1 Chronicles 24
Amplified Bible
Divisions of Levites
24 The divisions of the [a]descendants of Aaron were these: the sons of Aaron were Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. 2 But Nadab and Abihu died before their father and had no sons; therefore Eleazar and Ithamar served as priests. 3 David, with Zadok of the sons of Eleazar and Ahimelech of the sons of Ithamar, divided them according to their offices for their assigned duties. 4 Since there were more chief men found among the descendants of Eleazar than among the descendants of Ithamar [because of Eli’s misfortunes, and Saul’s massacre of the priests at Nob], they were divided in this way: sixteen heads of fathers’ households of the descendants of Eleazar and eight of the descendants of Ithamar, corresponding to their fathers’ households. 5 So they were divided by lot, one group with the other; for they were officers of the sanctuary and officers (high priests) of God, both from the descendants of Eleazar and from the descendants of Ithamar. 6 Shemaiah, the son of Nethanel the scribe, from the Levites, recorded them in the presence of the king, the officers, Zadok the priest, [b]Ahimelech the son of Abiathar [the priest who escaped Saul’s massacre at Nob], and the heads of the fathers’ households of the priests and of the Levites; one father’s household taken for Eleazar and one taken for Ithamar.
7 The lots fell, the first one to Jehoiarib, the second to Jedaiah, 8 the third to Harim, the fourth to Seorim, 9 the fifth to Malchijah, the sixth to Mijamin, 10 the seventh to Hakkoz, the eighth to Abijah, 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, the twenty-fourth to Maaziah. 19 These were their offices and positions for their service in the house of the Lord according to the ordinance given to them by their father (ancestor) Aaron, just as the Lord God of Israel had commanded him.
20 Now as for the rest of the sons of Levi: of the sons of Amram: Shubael; of the sons of Shubael: Jehdeiah. 21 Of Rehabiah: of the sons of Rehabiah: Isshiah the first. 22 Of the Izharites: Shelomoth; of the sons of Shelomoth, Jahath. 23 The sons of Hebron: Jeriah the first, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, Jekameam the fourth. 24 Of the sons of Uzziel, Micah; of the sons of Micah, Shamir. 25 The brother of Micah, Isshiah; of the sons of Isshiah, Zechariah. 26 The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi; the sons of Jaaziah, Beno. 27 The sons of Merari: by Jaaziah were Beno, Shoham, Zaccur, and Ibri. 28 By Mahli: Eleazar, who had no sons. 29 By Kish: the sons of Kish, Jerahmeel. 30 The sons of Mushi: Mahli, Eder, and Jerimoth. These were the sons of the Levites according to their fathers’ households. 31 These also cast lots as did their relatives the sons of Aaron in the presence of David the king, Zadok, Ahimelech, and the heads of the fathers’ households of the priests and of the Levites—the head of father’s households as well as those of his younger brother.
Footnotes
- 1 Chronicles 24:1 Lit sons, and so throughout the context.
- 1 Chronicles 24:6 See 1 Sam 22:14-23.
1 Chronicles 24
Contemporary English Version
David Assigns the Priests Their Duties
24 Aaron's descendants were then divided into work groups. Aaron had four sons: Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. 2 (A) But Nadab and Abihu died long before their father, without having any sons. That's why Eleazar and Ithamar served as priests.
3 David divided Aaron's descendants into groups, according to their assigned work. Zadok, one of Eleazar's descendants, and Ahimelech, one of Ithamar's descendants, helped David.
4 Eleazar's descendants were divided into 16 groups, and Ithamar's were divided into eight groups, because Eleazar's family included more family leaders. 5 However, both families included temple officials and priests, and so to make sure the work was divided fairly, David asked God what to do.[a]
6 As each group was assigned their duties, Shemaiah the son of Nethanel the Levite wrote down the name of the family leader in charge of that group. The witnesses were David and his officials, as well as Zadok the priest, Ahimelech the son of Abiathar, and the family leaders from the clans of the priests and the Levites.
7-18 Each group of priests went by the name of its family leader, and they were assigned their duties in the following order: Jehoiarib, Jedaiah, Harim, Seorim, Malchijah, Mijamin, Hakkoz, Abijah, Jeshua, Shecaniah, Eliashib, Jakim, Huppah, Jeshebeab, Bilgah, Immer, Hezir, Happizzez, Pethahiah, Jehezkel, Jachin, Gamul, Delaiah, Maaziah. 19 These men were assigned their duties at the temple, just as the Lord God of Israel had commanded their ancestor Aaron.
The Rest of the Levites Are Assigned Their Duties
20 Here is a list of the other descendants of Levi:
Amram was the ancestor of Shubael and Jehdeiah.
