1 Chronicles 24

⁶Then David divided the Levites into divisions according to the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

²³And Aaron married Elisheba, the daughter of Amminadab and sister of Nahshon, and she bore him Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.

⁶⁰Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar were born to Aaron,

¹“Next, have your brother Aaron brought to you from among the Israelites, along with his sons Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar, to serve Me as priests.

³The children of Amram: Aaron, Moses, and Miriam. The sons of Aaron: Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.

²These are the names of the sons of Aaron: Nadab the firstborn, then Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.

²So fire came out from the presence of the Lord and consumed them, and they died in the presence of the Lord.

⁴Nadab and Abihu, however, died in the presence of the Lord when they offered unauthorized fire before the Lord in the Wilderness of Sinai. And since they had no sons, only Eleazar and Ithamar served as priests during the lifetime of their father Aaron.

⁶¹but Nadab and Abihu died when they offered unauthorized fire before the Lord.

⁹Then Moses went up with Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel,

³⁹So Eleazar the priest took the bronze censers brought by those who had been burned up, and he had them hammered out to overlay the altar,

⁴⁰just as the Lord commanded him through Moses. This was to be a reminder to the Israelites that no outsider who is not a descendant of Aaron should approach to offer incense before the Lord, lest he become like Korah and his followers.

⁷But only you and your sons shall attend to your priesthood for everything concerning the altar and what is inside the veil, and you are to perform that service. I am giving you the work of the priesthood as a gift, but any outsider who comes near the sanctuary must be put to death.”

¹⁷Zadok son of Ahitub and Ahimelech son of Abiathar were priests; Seraiah was the scribe;

³¹As their brothers the descendants of Aaron did, they also cast lots in the presence of King David and of Zadok, Ahimelech, and the heads of the families of the priests and Levites—the family heads and their younger brothers alike.

²⁵Sheva was the scribe; Zadok and Abiathar were priests;

³⁵And the king appointed Benaiah son of Jehoiada in Joab’s place over the army, and he appointed Zadok the priest in Abiathar’s place.

³⁹And David left Zadok the priest and his fellow priests before the tabernacle of the Lord at the high place in Gibeon

¹¹David summoned the priests Zadok and Abiathar and the Levites Uriel, Asaiah, Joel, Shemaiah, Eliel, and Amminadab.

⁶from the Merarites, Asaiah the chief and 220 of his relatives;

⁷from the Gershomites, Joel the chief and 130 of his relatives;

¹¹“Phinehas son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, has turned My wrath away from the Israelites; for he was zealous for My sake among them, so that I did not consume the Israelites in My zeal.

¹²Declare, therefore, that I am granting him My covenant of peace.

²⁴These were the descendants of Levi by their families—the heads of families, registered individually by name—those twenty years of age or older who worked in the service of the house of the Lord.

³¹As their brothers the descendants of Aaron did, they also cast lots in the presence of King David and of Zadok, Ahimelech, and the heads of the families of the priests and Levites—the family heads and their younger brothers alike.

³At that time the chief priests and elders of the people assembled in the courtyard of the high priest, whose name was Caiaphas,

¹¹Azariah son of Hilkiah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Zadok, the son of Meraioth, the son of Ahitub, the chief official of God’s temple;

¹¹Seraiah son of Hilkiah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Zadok, the son of Meraioth, the son of Ahitub, the chief official of the house of God;

⁸His officials also contributed willingly to the people and priests and Levites. Hilkiah, Zechariah, and Jehiel, the chief officials of the house of God, gave the priests 2,600 Passover offerings and 300 bulls.

²⁶Then they cast lots, and the lot fell to Matthias. So he was added to the eleven apostles.

¹⁶Zadok son of Ahitub and Ahimelech son of Abiathar were priests; Shavsha was the scribe;

²⁴These were the descendants of Levi by their families—the heads of families, registered individually by name—those twenty years of age or older who worked in the service of the house of the Lord.

⁶this Ezra came up from Babylon. He was a scribe skilled in the Law of Moses, which the Lord, the God of Israel, had given. The king had granted Ezra all his requests, for the hand of the Lord his God was upon him.

¹⁹And one of the scribes came to Him and said, “Teacher, I will follow You wherever You go.”

¹Then Jesus spoke to the crowds and to His disciples:

²“The scribes and Pharisees sit in Moses’ seat.

¹At that time all the people gathered together in the square before the Water Gate, and they asked Ezra the scribe to bring out the Book of the Law of Moses, which the Lord had commanded for Israel.

³⁶The priests: The descendants of Jedaiah (through the house of Jeshua), 973;

¹⁰From the priests: Jedaiah, Jehoiarib, and Jachin;

¹⁰From the priests: Jedaiah son of Joiarib; Jachin;

¹⁹of Joiarib, Mattenai; of Jedaiah, Uzzi;

³⁹The priests: the descendants of Jedaiah (through the house of Jeshua), 973;

³⁹and the descendants of Harim, 1,017.

¹⁵of Harim, Adna; of Meraioth, Helkai;

²¹From the descendants of Harim: Maaseiah, Elijah, Shemaiah, Jehiel, and Uzziah.

