1 And the courses of the sons of Aaron [were these]. 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 office. 3 And David with Zadok of the sons of Eleazar, and Ahimelech of the sons of Ithamar, divided them according to their ordering 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: of the sons of Eleazar there were sixteen, heads of father’s houses; and of the sons of Ithamar, according to their fathers’ houses, eight. 5 Thus were they divided by lot, one sort with another; for there were princes of the sanctuary, and princes of God, both of the sons of Eleazar, and of the sons of Ithamar. 6 And Shemaiah the son of Nethanel the scribe, who was 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 the heads of the fathers’ [houses ]of the priests and of the Levites: one fathers’ house 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 Jehezkel; 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 This was the ordering of them in their service, to come into the house of the LORD according to the ordinance [given ]unto them by the hand of Aaron their father, as the LORD, the God of Israel, had commanded him. 20 And of the rest of the sons of Levi: of the sons of Amram, Shubael; of the sons of Shubael, Jehdeiah. 21 Of Rehabiah: of the sons of Rehabiah, Isshiah the chief. 22 Of the Izharites, Shelomoth; of the sons of Shelomoth, Jahath. 23 And the sons [of Hebron]; Jeriah [the chief], Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, Jekameam the fourth. 24 The sons of Uzziel, Micah; of the sons of Micah, Shamir. 25 The brother of Micah, Isshiah: of the sons of Isshiah, Zechariah. 26 The sons of Merari; Mahli and Mushi: the sons of Jaaziah; Beno. 27 The sons of Merari; of Jaaziah, Beno, and Shoham, and Zaccur, and Ibri. 28 Of Mahli; Eleazar, who had no sons. 29 Of Kish; the sons of Kish, Jerahmeel. 30 And the sons of Mushi; Mahli, and Eder, and Jerimoth. These were the sons of the Levites after their fathers’ houses. 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 heads of the fathers’ [houses ]of the priests and of the Levites; the fathers’ [houses ]of the chief even as those of his younger brother.
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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
Jachin
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
Malchijah
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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