| Holman Christian Standard Bible | NET Bible |
| 1The divisions of the descendants of Aaron were as follows: Aaron's sons were Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. | 1The divisions of Aaron's descendants were as follows: The sons of Aaron: Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. |
| 2But Nadab and Abihu died before their father, and they had no sons, so Eleazar and Ithamar served as priests. | 2Nadab and Abihu died before their father did; they had no sons. Eleazar and Ithamar served as priests. |
| 3Together 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. | 3David, Zadok (a descendant of Eleazar), and Ahimelech (a descendant of Ithamar) divided them into groups to carry out their assigned responsibilities. |
| 4Since 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. | 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 were assigned by lot, for there were officers of the sanctuary and officers of God among both Eleazar's and Ithamar's descendants. | 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 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. | 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 fell to Jehoiarib, the second to Jedaiah, | 7The first lot went to Jehoiarib, the second to Jedaiah, |
| 8the third to Harim, the fourth to Seorim, | 8the third to Harim, the fourth to Seorim, |
| 9the fifth to Malchijah, the sixth to Mijamin, | 9the fifth to Malkijah, the sixth to Mijamin, |
| 10the seventh to Hakkoz, the eighth to Abijah, | 10the seventh to Hakkoz, the eighth to Abijah, |
| 11the ninth to Jeshua, the tenth to Shecaniah, | 11the ninth to Jeshua, the tenth to Shecaniah, |
| 12the eleventh to Eliashib, the twelfth to Jakim, | 12the eleventh to Eliashib, the twelfth to Jakim, |
| 13the thirteenth to Huppah, the fourteenth to Jeshebeab, | 13the thirteenth to Huppah, the fourteenth to Jeshebeab, |
| 14the fifteenth to Bilgah, the sixteenth to Immer, | 14the fifteenth to Bilgah, the sixteenth to Immer, |
| 15the seventeenth to Hezir, the eighteenth to Happizzez, | 15the seventeenth to Hezir, the eighteenth to Happizzez, |
| 16the nineteenth to Pethahiah, the twentieth to Jehezkel, | 16the nineteenth to Pethahiah, the twentieth to Jehezkel, |
| 17the twenty-first to Jachin, the twenty-second to Gamul, | 17the twenty-first to Jakin, the twenty-second to Gamul, |
| 18the twenty-third to Delaiah, and the twenty-fourth to Maaziah. | 18the twenty-third to Delaiah, the twenty-fourth to Maaziah. |
| 19These 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. | 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. |
| 20As for the rest of Levi's sons: from Amram's sons: Shubael; from Shubael's sons: Jehdeiah. | 20The rest of the Levites included: Shubael from the sons of Amram, Jehdeiah from the sons of Shubael, |
| 21From Rehabiah: from Rehabiah's sons: Isshiah was the first. | 21the firstborn Isshiah from Rehabiah and the sons of Rehabiah, |
| 22From the Izharites: Shelomoth; from Shelomoth's sons: Jahath. | 22Shelomoth from the Izharites, Jahath from the sons of Shelomoth. |
| 23Hebron's sons: Jeriah the first, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, and Jekameam the fourth. | 23The sons of Hebron: Jeriah, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, and Jekameam the fourth. |
| 24From Uzziel's sons: Micah; from Micah's sons: Shamir. | 24The son of Uzziel: Micah; Shamir from the sons of Micah. |
| 25Micah's brother: Isshiah; from Isshiah's sons: Zechariah. | 25The brother of Micah: Isshiah. Zechariah from the sons of Isshiah. |
| 26Merari's sons: Mahli and Mushi, and from his sons, Jaaziah his son. | 26The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. The son of Jaaziah: Beno. |
| 27Merari's sons, by his son Jaaziah: Shoham, Zaccur, and Ibri. | 27The sons of Merari, from Jaaziah: Beno, Shoham, Zaccur, and Ibri. |
| 28From Mahli: Eleazar, who had no sons. | 28From Mahli: Eleazar, who had no sons. |
| 29From Kish, from Kish's sons: Jerahmeel. | 29From Kish: Jerahmeel. |
| 30Mushi's sons: Mahli, Eder, and Jerimoth. Those were the sons of the Levites according to their ancestral houses. | 30The sons of Mushi: Mahli, Eder, and Jerimoth. These were the Levites, listed by their families. |
| 31They 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. | 31Just 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 the those of the youngest. |
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