KJV King James Version
The third to Harim, the fourth to Seorim,
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The third to Harim, the fourth to Seorim,
The third to Harim, the fourth to Seorim,
the third to Harim, the fourth to Seorim,
the third to Harim, the fourth to Seorim,
the third to Harim, the fourth to Seorim,
for Harim the third, for Seorim the fourth,
5 Thus were they divided by lot, one sort with another; for the governors of the sanctuary, and governors [of the house] of God, were of the sons of Eleazar, and of the sons of Ithamar.
6 And Shemaiah the son of Nethaneel the scribe, [one] of the Levites, wrote them before the king, and the princes, and Zadok the priest, and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar, and [before] the chief of the fathers of the priests and Levites: one principal household being taken for Eleazar, and [one] taken for Ithamar.
7 Now the first lot came forth to Jehoiarib, the second to Jedaiah,
8 The third to Harim, the fourth to Seorim,
9 The fifth to Malchijah, the sixth to Mijamin,
10 The seventh to Hakkoz, the eighth to Abijah,
11 The ninth to Jeshua, the tenth to Shecaniah,
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