Divrey Hayamim Alef 24

1Now these are the divisions of the Bnei Aharon; the Bnei Aharon; Nadav, and Avihu, Elazar, and Itamar.

2But Nadav and Avihu died before avihem (their father), and had no banim; therefore Elazar and Itamar became Kohanim.

3And Dovid with both Tzadok of the Bnei Elazar, and Achimelech of the Bnei Itamar, divided them according to their pekudim (offices, assignments) in their avodah.

4And there were more Rashei HaGevarim found of the Bnei Elazar than of the Bnei Itamar, and thus were they divided. Among the Bnei Elazar there were sixteen Rashim l'Bais Avot, and eight among the Bnei Itamar according to the Bais of their Avot.

5Thus were they divided by goralot (lots) with one another; for the Sarei Kodesh and Sarei HaElohim, were of the Bnei Elazar, and of the Bnei Itamar.

6And Shema'yah ben Netanel the Sofer, one of the Levi'im, wrote them before HaMelech, and the Sarim, and Tzadok HaKohen, and Achimelech ben Evyatar (Abiathar), and before the Rashei HaAvot of the Kohanim and Levi’im, Bais Avechad being chosen for Elazar, and one chosen for Itamar.

7Now the first goral (lot) came forth to Yehoyariv, the second to Yedayah,

8The third to Charim, the fourth to Seorim,

9The fifth to Malkiyyah, the sixth to Miyamin,

10The seventh to Hakotz, the eighth to Aviyah,

11The ninth to Yeshua, the tenth to Shekhanyahu,

12The eleventh to Elyashiv, the twelfth to Yakim,

13The thirteenth to Chuppah, the fourteenth to Yeshevav,

14The fifteenth to Bilgah, the sixteenth to Immer,

15The seventeenth to Chezir, the eighteenth to Happitztzetz,

16The nineteenth to Petakhyah, the twentieth to Ezekiel,

17The one and twentieth to Yachin, the two and twentieth to Gamul,

18The three and twentieth to Delayahu, the four and twentieth to Ma'azyahu.

19These were the pekudim (offices, assigments) of them in their avodah to come into the Bais Hashem, according to their mishpatim (regulations), under Aharon Avihem just as Hashem Elohei Yisroel had commanded him.

20And the rest of the Bnei Levi were these: Of the Bnei Amram: Shuvael; of the Bnei Shuvael: Yechdeyahu.

21Concerning Rechavyahu, of the Bnei Rechavyahu, the first was Yishshiyah.

22Of the Yitzhari: Shelomot; of the Bnei Shelomot: Yachat.

23And [the Bnei Chevron]: Yeriyahu the first, Amaryahu the second, Yakhaziel the third, Yekam'am the fourth.

24Of the Bnei Uzziel: Michah; of the Bnei Michah: Shamir.

25The brother of Michah was Yishshiyah; of the Bnei Yishshiyah: Zecharyah.

26The Bnei Merari were Machli and Mushi; the Bnei Ya’aziyahu, Beno.

27The Bnei Merari: by Yaaziyahu: Beno, and Shoham, and Zakkur, and Ivri.

28Of Machli came Elazar, who had no banim.

29Concerning Kish: the ben Kish was Yerachme'el.

30The Bnei Mushi: Machli, and Eder, and Yerimot. These were the Bnei HaLevi'im after the Bais Avoteihem.

31These likewise cast goralot (lots) corresponding to their brethren the Bnei Aharon in the presence of Dovid HaMelech, and Tzadok, and Achimelech, and the Rashei HaAvot LaKohanim and Levi'im, even the Avot HaRosh as well as Achiv HaKatan.