1 Cronache 24
Conferenza Episcopale Italiana
Le classi dei sacerdoti
24 Classi dei figli di Aronne. Figli di Aronne: Nadàb, Abiu, Ebiatàr, Eleàzaro e Itamar. 2 Nadàb e Abiu morirono prima del padre e non lasciarono discendenti. Esercitarono il sacerdozio Eleàzaro e Itamar.
3 Davide, insieme con Zadòk dei figli di Eleàzaro e con Achimèlech dei figli di Itamar, li divise in classi secondo il loro servizio. 4 Poiché risultò che i figli di Eleàzaro, relativamente alla somma dei maschi, erano più numerosi dei figli di Itamar, furono così classificati: sedici capi di casati per i figli di Eleàzaro, otto per i figli di Itamar. 5 Li divisero a sorte, questi come quelli, perché c'erano principi del santuario e principi di Dio sia tra i figli di Eleàzaro che tra i figli di Itamar. 6 Lo scriba Semaia figlio di Netaneèl, dei figli di Levi, ne fece il catalogo alla presenza del re, dei capi, del sacerdote Zadòk, di Achimèlech figlio di Ebiàtar, dei capi dei casati sacerdotali e levitici; si registravano due casati per Eleàzaro e uno per Itamar.
7 La prima sorte toccò a Ioarib, la seconda a Iedaia, 8 la terza a Carim, la quarta a Seorim, 9 la quinta a Malchia, la sesta a Miamin, 10 la settimana a Akkoz, l'ottava ad Abia, 11 la nona a Giosuè, la decima a Secania, 12 l'undecima a Eliasib, la dodicesima a Iakim, 13 la tredicesima a Cuppa, la quattordicesima a Is-Bàal, 14 la quindicesima a Bilga, la sedicesima a Immer, 15 la diciassettesima a Chezir, la diciottesima a Happizzès, 16 la diciannovesima a Petachia, la ventesima a Ezechiele, 17 la ventunesima a Iachin, la ventiduesima a Gamul, 18 la ventitreesima a Delaia, la ventiquattresima a Maazia. 19 Questi furono i turni per il loro servizio; a turno entravano nel tempio secondo la regola stabilita dal loro antenato Aronne, come gli aveva ordinato il Signore, Dio di Israele.
20 Quanto agli altri figli di Levi, per i figli di Amram c'era Subaèl, per i figli di Subaèl Iecdia. 21 Quanto a Recabia, il capo dei figli di Recabia era Issia. 22 Per gli Iseariti, Selomòt; per i figli di Selomòt, Iacat. 23 Figli di Ebron: Ieria il primo, Amaria secondo, Iacaziel terzo, Iekameam quarto. 24 Figli di Uzziel: Mica; per i figli di Mica, Samir; 25 fratello di Mica era Issia; per i figli di Issia, Zaccaria. 26 Figli di Merari: Macli e Musi; per i figli di Iaazia suo figlio. 27 Figli di Merari nella linea di Iaazia suo figlio: Soam, Zaccur e Ibri. 28 Per Macli: Eleàzaro, che non ebbe figli. 29 Per Kis i figli di Kis: Ieracmèl. 30 Figli di Musi: Macli, Eder e Ierimòt. Questi sono i figli dei leviti secondo i loro casati. 31 Anch'essi, come i loro fratelli, figli di Aronne, furono sorteggiati alla presenza del re Davide, di Zadòk, di Achimèlech, dei casati sacerdotali e levitici, il casato del primogenito come quello del fratello minore.
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.)
1 Chronicles 24
GOD’S WORD Translation
The Organization of the Priests
24 The divisions of Aaron’s descendants were as follows: Aaron’s sons were Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar. 2 Nadab and Abihu died before their father died, and neither had any children. So Eleazar and Ithamar served as priests.
3 David, Eleazar’s descendant Zadok, and Ithamar’s descendant Ahimelech divided Aaron’s descendants into groups for service. 4 Since Eleazar’s descendants had more men who were family heads than Ithamar’s descendants, they were divided so that Eleazar’s descendants had 16 family leaders and Ithamar’s descendants had 8 family leaders. 5 Both groups were divided impartially by drawing lots so that there were officers for the holy place and officers for God among both Eleazar’s and Ithamar’s descendants. 6 The scribe Shemaiah was a son of Nethanel and a descendant of Levi. Shemaiah recorded their names in the presence of the king, the princes, the priest Zadok, Ahimelech (son of Abiathar), and the family leaders of the priests and Levites. One family was chosen for Eleazar, another for Ithamar.
7 The first lot drawn was for Jehoiarib, the second for Jedaiah, 8 the third for Harim, the fourth for Seorim, 9 the fifth for Malchiah, the sixth for Mijamin, 10 the seventh for Hakkoz, the eighth for Abijah, 11 the ninth for Jeshua, the tenth for Shecaniah, 12 the eleventh for Eliashib, the twelfth for Jakim, 13 the thirteenth for Huppah, the fourteenth for Jeshebeab, 14 the fifteenth for Bilgah, the sixteenth for Immer, 15 the seventeenth for Hezir, the eighteenth for Happizzez, 16 the nineteenth for Pethahiah, the twentieth for Jehezkel, 17 the twenty-first for Jachin, the twenty-second for Gamul, 18 the twenty-third for Delaiah, the twenty-fourth for Maaziah. 19 These were their priestly groups when they went to serve at the Lord’s temple. Their ancestor Aaron made these rules for them, as the Lord God of Israel had commanded him.
The Organization of the Levites
20 ⌞The following men were leaders⌟ for Levi’s descendants ⌞from Kohath⌟:
Jehdeiah (for Amram’s descendants through Shubael),
21 Isshiah (⌞for Amram’s descendants⌟ through Rehabiah),
22 Jahath (for Izhar’s descendants through Shelomoth),
23 Jeriah (for Hebron’s descendants [a]),
Amariah (the second ⌞of Hebron’s descendants⌟),
Jahaziel (the third ⌞of Hebron’s descendants⌟),
Jekameam (the fourth ⌞of Hebron’s descendants⌟),
24 Shamir (for Uzziel’s descendants through Micah),
25 and Zechariah (for ⌞Uzziel’s⌟ descendants through Micah’s brother Isshiah).
26 The following men were leaders from Levi’s descendants from Merari:
Mahli, Mushi, and Merari’s son Jaaziah,
27 Shoham, Zaccur, and Ibri (for Merari’s descendants through his son Jaaziah),
28 Eleazar (who had no sons, for Mahli’s descendants),
29 Jerahmeel (for ⌞Mahli’s⌟ descendants through Kish),
30 Mahli, Eder, and Jerimoth (for Mushi’s descendants).
These were Levi’s descendants according to their families. 31 They drew lots as their relatives, Aaron’s descendants, had done. They drew them in front of King David, Zadok, Ahimelech, and the leaders of the families of the priests and Levites. The families of the oldest brother were treated the same way as those of the youngest.
Footnotes
- 24:23 Greek, 1 Chronicles 23:19; Masoretic Text lacks “for Hebron’s descendants.”
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