21 Rehabiah was the ancestor of Isshiah, the oldest son in his family.
22 Izhar was the father of Shelomoth and the grandfather of Jahath.
23 Hebron had four sons, in the following order: Jeriah, Amariah, Jahaziel, and Jekameam.
24 Uzziel was the father of Micah and the grandfather of Shamir.
25 Isshiah, Micah's brother, was the father of Zechariah.
26 Merari was the father of Mahli, Mushi, and Jaaziah.
27 Jaaziah had three sons: Shoham, Zaccur, and Ibri.[b] 28-29 Mahli was the father of Eleazar and Kish. Eleazar had no sons, but Kish was the father of Jerahmeel. 30 Mushi had three sons: Mahli, Eder, and Jerimoth.
These were the descendants of Levi, according to their clans. 31 Each one was assigned his duties in the same way that their relatives the priests had been assigned their duties. David, Zadok, Ahimelech, and the family leaders of the priests and Levites were the witnesses.
1 Chronicles 24
King James Version
24 Now these are the divisions of the sons of Aaron. The sons of Aaron; Nadab, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
2 But Nadab and Abihu died before their father, and had no children: therefore Eleazar and Ithamar executed the priest's office.
3 And David distributed them, both Zadok of the sons of Eleazar, and Ahimelech of the sons of Ithamar, according to their offices in their service.
4 And there were more chief 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 house of their fathers, and eight among the sons of Ithamar according to the house of their fathers.
5 Thus were they divided by lot, one sort with another; for the governors of the sanctuary, and governors of the house of God, were of the sons of Eleazar, and of the sons of Ithamar.
6 And Shemaiah the son of Nethaneel the scribe, one of the Levites, wrote them before the king, and the princes, and Zadok the priest, and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar, and before the chief of the fathers of the priests and Levites: one principal household being taken for Eleazar, and one taken for Ithamar.
7 Now the first lot came forth to Jehoiarib, the second to Jedaiah,
8 The third to Harim, the fourth to Seorim,
9 The fifth to Malchijah, the sixth to Mijamin,
10 The seventh to Hakkoz, the eighth to Abijah,
11 The ninth to Jeshuah, 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 Aphses,
16 The nineteenth to Pethahiah, the twentieth to Jehezekel,
17 The one and twentieth to Jachin, the two and twentieth to Gamul,
18 The three and twentieth to Delaiah, the four and twentieth to Maaziah.
19 These were the orderings of them in their service to come into the house of the Lord, according to their manner, under Aaron their father, as the Lord God of Israel had commanded him.
20 And the rest of the sons of Levi were these: Of the sons of Amram; Shubael: of the sons of Shubael; Jehdeiah.
21 Concerning Rehabiah: of the sons of Rehabiah, the first was Isshiah.
22 Of the Izharites; Shelomoth: of the sons of Shelomoth; Jahath.
23 And the sons of Hebron; Jeriah the first, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, Jekameam the fourth.
24 Of the sons of Uzziel; Michah: of the sons of Michah; Shamir.
25 The brother of Michah was Isshiah: of the sons of Isshiah; Zechariah.
26 The sons of Merari were Mahli and Mushi: the sons of Jaaziah; Beno.
27 The sons of Merari by Jaaziah; Beno, and Shoham, and Zaccur, and Ibri.
28 Of Mahli came Eleazar, who had no sons.
29 Concerning Kish: the son of Kish was Jerahmeel.
30 The sons also of Mushi; Mahli, and Eder, and Jerimoth. These were the sons of the Levites after the house of their fathers.
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.
