Thematic Bible

1 Chronicles 24:1

And as for the sons of Aaron, [these were] their divisions. The sons of Aaron [were] Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.

1 Chronicles 24:2

And Nadab and Abihu died before their father, and {they had no sons}, so Eleazar and Ithamar served as priests.

1 Chronicles 24:3

And David, with Zadok of the sons of Eleazar and Ahimelech of the sons of Ithamar, divided them according to their appointments for their service.

1 Chronicles 24:4

And more sons of Eleazar were found as heads of the men than the sons of Ithamar, so they divided them to the sons of Eleazar [to be] sixteen heads over the house of the fathers, and to the sons of Ithamar over the house of the fathers [were] eight [heads].

1 Chronicles 24:5

They divided them by lot {all alike}, for they were commanders of the sanctuary and commanders of God from among the sons of Eleazar and the sons of Ithamar.

1 Chronicles 24:6

And Shemaiah the son of Nethanel, the scribe, from the Levites, recorded them before the king, the princes, Zadok the priest, Ahimelech the son of Abiathar, and the heads of the {families} of the priests and Levites, one father's house drawn by Lot for Eleazar and one drawn by lot for Ithamar.

1 Chronicles 24:7

And the first lot went out 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 Malkijah, 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 Shekaniah,

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 Ha-Pizzez,

1 Chronicles 24:16

the nineteenth to Pethahiah, the twentieth to Ezekiel,

1 Chronicles 24:17

the twenty-first to Jakin, 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 appointments for their service to come into the house of Yahweh according to their custom by the hand of Aaron their father, as Yahweh the God of Israel had commanded him.

1 Chronicles 24:20

And as for the remainder of the sons of Levi: of the sons of Amram, Shubael; of the sons of Shubael, Jehdeiah.

1 Chronicles 24:21

Of Rehabiah: of the sons of Rehabiah, Isshiah the chief.

1 Chronicles 24:22

Of the Izharites, Shelomoth; of the sons Shelomoth, Jahath.

1 Chronicles 24:23

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

1 Chronicles 24:24

The sons of Uzziel, Micah; the sons of Micah, Shamur.

1 Chronicles 24:25

The brother of Micah, Isshiah; of the sons of Isshiah, Zechariah.

1 Chronicles 24:26

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

1 Chronicles 24:27

The sons of Merari: of Jaaziah, his son, Shoham, Zakkur, and Ibri.

1 Chronicles 24:28

Of Mahli: Eleazar, who had no sons.

1 Chronicles 24:29

Of Kish: the sons of Kish, Jerahmeel.

1 Chronicles 24:30

And the sons of Mushi: Mahli, Eder, and Jerimoth. These [were] the sons of the Levites according to the house of their fathers.

1 Chronicles 24:31

And lots were also cast [for] these, just as their brothers, the sons of Aaron, before David the king, Zadok, Ahimelech, and the heads of the {families} for the priests and for the Levites the fathers, {on the principle of the chief and younger brother alike}.