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 those of the youngest.
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1David Organizes the Priests The divisions of Aaron’s descendants were as follows:The sons of Aaron:Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
2Nadab and Abihu died before their father did; they had no sons. Eleazar and Ithamar served as priests.
3David, Zadok(a descendant of Eleazar), and Ahimelech(a descendant of Ithamar) divided them into groups to carry out their assigned responsibilities.
4The 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.
5They 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.
6The 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.
7The first lot went to Jehoiarib,the second to Jedaiah,
30The sons of Mushi:Mahli, Eder, and Jerimoth.These were the Levites, listed by their families.
8They cast lots to determine their responsibilities– oldest as well as youngest, teacher as well as student.
9The first lot went to Asaph’s son Joseph and his relatives and sons– twelve in all, the second to Gedaliah and his relatives and sons– twelve in all,
10the third to Zaccur and his sons and relatives– twelve in all,
11the fourth to Izri and his sons and relatives– twelve in all,
12These divisions of the gatekeepers, corresponding to their leaders, had assigned responsibilities, like their relatives, as they served in the LORD’s temple.
13They cast lots, both young and old, according to their families, to determine which gate they would be responsible for.
14The lot for the east gate went to Shelemiah. They then cast lots for his son Zechariah, a wise adviser, and the lot for the north gate went to him.
15In the cities of the priests, Eden, Miniamin, Jeshua, Shemaiah, Amariah, and Shecaniah faithfully assisted him in making disbursements to their fellow priests according to their divisions, regardless of age.
16They made disbursements to all the males three years old and up who were listed in the genealogical records– to all who would enter the LORD’s temple to serve on a daily basis and fulfill their duties as assigned to their divisions.
17They made disbursements to the priests listed in the genealogical records by their families, and to the Levites twenty years old and up, according to their duties as assigned to their divisions,
18and to all the infants, wives, sons, and daughters of the entire assembly listed in the genealogical records, for they faithfully consecrated themselves.
19As for the descendants of Aaron, the priests who lived in the outskirts of all their cities, men were assigned to disburse portions to every male among the priests and to every Levite listed in the genealogical records.
24These were the descendants of Levi according to their families, that is, the leaders of families as counted and individually listed who carried out assigned tasks in the LORD’s temple and were twenty years old and up.
11David summoned the priests Zadok and Abiathar, along with the Levites Uriel, Asaiah, Joel, Shemaiah, Eliel, and Amminadab.
54These were the areas where Aaron’s descendants lived: The following belonged to the Kohathite clan, for they received the first allotment:
46All who were numbered of the Levites, whom Moses, Aaron, and the leaders of Israel numbered by their families and by their clans,
10They were assigned to the Kohathite clans of the Levites who were descendants of Aaron, for the first lot belonged to them.
34“We– the priests, the Levites, and the people– have cast lots concerning the wood offerings, to bring them to the temple of our God according to our families at the designated times year by year to burn on the altar of the LORD our God, as is written in the law.
17Zadok son of Ahitub and Ahimelech son of Abiathar were priests; Seraiah was scribe;
19This 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.
17Hashabiah son of Kemuel led the Levites,Zadok led the descendants of Aaron,
23The descendants of Levi were recorded in the Book of the Chronicles as heads of families up to the days of Johanan son of Eliashib.
24And the leaders of the Levites were Hashabiah, Sherebiah, Jeshua son of Kadmiel, and their colleagues, who stood opposite them to offer praise and thanks, one contingent corresponding to the other, as specified by David the man of God.
30the twenty-third to Mahazioth and his sons and relatives– twelve in all,
31the twenty-fourth to Romamti-Ezer and his sons and relatives– twelve in all.
6David divided them into groups corresponding to the sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
4The first lot belonged to the Kohathite clans. The Levites who were descendants of Aaron the priest were allotted thirteen cities from the tribes of Judah, Simeon, and Benjamin.
12The following Levites prepared to carry out the king’s orders: From the Kohathites: Mahath son of Amasai and Joel son of Azariah;from the Merarites: Kish son of Abdi and Azariah son of Jehallelel;from the Gershonites: Joah son of Zimmah and Eden son of Joah;
16Zadok son of Ahitub and Abimelech son of Abiathar were priests; Shavsha was scribe;
27the twentieth to Eliathah and his sons and relatives– twelve in all,
28the twenty-first to Hothir and his sons and relatives– twelve in all,
11Jahath was the oldest and Zizah the second oldest. Jeush and Beriah did not have many sons, so they were considered one family with one responsibility.
13Jehiel, Azaziah, Nahath, Asahel, Jerimoth, Jozabad, Eliel, Ismakiah, Mahath, and Benaiah worked under the supervision of Konaniah and his brother Shimei, as directed by King Hezekiah and Azariah, the supervisor of God’s temple.
48The rest of their fellow Levites were assigned to perform the remaining tasks at God’s sanctuary.
24These were the leaders of their families: Epher, Ishi, Eliel, Azriel, Jeremiah, Hodaviah, and Jahdiel. They were skilled warriors, men of reputation, and leaders of their families.
22and the sons of Jehieli, Zetham and his brother Joel. They were in charge of the storehouses in the LORD’s temple.
34These were the family leaders of the Levites, as listed in their genealogical records. They lived in Jerusalem.
46and the chamber which faces north is for the priests who keep charge of the altar. These are the descendants of Zadok, from the descendants of Levi, who may approach the LORD to minister to him.”
24the seventeenth to Joshbekashah and his sons and relatives– twelve in all,
14and his colleagues who were exceptional men– 128. The officer over them was Zabdiel the son of Haggedolim.
11The sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
27From the descendants of Zattu: Elioenai, Eliashib, Mattaniah, Jeremoth, Zabad, and Aziza.