1 Chronicles 24

1The descendants of Aaron were grouped in divisions as follows. Aaron’s sons were Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar. 2But Nadab and Abihu died in their father’s lifetime, leaving no sons, and Eleazar and Ithamar served as the priests. 3With the help of Zadok, a descendant of Eleazar, and Ahimelech, a descendant of Ithamar, David divided them into their appointed order for their service. 4Eleazar’s descendants were found to have more leading men than Ithamar’s, so they divided them this way: sixteen heads of ancestral families from Eleazar’s descendants, and eight ancestral families from Ithamar’s. 5They divided them by lot, one group the same as the other, because there were officials of the sanctuary and officials of God among the descendants of Eleazar and among the descendants of Ithamar.

6Shemaiah son of Nethanel, the scribe, a Levite, recorded them in the presence of the king and the officials, Zadok the priest, Ahimelech son of Abiathar, and the heads of the priestly and Levite families. One ancestral family was drawn for Eleazar, and one drawn for Ithamar.

7The first lot fell to Jehoiarib, the second to Jedaiah, 8the third to Harim, the fourth to Seorim, 9the fifth to Malchijah, the sixth to Mijamin, 10the seventh to Hakkoz, the eighth to Abijah, 11the ninth to Jeshua, the tenth to Shecaniah, 12the eleventh to Eliashib, the twelfth to Jakim, 13the thirteenth to Huppah, the fourteenth to Jeshebeab, 14the fifteenth to Bilgah, the sixteenth to Immer, 15the seventeenth to Hezir, the eighteenth to Ha-Pizzez, 16the nineteenth to Pethahiah, the twentieth to Jehezkel, 17the twenty-first to Jachin, the twenty-second to Gamul, 18the twenty-third to Delaiah, the twenty-fourth to Maaziah.

19This was their appointed order for their service when they came into the house of the LORD, following the rule given them through Aaron their ancestor, as the LORD, the God of Israel, had commanded him.

20As for the rest of the descendants of Levi: from the sons of Amram, Shubael; from the sons of Shubael, Jehdeiah. 21From Rehabiah: from the sons of Rehabiah, Isshiah was the chief. 22From the Izharites: Shelomoth; from the sons of Shelomoth, Jahath. 23The sons of Hebron: Jeriah the first, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third and Jekameam the fourth. 24The sons of Uzziel: Micah; from the sons of Micah, Shamir. 25Micah’s brother: Isshiah; from the sons of Isshiah, Zechariah. 26The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi; and the sons of Jaaziah, his son. 27The descendants of Merari through his son Jaaziah: Shoham, Zaccur and Ibri. 28From Mahli: Eleazar, who had no sons. 29From Kish: the sons of Kish, Jerahmeel. 30The sons of Mushi: Mahli, Eder and Jerimoth. These were the descendants of the Levites by their ancestral families. 31These also cast lots, just as their relatives the descendants of Aaron had done, in the presence of King David, Zadok, Ahimelech, and the heads of the priestly and Levite families. The ancestral family of the head was treated just like that of his younger brother.