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Holy Bible
(King James Version)
First
Chronicles : Chapter 24
1. NOW
these are the divisions of the sons of Aaron. the sons of Aaron;
Nadab, and A-bi-hu, El-e-a-zar, and Ith-a-mar.
2. But Nadab and A-bi-hu died before their father, and had no children:
therefore El-e-a-zar and Ith-a-mar executed the priest's office.
3. And David distributed them, both Zadok of the sons of El-e-a-zar, and
A-him-e-lech of the sons of Ith-a-mar, according to their offices in
their service.
4. And there were more chief men found of the sons of El-e-a-zar than of
the sons of Ith-a-mar and thus were they divided. Among the sons
of Eleazar there were sixteen chief men of the house of their fathers,
and eight among the sons of Ithamar according to the house of their
fathers.
5. Thus were they divided by lot, one sort with another; for the
governors of the sanctuary, and governors of the house of God, were the
sons of El-e-a-zar, and the sons of Ith-a-mar.
6. And Shem-ai-ah the son of Neth-a-neel the scribe, one of the Levites,
wrote them before the king, and the princes, and Zadok the priest, and
A-him-e-lech the son of A-bi-a-thar, and before the chief of the fathers
of the priests and Levites: one principal household being taken for
El-e-a-zar, and one taken for Ith-a-mar.
7. Now the first lot came forth to Je-hoi-a-rib, the second to Je-dai-ah,
8. The third to Harim, the fourth to Se-or-im,
9. The fifth to Mal-chi-jah, the sixth to Mi-ja-min,
10. The seventh to Hakkoz, the eight to A-bi-jah,
11. The ninth to Jesh-u-ah, the tenth to Shec-a-ni-ah,
12. The eleventh to E-li-ash-ib, the twelfth to Jakim,
13. The thirteenth to Huppah, the fourteenth to Je-sheb-e-ab,
14. The fifteenth to Bilgah, the sixteenth to Immer,
15. The seventeenth to Hezir, the eighteenth to Aphses,
16. The nineteenth to Peth-a-hi-ah, the twentieth to Je-hez-ek-el,
17. The one and twentieth to Ja-chim, and two and twentieth to Gamul,
18. The three and twentieth to Del-ai-ah, the four and twentieth to
Ma-a-zi-ah.
19. These were the orderings of them in their service to come into the
house of the LORD, according to their manner, under Aaron their father,
as the LORD God of Israel had commanded him.
20. And the rest of the sons of Levi were these: Of the sons of Amram;
Shu-ba-el: of the sons of Shubael; Jeh-dei-ah.
21. Concerning Re-ha-bi-ah: of the sons of Rehabiah, the first was
Is-shi-ah.
22. Of the Iz-har-ites; She-lo-moth: of the sons of Shelomoth; Ja-hath.
23. And the sons of Hebron; Je-ri-ah the first, Am-a-ri-ah the second,
Ja-ha-zi-el the third, Je-kam-e-am the fourth.
24. Of the sons of Uz-zi-el; Mi-chah: of the sons of Michah; Sha-mir.
25. The brother of Mi-chah was Is-shi-ah: of the sons of Isshiah;
Zech-a-ri-ah.
26. The sons of Me-rar-i were Mah-li and Mu-shi: the sons of Ja-a-zi-ah;
Beno
27. The sons of Me-rar-i by Ja-a-zi-ah; Beno, and Shoham, and Zaccur, and
Ibri.
28. Of Mah-li came El-e-a-zar, who had no sons.
29. Concerning Kish: the son of Kish was Je-rah-meel.
30. The sons also of Mu-shi; Mah-li, and Eder, and Jer-i-moth.
These were the sons of the Levites after the house of their fathers.
31. These likewise cast lots over against their brethren the sons of
Aaron in the presence of David the king, and Zadok, and A-him-e-lech,
and the chief of the fathers of the priests and Levites, even the
principal fathers over against their younger brethren.
May 24 Daily reading schedule..
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