1 Chronicles 24-26

21st Century King James Version

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

² But Nadab and Abihu died before their father and had no children; therefore Eleazar and Ithamar executed the priest’s office.

³ And David assigned them, both Zadok of the sons of Eleazar and Ahimelech of the sons of Ithamar, according to their offices in their service.

⁴ And there were more chief men found of the sons of Eleazar than of the sons of Ithamar, and thus were they divided. Among the sons of Eleazar there were sixteen chief men of the house of their fathers, and eight among the sons of Ithamar according to the house of their fathers.

⁵ Thus were they divided by lot, one sort with another, for the governors of the sanctuary and governors of the house of God were of the sons of Eleazar and of the sons of Ithamar.

⁶ And Shemaiah the son of Nethaneel the scribe, one of the Levites, wrote them in the presence of the king and the princes, and Zadok the priest, and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar, and before the chief of the fathers of the priests and Levites: one principal household being taken for Eleazar and one taken for Ithamar.

⁷ Now the first lot came forth 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 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 Happizzez,

¹⁶ the nineteenth to Pethahiah, the twentieth to Jehezekel,

¹⁷ the one and twentieth to Jachin, the two and twentieth to Gamul,

¹⁸ the three and twentieth to Delaiah, the four and twentieth to Maaziah.

¹⁹ These were the orderings of them in their service to come into the house of the Lord, according to their manner under Aaron their father, as the Lord God of Israel had commanded him.

²⁰ And the rest of the sons of Levi were these: of the sons of Amram, Shubael; of the sons of Shubael, Jehdeiah.

²¹ Concerning Rehabiah, of the sons of Rehabiah, the first was Isshiah.

²² Of the Izharites, Shelomoth; of the sons of Shelomoth, Jahath.

²³ And the sons of Hebron, Jeriah the first, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, Jekameam the fourth.

²⁴ Of the sons of Uzziel, Michah; of the sons of Michah, Shamir.

²⁵ The brother of Michah was Isshiah; of the sons of Isshiah, Zechariah.

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

²⁷ The sons of Merari by Jaaziah: Beno, and Shoham, and Zaccur, and Ibri.

²⁸ Of Mahli came Eleazar, who had no sons.

²⁹ Concerning Kish: the son of Kish was Jerahmeel.

³⁰ The sons also of Mushi; Mahli, and Eder, and Jerimoth. These were the sons of the Levites after the house of their fathers.

³¹ These likewise cast lots even as their brethren the sons of Aaron, in the presence of David the king, and Zadok, and Ahimelech, and the chief of the fathers of the priests and Levites; even the principal fathers did as their younger brethren.

25 Moreover David and the captains of the host separated for the service the sons of Asaph, and of Heman, and of Jeduthun, who should prophesy with harps, with psalteries, and with cymbals; and the number of the workmen according to their service was:

² of the sons of Asaph: Zaccur, and Joseph, and Nethaniah, and Asarelah; the sons of Asaph were under the hand of Asaph, who prophesied according to the order of the king.

³ Of Jeduthun, the sons of Jeduthun: Gedaliah, and Zeri, and Jeshaiah, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah [with Shimei, mentioned], six, under the hand of their father Jeduthun, who prophesied with a harp to give thanks and to praise the Lord.

⁴ Of Heman, the sons of Heman: Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel, and Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, and Romamtiezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, and Mahazioth.

⁵ All these were the sons of Heman the king’s seer in the matters of God, to lift up the horn. And God gave to Heman fourteen sons and three daughters.

⁶ All these were under the hand of their father for song in the house of the Lord with cymbals, psalteries and harps, for the service of the house of God, according to the king’s order to Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman.

⁷ So the number of them, with their brethren who were instructed in the songs of the Lord, even all who were skilled, was two hundred fourscore and eight.

⁸ And they cast lots, watch against watch, the small as well as the great, the teacher as the scholar.

⁹ Now the first lot came forth for Asaph to Joseph; the second to Gedaliah, who with his brethren and sons were twelve;

¹⁰ the third to Zaccur: he, his sons, and his brethren were twelve;

¹¹ the fourth to Izri: he, his sons, and his brethren were twelve;

¹² the fifth to Nethaniah: he, his sons, and his brethren were twelve;

¹³ the sixth to Bukkiah: he, his sons, and his brethren were twelve;

¹⁴ the seventh to Jesharelah: he, his sons, and his brethren were twelve;

¹⁵ the eighth to Jeshaiah: he, his sons, and his brethren were twelve;

¹⁶ the ninth to Mattaniah: he, his sons, and his brethren were twelve;

¹⁷ the tenth to Shimei: he, his sons, and his brethren were twelve;

¹⁸ the eleventh to Azarel: he, his sons, and his brethren were twelve;

¹⁹ the twelfth to Hashabiah: he, his sons, and his brethren were twelve;

²⁰ the thirteenth to Shubael: he, his sons, and his brethren were twelve;

²¹ the fourteenth to Mattithiah: he, his sons, and his brethren were twelve;

