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
New King James Version
The Divisions of the Priests
24 Now these are the divisions of the sons of Aaron. (A)The sons of Aaron were Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. 2 And (B)Nadab and Abihu died before their father, and had no children; therefore Eleazar and Ithamar ministered as priests. 3 Then David with Zadok of the sons of Eleazar, and (C)Ahimelech of the sons of Ithamar, divided them according to the schedule of their service.
4 There were more leaders found of the sons of Eleazar than of the sons of Ithamar, and thus they were divided. Among the sons of Eleazar were sixteen heads of their fathers’ houses, and eight heads of their fathers’ houses among the sons of Ithamar. 5 Thus they were divided by lot, one group as another, for there were officials of the sanctuary and officials of the house of God, from the sons of Eleazar and from the sons of Ithamar. 6 And the scribe, Shemaiah the son of Nethanel, one of the Levites, wrote them down before the king, the leaders, Zadok the priest, Ahimelech the son of Abiathar, and the heads of the fathers’ houses of the priests and Levites, one father’s house taken for Eleazar and one for Ithamar.
7 Now the first lot fell 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 (D)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 [a]Happizzez, 16 the nineteenth to Pethahiah, the twentieth to [b]Jehezekel, 17 the twenty-first to Jachin, the twenty-second to Gamul, 18 the twenty-third to Delaiah, the twenty-fourth to Maaziah.
19 This was the schedule of their service (E)for coming into the house of the Lord according to their ordinance by the hand of Aaron their father, as the Lord God of Israel had commanded him.
Other Levites
20 And the rest of the sons of Levi: of the sons of Amram, [c]Shubael; of the sons of Shubael, Jehdeiah. 21 Concerning (F)Rehabiah, of the sons of Rehabiah, the first was Isshiah. 22 Of the Izharites, [d]Shelomoth; of the sons of Shelomoth, Jahath. 23 Of the sons [e]of (G)Hebron, Jeriah was the first, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, and Jekameam the fourth. 24 Of the sons of Uzziel, Michah; of the sons of Michah, Shamir. 25 The brother of Michah, Isshiah; of the sons of Isshiah, Zechariah. 26 (H)The sons of Merari were Mahli and Mushi; the son of Jaaziah, Beno. 27 The sons of Merari by Jaaziah were Beno, Shoham, Zaccur, and Ibri. 28 Of Mahli: Eleazar, (I)who had no sons. 29 Of Kish: the son of Kish, Jerahmeel.
30 Also (J)the sons of Mushi were Mahli, Eder, and Jerimoth. These were the sons of the Levites according to their fathers’ houses.
31 These also cast lots just as their brothers the sons of Aaron did, in the presence of King David, Zadok, Ahimelech, and the heads of the fathers’ houses of the priests and Levites. The chief fathers did just as their younger brethren.
Footnotes
- 1 Chronicles 24:15 LXX, Vg. Aphses
- 1 Chronicles 24:16 MT Jehezkel
- 1 Chronicles 24:20 Shebuel, 1 Chr. 23:16
- 1 Chronicles 24:22 Shelomith, 1 Chr. 23:18
- 1 Chronicles 24:23 Supplied from 23:19 (following some Heb. mss. and LXX mss.)
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Répartition des prêtres en classes
24 Voici les classes des descendants d'Aaron. Les fils d'Aaron étaient Nadab, Abihu, Eléazar et Ithamar. 2 Nadab et Abihu moururent avant leur père, sans avoir de fils. Quant à Eléazar et Ithamar, ils exercèrent la fonction de prêtre.
3 David répartit les descendants d'Aaron en les classant d’après le service qu'ils avaient à faire. Il fut aidé dans cette tâche par Tsadok, un des descendants d'Eléazar, et par Achimélec, un des descendants d'Ithamar. 4 On trouva parmi les fils d'Eléazar plus de chefs que parmi les fils d'Ithamar, et on les répartit en classes: les fils d'Eléazar eurent 16 chefs de famille, et les fils d'Ithamar 8. 5 On eut recours au tirage au sort pour les répartir les uns avec les autres, car les responsables du sanctuaire et les serviteurs de Dieu étaient aussi bien des descendants d'Eléazar que d'Ithamar. 6 Shemaeja, fils de Nathanaël, le secrétaire membre de la tribu de Lévi, les inscrivit en présence du roi et des princes, du prêtre Tsadok et d’Achimélec, fils d'Abiathar, ainsi que des chefs de famille des prêtres et des Lévites. On tira au sort à tour de rôle une famille pour Eléazar et une pour Ithamar.
7 Le premier sort tomba sur Jehojarib; le deuxième, sur Jedaeja; 8 le troisième, sur Harim; le quatrième, sur Seorim; 9 le cinquième, sur Malkija; le sixième, sur Mijamin; 10 le septième, sur Hakkots; le huitième, sur Abija; 11 le neuvième, sur Josué; le dixième, sur Shecania; 12 le onzième, sur Eliashib; le douzième, sur Jakim; 13 le treizième, sur Huppa; le quatorzième, sur Jeshébeab; 14 le quinzième, sur Bilga; le seizième, sur Immer; 15 le dix-septième, sur Hézir; le dix-huitième, sur Happitsets; 16 le dix-neuvième, sur Pethachja; le vingtième, sur Ezéchiel; 17 le vingt et unième, sur Jakin; le vingt-deuxième, sur Gamul; 18 le vingt-troisième, sur Delaja; le vingt-quatrième, sur Maazia.
19 C'est ainsi qu'ils furent répartis en classes pour leur service, pour entrer dans la maison de l'Eternel en se conformant à la règle suivie par leur ancêtre Aaron d'après les ordres que lui avait donnés l'Eternel, le Dieu d'Israël.
Chefs des Lévites
20 Voici les chefs du reste des Lévites. Pour les descendants d'Amram: Shubaël; pour les descendants de Shubaël: Jechdia; 21 pour Rechabia, pour ses descendants: le chef Jishija. 22 Pour les Jitseharites: Shelomoth; pour les descendants de Shelomoth: Jachath. 23 Les descendants d'Hébron étaient Jerija, Amaria le deuxième, Jachaziel le troisième, Jekameam le quatrième. 24 Fils d'Uziel: Michée, dont les descendants avaient pour chef Shamir, 25 et le frère de Michée, Jishija, dont les descendants avaient pour chef Zacharie. 26 Descendants de Merari: Machli et Mushi, ainsi que les descendants de Jaazija, son fils. 27 Descendants de Merari par son fils Jaazija: Shoham, Zaccur et Ibri. 28 Pour Machli: Eléazar, qui n'eut pas de fils; 29 pour Kis et ses descendants, Jerachmeel. 30 Fils de Mushi: Machli, Eder et Jerimoth.
Voilà les Lévites en fonction de leurs familles. 31 Tout comme les fils d'Aaron, leurs frères, ils eurent eux aussi recours au tirage au sort en présence du roi David, de Tsadok et d’Achimélec ainsi que des chefs de famille des prêtres et des Lévites. Il en alla de même pour chaque chef de maison comme pour le plus petit de ses frères.
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