1 Paralipomenon 24

¹Moreover to the sons of Aaron these were the partitions: The sons of Aaron: Nadab, and Abiu, and Eleazar, and Ithamar.

²But Nadab and Abiu died before their father without children: and Eleazar and Ithamar did the function of priesthood.

³And David divided them, that is, Sadoc of the sons of Eleazar, and Ahimelech of the sons of Ithamar, according to their courses and ministry.

⁴And there were found many more children of Eleazar among the principal men, than children of Ithamar. And he divided to them, that is, to the children of Eleazar, Princes by their families sixteen: and to the children of Ithamar by their families and houses eight.

⁵Moreover he divided both families between themselves by lots: for there were Princes of the Sanctuary, and Princes of God, as well of the children of Eleazar, as of the children of Ithamar.

⁶And Semeias wrote them, the son of Nathanael the Scribe a Levite, before the king and Princes, and Sadoc the Priest, and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar, the Princes also of the Priestly and Levitical families: one house, which was over the rest, Eleazar's, and another house, which had the rest under it, Ithamar's.

⁷And the first lot came forth to Joiarib, the second to Jedei,

⁸the third to Harim, the fourth to Seorim,

⁹the fifth to Melchia, the sixth to Maiman,

¹⁰the seventh to Accos, the eighth to Abia,

¹¹the ninth to Jesua, the tenth to Sechenia,

¹²the eleventh to Eliasib, the twelfth to Jacim,

¹³the thirteenth to Hoppha, the fourteenth to Isbaab,

¹⁴the fifteenth to Belga, the sixteenth to Emmer,

¹⁵the seventeenth to Hezir, the eighteenth to Aphses,

¹⁶the nineteenth to Pheteia, the twentieth to Hezechiel,

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

¹⁸the three and twentieth to Dalaiau, the four and twentieth to Maaziau.

¹⁹These be their courses according to their ministries, to enter into the house of our Lord, and according to their rite under the hand of Aaron their father: as our Lord the God of Israel had commanded.

²⁰Moreover of the children of Levi, which were remaining, there was Subael of the children of Amram: and of the children of Subael, Jehedeia.

²¹Also of the children of Rohobia the Prince of Jesias.

²²And the son of Isaari Salemoth, & the son of Salemoth Jahath:

²³and his son Jeriau the first, Amarias the second, Jahaziel the third, Jecmaan the fourth.

²⁴The son of Oziel, Micha: the son of Micha, Samir.

²⁵The brother of Micha, Jesia: and the son of Jesia, Zacharias.

²⁶The sons of Merari: Moholi and Musi. The son of Oziau: Benno.

²⁷The son also of Merari: Oziau, and Soam, and Zacchur, and Hebri.

²⁸Moreover the son of Moholi: Eleazar, who had no children.

²⁹And the son of Cis, Jeramael.

³⁰The sons of Musi: Moholi, Eder, and Jerimoth. These be the sons of Levi according to the houses of their families.

³¹And they also did cast lots against their brethren the sons of Aaron before David the king, and Sadoc, and Ahimelech, and the Princes of the Priestly and Levitical families, as well the elder as the younger. Lot divided all equally.