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1 Chronicles
The Divisions of the Priests
24
The divisions of the descendants of Aaron were as follows: Aaron's sons were Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. 
2
 But Nadab and Abihu died before their father, and they had no sons, so Eleazar and Ithamar served as priests. 
3
 Together with Zadok from the sons of Eleazar and Ahimelech from the sons of Ithamar, David divided them according to the assigned duties of their service.
4
 Since more leaders were found among Eleazar's descendants than Ithamar's, they were divided accordingly: 16 heads of ancestral houses were from Eleazar's descendants, and eight heads of ancestral houses were from Ithamar's.
5
 They were assigned by lot, for there were officers of the sanctuary and officers of God among both Eleazar's and Ithamar's descendants.
6
 The secretary, Shemaiah son of Nethanel, a Levite, recorded them in the presence of the king and the officers, Zadok the priest, Ahimelech son of Abiathar, and the heads of families of the priests and the Levites. One ancestral house was taken for Eleazar, and then one for Ithamar.
7
 The first lot fell to Jehoiarib, the second to Jedaiah,
8
 the third to Harim, the fourth to Seorim,
9
 the fifth to Malchijah, the sixth to Mijamin,
10
 the seventh to Hakkoz, the eighth to Abijah, 
11
 the ninth to Jeshua, the tenth to Shecaniah,
12
 the eleventh to Eliashib, the twelfth to Jakim,
13
 the thirteenth to Huppah, the fourteenth to Jeshebeab,
14
 the fifteenth to Bilgah, the sixteenth to Immer,
15
 the seventeenth to Hezir, the eighteenth to Happizzez,
16
 the nineteenth to Pethahiah, the twentieth to Jehezkel,
17
 the twenty-first to Jachin, the twenty-second to Gamul,
18
 the twenty-third to Delaiah, and the twenty-fourth to Maaziah.
19
 These had their assigned duties for service when they entered the
Lord
's temple, according to their regulations, which they received from their ancestor Aaron, as the
Lord
God of Israel had commanded him.
The Rest of the Levites
20
 As for the rest of Levi's sons:
from Amram's sons: Shubael;
from Shubael's sons: Jehdeiah.
21
 From Rehabiah:
from Rehabiah's sons: Isshiah was the first.
22
 From the Izharites: Shelomoth;
from Shelomoth's sons: Jahath.
23
 Hebron's sons:
Jeriah the first, Amariah the second,
Jahaziel the third, and Jekameam the fourth.
24
 From Uzziel's sons: Micah;
from Micah's sons: Shamir.
25
 Micah's brother: Isshiah;
from Isshiah's sons: Zechariah.
26
 Merari's sons: Mahli and Mushi,
and from his sons, Jaaziah his son. 
27
 Merari's sons, by his son Jaaziah: 
Shoham, Zaccur, and Ibri.
28
 From Mahli: Eleazar, who had no sons.
29
 From Kish, from Kish's sons: Jerahmeel.
30
 Mushi's sons: Mahli, Eder, and Jerimoth.
Those were the sons of the Levites according to their ancestral houses.
31
 They also cast lots the same way as their relatives the sons of Aaron did in the presence of King David, Zadok, Ahimelech, and the heads of the families of the priests and Levites — the family heads and their younger brothers alike. 
1 Chronicles
The Levitical Musicians
25
David and the officers of the army also set apart some of the sons of
•Asaph
, Heman, and Jeduthun, who were to prophesy accompanied by lyres, harps, and cymbals. This is the list of the men who performed their service:
2
 From Asaph's sons:
Zaccur, Joseph, Nethaniah, and Asarelah, sons of Asaph, under Asaph's authority, who prophesied under the authority of the king.
3
 From Jeduthun: Jeduthun's sons:
Gedaliah, Zeri, Jeshaiah, Shimei, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah — six — under the authority of their father Jeduthun, prophesying to the accompaniment of lyres, giving thanks and praise to the
Lord
.
4
 From Heman: Heman's sons:
Bukkiah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel, Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, Romamti-ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, and Mahazioth.
5
 All these sons of Heman, the king's seer, were given by the promises of God to exalt him, for God had given Heman fourteen sons and three daughters.
6
 All these men were under their own fathers' authority for the music in the
Lord
's temple, with cymbals, harps, and lyres for the service of God's temple. Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman were under the king's authority.
