1 Chronicles 24

NEW AMERICAN BIBLE	DOUAI-RHEIMS
1 The descendants of Aaron also were divided into classes. The sons of Aaron were Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.	1 Now these were the divisions of the sons of Aaron: The sons of Aaron: Nadab, and Abiu, and Eleazar, and Ithamar.
2 Nadab and Abihu died before their father, leaving no sons; therefore only Eleazar and Ithamar served as priests.	2 But Nadab and Abiu died before their father, and had no children: so Eleazar, and Ithamar did the office of the priesthood.
3 David, with Zadok, a descendant of Eleazar, and Ahimelech, a descendant of Ithamar, assigned the functions for the priestly service.	3 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 But since the descendants of Eleazar were found to be more numerous than those of Ithamar, the former were divided into sixteen groups, and the latter into eight groups, each under its family head.	4 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 Their functions were assigned impartially by lot, for there were officers of the holy place, and officers of the divine presence, descended both from Eleazar and from Ithamar.	5 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, made a record of it in the presence of the king, and of the leaders, of Zadok the priest, and of Ahimelech, son of Abiathar, and of the heads of the ancestral houses of the priests and of the Levites, listing two successive family groups from Eleazar before each one from Ithamar.	6 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,	7 Now the first lot came forth to Joiarib, the second to Jedei,
8 the third to Harim, the fourth to Seorim,	8 The third to Harim, the fourth to Seorim,
9 the fifth to Malchijah, the sixth to Mijamin,	9 The fifth to Melchia, the sixth to Maiman,
10 the seventh to Hakkoz, the eighth to Abijah,	10 The seventh to Accos, the eighth to Abia,
11 the ninth to Jeshua, the tenth to Shecaniah,	11 The ninth to Jesua, the tenth to Sechenia,
12 the eleventh to Eliashib, the twelfth to Jakim,	12 The eleventh to Eliasib, the twelfth to Jacim,
13 the thirteenth to Huppah, the fourteenth to Ishbaal,	13 The thirteenth to Hoppha, the fourteenth to Isbaab,
14 the fifteenth to Bilgah, the sixteenth to Immer,	14 The fifteenth to Belga, the sixteenth to Emmer,
15 the seventeenth to Hezir, the eighteenth to Happizzez,	15 The seventeenth to Hezir, the eighteenth to Aphses,
16 the nineteenth to Pethahiah, the twentieth to Jehezkel,	16 The nineteenth to Pheteia, the twentieth to Hezechiel,
17 the twenty-first to Jachin, the twenty-second to Gamul,	17 The one and twentieth to Jachin, the two and twentieth to Gamul,
18 the twenty-third to Delaiah, the twenty-fourth to Maaziah.	18 The three and twentieth to Dalaiau, the four and twentieth to Maaziau.
19 This was the appointed order of their service when they functioned in the house of the LORD in keeping with the precepts given them by Aaron, their father, as the LORD, the God of Israel, had commanded him.	19 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 Of the remaining Levites, there were Shubael, of the descendants of Amram, and Jehdeiah, of the descendants of Shubael;	20 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 Isshiah, the chief, of the descendants of Rehabiah;	21 Also of the sons of Rohobia the chief Jesias.
22 Shelomith of the Izharites, and Jahath of the descendants of Shelomith.	22 And the son of Isaar Salemoth, and the son of Salemoth Jahath:
23 The descendants of Hebron were Jeriah, the chief, Amariah, the second, Jahaziel, the third, Jekameam, the fourth.	23 And his son Jeriau the first, Amarias the second, Jahaziel the third, Jecmaan the fourth.
24 The descendants of Uzziel were Micah; Shamir, of the descendants of Micah;	24 The son of Oziel, Micha: the son of Micha, Samir.
25 Isshiah, the brother of Micah; and Zechariah, a descendant of Isshiah.	25 The brother of Micha, Jesia: and the son of Jesia, Zacharias.
26 The descendants of Merari were Mahli, Mushi, and the descendants of his son Uzziah.	26 The sons of Merari: Moholi and Musi: the son of Oziau: Benno.
27 The descendants of Merari through his son Uzziah: Shoham, Zaccur, and Ibri.	27 The son also of Merari: Oziau, and Seam, and Zacchur, and Hebri.
28 Descendants of Mahli were Eleazar, who had no sons,	28 And the son of Moholi: Eleazar, who had no sons.
29 and Jerahmeel, of the descendants of Kish.	29 And the son of Cis, Jeramael.
30 The descendants of Mushi were Mahli, Eder, and Jerimoth. These were the descendants of the Levites according to their ancestral houses.	30 The sons of Musi: Moholi, Eder, and Jerimoth. These are the sons of Levi according to the houses of their families.
31 They too, in the same manner as their relatives, the descendants of Aaron, cast lots in the presence of King David, Zadok, Ahimelech, and the heads of the priestly and levitical families; the more important family did so in the same way as the less important one.	31 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.