²² the fifteenth to Jeremoth: he, his sons, and his brethren were twelve;

²³ the sixteenth to Hananiah: he, his sons, and his brethren were twelve;

²⁴ the seventeenth to Joshbekashah: he, his sons, and his brethren were twelve;

²⁵ the eighteenth to Hanani: he, his sons, and his brethren were twelve;

²⁶ the nineteenth to Mallothi: he, his sons, and his brethren were twelve;

²⁷ the twentieth to Eliathah: he, his sons, and his brethren were twelve;

²⁸ the one and twentieth to Hothir: he, his sons, and his brethren were twelve;

²⁹ the two and twentieth to Giddalti: he, his sons, and his brethren were twelve;

³⁰ the three and twentieth to Mahazioth: he, his sons, and his brethren were twelve;

³¹ the four and twentieth to Romamtiezer: he, his sons, and his brethren were twelve.

26 Concerning the divisions of the doorkeepers: of theKorahites was Meshelemiah the son of Kore, of the sons of Asaph.

² And the sons of Meshelemiah were Zechariah the firstborn, Jediael the second, Zebadiah the third, Jathniel the fourth,

³ Elam the fifth, Jehohanan the sixth, Elioenai the seventh.

⁴ Moreover the sons of Obededom were Shemaiah the firstborn, Jehozabad the second, Joah the third, and Sacar the fourth, and Nethanel the fifth,

⁵ Ammiel the sixth, Issachar the seventh, Peulthai the eighth; for God blessed him.

⁶ Also unto Shemaiah his son were sons born who ruled throughout the house of their father; for they were mighty men of valor.

⁷ The sons of Shemaiah: Othni, and Rephael, and Obed, and Elzabad, whose brethren were strong men, Elihu, and Semachiah.

⁸ All these were of the sons of Obededom; they and their sons and their brethren, able men with strength for the service were threescore and two of Obededom.

⁹ And Meshelemiah had sons and brethren, strong men, eighteen.

¹⁰ Also Hosah, of the children of Merari, had sons: Shimri the chief (for though he was not the firstborn, yet his father made him the chief),

¹¹ Hilkiah the second, Tebaliah the third, Zechariah the fourth; all the sons and brethren of Hosah were thirteen.

¹² Among these were the divisions of the doorkeepers, even among the chief men, having watches, one as another, to minister in the house of the Lord.

¹³ And they cast lots for every gate, the small as well as the great, according to the house of their fathers.

¹⁴ And the lot eastward fell to Shelemiah [called Meshelemiah]. Then for Zechariah his son, a wise counselor, they cast lots; and his lot came out northward.

¹⁵ To Obededom southward, and to his sons the house of gatherings.

¹⁶ To Shuppim and Hosah the lot came forth westward, with the gate of Shallecheth by the ascending causeway, watch opposite watch.

¹⁷ Eastward were six Levites, northward four a day, southward four a day, and toward the house of gatherings, two and two.

¹⁸ At Parbar westward, four at the causeway and two at Parbar.

¹⁹ These are the divisions of the doorkeepers among the sons of Korah and among the sons of Merari.

²⁰ And of the Levites, Ahijah was over the treasuries of the house of God and over the treasuries of the dedicated things.

²¹ As concerning the sons of Laadan, the sons of the Gershonites of Laadan, chief fathers, even of Laadan the Gershonite, were Jehieli.

²² The sons of Jehieli: Zetham and Joel his brother, who were over the treasuries of the house of the Lord.

²³ Of the Amramites, and the Izharites, the Hebronites, and the Uzzielites:

²⁴ Shebuel the son of Gershom, the son of Moses, was ruler of the treasuries.

²⁵ And his brethren by Eliezer: Rehabiah his son, and Jeshaiah his son, and Joram his son, and Zichri his son, and Shelomith his son.

²⁶ This Shelomith and his brethren were over all the treasuries of the dedicated things which David the king and the chief fathers, the captains over thousands and hundreds, and the captains of the host, had dedicated.

²⁷ Out of the spoils won in battles did they dedicate to maintain the house of the Lord.

²⁸ And all that Samuel the seer, and Saul the son of Kish, and Abner the son of Ner, and Joab the son of Zeruiah had dedicated, and whosoever had dedicated any thing, it was under the hand of Shelomith and his brethren.

²⁹ Of the Izharites, Chenaniah and his sons were for the outside business over Israel, as officers and judges.

³⁰ And of the Hebronites, Hashabiah and his brethren, men of valor, a thousand and seven hundred, were officers among those of Israel on this side of the Jordan westward, in all the business of the Lord and in the service of the king.

³¹ Among the Hebronites Jerijah was the chief, even among the Hebronites, according to the generations of his fathers. In the fortieth year of the reign of David they were sought for, and there were found among them mighty men of valor at Jazer of Gilead.

³² And his brethren, men of valor, were two thousand and seven hundred chief fathers, whom King David made rulers over the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the halftribe of Manasseh, for every matter pertaining to God and affairs of the king.