7
 They numbered 288 together with their relatives who were all trained and skillful in music for the
Lord
.
8
 They cast lots for their duties, young and old alike, teacher as well as pupil. 
9
 The first lot for Asaph fell to Joseph, his sons, and his brothers —
12
to Gedaliah the second: him, his brothers, and his sons —
12
10
 the third to Zaccur, his sons, and his brothers —
12
11
 the fourth to Izri, his sons, and his brothers —
12
12
 the fifth to Nethaniah, his sons, and his brothers —
12
13
 the sixth to Bukkiah, his sons, and his brothers —
12
14
 the seventh to Jesarelah, his sons, and his brothers —
12
15
 the eighth to Jeshaiah, his sons, and his brothers —
12
16
 the ninth to Mattaniah, his sons, and his brothers —
12
17
 the tenth to Shimei, his sons, and his brothers —
12
18
 the eleventh to Azarel, his sons, and his brothers —
12
19
 the twelfth to Hashabiah, his sons, and his brothers —
12
20
 the thirteenth to Shubael, his sons, and his brothers —
12
21
 the fourteenth to Mattithiah, his sons, and his brothers —
12
22
 the fifteenth to Jeremoth, his sons, and his brothers —
12
23
 the sixteenth to Hananiah, his sons, and his brothers —
12
24
 the seventeenth to Joshbekashah, his sons, and his brothers —
12
25
 the eighteenth to Hanani, his sons, and his brothers —
12
26
 the nineteenth to Mallothi, his sons, and his brothers —
12
27
 the twentieth to Eliathah, his sons, and his brothers —
12
28
 the twenty-first to Hothir, his sons, and his brothers —
12
29
 the twenty-second to Giddalti, his sons, and his brothers —
12
30
 the twenty-third to Mahazioth, his sons, and his brothers —
12
31
 and the twenty-fourth to Romamti-ezer, his sons, and his brothers —
12.
1 Chronicles
The Levitical Gatekeepers
26
The following were the divisions of the gatekeepers:
From the Korahites: Meshelemiah son of Kore, one of the sons of
•Asaph
.
2
 Meshelemiah had sons:
Zechariah the firstborn, Jediael the second,
Zebadiah the third, Jathniel the fourth,
3
 Elam the fifth, Jehohanan the sixth,
and Eliehoenai the seventh.
4
 Obed-edom also had sons:
Shemaiah the firstborn, Jehozabad the second,
Joah the third, Sachar the fourth,
Nethanel the fifth,
5
 Ammiel the sixth,
Issachar the seventh, and Peullethai the eighth,
for God blessed him.
6
 Also, to his son Shemaiah were born sons who ruled over their ancestral houses because they were strong, capable men.
7
 Shemaiah's sons: Othni, Rephael, Obed, and Elzabad; his brothers Elihu and Semachiah were also capable men.
8
 All of these were among the sons of Obed-edom with their sons and brothers; they were capable men with strength for the work — 62 from Obed-edom.
9
 Meshelemiah also had sons and brothers who were capable men — 18.
10
 Hosah, from the Merarites, also had sons: Shimri the first (although he was not the firstborn, his father had appointed him as the first),
11
 Hilkiah the second, Tebaliah the third, and Zechariah the fourth. The sons and brothers of Hosah were 13 in all.
12
 These divisions of the gatekeepers, under their leading men, had duties for ministering in the
Lord
's temple, just as their brothers did.
13
 They cast lots for each gate according to their ancestral houses, young and old alike. 
14
 The lot for the east gate fell to Shelemiah. They also cast lots for his son Zechariah, an insightful counselor, and his lot came out for the north gate.
15
 Obed-edom's was the south gate, and his sons' lot was for the storehouses;
16
 it was the west gate and the gate of Shallecheth on the ascending highway for Shuppim and Hosah.
There were guards stationed at every watch.
17
 There were six Levites each day on the east, four each day on the north, four each day on the south, and two pair at the storehouses.
18
 As for the court on the west, there were four at the highway and two at the court.
19
 Those were the divisions of the gatekeepers from the sons of the Korahites and Merarites.
The Levitical Treasurers and Other Officials
20
 From the Levites, Ahijah was in charge of the treasuries of God's temple and the treasuries of what had been dedicated. 
21
 From the sons of Ladan, who were the sons of the Gershonites through Ladan and were the heads of families belonging to Ladan the Gershonite: Jehieli.
