The Divisions of the Priests

24 The divisions of the descendants of Aaron were as follows: Aaron’s sons were Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.(A) But Nadab and Abihu died before their father, and they had no sons, so Eleazar and Ithamar served as priests.(B) Together with Zadok(C) from the descendants of Eleazar and Ahimelech from the descendants of Ithamar, David divided them according to the assigned duties of their service. Since more leaders were found among Eleazar’s descendants than Ithamar’s, they were divided accordingly: sixteen heads of ancestral families[a] were from Eleazar’s descendants, and eight heads of ancestral families were from Ithamar’s. They(D) were assigned by lot, for there were officers of the sanctuary and officers of God among both Eleazar’s and Ithamar’s descendants.

The secretary, Shemaiah son of Nethanel, a Levite, recorded them in the presence of the king and the officers, the priest Zadok, Ahimelech(E) son of Abiathar, and the heads of families of the priests and the Levites. One ancestral family[b] was taken for Eleazar, and then one for Ithamar.

The first lot fell to Jehoiarib, the second to Jedaiah,

the third to Harim, the fourth to Seorim,

the fifth to Malchijah, the sixth to Mijamin,

10 the seventh to Hakkoz, the eighth to Abijah,(F)

11 the ninth to Jeshua, the tenth to Shecaniah,

12 the eleventh to Eliashib, the twelfth to Jakim,

13 the thirteenth to Huppah, the fourteenth to Jeshebeab,

14 the fifteenth to Bilgah, the sixteenth to Immer,

15 the seventeenth to Hezir, the eighteenth to Happizzez,

16 the nineteenth to Pethahiah, the twentieth to Jehezkel,

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

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

19 These had their assigned duties for service when they entered the Lord’s temple, according to their regulations, which they received from their ancestor Aaron, as the Lord God of Israel had commanded him.

The Rest of the Levites

20 As for the rest of Levi’s sons:

from Amram’s sons: Shubael;

from Shubael’s sons: Jehdeiah.

21 From Rehabiah:

from Rehabiah’s sons: Isshiah was the first.

22 From the Izharites: Shelomoth;

from Shelomoth’s sons: Jahath.

23 Hebron’s[c](G) sons:

Jeriah the first, Amariah the second,

Jahaziel the third, and Jekameam the fourth.

24 From Uzziel’s sons: Micah;

from Micah’s sons: Shamir.

25 Micah’s brother: Isshiah;

from Isshiah’s sons: Zechariah.

26 Merari’s sons: Mahli and Mushi,

and from his sons, Jaaziah his son.[d]

27 Merari’s sons, by his son Jaaziah:[e]

Shoham, Zaccur, and Ibri.

28 From Mahli: Eleazar, who had no sons.

29 From Kish, from Kish’s sons: Jerahmeel.

30 Mushi’s sons: Mahli, Eder, and Jerimoth.

Those were the descendants of the Levites according to their ancestral families.[f] 31 They also cast lots the same way as their relatives the descendants of Aaron did in the presence of King David, Zadok, Ahimelech, and the heads of the families of the priests and Levites—the family heads and their younger brothers alike.(H)

Footnotes

  1. 24:4 Lit house of fathers
  2. 24:6 Lit father’s house
  3. 24:23 Some Hb mss, some LXX mss; other Hb mss omit Hebron’s; 1Ch 23:19
  4. 24:26 Or Mushi; Jaaziah’s sons: Beno.
  5. 24:27 Or sons, Jaaziah: Beno,
  6. 24:30 Lit the house of their fathers

24 Le classi dei figli di Aaronne furono queste. I figli di Aaronne furono Nadab, Abihu Eleazar e Ithamar.

Nadab e Abihu morirono prima del loro padre senza lasciare figli; perciò esercitarono il sacerdozio Eleazar e Ithamar.

Poi Davide, insieme a Tsadok dei figli di Eleazar e ad Ahimelek dei figli di Ithamar li divise secondo i compiti del loro servizio.

Poiché si trovarono piú capifamiglia tra i figli di Eleazar che tra i figli di Ithamar, essi furono divisi cosí: per i figli di Eleazar, sedici capi di case paterne, e per i figli di Ithamar, otto capi secondo le loro case paterne.

Essi furono divisi a sorte tanto gli uni che gli altri, perché c'erano principi del santuario e principi di DIO sia fra i figli di Eleazar che tra i figli di Ithamar.

Lo scriba Scemaiah, figlio di Nathaneel, un Levita, li iscrisse alla presenza del re, dei principi del sacerdote Tsadok, di Ahimelek figlio di Abiathar e dei capi delle case paterne dei sacerdoti e dei Leviti. Si tirò a sorte una casa paterna per Eleazar e una per Ithamar.

Il primo designato dalla sorte fu Jehoiarib il secondo Jedaiah.

il terzo Harim, il quarto Seorim.

il quinto Malkijah il sesto Mijamim,

10 il settimo Hakkots l'ottavo Abijah.

11 il nono Jeshua, il decimo Scekaniah,

12 l'undicesimo Eliascib, il dodicesimo Jakim,

13 il tredicesimo Huppah il quattordicesimo Jescebeab,

14 il quindicesimo Bilgah, il sedicesimo Immer,

15 il diciassettesimo Hezir, il diciottesimo Happitsets,

16 il diciannovesimo Pethahiah, il ventesimo Jehezekel,

17 il ventunesimo Jakin, il ventiduesimo Gamul,

18 il ventitreesimo Delaiah, il ventiquattresimo Maaziah.

