| English Standard Version | Holman Christian Standard Bible |
| 1The divisions of the sons of Aaron were these. The sons of Aaron: Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. | 1The divisions of the descendants of Aaron were as follows: Aaron's sons were Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. |
| 2But Nadab and Abihu died before their father and had no children, so Eleazar and Ithamar became the priests. | 2But Nadab and Abihu died before their father, and they had no sons, so Eleazar and Ithamar served as priests. |
| 3With the help of Zadok of the sons of Eleazar, and Ahimelech of the sons of Ithamar, David organized them according to the appointed duties in their service. | 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. |
| 4Since more chief men were found among the sons of Eleazar than among the sons of Ithamar, they organized them under sixteen heads of fathers’ houses of the sons of Eleazar, and eight of the sons of Ithamar. | 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. |
| 5They divided them by lot, all alike, for there were sacred officers and officers of God among both the sons of Eleazar and the sons of Ithamar. | 5They were assigned by lot, for there were officers of the sanctuary and officers of God among both Eleazar's and Ithamar's descendants. |
| 6And the scribe Shemaiah, the son of Nethanel, a Levite, recorded them in the presence of the king and the princes and Zadok the priest and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar and the heads of the fathers’ houses of the priests and of the Levites, one father’s house being chosen for Eleazar and one chosen for 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. |
| 7The first lot fell to Jehoiarib, the second to Jedaiah, | 7The first lot fell 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 Malchijah, 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 Jachin, the twenty-second to Gamul, |
| 18the twenty-third to Delaiah, the twenty-fourth to Maaziah. | 18the twenty-third to Delaiah, and the twenty-fourth to Maaziah. |
| 19These had as their appointed duty in their service to come into the house of the LORD according to the procedure established for them by Aaron their father, as the LORD God of Israel had commanded him. | 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. |
| 20And of the rest of the sons of Levi: of the sons of Amram, Shubael; of the sons of Shubael, Jehdeiah. | 20As for the rest of Levi's sons: from Amram's sons: Shubael; from Shubael's sons: Jehdeiah. |
| 21Of Rehabiah: of the sons of Rehabiah, Isshiah the chief. | 21From Rehabiah: from Rehabiah's sons: Isshiah was the first. |
| 22Of the Izharites, Shelomoth; of the sons of Shelomoth, Jahath. | 22From the Izharites: Shelomoth; from Shelomoth's sons: Jahath. |
| 23The sons of Hebron: Jeriah the chief, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, Jekameam the fourth. | 23Hebron's sons: Jeriah the first, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, and Jekameam the fourth. |
| 24The sons of Uzziel, Micah; of the sons of Micah, Shamir. | 24From Uzziel's sons: Micah; from Micah's sons: Shamir. |
| 25The brother of Micah, Isshiah; of the sons of Isshiah, Zechariah. | 25Micah's brother: Isshiah; from Isshiah's sons: Zechariah. |
| 26The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. The sons of Jaaziah: Beno. | 26Merari's sons: Mahli and Mushi, and from his sons, Jaaziah his son. |
| 27The sons of Merari: of Jaaziah, Beno, Shoham, Zaccur, and Ibri. | 27Merari's sons, by his son Jaaziah: Shoham, Zaccur, and Ibri. |
| 28Of Mahli: Eleazar, who had no sons. | 28From Mahli: Eleazar, who had no sons. |
| 29Of Kish, the sons of Kish: Jerahmeel. | 29From Kish, from Kish's sons: Jerahmeel. |
| 30The sons of Mushi: Mahli, Eder, and Jerimoth. These were the sons of the Levites according to their fathers’ houses. | 30Mushi's sons: Mahli, Eder, and Jerimoth. Those were the sons of the Levites according to their ancestral houses. |
| 31These also, the head of each father’s house and his younger brother alike, cast lots, just as their brothers the sons of Aaron, in the presence of King David, Zadok, Ahimelech, and the heads of fathers’ houses of the priests and of the Levites. | 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. |
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