1 The sons of Aaron were placed in divisions as follows. The sons of Aaron were Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. 2 But Nadab and Abihu died before their father did, and they had no sons. Only Eleazar and Ithamar carried on as priests. 3 With the help of Zadok, a descendant of Eleazar, and Ithamar, a descendant Ahimelech, David placed them in divisions according to their appointed duties. 4 Because Eleazar's descendants had more leaders than those of Ithamar, they were divided like this: sixteen family leaders from the descendants of Eleazar, and eight from the descendants of Ithamar. 5 They were divided by casting lots, without preference, for there were officers of the sanctuary and officers of God from both the sons of Eleazar and the sons of Ithamar. 6 Shemaiah son of Nethanel, a Levite, was the secretary. He wrote down the names and assignments in the presence of the king, the officials, Zadok the priest, Ahimelech son of Abiathar, and the family leaders of the priests and Levites. One family from Eleazar and one from Ithamar were chosen in turn. 7 The first lot fell to Jehoiarib. The second to Jedaiah. 8 The third to Harim. The fourth to Seorim. 9 The fifth to Malkijah. 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 Jehezkel. 17 The twenty-first to Jakin. The twenty-second to Gamul. 18 The twenty-third to Delaiah. The twenty-fourth to Maaziah. 19 This was the order in which each group were to serve when they came into the house of the Lord, following the procedure defined for them by their forefather Aaron, as instructed by the Lord, the God of Israel. 20 These were the rest of the sons of Levi: from the sons of Amram: Shubael; from the sons of Shubael: Jehdeiah. 21 For Rehabiah, from his sons: Isshiah (first). 22 From the Izharites: Shelomoth; from the sons of Shelomoth: Jahath. 23 The sons of Hebron: Jeriah (first), Amariah (second), Jahaziel (third), and Jekameam (fourth). 24 The son of Uzziel: Micah; from the sons of Micah: Shamir. 25 The brother of Micah: Isshiah; from the sons of Isshiah: Zechariah. 26 The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. The son of Jaaziah: Beno. 27 The sons of Merari: from Jaaziah: Beno, Shoham, Zaccur and Ibri. 28 From Mahli: Eleazar, who did not have any sons. 29 From Kish: the son of Kish, Jerahmeel. 30 The sons of Mushi: Mahli, Eder, and Jerimoth. These were the sons of the Levites, according to their families. 31 They also cast lots in the same way their relatives the descendants of Aaron did. They did this in the presence of King David, and of Zadok, Ahimelech, and the family leaders of the priests and of the Levites, the family leaders and their youngest brothers alike.
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People
Abijah
Ahimelech
Named with Zadok as a priest in David's administration and called the son of Abiathar.
Cited in the guide: 2 Samuel 8:17; 1 Chronicles 18:16; 1 Chronicles 24:3
Amariah
Second of the sons of Hebron.
Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 23:19; 1 Chronicles 24:23
Beno
Listed among the sons of Jaaziah of the Merarites.
Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 24:26; 1 Chronicles 24:27
Bilgah
Delaiah
Eder
Son of Mushi the Merarite.
Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 23:23; 1 Chronicles 24:30
Eleazar
Son of Mahli who died without sons; his daughters were married by their cousins, the sons of Kish.
Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 23:21; 1 Chronicles 23:22; 1 Chronicles 24:28
Eliashib
Gamul
Hakkoz
Happizzez
Harim
Hezir
Huppah
Ibri
Listed among the sons of Jaaziah of the Merarites.
Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 24:27
Immer
Isshiah
The first of Rehabiah's sons among the remaining descendants of Levi.
Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 24:21
Isshiah
Second son of Uzziel and brother of Micah; his son was Zechariah.
Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 23:20; 1 Chronicles 24:25
Jaaziah
Listed among the descendants of Merari, with sons Beno, Shoham, Zaccur and Ibri.
Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 24:26; 1 Chronicles 24:27
Jahath
Son of Shelomoth of the Izharites among the remaining descendants of Levi.
Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 24:22
Jahaziel
Third of the sons of Hebron.
Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 23:19; 1 Chronicles 24:23
Jakim
Jedaiah
Jehdeiah
Son of Shubael among the remaining descendants of Levi.
Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 24:20
Jehezkel
Jehoiarib
The first lot for service in the house of the LORD fell to Jehoiarib.
Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 24:7
Jekameam
Fourth of the sons of Hebron.
Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 23:19; 1 Chronicles 24:23
Jerahmeel
Named in the Levite lists as the son of Kish.
Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 24:29
Jeremoth
Son of Mushi the Merarite, called Jerimoth in 24:30.
Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 23:23; 1 Chronicles 24:30
Jeriah
First of the sons of Hebron; Jerijah was chief of the Hebronites, and in David's fortieth year 2,700 capable men of his relatives were found at Jazer in Gilead and appointed over…
Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 23:19; 1 Chronicles 24:23; 1 Chronicles 26:31
Jeshebeab
Jeshua
Kish
Son of Mahli whose sons married the daughters of his brother Eleazar; his son was Jerahmeel.
Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 23:21; 1 Chronicles 23:22; 1 Chronicles 24:29
Maaziah
Mahli
Mahli is named as the son of Mushi in Ethan's Merarite ancestry (1 Chronicles 6:44-47).
Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 6:47; 1 Chronicles 23:23; 1 Chronicles 24:30
Micah
First of the sons of Uzziel; his son was Shamir.
Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 23:20; 1 Chronicles 24:24
Mijamin
Nethanel
Named as the father of Shemaiah the Levite scribe.
Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 24:6
Pethahiah
Rehabiah
First descendant of Eliezer son of Moses; Eliezer had no other sons but Rehabiah's sons were very numerous.
Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 23:17; 1 Chronicles 24:21; 1 Chronicles 26:25
Seorim
Shamir
Shebuel
Descendant of Gershom son of Moses and the first among his descendants; he was the officer in charge of the treasuries (24:20 calls a Shubael a son of Amram whose son was…
Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 23:16; 1 Chronicles 24:20; 1 Chronicles 26:24
Shecaniah
Shelomith
First of the sons of Izhar; called Shelomoth the Izharite in 24:22, whose son was Jahath.
Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 23:18; 1 Chronicles 24:22
Shemaiah
Levite scribe who recorded the names of the priestly divisions in the presence of the king and the officers.
Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 24:6
Shoham
Listed among the sons of Jaaziah of the Merarites.
Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 24:27
Zaccur
Listed among the sons of Jaaziah of the Merarites.
Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 24:27
Zechariah
Son of Isshiah, the brother of Micah, among the sons of Uzziel.
Cited in the guide: 1 Chronicles 24:25
Cross references (25)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 1 Chronicles 23:6; Exodus 6:23; Numbers 26:60; Exodus 28:1; 1 Chronicles 6:3
- 2 Leviticus 10:2; Numbers 3:4; Numbers 26:61; Exodus 24:9; Numbers 16:39–40
- 3 2 Samuel 8:17; 1 Chronicles 24:31; 2 Samuel 20:25; 1 Kings 2:35; 1 Chronicles 16:39
- 4 1 Chronicles 15:6–12; Numbers 25:11–13; 1 Chronicles 23:24
- 5 1 Chronicles 24:31; Matthew 26:3; 1 Chronicles 9:11; Nehemiah 11:11; 2 Chronicles 35:8
- 6 1 Chronicles 18:16; 1 Chronicles 23:24; Ezra 7:6; Matthew 8:19; Matthew 23:1–2
- 7 Ezra 2:36; 1 Chronicles 9:10; Nehemiah 11:10; Nehemiah 12:19; Nehemiah 7:39
- 8 Ezra 2:39; Nehemiah 12:15; Ezra 10:21; Nehemiah 7:35
- 9 Nehemiah 12:17
- 10 Luke 1:5; Nehemiah 12:4; Nehemiah 12:17
- 11 Ezra 2:36; Nehemiah 7:39; Nehemiah 12:10
- 12 Nehemiah 12:10
- 14 Ezra 10:20; Nehemiah 7:40; Ezra 2:37
- 19 1 Chronicles 9:25; Hebrews 7:11; 1 Corinthians 14:40; 1 Chronicles 24:1; 2 Chronicles 23:4
- 20 1 Chronicles 26:24; 1 Chronicles 23:12–14; 1 Chronicles 6:18; 1 Chronicles 23:16
- 21 1 Chronicles 23:17; 1 Chronicles 26:25
- 22 1 Chronicles 23:18; Numbers 3:27; 1 Chronicles 26:26; Numbers 3:19; Exodus 6:21
- 23 1 Chronicles 23:19; 1 Chronicles 26:31
- 24 1 Chronicles 23:20
- 25 1 Chronicles 23:20; 1 Chronicles 15:20; 1 Chronicles 15:18
- 26 1 Chronicles 23:21
- 27 1 Chronicles 6:19; Numbers 3:20; Exodus 6:19; 1 Chronicles 23:21
- 28 1 Chronicles 23:22
- 30 1 Chronicles 23:23; 1 Chronicles 6:47
- 31 1 Chronicles 24:5–6; 1 Chronicles 26:13; 1 Chronicles 25:8; Numbers 26:56
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