1 Chronicles 24 — BBE

24Verse 1Now the divisions into which the sons of Aaron were grouped were these: the sons of Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.^{Verse 2}But Nadab and Abihu came to their end before their father, and had no children; so Eleazar and Ithamar did the work of priests.^{Verse 3}And David, with Zadok of the sons of Eleazar, and Ahimelech of the sons of Ithamar, made distribution of them into their positions for their work.^{Verse 4}And there were more chiefs among the sons of Eleazar than among the sons of Ithamar; and this is how they were grouped: of the sons of Eleazar there were sixteen, all heads of families; and of the sons of Ithamar, heads of families, there were eight.^{Verse 5}So they were put into groups, by the Lord's decision, one with another; for there were rulers of the holy place and rulers of the house of God among the sons of Eleazar and the sons of Ithamar.^{Verse 6}And Shemaiah, the son of Nethanel the scribe, who was a Levite, put down their names in writing, the king being present with the rulers, and Zadok the priest, and Ahimelech, the son of Abiathar, and the heads of families of the priests and the Levites; one family being taken for Eleazar and then one for Ithamar, and so on.^{Verse 7}Now the first name to come out was that of Jehoiarib; the second Jedaiah,^{Verse 8}The third Harim, the fourth Seorim,^{Verse 9}The fifth Malchijah, the sixth Mijamin,^{Verse 10}The seventh Hakkoz, the eighth Abijah,^{Verse 11}The ninth Jeshua, the tenth Shecaniah,^{Verse 12}The eleventh Eliashib, the twelfth Jakim,^{Verse 13}The thirteenth Huppah, the fourteenth Jeshebeab,^{Verse 14}The fifteenth Bilgah, the sixteenth Immer,^{Verse 15}The seventeenth Hezir, the eighteenth Happizzez,^{Verse 16}The nineteenth Pethahiah, the twentieth Jehezkel,^{Verse 17}The twenty-first Jachin, the twenty-second Gamul,^{Verse 18}The twenty-third Delaiah, the twenty-fourth Maaziah.^{Verse 19}So they were put into their different groups, to take their places in the house of the Lord, in agreement with the rules made by Aaron their father, as the Lord, the God of Israel, had given him orders.^{Verse 20}And of the rest of the sons of Levi: of the sons of Amram, Shubael; of the sons of Shubael, Jehdeiah.^{Verse 21}Of Rehabiah; of the sons of Rehabiah, Isshiah the chief.^{Verse 22}Of the Izharites, Shelomoth; of the sons of Shelomoth, Jahath.^{Verse 23}And the sons of Hebron: Jeriah the chief, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, Jekameam the fourth.^{Verse 24}The sons of Uzziel, Micah; of the sons of Micah, Shamir.^{Verse 25}The brother of Micah, Isshiah; of the sons of Isshiah, Zechariah.^{Verse 26}The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi; the sons of Jaaziah.^{Verse 27}The sons of Merari: of Jaaziah, Shoham and Zaccur and Ibri.^{Verse 28}Of Mahli: Eleazar, who had no sons.^{Verse 29}Of Kish: the sons of Kish, Jerahmeel.^{Verse 30}And the sons of Mushi: Mahli and Eder and Jerimoth. These were the sons of the Levites by their families.^{Verse 31}Selection was made of these in the same way as of their brothers the sons of Aaron, David the king being present, with Zadok, and Ahimelech, and the heads of families of the priests and of the Levites; the families of the chief in the same way as those of his younger brother.