| New King James Version | NET Bible |
| 1Now these are the divisions of the sons of Aaron. The sons of Aaron were Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. | 1The divisions of Aaron's descendants were as follows: The sons of Aaron: Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. |
| 2And Nadab and Abihu died before their father, and had no children; therefore Eleazar and Ithamar ministered as priests. | 2Nadab and Abihu died before their father did; they had no sons. Eleazar and Ithamar served as priests. |
| 3Then David with Zadok of the sons of Eleazar, and Ahimelech of the sons of Ithamar, divided them according to the schedule 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. |
| 4There were more leaders found of the sons of Eleazar than of the sons of Ithamar, and thus they were divided. Among the sons of Eleazar were sixteen heads of their fathers’ houses, and eight heads of their fathers’ houses among the sons of Ithamar. | 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. |
| 5Thus they were divided by lot, one group as another, for there were officials of the sanctuary and officials of the house of God, from the sons of Eleazar and from the sons of Ithamar. | 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. |
| 6And the scribe, Shemaiah the son of Nethanel, one of the Levites, wrote them down before the king, the leaders, Zadok the priest, Ahimelech the son of Abiathar, and the heads of the fathers’ houses of the priests and Levites, one father’s house taken for Eleazar and 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. |
| 7Now the 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 Jehezekel, | 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, the twenty-fourth to Maaziah. | 18the twenty-third to Delaiah, the twenty-fourth to Maaziah. |
| 19This was the schedule of their service for coming into the house of the LORD according to their ordinance by the hand of Aaron their father, 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. |
| 20And the rest of the sons of Levi: of the sons of Amram, Shubael; of the sons of Shubael, Jehdeiah. | 20The rest of the Levites included: Shubael from the sons of Amram, Jehdeiah from the sons of Shubael, |
| 21Concerning Rehabiah, of the sons of Rehabiah, the first was Isshiah. | 21the firstborn Isshiah from Rehabiah and the sons of Rehabiah, |
| 22Of the Izharites, Shelomoth; of the sons of Shelomoth, Jahath. | 22Shelomoth from the Izharites, Jahath from the sons of Shelomoth. |
| 23Of the sons of Hebron, Jeriah was 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. |
| 24Of the sons of Uzziel, Michah; of the sons of Michah, Shamir. | 24The son of Uzziel: Micah; Shamir from the sons of Micah. |
| 25The brother of Michah, Isshiah; of the sons of Isshiah, Zechariah. | 25The brother of Micah: Isshiah. Zechariah from the sons of Isshiah. |
| 26The sons of Merari were Mahli and Mushi; the son of Jaaziah, Beno. | 26The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. The son of Jaaziah: Beno. |
| 27The sons of Merari by Jaaziah were Beno, Shoham, Zaccur, and Ibri. | 27The sons of Merari, from Jaaziah: Beno, Shoham, Zaccur, and Ibri. |
| 28Of Mahli: Eleazar, who had no sons. | 28From Mahli: Eleazar, who had no sons. |
| 29Of Kish: the son of Kish, Jerahmeel. | 29From Kish: Jerahmeel. |
| 30Also the sons of Mushi were Mahli, Eder, and Jerimoth. These were the sons of the Levites according to their fathers’ houses. | 30The sons of Mushi: Mahli, Eder, and Jerimoth. These were the Levites, listed by their families. |
| 31These also cast lots just as their brothers the sons of Aaron did, in the presence of King David, Zadok, Ahimelech, and the heads of the fathers’ houses of the priests and Levites. The chief fathers did just as their younger brethren. | 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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