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The Divisions of the Priests

24 The following were the divisions for the sons of Aaron.

The sons of Aaron were Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. But because Nadab and Abihu died before their father and had no children, Eleazar and Ithamar served as priests.

David, together with Zadok, the representative of the male descendants of Eleazar, and Ahimelek, the representative of the male descendants of Ithamar, divided the priests into divisions to be assigned different forms of service.

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The Divisions of Priests

24 These were the divisions(A) of the descendants of Aaron:(B)

The sons of Aaron were Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.(C) But Nadab and Abihu died before their father did,(D) and they had no sons; so Eleazar and Ithamar served as the priests. With the help of Zadok(E) a descendant of Eleazar and Ahimelek a descendant of Ithamar, David separated them into divisions for their appointed order of ministering.

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