1 Chronicles 24 :: New King James Version (NKJV)

The Divisions of the Priests

1Ch 24:1Now these are the divisions of the sons of Aaron. The sons of Aaron were Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.

1Ch 24:2

1Ch 24:2And Nadab and Abihu died before their father, and had no children; therefore Eleazar and Ithamar ministered as priests.

1Ch 24:3

1Ch 24:3Then David with Zadok of the sons of Eleazar, and Ahimelech of the sons of Ithamar, divided them according to the schedule of their service.

1Ch 24:4

1Ch 24:4There 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.

1Ch 24:5

1Ch 24:5Thus 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.

1Ch 24:6

1Ch 24:6And 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.

1Ch 24:7

1Ch 24:7Now the first lot fell to Jehoiarib, the second to Jedaiah,

1Ch 24:8

1Ch 24:8the third to Harim, the fourth to Seorim,

1Ch 24:9

1Ch 24:9the fifth to Malchijah, the sixth to Mijamin,

1Ch 24:10

1Ch 24:10the seventh to Hakkoz, the eighth to Abijah,

1Ch 24:11

1Ch 24:11the ninth to Jeshua, the tenth to Shecaniah,

1Ch 24:12

1Ch 24:12the eleventh to Eliashib, the twelfth to Jakim,

1Ch 24:13

1Ch 24:13the thirteenth to Huppah, the fourteenth to Jeshebeab,

1Ch 24:14

1Ch 24:14the fifteenth to Bilgah, the sixteenth to Immer,

1Ch 24:15

1Ch 24:15the seventeenth to Hezir, the eighteenth to Happizzez,[fn]

1Ch 24:16

1Ch 24:16the nineteenth to Pethahiah, the twentieth to Jehezekel,[fn]

1Ch 24:17

1Ch 24:17the twenty-first to Jachin, the twenty-second to Gamul,

1Ch 24:18

1Ch 24:18the twenty-third to Delaiah, the twenty-fourth to Maaziah.

1Ch 24:19

1Ch 24:19This was the schedule of their service 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

1Ch 24:20

1Ch 24:20And the rest of the sons of Levi: of the sons of Amram, Shubael;[fn] of the sons of Shubael, Jehdeiah.

1Ch 24:21

1Ch 24:21Concerning Rehabiah, of the sons of Rehabiah, the first was Isshiah.

1Ch 24:22

1Ch 24:22Of the Izharites, Shelomoth;[fn] of the sons of Shelomoth, Jahath.

1Ch 24:23

1Ch 24:23Of the sons of Hebron,[fn] Jeriah was the first,[fn] Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, and Jekameam the fourth.

1Ch 24:24

1Ch 24:24Of the sons of Uzziel, Michah; of the sons of Michah, Shamir.

1Ch 24:25

1Ch 24:25The brother of Michah, Isshiah; of the sons of Isshiah, Zechariah.

1Ch 24:26

1Ch 24:26The sons of Merari were Mahli and Mushi; the son of Jaaziah, Beno.

1Ch 24:27

1Ch 24:27The sons of Merari by Jaaziah were Beno, Shoham, Zaccur, and Ibri.

1Ch 24:28

1Ch 24:28Of Mahli: Eleazar, who had no sons.

1Ch 24:29

1Ch 24:29Of Kish: the son of Kish, Jerahmeel.

1Ch 24:30

1Ch 24:30Also the sons of Mushi were Mahli, Eder, and Jerimoth. These were the sons of the Levites according to their fathers’ houses.

1Ch 24:31

1Ch 24:31These 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.

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NKJV Footnotes

(24:15)

Septuagint and Vulgate read Aphses.

(24:16)

Masoretic Text reads Jehezkel.

(24:20)

Spelled Shebuel in 23:16

(24:22)

Spelled Shelomith in 23:18

(24:23)

Supplied from 23:19 (following some Hebrew manuscripts and Septuagint manuscripts)

(24:23)

Supplied from 23:19 (following some Hebrew manuscripts and Septuagint manuscripts)

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