1 A nd to the sons of Aaron their courses: sons of Aaron Nadab, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar,

The courses or divisions of the priests, the sons of Aaron, were these: The sons of Aaron: Nadab, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.

2 a nd Nadab dieth, and Abihu, in the presence of their father, and they had no sons, and Eleazar and Ithamar act as priests.

But Nadab and Abihu died before their father and had no children; therefore Eleazar and Ithamar executed the priest’s office.

3 A nd David distributeth them, and Zadok of the sons of Eleazar, and Ahimelech of the sons of Ithamar, according to their office in their service;

And David, with Zadok of the sons of Eleazar and Ahimelech of the sons of Ithamar, divided and distributed them according to their assigned duties.

4 a nd there are found of the sons of Eleazar more for heads of the mighty men than of the sons of Ithamar; and they distribute them: Of the sons of Eleazar, heads for a house of fathers, sixteen; and of the sons of Ithamar, for a house of their fathers, eight.

Since there were more chief men found among the sons of Eleazar than among the sons of Ithamar, they were divided thus: sixteen heads of fathers’ houses of the sons of Eleazar and eight of the sons of Ithamar according to their fathers’ houses.

5 A nd they distribute them, by lots, one with another, for princes of the sanctuary, and princes of God, have been of the sons of Eleazar, and of the sons of Ithamar.

Thus were they divided by lot, one group with the other, for there were chiefs of the sanctuary and chiefs of God drawn both from the sons of Eleazar and from the sons of Ithamar.

6 A nd Shemaiah son of Nethaneel the scribe, of the Levites, writeth them before the king and the princes, and Zadok the priest, and Ahimelech son of Abiathar, and heads of the fathers, for priests and for Levites: one house of a father being taken possession of for Eleazar, and one being taken possession of for Ithamar.

Shemaiah the scribe, son of Nethanel, a Levite, recorded them in the presence of the king, the princes, Zadok the priest, Ahimelech son of Abiathar, and the heads of the fathers’ houses of the priests and Levites—one father’s house being taken alternately for Eleazar and one for Ithamar.

7 A nd the first lot goeth out for Jehoiarib, for Jedaiah the second,

The lots fell, the first one to Jehoiarib, the second to Jedaiah,

8 f or Harim the third, for Seorim the fourth,

The third to Harim, the fourth to Se-orim,

9 f or Malchijah the fifth, for Mijamin the sixth,

The fifth to Malchijah, the sixth to Mijamin,

10 f or Hakkoz the seventh, for Abijah the eighth,

The seventh to Hakkoz, the eighth to Abijah,

11 f or Jeshuah the ninth, for Shecaniah the tenth,

The ninth to Jeshua, the tenth to Shecaniah,

12 f or Eliashib the eleventh, for Jakim the twelfth,

The eleventh to Eliashib, the twelfth to Jakim,

13 f or Huppah the thirteenth, for Jeshebeab the fourteenth,

The thirteenth to Huppah, the fourteenth to Jeshebe-ab,

14 f or Bilgah the fifteenth, for Immer the sixteenth,

The fifteenth to Bilgah, the sixteenth to Immer,

15 f or Hezir the seventeenth, for Aphses the eighteenth,

The seventeenth to Hezir, the eighteenth to Happizzez,

16 f or Pethahiah the nineteenth, for Jehezekel the twentieth,

The nineteenth to Pethahiah, the twentieth to Jehezkel,

17 f or Jachin the one and twentieth, for Gamul the two and twentieth,

The twenty-first to Jachin, the twenty-second to Gamul,

18 f or Delaiah the three and twentieth, for Maaziah the four and twentieth.

The twenty-third to Delaiah, the twenty-fourth to Maaziah.

19 T hese their appointments for their service, to come in to the house of Jehovah, according to their ordinance by the hand of Aaron their father, as Jehovah God of Israel, commanded them.

This was their order for coming on duty to serve in the house of the Lord, according to the procedure ordered for them by their Aaron, as the Lord, the God of Israel, had commanded him.

20 A nd for the sons of Levi who are left: for sons of Amram, Shubael; for sons of Shubael: Jehdeiah.

As for the rest of the sons of Levi: of the sons of Amram: Shubael; of the sons of Shubael: Jehdeiah.

21 F or Rehabiah: for sons of Rehabiah, the head Ishshiah.

Of Rehabiah: of the sons of Rehabiah: Isshiah the chief.

22 F or the Izharite: Shelomoth; for sons of Shelomoth: Jahath.

Of the Izharites: Shelomoth; of the sons of Shelomoth: Jahath.

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

The sons of Hebron: Jeriah the first, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, Jekameam the fourth.

24 S ons of Uzziel: Michah; for sons of Michah: Shamir.

The son of Uzziel: Micah; of the sons of Micah: Shamir.

25 A brother of Michah Ishshiah; for sons of Ishshiah: Zechariah;

The brother of Micah: Isshiah; of the sons of Isshiah: Zechariah.

26 s ons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi; sons of Jaaziah: Beno;

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

27 s ons of Merari: of Jaaziah: Beno, and Shoham, and Zaccur, and Ibri.

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

28 F or Mahli: Eleazar, who had no sons;

Of Mahli: Eleazar, who had no sons.

29 f or Kish: sons of Kish: Jerahmeel.

Of Kish: the son of Kish: Jerahmeel.

30 A nd sons of Mushi Mahli, and Eder, and Jerimoth; these sons of the Levites, for the house of their fathers,

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

31 a nd they cast, they also, lots over-against their brethren the sons of Aaron, before David the king, and Zadok, and Ahimelech, and heads of the fathers, for priests and for Levites; the chief father over-against his younger brother.

These likewise cast lots, as did their kinsmen the sons of Aaron, in the presence of David the king, Zadok, Ahimelech, and the heads of the fathers’ houses of the priests and Levites—the head of each father’s house and his younger brother alike.