1 Chronicles 24

Levi’s descendants assigned responsibilities by casting lots

This is how Aaron's descendants were divided. Aaron's sons were Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. Nadab and Abihu had no children and died before their father, so Eleazar and Ithamar became the priests. With the help of Zadok (Eleazar's descendant) and Ahimelech (Ithamar's descendant), David grouped them all by their appointed responsibilities. Since more of the leaders came from Eleazar than Ithamar, they organized them under sixteen patriarchs from Eleazar's descendants, and eight from Ithamar's. Eleazar's and Ithamar's descendants both had sacred officers and officers of God, so they grouped them by casting lots. Shemaiah the scribe (Nethanel's son, a Levite) recorded them in front of the king, the princes, Zadok the priest, Ahimelech (Abiathar's son), and Levite patriarchs from both Eleazar's and Ithamar's side.

Here's the order that the lots fell on them:

  1. Jehoiarib

  2. Jedaiah

  3. Harim

  4. Seorim

  5. Malchijah

  6. Mijamin

  7. Hakkoz

  8. Abijah

  9. Jeshua

  10. Shecaniah

  11. Eliashib

  12. Jakim

  13. Huppah

  14. Jeshebeab

  15. Bilgah

  16. Immer

  17. Hezir

  18. Happizzez

  19. Pethahiah

  20. Jehezkel

  21. Jachin

  22. Gamul

  23. Delaiah

  24. Maaziah

These were appointed to enter the Existing One's house according to the procedure that Israel's God the Existing One had ordered them through their ancestor Aaron.

The rest of Levi's descendants:

These were Levi's descendants according to their patriarchs. Each patriarch with his younger brother also cast lots just like Aaron's descendants in front of King David, Zadok, Ahimelech, and the Levite priest patriarchs.

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