22
 The sons of Jehieli, Zetham and his brother Joel, were in charge of the treasuries of the
Lord
's temple.
23
 From the Amramites, the Izharites, the Hebronites, and the Uzzielites:
24
 Shebuel, a descendant of Moses' son Gershom, was the officer in charge of the treasuries.
25
 His relative through Eliezer: his son Rehabiah, his son Jeshaiah, his son Joram, his son Zichri, and his son Shelomith. 
26
 This Shelomith and his brothers were in charge of all the treasuries of what had been dedicated by King David, by the heads of families who were the commanders of thousands and of hundreds, and by the army commanders.
27
 They dedicated part of the plunder from their battles for the repair of the
Lord
's temple.
28
 All that Samuel the seer, Saul son of Kish, Abner son of Ner, and Joab son of Zeruiah had dedicated, along with everything else that had been dedicated, were in the care of Shelomith and his brothers.
29
 From the Izrahites: Chenaniah and his sons had the outside duties as officers and judges over Israel.
30
 From the Hebronites: Hashabiah and his relatives, 1,700 capable men, had assigned duties in Israel west of the Jordan for all the work of the
Lord
and for the service of the king.
31
 From the Hebronites: Jerijah was the head of the Hebronites, according to the genealogical records of his ancestors. A search was made in the fortieth year of David's reign and strong, capable men were found among them at Jazer in Gilead.
32
 There were among Jerijah's relatives, 2,700 capable men who were heads of families. King David appointed them over the Reubenites, the Gadites, and half the tribe of Manasseh as overseers in every matter relating to God and the king. 
1 Chronicles
David's Secular Officials
27
This is the list of the Israelites, the heads of families, the commanders of thousands and the commanders of hundreds, and their officers who served the king in every matter to do with the divisions that were on rotated military duty each month throughout the year. There were 24,000 in each division:
2
 Jashobeam son of Zabdiel was in charge of the first division, for the first month; 24,000 were in his division.
3
 He was a descendant of Perez and chief of all the army commanders for the first month.
4
 Dodai the Ahohite was in charge of the division for the second month, and Mikloth was the leader; 24,000 were in his division.
5
 The third army commander, as chief for the third month, was Benaiah son of Jehoiada the priest; 24,000 were in his division.
6
 This Benaiah was a mighty man among the Thirty and over the Thirty, and his son Ammizabad was in charge of his division.
7
 The fourth commander, for the fourth month, was Joab's brother Asahel, and his son Zebadiah was commander after him; 24,000 were in his division.
8
 The fifth, for the fifth month, was the commander Shamhuth the Izrahite; 24,000 were in his division.
9
 The sixth, for the sixth month, was Ira son of Ikkesh the Tekoite; 24,000 were in his division.
10
 The seventh, for the seventh month, was Helez the Pelonite from the sons of Ephraim; 24,000 were in his division.
11
 The eighth, for the eighth month, was Sibbecai the Hushathite, a Zerahite; 24,000 were in his division.
12
 The ninth, for the ninth month, was Abiezer the Anathothite, a Benjaminite; 24,000 were in his division.
13
 The tenth, for the tenth month, was Maharai the Netophathite, a Zerahite; 24,000 were in his division.
14
 The eleventh, for the eleventh month, was Benaiah the Pirathonite from the sons of Ephraim; 24,000 were in his division.
15
 The twelfth, for the twelfth month, was Heldai the Netophathite, of Othniel's family; 24,000 were in his division.
16
 The following were in charge of the tribes of Israel:
For the Reubenites, Eliezer son of Zichri was the chief official;
for the Simeonites, Shephatiah son of Maacah;
17
 for the Levites, Hashabiah son of Kemuel; for Aaron, Zadok;
18
 for Judah, Elihu, one of David's brothers; for Issachar, Omri son of Michael;
19
 for Zebulun, Ishmaiah son of Obadiah;
for Naphtali, Jerimoth son of Azriel;
20
 for the Ephraimites, Hoshea son of Azaziah;
for half the tribe of Manasseh, Joel son of Pedaiah;
21
 for half the tribe of Manasseh in Gilead, Iddo son of Zechariah;
for Benjamin, Jaasiel son of Abner;
22
 for Dan, Azarel son of Jeroham.
Those were the leaders of the tribes of Israel. 

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