1 T hese were the divisions of the sons of Aaron. The sons of Aaron: Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.

2 B ut Nadab and Abihu died before their father, and had no children: therefore Eleazar and Ithamar executed the priest’s office.

3 D avid with Zadok of the sons of Eleazar and Ahimelech of the sons of Ithamar, divided them according to their ordering in their service.

4 T here were more chief men found of the sons of Eleazar than of the sons of Ithamar; and they were divided like this: of the sons of Eleazar there were sixteen, heads of fathers’ houses; and of the sons of Ithamar, according to their fathers’ houses, eight.

5 T hus were they divided impartially by drawing lots; for there were princes of the sanctuary, and princes of God, both of the sons of Eleazar, and of the sons of Ithamar.

6 S hemaiah the son of Nethanel the scribe, who was of the Levites, wrote 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 fathers’ house being taken for Eleazar, and one taken for Ithamar.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

19 T his was their ordering in their service, to come into Yahweh’s house according to the ordinance given to them by Aaron their father, as Yahweh, the God of Israel, had commanded him.

20 O f the rest of the sons of Levi: of the sons of Amram, Shubael; of the sons of Shubael, Jehdeiah.

21 O f Rehabiah: of the sons of Rehabiah, Isshiah the chief.

22 O f the Izharites, Shelomoth; of the sons of Shelomoth, Jahath.

23 T he sons of Hebron: Jeriah, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, and Jekameam the fourth.

24 T he sons of Uzziel: Micah; of the sons of Micah, Shamir.

25 T he brother of Micah: Isshiah; of the sons of Isshiah, Zechariah.

26 T he sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. The son of Jaaziah: Beno.

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

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

29 O f Kish, the son of Kish: Jerahmeel.

30 T he sons of Mushi: Mahli, Eder, and Jerimoth. These were the sons of the Levites after their fathers’ houses.

31 T hese likewise cast lots even as their brothers the sons of Aaron in the presence of David the king, Zadok, Ahimelech, and the heads of the fathers’ households of the priests and of the Levites; the fathers’ households of the chief even as those of his younger brother.