Thematic Bible

1 Chronicles 24:1

The sons of Aaron also had their courses. The sons of Aaron: Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.

1 Chronicles 24:2

But Nadab and Abihu died before their father and had no children; therefore, Eleazar and Ithamar had the priesthood.

1 Chronicles 24:3

And David distributed them, Zadok being of the sons of Eleazar, and Ahimelech of the sons of Ithamar, according to their turns in their ministry.

1 Chronicles 24:4

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

1 Chronicles 24:5

They divided them, therefore, by lot, one with another for of the sons of Eleazar and of the sons of Ithamar there were princes of the sanctuary and princes of God.

1 Chronicles 24:6

And Shemaiah, the scribe, the son of Nethaneel, one of the Levites, wrote them before the king and the princes and before Zadok, the priest, and Ahimelech, the son of Abiathar, and the heads of the fathers of the priests and Levites; one paternal house being taken for Eleazar, and one taken for Ithamar.

1 Chronicles 24:7

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

1 Chronicles 24:8

the third to Harim, the fourth to Seorim,

1 Chronicles 24:9

the fifth to Malchijah, the sixth to Mijamin,

1 Chronicles 24:10

the seventh to Hakkoz, the eighth to Abijah,

1 Chronicles 24:11

the ninth to Jeshua, the tenth to Shecaniah,

1 Chronicles 24:12

the eleventh to Eliashib, the twelfth to Jakim,

1 Chronicles 24:13

the thirteenth to Huppah, the fourteenth to Jeshebeab,

1 Chronicles 24:14

the fifteenth to Bilgah, the sixteenth to Immer,

1 Chronicles 24:15

the seventeenth to Hezir, the eighteenth to Aphses,

1 Chronicles 24:16

the nineteenth to Pethahiah, the twentieth to Jehezekel,

1 Chronicles 24:17

the twenty-first to Jachin, the twenty-second to Gamul,

1 Chronicles 24:18

the twenty-third to Delaiah, the twenty-fourth to Maaziah.

1 Chronicles 24:19

These were their orderings in their service to come into the house of the LORD, according to their right, in the ministry of Aaron, their father, as the LORD God of Israel had commanded him.

1 Chronicles 24:20

And of the sons of Levi that remained: Of the sons of Amram, Shubael; of the sons of Shubael, Jehdeiah.

1 Chronicles 24:21

Rehabiah; of the sons of Rehabiah, the chief was Isshiah.

1 Chronicles 24:22

Of the Izharite; Shelomoth; and the son of Shelomoth, Jahath.

1 Chronicles 24:23

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

1 Chronicles 24:24

The sons of Uzziel: Michah; and the son of Michah, Shamir.

1 Chronicles 24:25

The brother of Michah was Isshiah; and the son of Isshiah, Zechariah.

1 Chronicles 24:26

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

1 Chronicles 24:27

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

1 Chronicles 24:28

Of Mahli came Eleazar, who had no sons.

1 Chronicles 24:29

Kish; the son of Kish, Jerahmeel.

1 Chronicles 24:30

The sons of Mushi: Mahli, Eder, and Jerimoth. These were the sons of the Levites according to the houses of their fathers.

1 Chronicles 24:31

These, likewise, cast lots over against their brethren, the sons of Aaron, in the presence of David, the king, and Zadok, and Ahimelech, and the chief of the fathers of the priests and Levites, even the principal fathers over against their younger brethren.