³⁵the descendants of Harim, 320;

¹⁷of Abijah, Zichri; of Miniamin and of Moadiah, Piltai;

⁵In the time of Herod king of Judea there was a priest named Zechariah, who belonged to the priestly division of Abijah, and whose wife Elizabeth was a descendant of Aaron.

⁴Iddo, Ginnethon, Abijah,

¹⁷of Abijah, Zichri; of Miniamin and of Moadiah, Piltai;

³⁶The priests: The descendants of Jedaiah (through the house of Jeshua), 973;

³⁹The priests: the descendants of Jedaiah (through the house of Jeshua), 973;

¹⁰Jeshua was the father of Joiakim, Joiakim was the father of Eliashib, Eliashib was the father of Joiada,

¹⁰Jeshua was the father of Joiakim, Joiakim was the father of Eliashib, Eliashib was the father of Joiada,

²⁰From the descendants of Immer: Hanani and Zebadiah.

⁴⁰the descendants of Immer, 1,052;

³⁷the descendants of Immer, 1,052;

²⁵Their relatives came from their villages at fixed times to serve with them for seven-day periods.

¹¹Now if perfection could have been attained through the Levitical priesthood (for on this basis the people received the law), why was there still need for another priest to appear—one in the order of Melchizedek and not in the order of Aaron?

⁴⁰But everything must be done in a proper and orderly manner.

¹These were the divisions of the descendants of Aaron. The sons of Aaron were Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.

⁴This is what you are to do: A third of you priests and Levites who come on duty on the Sabbath shall keep watch at the doors,

⁸So the Levites and all Judah did everything that Jehoiada the priest had ordered. Each of them took his men—those coming on duty on the Sabbath and those going off duty—for Jehoiada the priest had not released any of the divisions.

²⁴Shebuel, a descendant of Gershom son of Moses, was the officer in charge of the treasuries.

¹²The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel—four in all.

¹³The sons of Amram: Aaron and Moses. Aaron and his descendants were set apart forever to consecrate the most holy things, to burn incense before the Lord, to minister before Him, and to pronounce blessings in His name forever.

¹⁸The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.

¹⁶The descendants of Gershom: Shebuel was the first.

¹⁷The descendants of Eliezer: Rehabiah was the first. Eliezer did not have any other sons, but the sons of Rehabiah were very numerous.

²⁵His relatives through Eliezer included Rehabiah his son, Jeshaiah his son, Joram his son, Zichri his son, and Shelomith his son.

¹⁸The sons of Izhar: Shelomith was the first.

²⁷From Kohath came the clans of the Amramites, the Izharites, the Hebronites, and the Uzzielites; these were the clans of the Kohathites.

²⁶This Shelomith and his brothers were in charge of all the treasuries for the things dedicated by King David, by the heads of families who were the commanders of thousands and of hundreds, and by the army commanders.

¹⁹The sons of Kohath by their clans were Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel.

²¹The sons of Izhar were Korah, Nepheg, and Zichri.

¹⁹The sons of Hebron: Jeriah was the first, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, and Jekameam the fourth.

³¹As for the Hebronites, Jerijah was the chief of the Hebronites, according to the genealogies of his ancestors. In the fortieth year of David’s reign the records were searched, and strong, capable men were found among the Hebronites at Jazer in Gilead.

²⁰The sons of Uzziel: Micah was the first and Isshiah the second.

²⁰The sons of Uzziel: Micah was the first and Isshiah the second.

²⁰Zechariah, Aziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Maaseiah, and Benaiah were to play the harps according to Alamoth.

¹⁸and with them their brothers next in rank: Zechariah, Jaaziel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Unni, Eliab, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattithiah, Eliphelehu, Mikneiah, and the gatekeepers Obed-edom and Jeiel.

²¹The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. The sons of Mahli: Eleazar and Kish.

¹⁹The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. These are the clans of the Levites listed according to their fathers:

²⁰And the sons of Merari by their clans were Mahli and Mushi. These were the clans of the Levites, according to their families.

¹⁹The sons of Merari were Mahli and Mushi. These were the clans of the Levites according to their records.

²¹The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. The sons of Mahli: Eleazar and Kish.

²²Eleazar died without having any sons; he had only daughters. Their cousins, the sons of Kish, married them.

²³The sons of Mushi: Mahli, Eder, and Jeremoth—three in all.

⁴⁷the son of Mahli, the son of Mushi, the son of Merari, the son of Levi.

⁵Thus they were divided by lot, for there were officers of the sanctuary and officers of God among both Eleazar’s and Ithamar’s descendants.

⁶The scribe, Shemaiah son of Nethanel, a Levite, recorded their names in the presence of the king and of the officers: Zadok the priest, Ahimelech son of Abiathar, and the heads of families of the priests and the Levites—one family being taken from Eleazar, and then one from Ithamar.

¹³They cast lots for each gate, according to their families, young and old alike.

⁸They cast lots for their duties, young and old alike, teacher as well as pupil.

⁵⁶Each inheritance is to be divided by lot among the larger and smaller tribes.”