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1 Chronicles 24:4-14 New American Standard Bible (NASB)

4. Since more chief men were found from the descendants of Eleazar than the descendants of Ithamar, they divided them thus: there were sixteen heads of fathers' households of the descendants of Eleazar and eight of the descendants of Ithamar, according to their fathers' households.

5. Thus they were divided by lot, the one as the other; for they were officers of the sanctuary and officers of God, both from the descendants of Eleazar and the descendants of Ithamar.

6. Shemaiah, the son of Nethanel the scribe, from the Levites, recorded them in the presence of the king, the princes, Zadok the priest, Ahimelech the son of Abiathar, and the heads of the fathers' households of the priests and of the Levites; one father's household taken for Eleazar and one taken for Ithamar.

7. Now the first lot came out for Jehoiarib, the second for Jedaiah,

8. the third for Harim, the fourth for Seorim,

9. the fifth for Malchijah, the sixth for Mijamin,

10. the seventh for Hakkoz, the eighth for Abijah,

11. the ninth for Jeshua, the tenth for Shecaniah,

12. the eleventh for Eliashib, the twelfth for Jakim,

13. the thirteenth for Huppah, the fourteenth for Jeshebeab,

14. the fifteenth for Bilgah, the sixteenth for Immer,

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