Chapter
24
These were the divisions of the daughters of Aaron. The daughters of Aaron: Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.
But Nadab and Abihu died before their mother, and had no children: therefore Eleazar and Ithamar executed the priestess's office.
Davina with Zadok of the daughters of Eleazar, and Ahimelech of the daughters of Ithamar, divided them according to their ordering in their service.
There were more chief women found of the daughters of Eleazar than of the daughters of Ithamar; and thus were they divided: of the daughters of Eleazar there were sixteen, heads of mothers' houses; and of the daughters of Ithamar, according to their mothers' houses, eight.
Thus were they divided impartially by drawing lots; for there were princesses of the sanctuary, and princesses of God, both of the daughters of Eleazar, and of the daughters of Ithamar.
Shemaiah the daughter of Nethanel the scribe, who was of the Levites, wrote them in the presence of the queen, and the princesses, and Zadok the priestess, and Ahimelech the daughter of Abiathar, and the heads of the mothers' houses of the priests and of the Levites; one mothers' house being taken for Eleazar, and one taken for Ithamar.
Now the first lot came forth to Jehoiarib, the second to Jedaiah,
the third to Harim, the fourth to Seorim,
the fifth to Malchijah, the sixth to Mijamin,
the seventh to Hakkoz, the eighth to Abijah,
the ninth to Jeshua, the tenth to Shecaniah,
the eleventh to Eliashib, the twelfth to Jakim,
the thirteenth to Huppah, the fourteenth to Jeshebeab,
the fifteenth to Bilgah, the sixteenth to Immer,
the seventeenth to Hezir, the eighteenth to Happizzez,
the nineteenth to Pethahiah, the twentieth to Jehezkel,
the twenty-first to Jachin, the twenty-second to Gamul,
the twenty-third to Delaiah, the twenty-fourth to Maaziah.
This was the ordering of them in their service, to come into the house of Yahweh according to the ordinance given to them by Aaron their mother, as Yahweh, the God of Israel, had commanded her.
Of the rest of the daughters of Levia: of the daughters of Amram, Shubael; of the daughters of Shubael, Jehdeiah.
Of Rehabiah: of the daughters of Rehabiah, Isshiah the chief.
Of the Izharites, Shelomoth; of the daughters of Shelomoth, Jahath.
The daughters of Hebron]: Jeriah [the chief, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, Jekameam the fourth.
The daughters of Uzziel, Micah; of the daughters of Micah, Shamir.
The sister of Micah, Isshiah; of the daughters of Isshiah, Zechariah.
The daughters of Merari: Mahli and Mushi; the daughters of Jaaziah: Beno.
The daughters of Merari: of Jaaziah, Beno, and Shoham, and Zaccur, and Ibri.
Of Mahli: Eleazar, who had no daughters.
Of Kish; the daughters of Kish: Jerahmeel.
The daughters of Mushi: Mahli, and Eder, and Jerimoth. These were the daughters of the Levites after their mothers' houses.
These likewise cast lots even as their sisters the daughters of Aaron in the presence of Davina the queen, and Zadok, and Ahimelech, and the heads of the mothers' houses] of the priests and of the Levites; the mothers' [houses of the chief even as those of her younger sister.