1 Chronicles 24:1

David Organizes the Priests

24:1 The divisions of Aaron’s descendants were as follows:

The sons of Aaron:

Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.

1 Chronicles 6:3

6:3 The children of Amram:

Aaron, Moses, and Miriam.

The sons of Aaron:

Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.

1 Chronicles 15:4

15:4 David gathered together the descendants of Aaron and the Levites:

1 Chronicles 6:50

6:50 These were the descendants of Aaron:

His son Eleazar, his son Phinehas, his son Abishua,

1 Chronicles 23:13

23:13 The sons of Amram:

Aaron and Moses.

Aaron and his descendants were chosen on a permanent basis to consecrate the most holy items, to offer sacrifices before the Lord, to serve him, and to praise his name. ¹ 

1 Chronicles 6:54

6:54 These were the areas where Aaron’s descendants lived: ² 

The following belonged to the Kohathite clan, for they received the first allotment: ³ 

1 Chronicles 23:32

23:32 They were in charge of the meeting tent and the holy place, and helped their relatives, the descendants of Aaron, in the service of the Lord’s temple. ⁴ 

1 Chronicles 24:19

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 ⁵  Aaron, just as the Lord God of Israel had instructed him. ⁶ 

1 Chronicles 6:57

6:57 The descendants of Aaron were also allotted as cities ⁷  of refuge Hebron, Libnah and its pasturelands, Jattir, Eshtemoa and its pasturelands,

1 Chronicles 23:28

23:28 Their job was to help Aaron’s descendants in the service of the Lord’s temple. They were to take care of the courtyards, the rooms, ceremonial purification of all holy items, and other jobs related to the service of God’s temple. ⁸ 

1 Chronicles 24:31

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. ⁹ 

[23:13]  ¹ tn Heb “and Aaron was set apart to consecrate it, the most holy things, he and his sons, permanently, to sacrifice before the Lord, to serve him, and to bless his name permanently.”

[6:54]  ¹ tn Heb “and these were their dwelling places according to their encampments in their territory to the sons of Aaron.”

[6:54]  ² tn Heb “to the clan of the Kohathites for to them was the lot.”

[23:32]  ¹ tn Heb “and they kept the charge of the tent of meeting and the charge of the holy place and the charge of the sons of Aaron, their brothers, for the service of the house of the Lord.”

[24:19]  ¹ tn Heb “father.”

[24:19]  ² tn 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 their father, as the Lord God of Israel commanded him.”

[6:57]  ¹ tn The parallel account in Josh 21:13 has the singular “city,” which apparently refers only to Hebron.

[23:28]  ¹ tn Heb “For their assignment was at the hand of the sons of Aaron for the work of the house of the Lord concerning the courtyards and concerning the rooms and concerning the purification of all holiness and the work of the service of the house of God.”

[24:31]  ¹ tn Heb “the fathers [i.e., families] of the head [i.e., oldest] just like his youngest brother.”