God of Israel, had instructedNow of the sons of Levi who were remaining, there were Shubael, from the sons of Amram, and Jehdeiah, from the sons of ShubaelAlso, there were Isshiah, the leader from the sons of Rehabiahand truly Shelomoth, the son of Izhar, and Jahath, the son of Shelomothand his son, Jeriah the first, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, Jekameam the fourthThe son of Uzziel was Micah. The son of Micah was ShamirThe brother of Micah was Isshiah. And the son of Isshiah was ZechariahThe sons of Merari were Mahli and Mushi. The son of Uzziah was BenoAlso, the son of Merari: Uzziah, and Shoham, and Zaccur, and HebriIn addition, the son of Mahli was Eleazar, who had no childrenTruly, the son of Kish was JerahmeelThe sons of Mushi were Mahli, Eder, and Jerimoth. These were the sons of Levi according to the houses of their familiesAnd they also cast lots concerning their brothers, the sons of Aaron, before David the king, and Zadok, and Ahimelech, and the leaders of the priestly and Levitical families, as much concerning the elder as the younger. The lot divided all things equitably
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