19 Questi erano i turni per il loro servizio, quando entravano nella casa dell'Eterno, secondo le norme stabilite per loro da Aaronne, loro padre, come gli aveva comandato l'Eterno il DIO d'Israele.

20 Quanto al resto dei figli di Levi, dei figli di Amram, Shubael; dei figli di Shubael, Jehdia.

21 Per Rehabiah, dei figli di Rehabiah il capo era Ishshiah.

22 Per gli Itshariti, Scelomoth; per i figli di Scelomoth, Jahath.

23 Dei figli di Hebron, Jeriah fu il primo, Amariah il secondo, Jahaziel il terzo e Jekameam il quarto.

24 Dei figli di Uzziel, Mikah, dei figli di Mikah, Shamir;

25 il fratello di Mikah, Ishshiah; dei figli di Ishshiah, Zaccaria.

26 I figli di Merari furono Mahli e Musci; il figlio di Jaaziah, Beno.

27 I figli di Merari tramite Jaaziah furono Beno, Shoham, Zakkur e Ibri.

28 Di Mahli, Eleazar, che non ebbe figli.

29 Di Kish, il figlio di Kish, Jerahmeel.

30 I figli di Musci furono Mahli, Eder e Jerimoth. Questi furono i figli dei Leviti, secondo le loro case paterne.

31 Anch'essi, come i figli di Aaronne loro fratelli, tirarono a sorte alla presenza del re Davide, di Tsadok, di Ahimelek e dei capi delle case paterne dei sacerdoti e dei Leviti. I capi delle case paterne furono trattati nello stesso modo dei loro giovani fratelli.

The Divisions of Priests

24 These were the divisions(A) of the descendants of Aaron:(B)

The sons of Aaron were Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.(C) But Nadab and Abihu died before their father did,(D) and they had no sons; so Eleazar and Ithamar served as the priests. With the help of Zadok(E) a descendant of Eleazar and Ahimelek a descendant of Ithamar, David separated them into divisions for their appointed order of ministering. A larger number of leaders were found among Eleazar’s descendants than among Ithamar’s, and they were divided accordingly: sixteen heads of families from Eleazar’s descendants and eight heads of families from Ithamar’s descendants. They divided them impartially by casting lots,(F) for there were officials of the sanctuary and officials of God among the descendants of both Eleazar and Ithamar.

The scribe Shemaiah son of Nethanel, a Levite, recorded their names in the presence of the king and of the officials: Zadok the priest, Ahimelek(G) son of Abiathar and the heads of families of the priests and of the Levites—one family being taken from Eleazar and then one from Ithamar.

The first lot fell to Jehoiarib,

the second to Jedaiah,(H)

the third to Harim,(I)

the fourth to Seorim,

the fifth to Malkijah,

the sixth to Mijamin,

10 the seventh to Hakkoz,

the eighth to Abijah,(J)

11 the ninth to Jeshua,

the tenth to Shekaniah,

12 the eleventh to Eliashib,

the twelfth to Jakim,

13 the thirteenth to Huppah,

the fourteenth to Jeshebeab,

14 the fifteenth to Bilgah,

the sixteenth to Immer,(K)

15 the seventeenth to Hezir,(L)

the eighteenth to Happizzez,

16 the nineteenth to Pethahiah,

the twentieth to Jehezkel,

17 the twenty-first to Jakin,

the twenty-second to Gamul,

18 the twenty-third to Delaiah

and the twenty-fourth to Maaziah.

19 This was their appointed order of ministering when they entered the temple of the Lord, according to the regulations prescribed for them by their ancestor Aaron, as the Lord, the God of Israel, had commanded him.

The Rest of the Levites

20 As for the rest of the descendants of Levi:(M)

from the sons of Amram: Shubael;

from the sons of Shubael: Jehdeiah.

21 As for Rehabiah,(N) from his sons:

Ishiah was the first.

22 From the Izharites: Shelomoth;

from the sons of Shelomoth: Jahath.

23 The sons of Hebron:(O) Jeriah the first,[a] Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third and Jekameam the fourth.

24 The son of Uzziel: Micah;

from the sons of Micah: Shamir.

25 The brother of Micah: Ishiah;

from the sons of Ishiah: Zechariah.

26 The sons of Merari:(P) Mahli and Mushi.

The son of Jaaziah: Beno.

27 The sons of Merari:

from Jaaziah: Beno, Shoham, Zakkur and Ibri.

28 From Mahli: Eleazar, who had no sons.

29 From Kish: the son of Kish:

Jerahmeel.

30 And the sons of Mushi: Mahli, Eder and Jerimoth.

These were the Levites, according to their families. 31 They also cast lots,(Q) just as their relatives the descendants of Aaron did, in the presence of King David and of Zadok, Ahimelek, and the heads of families of the priests and of the Levites. The families of the oldest brother were treated the same as those of the youngest.

Footnotes

  1. 1 Chronicles 24:23 Two Hebrew manuscripts and some Septuagint manuscripts (see also 23:19); most Hebrew manuscripts The sons of Jeriah: