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Revised Standard Version

1 Chronicles 24:1

The divisions of the sons of Aaron were these. The sons of Aaron: Nadab, Abi'hu, Elea'zar, and Ith'amar.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Aaron;   Eleazar (Eleazer);   Ithamar;   Priest;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Priests;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Zacharias;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Priest;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Courses;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Priest;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Abihu;   Chronicles, I;   Genealogy;   Nadab;   Priests and Levites;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Lots ;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Abihu ;   Ithamar ;   Nadab ;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Abia course of;   Nadab;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Priest;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Division;   Nadab;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Priest;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
The divisions of the descendants of Aaron were as follows: Aaron’s sons were Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
Hebrew Names Version
The courses of the sons of Aharon [were these]. The sons of Aharon: Nadav and Avihu, El`azar and Itamar.
King James Version
Now these are the divisions of the sons of Aaron. The sons of Aaron; Nadab, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
English Standard Version
The divisions of the sons of Aaron were these. The sons of Aaron: Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
New Century Version
These were the groups of Aaron's sons: Aaron's sons were Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
New English Translation
The divisions of Aaron's descendants were as follows: The sons of Aaron: Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
Amplified Bible
The divisions of the descendants of Aaron were these: the sons of Aaron were Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
New American Standard Bible
Now the divisions of the descendants of Aaron were these: the sons of Aaron were Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
World English Bible
The courses of the sons of Aaron [were these]. The sons of Aaron: Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.
Geneva Bible (1587)
These are also the diuisions of the sonnes of Aaron: The sonnes of Aaron were Nadab, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
Legacy Standard Bible
Now the divisions of the sons of Aaron were these: the sons of Aaron were Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
Berean Standard Bible
These were the divisions of the descendants of Aaron. The sons of Aaron were Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
Contemporary English Version
Aaron's descendants were then divided into work groups. Aaron had four sons: Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
Complete Jewish Bible
The divisions of the descendants of Aharon were as follows: The sons of Aharon: Nadav, Avihu, El‘azar and Itamar.
Darby Translation
And the divisions of the sons of Aaron: the sons of Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.
Easy-to-Read Version
These were the groups of Aaron's sons: Aaron's sons were Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
George Lamsa Translation
NOW these are the divisions of the sons of Aaron. The sons of Aaron were Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.
Good News Translation
These are the groups to which the descendants of Aaron belong. Aaron had four sons: Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
Lexham English Bible
And as for the sons of Aaron, these were their divisions. The sons of Aaron were Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.
Literal Translation
And these are the divisions of the sons of Aaron. The sons of Aaron were Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
This was ye ordinaunce of the childre of Aaron. The children of Aaron were, Nadab, Abihu, Eleasar and Ithamar.
American Standard Version
And the courses of the sons of Aaron were these. The sons of Aaron: Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.
Bible in Basic English
Now the divisions into which the sons of Aaron were grouped were these: the sons of Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
These are the deuisions of the sonnes of Aaro. The sonnes of Aaron: Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And the courses of the sons of Aaron were these. The sons of Aaron: Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.
King James Version (1611)
Now these are the diuisions of the sonnes of Aaron. The sonnes of Aaron: Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And they number the sons of Aaron in their division, Nadab, and Abiud, and Eleazar, and Ithamar.
English Revised Version
And the courses of the sons of Aaron [were these]. The sons of Aaron; Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Forsothe to the sones of Aaron these porciouns schulen be; the sones of Aaron weren Nadab, and Abyud, Eleazar, and Ythamar;
Update Bible Version
And the courses of the sons of Aaron [were these]. The sons of Aaron: Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.
Webster's Bible Translation
Now [these are] the divisions of the sons of Aaron. The sons of Aaron; Nadab, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
New King James Version
Now these are the divisions of the sons of Aaron. The sons of Aaron were Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
New Living Translation
This is how Aaron's descendants, the priests, were divided into groups for service. The sons of Aaron were Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
New Life Bible
These were the family groups of the sons of Aaron. The sons of Aaron were Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.
New Revised Standard
The divisions of the descendants of Aaron were these. The sons of Aaron: Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Now, the sons of Aaron, had their courses, - the sons of Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar;
Douay-Rheims Bible
Now these were the divisions of the sons of Aaron: The sons of Aaron: Nadab, and Abiu, and Eleazar, and Ithamar.
Young's Literal Translation
And to the sons of Aaron [are] their courses: sons of Aaron [are] Nadab, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar,
THE MESSAGE
The family of Aaron was grouped as follows: Aaron's sons were Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. Nadab and Abihu died before their father and left no sons. So Eleazar and Ithamar filled the office of priest. David assigned Zadok from the family of Eleazar and Ahimelech from the family of Ithamar and assigned them to separate divisions for carrying out their appointed ministries. It turned out that there were more leaders in Eleazar's family than in Ithamar's and so they divided them proportionately: sixteen clan leaders from Eleazar's family and eight clan leaders from Ithamar's family. They assigned the leaders by lot, treating both families alike, for there were officials of the sanctuary and officials of God among both the Eleazar and Ithamar families.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Now the divisions of the descendants of Aaron were these: the sons of Aaron were Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.

Contextual Overview

1 The divisions of the sons of Aaron were these. The sons of Aaron: Nadab, Abi'hu, Elea'zar, and Ith'amar. 2 But Nadab and Abi'hu died before their father, and had no children, so Elea'zar and Ith'amar became the priests. 3 With the help of Zadok of the sons of Elea'zar, and Ahim'elech of the sons of Ith'amar, David organized them according to the appointed duties in their service. 4 Since more chief men were found among the sons of Elea'zar than among the sons of Ith'amar, they organized them under sixteen heads of fathers' houses of the sons of Elea'zar, and eight of the sons of Ith'amar. 5 They organized them by lot, all alike, for there were officers of the sanctuary and officers of God among both the sons of Elea'zar and the sons of Ith'amar. 6 And the scribe Shemai'ah the son of Nethan'el, a Levite, recorded them in the presence of the king, and the princes, and Zadok the priest, and Ahim'elech the son of Abi'athar, and the heads of the fathers' houses of the priests and of the Levites; one father's house being chosen for Elea'zar and one chosen for Ith'amar. 7 The first lot fell to Jehoi'arib, the second to Jedai'ah, 8 the third to Harim, the fourth to Se-o'rim, 9 the fifth to Malchi'jah, the sixth to Mij'amin, 10 the seventh to Hakkoz, the eighth to Abi'jah,

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

the divisions: 1 Chronicles 23:6, *marg.

The sons: 1 Chronicles 6:3, Exodus 6:23, Exodus 28:1, Leviticus 10:1-6, Numbers 3:2, Numbers 26:60

Reciprocal: Numbers 26:61 - General 1 Chronicles 6:50 - Eleazar 1 Chronicles 24:19 - under Aaron 1 Chronicles 28:13 - the courses 1 Chronicles 28:21 - the courses 2 Chronicles 5:11 - wait by course 2 Chronicles 7:6 - the priests 2 Chronicles 8:14 - the courses 2 Chronicles 23:8 - the courses 2 Chronicles 35:2 - charges Ezra 7:5 - Eleazar Ezra 8:2 - Phinehas Matthew 16:21 - chief priests Matthew 21:23 - the chief priests Luke 20:1 - the chief

Cross-References

Genesis 12:2
And I will make of you a great nation, and I will bless you, and make your name great, so that you will be a blessing.
Genesis 13:2
Now Abram was very rich in cattle, in silver, and in gold.
Genesis 18:11
Now Abraham and Sarah were old, advanced in age; it had ceased to be with Sarah after the manner of women.
Genesis 21:5
Abraham was a hundred years old when his son Isaac was born to him.
Genesis 24:1
Now Abraham was old, well advanced in years; and the LORD had blessed Abraham in all things.
Genesis 24:3
and I will make you swear by the LORD, the God of heaven and of the earth, that you will not take a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I dwell,
Genesis 24:35
The LORD has greatly blessed my master, and he has become great; he has given him flocks and herds, silver and gold, menservants and maidservants, camels and asses.
Genesis 25:20
and Isaac was forty years old when he took to wife Rebekah, the daughter of Bethu'el the Aramean of Paddan-aram, the sister of Laban the Aramean.
Genesis 49:25
by the God of your father who will help you, by God Almighty who will bless you with blessings of heaven above, blessings of the deep that couches beneath, blessings of the breasts and of the womb.
1 Kings 1:1
Now King David was old and advanced in years; and although they covered him with clothes, he could not get warm.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Now these are the divisions of the sons of Aaron,.... Into the classes or courses following:

the sons of Aaron; Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar; 1 Chronicles 6:3, these were the immediate sons of Aaron; but the division or distribution of them into classes are of their posterity in the times of David, who descended from the two latter.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

CHAPTER XXIV

David divides the families of Eleazar and Ithamar, by lot,

into twenty-four courses, 1-19.

How the rest of the sons of Levi were disposed of, 20-31.

NOTES ON CHAP. XXIV


 
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