24THE COURSES {or} divisions of the priests, the sons of Aaron, were these: The sons of Aaron: Nadab, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.H4256H1121H175H1121H175H5070H30H499H3852But Nadab and Abihu died before their father and had no children; therefore Eleazar and Ithamar executed the priest's office.H5070H30H4191H6440H1H1121H499H385H35473And David, with Zadok of the sons of Eleazar and Ahimelech of the sons of Ithamar, divided {and} distributed them according to their assigned duties.H1732H2505H6659H1121H499H288H1121H385H6486H56564Since there were more chief men found among the sons of Eleazar [because of the misfortunes of Eli, and Saul's slaughter of the priests at Nob] than among the sons of Ithamar, they were divided thus: sixteen heads of fathers' houses of the sons of Eleazar and eight of the sons of Ithamar according to their fathers' houses.H7227H7218H1397H4672H1121H499H1121H385H2505H1121H499H8337H6240H7218H1004H1H8083H1121H385H1004H15Thus were they divided by lot, one group with the other, for there were chiefs of the sanctuary and chiefs of God [high priests] drawn both from the sons of Eleazar and from the sons of Ithamar.H2505H1486H428H428H8269H6944H8269H430H1121H499H1121H3856Shemaiah the scribe, son of Nethanel, a Levite, recorded them in the presence of the king, the princes, Zadok the priest, Ahimelech son of Abiathar [the priest who escaped being killed at Nob by Saul and fled to David], and the heads of the fathers' houses of the priests and Levites--one father's house being taken alternately for Eleazar and one for Ithamar.H8098H1121H5417H5608H3881H3789H6440H4428H8269H6659H3548H288H1121H54H7218H1H3548H3881H259H1H1004H270H499H270H3857The lots fell, the first one to Jehoiarib, the second to Jedaiah,H7223H1486H3318H3080H8145H30488The third to Harim, the fourth to Se-orim,H7992H2766H7243H81889The fifth to Malchijah, the sixth to Mijamin,H2549H4441H8345H432610The seventh to Hakkoz, the eighth to Abijah,H7637H6976H8066H2911The ninth to Jeshua, the tenth to Shecaniah,H8671H3442H6224H793512The eleventh to Eliashib, the twelfth to Jakim,H6249H6240H475H8147H6240H335613The thirteenth to Huppah, the fourteenth to Jeshebe-ab,H7969H6240H2647H702H6240H342814The fifteenth to Bilgah, the sixteenth to Immer,H2568H6240H1083H8337H6240H56415The seventeenth to Hezir, the eighteenth to Happizzez,H7651H6240H2387H8083H6240H648316The nineteenth to Pethahiah, the twentieth to Jehezkel,H8672H6240H6611H6242H316817The twenty-first to Jachin, the twenty-second to Gamul,H259H6242H3199H8147H6242H157718The twenty-third to Delaiah, the twenty-fourth to Maaziah.H7969H6242H1806H702H6242H459019This was their order for coming on duty to serve in the house of the Lord, according to the procedure ordered for them by their [forefather] Aaron, as the Lord, the God of Israel, had commanded him.H6486H5656H935H1004H3068H4941H3027H175H1H3068H430H3478H668020As for the rest of the sons of Levi: of the sons of Amram: Shubael; of the sons of Shubael: Jehdeiah.H3498H1121H3878H1121H6019H7619H1121H7619H316521Of Rehabiah: of the sons of Rehabiah: Isshiah the chief.H7345H1121H7345H7218H344922Of the Izharites: Shelomoth; of the sons of Shelomoth: Jahath.H3325H8013H1121H8013H318923The sons of Hebron: Jeriah the first, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, Jekameam the fourth.H1121H3404H568H8145H3166H7992H3360H724324The son of Uzziel: Micah; of the sons of Micah: Shamir.H1121H5816H4318H1121H4318H805325The brother of Micah: Isshiah; of the sons of Isshiah: Zechariah.H251H4318H3449H1121H3449H214826The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. The son of Jaaziah: Beno.H1121H4847H4249H4187H1121H3269H112127The sons of Merari: by Jaaziah: Beno, Shoham, Zaccur, and Ibri.H1121H4847H3269H1121H7719H2139H568128Of Mahli: Eleazar, who had no sons.H4249H499H112129Of Kish: the son of Kish: Jerahmeel.H7027H1121H7027H339630The sons of Mushi: Mahli, Eder, and Jerimoth. These were the sons of the Levites, according to their fathers' houses.H1121H4187H4249H5740H3406H1121H3881H1004H131These likewise cast lots, as did their kinsmen the sons of Aaron, in the presence of David the king, Zadok, Ahimelech, and the heads of the fathers' houses of the priests and Levites--the head of each father's house and his younger brother alike.H5307H1486H5980H251H1121H175H6440H1732H4428H6659H288H7218H1H3548H3881H7218H1H5980H6996H251
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