Taariikhdii Kowaad 24
Somali Bible
Qaybihii Wadaaddada
24 Oo kooxihii reer Haaruunna waa kuwan. Wiilashii Haaruun waxay ahaayeen Naadaab, iyo Abiihuu, iyo Elecaasaar, iyo Iitaamaar. 2 Laakiinse Naadaab iyo Abiihuuba aabbahood way ka hor dhinteen, oo carruurna ma ay lahayn, haddaba sidaas daraaddeed hawshii wadaadnimada waxaa samayn jiray Elecaasaar iyo Iitaamaar. 3 Oo Daa'uud oo ay la jiraan Saadooq oo ahaa reer Elecaasaar iyo Axiimeleg oo ahaa reer Iitaamaar ayaa iyagii u kala qaybiyey sidii hawshoodu kala ahayd. 4 Oo reer Elecaasaar waxaa laga dhex helay niman madax ah oo ka badan intii reer Iitaamaar laga helay, oo iyagii sidanaa loo kala qaybiyey, reer Elecaasaar waxaa ku jiray lix iyo toban nin, oo qolooyin madax u ah, oo reer Iitaamaarna waxaa ku jiray siddeed, sidii qolooyinkoodu kala ahaayeen. 5 Oo sidanaa iyagii saami loogu kala qaybiyey, oo caynba caynkii kale waa lagu daray, waayo, waxaa jiray amiirro meesha quduuska ah, iyo amiirro Ilaah oo ahaa reer Elecaasaar iyo reer Iitaamaar labadaba. 6 Oo Shemacyaah ina Netaneel oo karraanigii ahaa, oo ahaa reer Laawi ayaa iyagii ku hor qoray boqorkii, iyo amiirradii, iyo wadaadkii Saadooq, iyo Axiimeleg ina Aabyaataar, iyo madaxdii qolooyinkii wadaaddada iyo reer Laawi ahaa, in reer loo qaado reer Elecaasaar, reerna loo qaado reer Iitaamaar. 7 Haddaba saamigii kowaad wuxuu u soo baxay Yehooyaariib, kii labaadna Yedacyaah, 8 kii saddexaadna Haarim, kii afraadna Secoriim, 9 kii shanaadna Malkiiyaah, kii lixaadna Miyaamin, 10 kii toddobaadna Haqoos, kii siddeedaadna Abiiyaah, 11 kii sagaalaadna Yeeshuuca, kii tobnaadna Shekaanyaah, 12 kii kow iyo tobnaadna Eliyaashiib, kii laba iyo tobnaadna Yaaqiim, 13 kii saddex iyo tobnaadna Xufaah, kii afar iyo tobnaadna Yeshebe'aab, 14 kii shan iyo tobnaadna Bilgaah, kii lix iyo tobnaadna Immeer, 15 kii toddoba iyo tobnaadna Xeesiir, kii siddeed iyo tobnaadna Hafisees, 16 kii sagaal iyo tobnaadna Fetaxyaah, kii labaatanaadna Yexesqeel, 17 kii kow iyo labaatanaadna Yaakiin, kii laba iyo labaatanaadna Gaamuul, 18 kii saddex iyo labaatanaadna Dalaayaah, kii afar iyo labaatanaadna Macasyaah. 19 Kaasu wuxuu ahaa qaynuunkii ay u kala qaybsanaayeen oo ay hawshooda ku qaban jireen, inay gurigii Rabbiga ku soo galaan qaynuunkii iyaga lagu soo dhiibay awowgood Haaruun, sidii Rabbiga ah Ilaaha reer binu Israa'iil uu isaga ku amray.
Intii Ka Hadhay Reer Laawi
20 Oo reer Laawi intii hadhayna waxaa ka mid ahaa kuwan, wiilashii Camraam waxaa ka joogay Shuubaa'eel, wiilashii Shuubaa'eelna waxaa ka joogay Yexdeyaah. 21 Reer Rexabyaahna waxaa wiilashii Rexabyaah ka joogay Yishyaah oo madax ahaa. 22 Reer Isehaarna waxaa ka joogay Shelomoo, wiilashii Shelomoodna waxaa ka joogay Yaaxad. 23 Wiilashii Xebroonna waxaa ka joogay Yeriyaah oo madax ahaa, iyo Amaryaah oo ahaa kii labaad, iyo Yaxasii'eel oo ahaa kii saddexaad, iyo Yeqamcaam oo ahaa kii afraad. 24 Wiilashii Cusii'eelna waxaa ka joogay Miikaah, wiilashii Miikaahna waxaa ka joogay Shaamiir. 25 Oo Miikaah walaalkiisna wuxuu ahaa Yishyaah, wiilashii Yishyaahna waxaa ka joogay Sekaryaah. 26 Wiilashii Meraariina waxaa ka joogay Maxlii iyo Mushii, wiilashii Yacasiyaahna waxaa ka joogay Benoo. 27 Wiilashii Meraariina, waxaa reer Yacasiyaah ka joogay Benoo, iyo Shoham, iyo Sakuur, iyo Cibrii. 28 Reer Maxliina waxaa ka joogay Elecaasaar, oo aan waxba wiilal lahayn. 29 Reer Qiishna waxaa ka joogay ina Qiish, oo ahaa Yeraxme'eel. 30 Reer Mushii waxaa ka joogay Maxlii, iyo Ceeder, iyo Yeriimood. Kuwaasu waxay ahaayeen reer Laawi siday qolooyinkoodu kala ahaayeen. 31 Oo kuwanu iyana waxay riteen saami sidii walaalahood reer Haaruun ay yeeleen oo kale, oo waxay ku hor riteen Boqor Daa'uud, iyo Saadooq, iyo Axiimeleg, iyo kuwii madaxda u ahaa qolooyinkii wadaaddada iyo reer Laawi. Kan qolooyinkii madaxda u ahaa waxaa lagala mid dhigay sida kuwa walaalkiisa yar.
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