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1 These were the divisions of the descendants of Aaron: The sons of Aaron were Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.
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Now these were the divisions of the sons of Aaron: The sons of Aaron: Nadab, and Abiu, and Eleazar, and Ithamar.
2 But Nadab and Abihu died before their father did, and they had no sons; so Eleazar and Ithamar served as the priests.
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But Nadab and Abiu died before their father, and had no children: so Eleazar, and Ithamar did the office of the priesthood.
3 With the help of Zadok a descendant of Eleazar and Ahimelek a descendant of Ithamar, David separated them into divisions for their appointed order of ministering.
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And David distributed them, that is, Sadoc of the sons of Eleazar, and Ahimelech of the sons of Ithamar, according to their courses and ministry.
4 A larger number of leaders were found among Eleazar’s descendants than among Ithamar’s, and they were divided accordingly: sixteen heads of families from Eleazar’s descendants and eight heads of families from Ithamar’s descendants.
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And there were found many more of the sons of Eleazar among the principal men, than of the sons of Ithamar. And he divided them so, that there were of the sons of Eleazar, sixteen chief men by their families: and of the sons of Ithamar eight by their families and houses.
5 They divided them impartially by casting lots, for there were officials of the sanctuary and officials of God among the descendants of both Eleazar and Ithamar.
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And he divided both the families one with the other by lot: for there were princes of the sanctuary, and princes of God, both of the sons of Eleazar, and of the sons of Ithamar.
6 The scribe Shemaiah son of Nethanel, a Levite, recorded their names in the presence of the king and of the officials: Zadok the priest, Ahimelek son of Abiathar and the heads of families of the priests and of the Levites—one family being taken from Eleazar and then one from Ithamar.
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And Semeias the son of Nathanael the scribe a Levite, wrote them down before the king and the princes, and Sadoc the priest, and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar, and the princes also of the priestly and Levitical families: one house, which was over the rest, of Eleazar: and another house, which had the rest under it, of Ithamar.
7 The first lot fell to Jehoiarib, the second to Jedaiah,
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Now the first lot came forth to Joiarib, the second to Jedei,
8 the third to Harim, the fourth to Seorim,
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The third to Harim, the fourth to Seorim,
9 the fifth to Malkijah, the sixth to Mijamin,
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The fifth to Melchia, the sixth to Maiman,
10 the seventh to Hakkoz, the eighth to Abijah,
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The seventh to Accos, the eighth to Abia,
11 the ninth to Jeshua, the tenth to Shekaniah,
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The ninth to Jesua, the tenth to Sechenia,
12 the eleventh to Eliashib, the twelfth to Jakim,
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The eleventh to Eliasib, the twelfth to Jacim,
13 the thirteenth to Huppah, the fourteenth to Jeshebeab,
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The thirteenth to Hoppha, the fourteenth to Isbaab,
14 the fifteenth to Bilgah, the sixteenth to Immer,
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The fifteenth to Belga, the sixteenth to Emmer,
15 the seventeenth to Hezir, the eighteenth to Happizzez,
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The seventeenth to Hezir, the eighteenth to Aphses,
16 the nineteenth to Pethahiah, the twentieth to Jehezkel,
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The nineteenth to Pheteia, the twentieth to Hezechiel,
17 the twenty-first to Jakin, the twenty-second to Gamul,
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The one and twentieth to Jachin, the two and twentieth to Gamul,
18 the twenty-third to Delaiah and the twenty-fourth to Maaziah.
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The three and twentieth to Dalaiau, the four and twentieth to Maaziau.
19 This was their appointed order of ministering when they entered the temple of the LORD, according to the regulations prescribed for them by their ancestor Aaron, as the LORD, the God of Israel, had commanded him.
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These are their courses according to their ministries, to come into the house of the Lord, and according to their manner under the hand of Aaron their father: as the Lord the God of Israel had commanded.
20 As for the rest of the descendants of Levi: from the sons of Amram: Shubael; from the sons of Shubael: Jehdeiah.
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Now of the rest of the sons of Levi, there was of the sons of Amram, Subael: and of the sons of Subael, Jehedeia.
21 As for Rehabiah, from his sons: Ishiah was the first.
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Also of the sons of Rohobia the chief Jesias.
22 From the Izharites: Shelomoth; from the sons of Shelomoth: Jahath.
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And the son of Isaar Salemoth, and the son of Salemoth Jahath:
23 The sons of Hebron: Jeriah the first, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third and Jekameam the fourth.
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And his son Jeriau the first, Amarias the second, Jahaziel the third, Jecmaan the fourth.
24 The son of Uzziel: Micah; from the sons of Micah: Shamir.
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The son of Oziel, Micha: the son of Micha, Samir.
25 The brother of Micah: Ishiah; from the sons of Ishiah: Zechariah.
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The brother of Micha, Jesia: and the son of Jesia, Zacharias.
26 The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. The son of Jaaziah: Beno.
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The sons of Merari: Moholi and Musi: the son of Oziau: Benno.
27 The sons of Merari: from Jaaziah: Beno, Shoham, Zakkur and Ibri.
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The son also of Merari Oziau, and Soam, and Zacchur, and Hebri.
28 From Mahli: Eleazar, who had no sons.
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And the son of Moholi: Eleazar, who had no sons.
29 From Kish: the son of Kish: Jerahmeel.
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And the son of Cis, Jeramael.
30 And the sons of Mushi: Mahli, Eder and Jerimoth. These were the Levites, according to their families.
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The sons of Musi: Moholi, Eder, and Jerimoth. These are the sons of Levi according to the houses of their families.
31 They also cast lots, just as their relatives the descendants of Aaron did, in the presence of King David and of Zadok, Ahimelek, and the heads of families of the priests and of the Levites. The families of the oldest brother were treated the same as those of the youngest.
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And they also cast lots over against their brethren the sons of Aaron before David the king, and Sadoc, and Ahimelech, and the princes of the priestly and Levitical families, both the elder and the younger. The lot divided all equally.
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