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Text -- 1 Chronicles 24:2-31 (NET)
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24:2 Nadab and Abihu died before their father did; they had no sons . Eleazar and Ithamar served as priests.
24:3 David , Zadok (a descendant of Eleazar ), and Ahimelech (a descendant of Ithamar ) divided them into groups to carry out their assigned responsibilities .
24:4 The descendants of Eleazar had more leaders than the descendants of Ithamar , so they divided them up accordingly; the descendants of Eleazar had sixteen leaders , while the descendants of Ithamar had eight .
24:5 They divided them by lots , for there were officials of the holy place and officials designated by God among the descendants of both Eleazar and Ithamar .
24:6 The scribe Shemaiah son of Nethanel , a Levite , wrote down their names before the king , the officials , Zadok the priest , Ahimelech son of Abiathar , and the leaders of the priestly and Levite families. One family was drawn by lot from Eleazar , and then the next from Ithamar .
24:7 The first lot went to Jehoiarib , the second to Jedaiah ,
24:8 the third to Harim , the fourth to Seorim ,
24:9 the fifth to Malkijah , the sixth to Mijamin ,
24:10 the seventh to Hakkoz , the eighth to Abijah ,
24:11 the ninth to Jeshua , the tenth to Shecaniah ,
24:12 the eleventh to Eliashib , the twelfth to Jakim ,
24:13 the thirteenth to Huppah , the fourteenth to Jeshebeab ,
24:14 the fifteenth to Bilgah , the sixteenth to Immer ,
24:15 the seventeenth to Hezir , the eighteenth to Happizzez ,
24:16 the nineteenth to Pethahiah , the twentieth to Jehezkel ,
24:17 the twenty-first to Jakin , the twenty-second to Gamul ,
24:18 the twenty-third to Delaiah , the twenty-fourth to Maaziah .
24:19 This was the order in which they carried out their assigned responsibilities when they entered the Lord’s temple , according to the regulations given them by their ancestor Aaron , just as the Lord God of Israel had instructed him.
Remaining Levites
24:20 The rest of the Levites included: Shubael from the sons of Amram , Jehdeiah from the sons of Shubael ,
24:21 the firstborn Isshiah from Rehabiah and the sons of Rehabiah ,
24:22 Shelomoth from the Izharites , Jahath from the sons of Shelomoth .
24:23 The sons of Hebron: Jeriah , Amariah the second , Jahaziel the third , and Jekameam the fourth .
24:24 The son of Uzziel : Micah ; Shamir from the sons of Micah .
24:25 The brother of Micah : Isshiah . Zechariah from the sons of Isshiah .
24:26 The sons of Merari : Mahli and Mushi . The son of Jaaziah : Beno .
24:27 The sons of Merari , from Jaaziah : Beno , Shoham , Zaccur , and Ibri .
24:28 From Mahli : Eleazar , who had no sons .
24:29 From Kish : Jerahmeel .
24:30 The sons of Mushi : Mahli , Eder , and Jerimoth . These were the Levites , listed by their families .
24:31 Just like their relatives , the descendants of Aaron , they also cast lots before King David , Zadok , Ahimelech , the leaders of families , the priests , and the Levites . The families of the oldest son cast lots along with the those of the youngest .
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NET Notes: 1Ch 24:4 Heb “And the sons of Eleazar were found to be more, with respect to the heads of men, than the sons of Ithamar, and they divided them. To the so...
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NET Notes: 1Ch 24:5 Heb “and they divided them by lots, these with these, for the officials of the holy place and the officials of God were from the sons of Eleazar...
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NET Notes: 1Ch 24:6 Heb “one house of a father was drawn by lot for Eleazar, and one [this assumes an emendation of אָחֻז (’akhu...
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NET Notes: 1Ch 24:19 Heb “these were their responsibilities for their service to enter the house of the Lord according to their manner [given] by the hand of Aaron t...
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NET Notes: 1Ch 24:23 Most Hebrew mss omit “Hebron” here, but see 1 Chr 23:19. The name is included in two Hebrew mss and some LXX mss.
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NET Notes: 1Ch 24:26 Heb “the sons of Jaaziah, Beno.” Apparently בְנוֹ (vÿno), which could be translated “his son,R...
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NET Notes: 1Ch 24:29 The Hebrew text has, “Belonging to [i.e., from] Kish, the sons of Kish, Jerahmeel.” There appears to be a conflation of headings.
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