1 ¶ The sons of Aaron also had their courses. The sons of Aaron: Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.

And the divisions of the sons of Aaron: the sons of Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.

2 B ut Nadab and Abihu died before their father and had no children; therefore, Eleazar and Ithamar had the priesthood.

And Nadab and Abihu died before their father, and had no children; and Eleazar and Ithamar exercised the priesthood.

3 A nd David distributed them, Zadok being of the sons of Eleazar, and Ahimelech of the sons of Ithamar, according to their turns in their ministry.

And David distributed them, both Zadok of the sons of Eleazar, and Ahimelech of the sons of Ithamar, according to their office in their service.

4 A nd there were more men found of the sons of Eleazar than of the sons of Ithamar, and thus were they divided. Among the sons of Eleazar, there were sixteen chief men of the houses of their fathers and eight among the sons of Ithamar according to the houses of their fathers.

And there were more head-men found of the sons of Eleazar than of the sons of Ithamar, and were they divided: of the sons of Eleazar there were sixteen heads of fathers' houses, and eight of the sons of Ithamar according to their fathers' houses.

5 T hey divided them, therefore, by lot, one with another for of the sons of Eleazar and of the sons of Ithamar there were princes of the sanctuary and princes of God.

And they were divided by lot, one with another; for the princes of the sanctuary and the princes of God were of the sons of Eleazar and of the sons of Ithamar.

6 A nd Shemaiah, the scribe, the son of Nethaneel, one of the Levites, wrote them before the king and the princes and before Zadok, the priest, and Ahimelech, the son of Abiathar, and the heads of the fathers of the priests and Levites; one paternal house being taken for Eleazar, and one taken for Ithamar.

And Shemaiah the son of Nethaneel the scribe, of the Levites, inscribed them before the king, and the princes, and Zadok the priest, and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar, and the chief fathers of the priests and Levites: one father's house was drawn for Eleazar, and one drawn for Ithamar.

7 N ow the first lot came forth to Jehoiarib, the second to Jedaiah,

And the first lot came forth for Jehoiarib, the second for Jedaiah,

8 t he third to Harim, the fourth to Seorim,

the third for Harim, the fourth for Seorim,

9 t he fifth to Malchijah, the sixth to Mijamin,

the fifth for Malchijah, the sixth for Mijamin,

10 t he seventh to Hakkoz, the eighth to Abijah,

the seventh for Hakkoz, the eighth for Abijah,

11 t he ninth to Jeshua, the tenth to Shecaniah,

the ninth for Jeshuah, the tenth for Shecaniah,

12 t he eleventh to Eliashib, the twelfth to Jakim,

the eleventh for Eliashib, the twelfth for Jakim,

13 t he thirteenth to Huppah, the fourteenth to Jeshebeab,

the thirteenth for Huppah, the fourteenth for Jeshebeab,

14 t he fifteenth to Bilgah, the sixteenth to Immer,

the fifteenth for Bilgah, the sixteenth for Immer,

15 t he seventeenth to Hezir, the eighteenth to Aphses,

the seventeenth for Hezir, the eighteenth for Happizez,

16 t he nineteenth to Pethahiah, the twentieth to Jehezekel,

the nineteenth for Pethahiah, the twentieth for Ezekiel,

17 t he twenty-first to Jachin, the twenty-second to Gamul,

the twenty-first for Jachin, the twenty-second for Gamul,

18 t he twenty-third to Delaiah, the twenty-fourth to Maaziah.

the twenty-third for Delaiah, the twenty-fourth for Maaziah.

19 T hese were their orderings in their service to come into the house of the LORD, according to their right, in the ministry of Aaron, their father, as the LORD God of Israel had commanded him.

This is their ordering in their service to come into the house of Jehovah, according to their ordinance, through Aaron their father, as Jehovah the God of Israel had commanded him.

20 ¶ And of the sons of Levi that remained: Of the sons of Amram, Shubael; of the sons of Shubael, Jehdeiah.

And as for the rest of the sons of Levi: of the sons of Amram, Shubael; of the sons of Shubael, Jehdeiah.

21 R ehabiah; of the sons of Rehabiah, the chief was Isshiah.

Of Rehabiah, of the sons of Rehabiah, the head was Jishijah.

22 O f the Izharite; Shelomoth; and the son of Shelomoth, Jahath.

Of the Jizharites, Shelomoth; of the sons of Shelomoth, Jahath.

23 A nd of the sons of Jeriah: Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, Jekameam the fourth.

—And the sons: Jerijah, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, Jekameam the fourth.

24 T he sons of Uzziel: Michah; and the son of Michah, Shamir.

The sons of Uzziel, Micah; of the sons of Micah, Shamir;

25 T he brother of Michah was Isshiah; and the son of Isshiah, Zechariah.

the brother of Micah was Jishijah; of the sons of Jishijah, Zechariah.

26 T he sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi; the son of Jaaziah, Beno.

The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi; the sons of Jaaziah, his son.

27 T he sons of Merari by Jaaziah: Beno, Shoham, Zaccur, and Ibri.

The sons of Merari by Jaaziah his son: Shoham, and Zaccur, and Ibri.

28 O f Mahli came Eleazar, who had no sons.

Of Mahli: Eleazar, who had no sons.

29 K ish; the son of Kish, Jerahmeel.

Of Kish, the sons of Kish: Jerahmeel.

30 T he sons of Mushi: Mahli, Eder, and Jerimoth. These were the sons of the Levites according to the houses of their fathers.

And the sons of Mushi: Mahli, and Eder, and Jerimoth. These were the sons of the Levites according to their fathers' houses.

31 T hese, likewise, cast lots over against their brethren, the sons of Aaron, in the presence of David, the king, and Zadok, and Ahimelech, and the chief of the fathers of the priests and Levites, even the principal fathers over against their younger brethren.

These likewise cast lots just as their brethren the sons of Aaron before David the king, and Zadok, and Ahimelech, and the chief fathers of the priests and Levites,—the chief fathers just as the youngest of their brethren.